10,458 Shares in PDF Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:PDFS) Purchased by MQS Management LLC

MQS Management LLC purchased a new stake in PDF Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:PDFS) during the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 10,458 shares of the technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $331,000.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System boosted its holdings in shares of PDF Solutions by 2.0% in the 2nd quarter. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System now owns 15,500 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $564,000 after acquiring an additional 300 shares in the last quarter. Texas Permanent School Fund Corp boosted its stake in PDF Solutions by 1.3% in the first quarter. Texas Permanent School Fund Corp now owns 26,788 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $902,000 after purchasing an additional 347 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its holdings in shares of PDF Solutions by 98.0% during the second quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 968 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $35,000 after purchasing an additional 479 shares during the last quarter. Dana Investment Advisors Inc. increased its stake in shares of PDF Solutions by 0.9% in the second quarter. Dana Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 54,664 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $1,989,000 after buying an additional 491 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of PDF Solutions by 34.7% in the third quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 2,042 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $65,000 after buying an additional 526 shares during the last quarter. 79.51% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

PDF Solutions Stock Down 2.4 %

Shares of PDFS stock opened at $31.09 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $1.21 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 282.66 and a beta of 1.49. 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 $30.07 and a 200 day moving average price of $32.57.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts have commented on PDFS shares. StockNews.com raised shares of PDF Solutions from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday. Rosenblatt Securities reissued a “buy” rating and set a $40.00 price target on shares of PDF Solutions in a research note on Friday, November 8th. Finally, DA Davidson restated a “buy” rating and issued a $42.00 price objective on shares of PDF Solutions in a research report on Wednesday, August 28th.

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.