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PDF Solutions — ranks 56 of 86 chip stocks on 1-month move; 200-day line broken as flow cools
The Closelooknet read
PDF Solutions (NASDAQ: PDFS) sits in the middle of our chip section: 56th of 86 stocks over the past month, with a gain of 2.39%. Our money-flow reading (a gauge of net buying pressure) is 66, still positive but slowing, and it has fallen 15.2 points over 21 sessions. Our composite score is 40 of 100. On 14 October the stock closed at $42.41, below the average close of the last 200 sessions at $43.96. We watch whether it climbs back above $43.96 in the coming sessions, or stays under it with the flow reading still sliding.
The close came after a one-day drop of 10.94%.
Where PDF Solutions stands among chip stocks
Over one month PDFS gained 2.39%, while several peers moved further: Advantest (6857.T) rose 22.96%, Lasertec (6920.T) 28.6%, FormFactor (FORM) 17.72% and Cohu (COHU) 16.55%. Others were weaker: Aehr Test Systems (AEHR) fell 12.37%, Onto Innovation (ONTO) 1.13% and Nova Ltd (NVMI) 1.1%.
PDFS is 40.09% below its 30 June closing high of $70.79. Advantest is 3.51% below its 6 October high, Ferrotec Holdings (6890.T) 14.95% below its 7 October high.
Our money-flow and quality readings
Our money-flow reading is 66, labelled warm (our label for the strength of net buying). It is still positive but slowing: down 3.9 over five sessions and 15.2 over 21.
The composite score is 40 of 100. Growth is the strongest module at 74, followed by balance 55 and cash quality 51. Momentum is 37, quality 31, capital allocation 20 and valuation 13. The Piotroski score, a check of financial health, is scored 4 of 8.
Price trend
PDFS closed at $42.41 on 14 October, down 10.94% on the day and 20.24% over five sessions. It is still up 48.65% this year and 59.86% over twelve months.
It is 11.29% below its 50-day average of $47.81 and 3.52% below its 200-day average of $43.96, which it crossed downward on 14 October. The 52-week low is $23.97, set on 18 November 2025. Its typical daily swing is about 4.54%.
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