Insider buying last 90 days
No open-market insider purchases were filed for PDFS in the last 90 days.
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
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NASDAQ: PDFS
PDF Solutions (PDFS) Stock Analysis & Forecast
Oct 12 close
$52.69−1.71 (−3.1%)
Gekko Brief
AI summaryOct 12 closePDF Solutions moves this week on continued momentum following its Q2FY26 results, which showed revenue up 19% year-over-year to $61.5 million and total backlog rising 10% sequentially to $271 million. Shares also crossed above the 200-day moving average, and coverage notes a "Moderate Buy" consensus among analysts alongside a GuruFocus view that calls the stock "Modestly Overvalued." A passive stake disclosure from Wasatch Advisors, reporting a 6.3% position, adds background context without appearing to drive trading on its own.
The stock closes at $52.69, down 3.1% on the day, but remains above both its 50-day average of $47.99 and 200-day average of $43.80, consistent with a longer-term uptrend; the one-year return stands at 100%. The GekkoIndex reads 53.9, placing PDFS in the Neutral zone. Price sits 7.4% above Gekko Fair Value of $49.07.
Over the next 20 trading days, the main event is the earnings report due 5 November 2026 after close, 24 days away, falling within a typical holding window; the prior quarter matched estimates with a 0.27 EPS and no price reaction. Seasonality over five years shows a 0% average return across this stretch, rising in 3 of those years. No insider, Congress or unusual options activity appears in the respective 90-day and 30-day windows, while two trailblazer holders are noted among current ownership.
Written by AI from the Oct 12, 2026 close and checked automatically against the figures on this page.
PDF Solutions price vs fair value
Close $52.69200-day averageGekko Fair Value $49.07
PDF Solutions quick facts
- Market cap
- $2.21B
- P/E ratio
- 208.7
- Forward P/E
- 27.6
- EPS, TTM
- $0.25
- Revenue, TTM
- $241.2M
- Profit margin
- 4.3%
- Dividend yield
- —
- Beta
- 1.66
- Volume
- 602,784 avg 574,902
- 1-year return
- +100.0%
- Typical daily move
- ±4.4%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±8.6%
- 50-day average
- $47.99
- 200-day average
- $43.80
- Next earnings
- Nov 5 after close
- Shares outstanding
- 42.23M
PDF Solutions swing-trade checklist
PDF Solutions scores 1 supportive, 2 mixed and 2 headwinds across the 5 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
1 supportive2 mixed2 headwinds
- Trendsupportive
Above 50 and 200-day
Close $52.69 is above the 50-day ($47.99) and 200-day ($43.80) averages, and the 50-day is above the 200-day.
See the chart - GekkoIndexmixed
53.9, Neutral
Reading 53.9 is in the Neutral zone.
See the GekkoIndex - Fair valueheadwind
7.4% above
Price is 7.4% above Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% above).
See fair value - Smart moneyno data
No data
No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.
See smart money - Earnings riskheadwind
Reports in 24 days
Reports on Nov 5, 2026, 24 days away — inside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings - Seasonalitymixed
0.0% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged 0% over 5 years, rising in 3 of them.
See seasonality
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PDF Solutions stock chart and price history
PDF Solutions closed at $52.69 on Oct 12, 2026, +100.0% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $23.55 to $71.69.
Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
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Performance Breakdown
- 1 month
- +10.3%
- 3 months
- −2.8%
- 6 months
- +29.6%
- 1 year
- +100.0%
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About PDF Solutions
PDF Solutions supplies the semiconductor industry with a mix of software, chip-related intellectual property, measurement hardware, and technical services. Its best-known offering is the Exensio software platform, which pulls together manufacturing data so engineers can track yield, performance, and reliability across production. The company also builds hardware tools, including inspection systems with on-chip instruments and a non-contact e-beam device, along with test chips and electrical testers used to gather process data for analysis.
