Penn Capital Management Company LLC Sells 97,487 Shares of PDF Solutions, Inc. $PDFS

Penn Capital Management Company LLC decreased its position in PDF Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:PDFS) by 83.0% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 19,976 shares of the technology company’s stock after selling 97,487 shares during the period. Penn Capital Management Company LLC owned about 0.05% of PDF Solutions worth $570,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Amalgamated Bank lifted its stake in PDF Solutions by 4.0% in the 3rd quarter. Amalgamated Bank now owns 9,237 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $238,000 after acquiring an additional 359 shares in the last quarter. UMB Bank n.a. lifted its stake in PDF Solutions by 138.9% in the 3rd quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 951 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 553 shares in the last quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. lifted its stake in PDF Solutions by 122.8% in the 4th quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 1,116 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $32,000 after acquiring an additional 615 shares in the last quarter. State of Wyoming lifted its stake in PDF Solutions by 4.5% in the 2nd quarter. State of Wyoming now owns 15,447 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $330,000 after acquiring an additional 668 shares in the last quarter. Finally, MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. lifted its stake in PDF Solutions by 4.3% in the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 18,465 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $353,000 after acquiring an additional 753 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 79.51% of the company’s stock.

PDF Solutions Trading Down 2.8%

Shares of PDF Solutions stock opened at $47.60 on Thursday. PDF Solutions, Inc. has a 12-month low of $17.35 and a 12-month high of $56.46. The stock has a market cap of $1.90 billion, a P/E ratio of 264.46 and a beta of 1.70. The company has a quick ratio of 2.34, a current ratio of 2.34 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23. The business’s 50 day moving average is $41.10 and its 200-day moving average is $34.25.

PDF Solutions (NASDAQ:PDFS) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 7th. The technology company reported $0.31 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.23 by $0.08. PDF Solutions had a return on equity of 6.48% and a net margin of 3.10%.The company had revenue of $60.13 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $59.71 million. Equities research analysts predict that PDF Solutions, Inc. will post 0.61 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts have commented on PDFS shares. Weiss Ratings upgraded PDF Solutions from a “sell (d)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research note on Monday, May 11th. Wall Street Zen upgraded PDF Solutions from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Sunday, May 10th. DA Davidson reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $56.00 price objective on shares of PDF Solutions in a research note on Monday, May 18th. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $52.00 price objective on shares of PDF Solutions in a research note on Tuesday, May 19th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $54.00.

PDF Solutions 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.