CenterBook Partners LP Has $4.56 Million Stock Position in PDF Solutions, Inc. $PDFS

CenterBook Partners LP increased its stake in PDF Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:PDFS) by 11.1% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 176,463 shares of the technology company’s stock after purchasing an additional 17,647 shares during the period. CenterBook Partners LP owned approximately 0.45% of PDF Solutions worth $4,556,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in PDFS. Acadian Asset Management LLC increased its stake in PDF Solutions by 24.9% in the second quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 211,161 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $4,500,000 after acquiring an additional 42,093 shares during the last quarter. GSA Capital Partners LLP bought a new position in shares of PDF Solutions in the 3rd quarter valued at $1,733,000. Walleye Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of PDF Solutions during the 2nd quarter worth $996,000. Samjo Management LLC lifted its position in shares of PDF Solutions by 7.5% during the 2nd quarter. Samjo Management LLC now owns 935,794 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $20,007,000 after buying an additional 65,620 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Rice Hall James & Associates LLC boosted its stake in PDF Solutions by 74.8% in the third quarter. Rice Hall James & Associates LLC now owns 160,263 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $4,138,000 after buying an additional 68,574 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 79.51% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on PDFS shares. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d)” rating on shares of PDF Solutions in a report on Monday, December 29th. Rosenblatt Securities reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $34.00 price objective on shares of PDF Solutions in a research note on Monday, February 9th. Finally, DA Davidson lifted their target price on shares of PDF Solutions from $36.00 to $38.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $36.00.

PDF Solutions Stock Down 1.2%

PDF Solutions stock opened at $33.25 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $1.31 billion, a PE ratio of -1,662.50 and a beta of 1.55. PDF Solutions, Inc. has a 12-month low of $15.91 and a 12-month high of $36.99. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $31.36 and its 200 day moving average is $26.87. The company has a quick ratio of 2.21, a current ratio of 2.28 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24.

PDF Solutions (NASDAQ:PDFS) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The technology company reported $0.30 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.24 by $0.06. PDF Solutions had a positive return on equity of 4.86% and a negative net margin of 0.29%.The business had revenue of $62.40 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $61.95 million. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that PDF Solutions, Inc. will post 0.32 EPS for the current fiscal year.

PDF Solutions Company Profile

PDF Solutions, Inc, headquartered in Santa Clara, California, is a technology company that provides data-driven solutions for the semiconductor manufacturing industry. Founded in 1991, the company specializes in software and services designed to improve yield, productivity and profitability for semiconductor fabricators. Over its history, PDF Solutions has positioned itself as a partner to foundries, integrated device manufacturers (IDMs), assembly and test operations, offering tailored data analytics and engineering expertise.

The company’s flagship offering, the Exensio platform, aggregates and analyzes data from process equipment, metrology and inspection systems to identify yield-limiting defects and process excursions.