The company works across several product lines that connect different stages of chip production, from process control and test operations to assembly and packaging data. Its Cimetrix software supports standard interfaces for equipment makers, and it also sells subscription-based software access and support services alongside characterization work. Customers span integrated device makers, fabless chip designers, foundries, equipment producers, electronics suppliers, assembly and test firms, and system houses, reached through direct sales, service teams, and partnerships.
PDF Solutions was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California, with operations extending into China, Japan, Taiwan, and other regions. Its shares are listed on the NASDAQ under the ticker PDFS.
- Listed
- NASDAQ
- Sector
- Technology services
- Industry
- Information technology services
- Website
- pdf.com
PDF Solutions GekkoIndex: the smart money zone
PDF Solutions’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 53.9, in the Neutral zone, up 7.9 points over five sessions.
53.9Neutral
Up 7.9 points over five sessions.
Reading for Oct 12, 2026
What followed past readings in each zone
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 27 | +2.4% | +3.2% | ||
| Accumulation | 220 | +0.6% | +2.5% | ||
| Neutral (current zone) | 371 | +1.2% | +2.0% | ||
| Distribution | 58 | −2.4% | +2.0% | ||
| Selling | 6 | Too few readings yet | |||
Average PDFS share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Neutral readings averaged +1.1% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
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Is PDF Solutions stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value
PDF Solutions trades 7.4% above Gekko Fair Value of $49.07, so the shares are overvalued on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what PDF Solutions shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$49.07
Gekko Fair Value, Oct 10, 2026
7.4% Overvalued
At the end of Aug 2026 the price was 23.7% below the estimate.
Gekko Fair ValueShare price, month end
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PDF Solutions insider and Congress trading
No open-market insider purchases were filed for PDF Solutions, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
Congress trades last 90 days
No trades in PDFS were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
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Buybacks
PDF Solutions has been buying back its own shares.
- Bought back, quarter ended Sep 30, 2025
- $244K
- As a share of market cap
- 0.01%
From company filings.
Hedge funds and billionaires quarter ended Jun 30
2of the funds Gekko tracks hold PDFS.
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PDF Solutions earnings: next date and track record
PDF Solutions reports on Nov 5, 2026, after the close (24 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 6 of its last 8 reports.
Next earnings report
Nov 5, 2026
Expected after the close, 24 days away
- EPS estimate
- $0.33
- Revenue estimate
- $67.48M
6 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±6.7%average move across the report
3 of 8reports followed by a gain
Share-price move across each report
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 2026 | $0.27 est $0.27 | $61.53M est $61.17M | 0.0% |
| May 7, 2026 | $0.31 est $0.23 | $60.13M est $59.71M | +7.4% |
| Feb 12, 2026 | $0.30 est $0.24 | $62.40M est $61.96M | +3.6% |
| Nov 6, 2025 | $0.25 est $0.25 | $57.12M est $61.95M | −5.7% |
| Aug 7, 2025 | $0.19 est $0.20 | $51.73M est $56.81M | −11.5% |
| May 8, 2025 | $0.21 est $0.19 | $47.78M est $50.58M | −3.6% |
| Feb 13, 2025 | $0.25 est $0.22 | $50.09M est $49.26M | −15.8% |
| Nov 7, 2024 | $0.25 est $0.20 | $46.41M est $50.30M | +5.7% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
PDF Solutions stock forecast and analyst price targets
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for PDF Solutions is $61.50, +16.7% from the last close, from 8 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.
$61.50consensus 12-month target, +16.7% from the last close
Now $52.69Avg $61.50
Low $50High $74
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 8 firms.
Latest analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 5 | Morgan Stanley | $62 | +17.7% |
| Sep 25 | Needham | $60 | +13.9% |
| Sep 22 | Bernstein | $65 | +23.4% |
| Sep 21 | D.A. Davidson | $74 | +40.4% |
| Sep 18 | D.A. Davidson | $74 | +40.4% |
+2.0%average 20-day move after past Neutral readings
0.0%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±4.4%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
PDF Solutions seasonality: the next 20 trading days
Over the next 20 trading days from Oct 10, PDF Solutions averaged 0.0% across the last 5 years, rising in 3 of them.
