PDF Solutions Q1 EPS Forecast Lowered by Northland Capmk

PDF Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:PDFS) – Investment analysts at Northland Capmk decreased their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of PDF Solutions in a report issued on Tuesday, December 24th. Northland Capmk analyst G. Richard now expects that the technology company will earn $0.07 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.12. The consensus estimate for PDF Solutions’ current full-year earnings is $0.30 per share. Northland Capmk also issued estimates for PDF Solutions’ Q2 2025 earnings at $0.08 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.08 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.15 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $0.38 EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also issued reports on PDFS. StockNews.com raised shares of PDF Solutions from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 12th. Northland Securities reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $45.00 price objective on shares of PDF Solutions in a research report on Tuesday, December 24th. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $40.00 target price on shares of PDF Solutions in a research report on Friday, November 8th.

PDF Solutions Stock Performance

PDFS stock opened at $27.89 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $1.08 billion, a P/E ratio of 253.57 and a beta of 1.51. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $30.19 and a 200 day simple moving average of $31.72. PDF Solutions has a 52 week low of $27.52 and a 52 week high of $39.70.

Insider Transactions at PDF Solutions

In related news, Director Nancy Erba sold 2,000 shares of PDF Solutions stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $30.81, for a total value of $61,620.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 13,739 shares in the company, valued at $423,298.59. This trade represents a 12.71 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, insider Andrzej Strojwas sold 5,030 shares of the business’s 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 directly owns 94,717 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,922,019.45. This represents a 5.04 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 11.13% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of PDF Solutions

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Needham Investment Management LLC lifted its position in PDF Solutions by 32.3% in the third quarter. Needham Investment Management LLC now owns 1,759,550 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $55,743,000 after purchasing an additional 429,550 shares during the period. Janus Henderson Group PLC boosted its position in PDF Solutions by 16.7% in the 3rd quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 658,547 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $20,863,000 after buying an additional 94,154 shares during the last quarter. William Blair Investment Management LLC increased its position in PDF Solutions by 13.9% in the second quarter. William Blair Investment Management LLC now owns 743,635 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $27,053,000 after purchasing an additional 90,789 shares during the period. Herald Investment Management Ltd bought a new stake in shares of PDF Solutions during the second quarter worth approximately $2,725,000. Finally, Divisar Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of PDF Solutions by 9.1% in the 2nd quarter. Divisar Capital Management LLC now owns 595,583 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $21,667,000 after purchasing an additional 49,762 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 79.51% of the company’s stock.

About PDF Solutions

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.