Andrzej Strojwas Sells 5,030 Shares of PDF Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:PDFS) Stock

PDF Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:PDFS) insider Andrzej Strojwas sold 5,030 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $30.85, for a total value of $155,175.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 94,717 shares in the company, valued at $2,922,019.45. This represents a 5.04 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink.

PDF Solutions Stock Down 4.1 %

Shares of PDF Solutions stock opened at $29.18 on Thursday. PDF Solutions, Inc. has a 12-month low of $27.69 and a 12-month high of $39.70. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $30.44 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $32.03. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.13 billion, a P/E ratio of 265.30 and a beta of 1.51.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

PDFS has been the subject of several recent research reports. StockNews.com raised shares of PDF Solutions from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 12th. DA Davidson reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $42.00 price objective on shares of PDF Solutions in a research note on Wednesday, August 28th. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities reissued a “buy” rating and set a $40.00 target price on shares of PDF Solutions in a research report on Friday, November 8th.

Institutional Trading of PDF Solutions

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of PDFS. Needham Investment Management LLC raised its holdings in PDF Solutions by 32.3% in the 3rd quarter. Needham Investment Management LLC now owns 1,759,550 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $55,743,000 after acquiring an additional 429,550 shares during the period. State Street Corp grew its position in PDF Solutions by 2.1% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 1,147,622 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $36,357,000 after acquiring an additional 23,148 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its stake in shares of PDF Solutions by 1.9% in the second quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 917,627 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $33,383,000 after buying an additional 16,853 shares in the last quarter. Emerald Advisers LLC raised its stake in shares of PDF Solutions by 2.2% in the third quarter. Emerald Advisers LLC now owns 895,248 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $28,361,000 after acquiring an additional 19,673 shares during the last quarter. Finally, William Blair Investment Management LLC raised its position in PDF Solutions by 13.9% in the 2nd 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 last quarter. 79.51% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.