FormFactor, Inc. (NASDAQ:FORM) Receives Average Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from Analysts

Shares of FormFactor, Inc. (NASDAQ:FORM) have received a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the thirteen ratings firms that are currently covering the company, Marketbeat.com reports. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, six have given a buy recommendation and one has assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year price objective among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $80.9091.

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on the company. Wall Street Zen raised FormFactor from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, February 28th. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price objective on FormFactor from $65.00 to $75.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. TD Cowen increased their price objective on FormFactor from $50.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Cantor Fitzgerald raised their target price on FormFactor from $75.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. Finally, Zacks Research raised FormFactor from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 13th.

FormFactor Price Performance

FORM opened at $97.20 on Tuesday. FormFactor has a fifty-two week low of $22.58 and a fifty-two week high of $107.04. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $87.39 and a 200 day moving average of $62.08. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01, a quick ratio of 3.60 and a current ratio of 4.50. The firm has a market cap of $7.57 billion, a P/E ratio of 140.87 and a beta of 1.03.

FormFactor (NASDAQ:FORM) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 4th. The semiconductor company reported $0.46 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.35 by $0.11. The business had revenue of $215.16 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $210.29 million. FormFactor had a return on equity of 6.64% and a net margin of 6.93%.FormFactor’s revenue was up 13.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.27 earnings per share. FormFactor has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.410-0.490 EPS. On average, research analysts expect that FormFactor will post 0.9 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Dennis Thomas St sold 7,431 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $93.84, for a total transaction of $697,325.04. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 31,526 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,958,399.84. The trade was a 19.07% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Sheri Rhodes sold 7,634 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $92.61, for a total transaction of $706,984.74. Following the sale, the director directly owned 10,356 shares in the company, valued at $959,069.16. This trade represents a 42.43% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 105,882 shares of company stock valued at $8,576,161 in the last three months. Insiders own 0.96% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Salomon & Ludwin LLC bought a new position in shares of FormFactor in the third quarter worth $25,000. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in FormFactor during the fourth quarter valued at $25,000. UMB Bank n.a. boosted its stake in FormFactor by 128.9% during the fourth quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 499 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 281 shares during the period. Jones Financial Companies Lllp grew its position in FormFactor by 84.4% during the third quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 990 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $35,000 after buying an additional 453 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Hantz Financial Services Inc. grew its position in FormFactor by 547.8% during the third quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 1,043 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $38,000 after buying an additional 882 shares in the last quarter. 98.76% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About FormFactor

FormFactor, Inc (NASDAQ:FORM) is a leading provider of advanced test and measurement solutions for the semiconductor industry. The company specializes in the design, development and manufacture of high-performance wafer-level and package-level test interfaces used in wafer sort, characterization, reliability and failure analysis applications. By leveraging precision microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) and photolithographic processes, FormFactor delivers probe cards, analytical probes and test sockets that enable device makers to validate next-generation integrated circuits across logic, memory, RF, analog and power applications.

FormFactor’s product portfolio includes custom probe cards for wafer probers, TEM-based analytical probes for material and device characterization, and socket solutions for burn-in and final test of packaged devices.