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

PDF Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:PDFS) insider Andrzej Strojwas sold 5,030 shares of PDF Solutions stock in a transaction on Monday, December 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $30.85, for a total value of $155,175.50. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 94,717 shares in the company, valued at $2,922,019.45. The trade was a 5.04 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website.

PDF Solutions Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ PDFS opened at $30.44 on Wednesday. PDF Solutions, Inc. has a one year low of $27.69 and a one year high of $39.70. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $30.47 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $32.05. The company has a market capitalization of $1.18 billion, a P/E ratio of 276.75 and a beta of 1.51.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on PDFS shares. StockNews.com raised shares of PDF Solutions from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 12th. Rosenblatt Securities reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $40.00 price target on shares of PDF Solutions in a research report on Friday, November 8th. Finally, DA Davidson reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $42.00 target price on shares of PDF Solutions in a research report on Wednesday, August 28th.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On PDF Solutions

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Franklin Resources Inc. raised its position in shares of PDF Solutions by 8.9% during the third quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 12,574 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $394,000 after buying an additional 1,025 shares during the last quarter. Barclays PLC increased its stake in PDF Solutions by 388.4% during the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 55,467 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $1,757,000 after acquiring an additional 44,111 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in PDF Solutions by 1.2% in the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 740,179 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $23,453,000 after acquiring an additional 9,098 shares in the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC lifted its position in shares of PDF Solutions by 13.3% in the 3rd quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 36,455 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $1,155,000 after acquiring an additional 4,271 shares during the period. Finally, State Street Corp grew its holdings in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 23,148 shares in the last quarter. 79.51% of the stock is currently 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.