Silverberg Bernstein Capital Management LLC Buys 15,100 Shares of PDF Solutions, Inc. $PDFS

Silverberg Bernstein Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of PDF Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:PDFS) by 3.3% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 473,883 shares of the technology company’s stock after acquiring an additional 15,100 shares during the period. PDF Solutions comprises 7.8% of Silverberg Bernstein Capital Management LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 2nd largest position. Silverberg Bernstein Capital Management LLC’s holdings in PDF Solutions were worth $13,520,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in PDFS. SG Americas Securities LLC lifted its position in shares of PDF Solutions by 36.1% during the 4th quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 18,959 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $541,000 after acquiring an additional 5,026 shares during the period. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. increased its position in shares of PDF Solutions by 4.0% in the fourth quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 21,329 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $609,000 after purchasing an additional 826 shares during the period. FNY Investment Advisers LLC bought a new position in shares of PDF Solutions in the third quarter worth $428,000. Penn Capital Management Company LLC raised its stake in PDF Solutions by 2.4% in the third quarter. Penn Capital Management Company LLC now owns 117,463 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $3,033,000 after purchasing an additional 2,793 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Dark Forest Capital Management LP raised its stake in PDF Solutions by 6.2% in the third quarter. Dark Forest Capital Management LP now owns 51,347 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $1,326,000 after purchasing an additional 2,990 shares in the last quarter. 79.51% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

PDF Solutions Stock Performance

NASDAQ PDFS opened at $34.87 on Thursday. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $32.95 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $29.13. The stock has a market cap of $1.39 billion, a PE ratio of -1,743.50 and a beta of 1.55. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24, a quick ratio of 2.28 and a current ratio of 2.28. PDF Solutions, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $15.91 and a fifty-two week high of $36.99.

PDF Solutions (NASDAQ:PDFS) last announced its quarterly 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 company had revenue of $62.40 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $61.95 million. On average, equities analysts expect that PDF Solutions, Inc. will post 0.32 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on PDFS shares. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d)” rating on shares of PDF Solutions in a research note on Monday, December 29th. DA Davidson boosted their target price on shares of PDF Solutions from $38.00 to $40.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, February 27th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of PDF Solutions from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, February 28th. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $34.00 price target on shares of PDF Solutions in a research report on Monday, February 9th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $37.00.

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.