Brokers Offer Predictions for PDF Solutions FY2026 Earnings

PDF Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:PDFS) – Investment analysts at DA Davidson lifted their FY2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for PDF Solutions in a research note issued on Tuesday, March 11th. DA Davidson analyst W. Jellison now forecasts that the technology company will post earnings per share of $0.60 for the year, up from their prior forecast of $0.59. The consensus estimate for PDF Solutions’ current full-year earnings is $0.32 per share.

PDF Solutions (NASDAQ:PDFS) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The technology company reported $0.08 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.23 by ($0.15). The company had revenue of $50.09 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $49.40 million. PDF Solutions had a return on equity of 3.94% and a net margin of 2.26%.

Several other analysts also recently weighed in on PDFS. StockNews.com upgraded PDF Solutions from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 12th. Northland Securities restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $45.00 price objective on shares of PDF Solutions in a report on Tuesday, December 24th. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities decreased their price objective on PDF Solutions from $40.00 to $37.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, February 14th.

PDF Solutions Trading Up 1.1 %

NASDAQ:PDFS opened at $21.25 on Wednesday. PDF Solutions has a twelve month low of $20.78 and a twelve month high of $39.70. The company has a market cap of $831.17 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 212.50 and a beta of 1.59. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $25.73 and a 200-day simple moving average of $28.57.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On PDF Solutions

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Barclays PLC lifted its holdings in shares of PDF Solutions by 388.4% during the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 55,467 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $1,757,000 after purchasing an additional 44,111 shares during the period. State Street Corp lifted its holdings in PDF Solutions by 2.1% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 1,147,622 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $36,357,000 after acquiring an additional 23,148 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its holdings in PDF Solutions by 41.9% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 74,075 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $2,347,000 after acquiring an additional 21,877 shares during the period. Franklin Resources Inc. lifted its holdings in PDF Solutions by 8.9% in the third quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 12,574 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $394,000 after acquiring an additional 1,025 shares during the period. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in PDF Solutions by 1.2% in the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 740,179 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $23,453,000 after acquiring an additional 9,098 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 79.51% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at PDF Solutions

In other PDF Solutions news, insider Andrzej Strojwas sold 5,030 shares of PDF Solutions stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $30.85, for a total value of $155,175.50. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 94,717 shares in the company, valued at $2,922,019.45. The trade was a 5.04 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CEO John Kachig Kibarian purchased 34,356 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 24th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $22.80 per share, for a total transaction of $783,316.80. Following the purchase, the chief executive officer now directly owns 2,507,112 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $57,162,153.60. The trade was a 1.39 % increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. 11.13% of the stock is owned by insiders.

PDF Solutions Company Profile

PDF Solutions, Inc provides proprietary software and physical intellectual property products for integrated circuit designs, electrical measurement hardware tools, proven methodologies, and professional services in the United States, China, Japan, and internationally. The company offers Exensio software products, such as Manufacturing Analytics that store collected data in a common environment with a consistent view for enabling product engineers to identify and analyze production yield, performance, reliability, and other issues; Process Control that provides failure detection and classification capabilities for monitoring, alarming, and controlling manufacturing tool sets; Test Operations that offer data collection and analysis capabilities; and Assembly Operations that provide device manufacturers with the capability to link assembly and packaging data, including fabrication and characterization data over the product life cycle.