Next 20 trading days, by year
Average move and hit rate
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | −1.9% | 1 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | −2.2% | 1 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | −1.3% | 2 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | 0.0% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | +10.7% | 2 of 5 |
For scale, PDFS’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 8.6%.
PDF Solutions market cap and key statistics
PDF Solutions’s market cap is $2.21B, with a P/E ratio of 208.7 and revenue of $241.2M over the last twelve months.
Valuation
- Market cap
- $2.21B
- P/E ratio
- 208.7
- Forward P/E
- 27.6
- EPS, TTM
- $0.25
- Gekko Fair Value
- $49.07
Trading
- Volume
- 602,784
- Avg volume, 20 days
- 574,902
- 52-week high
- $71.69
- 52-week low
- $23.55
- Shares outstanding
- 42.23M
Financials
- Revenue, TTM
- $241.2M
- Profit margin
- 4.3%
- Return on equity
- 3.3%
- Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
- +241.6%
Risk and income
- Beta
- 1.66
- Typical daily move
- ±4.4%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±8.6%
PDF Solutions stock news this week
Coverage of PDF Solutions this week reads positive: 6 positive, 2 neutral and 1 negative headlines.
- PDF Solutions Inc (PD9.DU) Analyst Insights, Price Targets & RecommendationsYahoo! Finance Canada, Oct 11
- PDF Solutions Inc (PDFS) Stock Up 4.2% but GF Value Says OvervalGuruFocus, Oct 10
- A passive stake above 5% in PDF Solutions (PDFS) carries sole voting power over 1.85M shares.Stock Titan, Oct 9
- PDF Solutions, Inc. - Common Stock (Nasdaq:PDFS) Stock QuoteFinancialContent, Oct 9
- PDF Solutions Q3 2026 Earnings Date and EstimatesMarketBeat, Oct 9
- PDF Solutions, Inc. (PDFS) stock price, news, quote and historyYahoo Finance Singapore, Oct 9
PDF Solutions peers
PDF Solutions’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.
| Stock | GekkoIndex zone | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|
| IBMInternational Business Machines | Neutral | 12.9% below |
| FTNTFortinet | Neutral | 40.5% above |
| ACNAccenture | Neutral | 2.9% below |
| NETCloudflare | Neutral | 17.9% above |
| WDAYWorkday | Neutral | 11.7% above |
| CRDOCredo Technology | Neutral | 15.5% below |
A peer links to its own page where one exists.
PDF Solutions stock FAQ
What is PDF Solutions’s market cap?
PDF Solutions’s market cap is $2.21B at the Oct 12, 2026 close of $52.69, with 42.23M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 208.7.
What is the PDF Solutions stock forecast?
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for PDF Solutions is $61.50, +16.7% from the last close. Of the 8 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 7 rate it a buy, 1 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
Is PDF Solutions stock overvalued or undervalued?
On Gekko’s estimate PDF Solutions is overvalued: the Oct 12, 2026 close of $52.69 is 7.4% above Gekko Fair Value of $49.07. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
When does PDF Solutions report earnings next?
PDF Solutions is expected to report on Nov 5, 2026, after the market closes (24 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $0.33 per share on revenue of $67.48M. PDF Solutions beat the earnings estimate in 6 of its last 8 reports, moving 6.7% on average across the report.
What is PDF Solutions’s 52-week high and low?
PDF Solutions’s 52-week high is $71.69 and its 52-week low is $23.55; it closed at $52.69 on Oct 12, 2026, +100.0% over the past year.
Is PDF Solutions stock a buy right now?
Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 1 of the 5 items with data read as supportive (trend), 2 as mixed (gekkoindex and seasonality) and 2 as headwinds (fair value and earnings risk). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.
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