Northland Capmk Expects Reduced Earnings for PDF Solutions

PDF Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:PDFS) – Equities researchers at Northland Capmk dropped their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for PDF Solutions in a research note issued on Tuesday, December 24th. Northland Capmk analyst G. Richard now expects that the technology company will post earnings per share of $0.07 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.

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

PDF Solutions Trading Down 3.0 %

PDFS stock opened at $27.89 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $30.19 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $31.72. PDF Solutions has a 1 year low of $27.52 and a 1 year high of $39.70. The stock has a market cap of $1.08 billion, a PE ratio of 253.57 and a beta of 1.51.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of PDFS. nVerses Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of PDF Solutions in the second quarter valued at about $25,000. Meeder Asset Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of PDF Solutions in the third quarter valued at approximately $37,000. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its position in PDF Solutions by 77.3% during the third quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,716 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $54,000 after buying an additional 748 shares in the last quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC increased its stake in PDF Solutions by 34.7% during the 3rd quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 2,042 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $65,000 after acquiring an additional 526 shares during the period. Finally, Quest Partners LLC raised its holdings in PDF Solutions by 20,281.5% in the 2nd quarter. Quest Partners LLC now owns 5,503 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $200,000 after acquiring an additional 5,476 shares in the last quarter. 79.51% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Nancy Erba sold 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $30.81, for a total value of $61,620.00. Following the sale, the director now owns 13,739 shares in the company, valued at approximately $423,298.59. This represents a 12.71 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, insider Andrzej Strojwas sold 5,030 shares of PDF Solutions stock in a transaction on Monday, December 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $30.85, for a total transaction of $155,175.50. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 94,717 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,922,019.45. This trade represents a 5.04 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 11.13% of the company’s stock.

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.