AMI Asset Management Corp Sells 20,156 Shares of PDF Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:PDFS)

AMI Asset Management Corp lowered its stake in shares of PDF Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:PDFS) by 56.9% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 15,250 shares of the technology company’s stock after selling 20,156 shares during the period. AMI Asset Management Corp’s holdings in PDF Solutions were worth $413,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in PDFS. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its stake in PDF Solutions by 1.9% during the 2nd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 917,627 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $33,383,000 after acquiring an additional 16,853 shares during the period. XTX Topco Ltd bought a new stake in PDF Solutions in the second quarter worth $370,000. Public Sector Pension Investment Board grew its holdings in PDF Solutions by 6.4% during the 2nd quarter. Public Sector Pension Investment Board now owns 67,580 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $2,459,000 after purchasing an additional 4,055 shares during the last quarter. Bank of Montreal Can bought a new position in PDF Solutions during the 2nd quarter valued at about $1,538,000. Finally, Divisar Capital Management LLC raised its position in PDF Solutions by 9.1% in the 2nd quarter. Divisar Capital Management LLC now owns 595,583 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $21,667,000 after purchasing an additional 49,762 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 79.51% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on the stock. StockNews.com raised shares of PDF Solutions from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 12th. Northland Securities reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $45.00 price objective on shares of PDF Solutions in a research report on Tuesday, December 24th. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities reissued a “buy” rating and set a $40.00 price objective on shares of PDF Solutions in a report on Friday, November 8th.

PDF Solutions Price Performance

PDF Solutions stock opened at $27.88 on Tuesday. The stock has a market cap of $1.08 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 253.48 and a beta of 1.53. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $29.58 and a 200-day simple moving average of $30.89. PDF Solutions, Inc. has a 1-year low of $26.60 and a 1-year high of $39.70.

Insider Activity

In other PDF Solutions news, insider Andrzej Strojwas sold 5,030 shares of the business’s 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 sale, the insider now owns 94,717 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,922,019.45. The trade was a 5.04 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Nancy Erba sold 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $30.81, for a total value of $61,620.00. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 13,739 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $423,298.59. The trade was a 12.71 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 11.13% of the company’s stock.

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.