FormFactor, Inc. (NASDAQ:FORM) Given Average Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by Brokerages

Shares of FormFactor, Inc. (NASDAQ:FORM) have earned a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the thirteen brokerages that are presently covering the firm, Marketbeat.com reports. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, six have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. The average 12 month price target among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $80.9091.

A number of research firms recently weighed in on FORM. Citigroup lifted their price target on FormFactor from $96.00 to $98.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Evercore upped their price target on shares of FormFactor from $50.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock an “in-line” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Itau BBA Securities upgraded shares of FormFactor to an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 27th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of FormFactor in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald increased their target price on shares of FormFactor from $75.00 to $100.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, February 2nd.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Kevin J. Brewer sold 3,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $96.20, for a total value of $288,600.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 8,105 shares in the company, valued at $779,701. The trade was a 27.01% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Dennis Thomas St sold 7,431 shares of the stock in a transaction dated 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 sale, the director directly owned 31,526 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,958,399.84. The trade was a 19.07% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 102,562 shares of company stock valued at $7,873,371 in the last 90 days. Insiders own 0.90% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of FormFactor

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D boosted its stake in FormFactor by 9.5% in the 2nd quarter. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D now owns 61,190 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $2,106,000 after buying an additional 5,295 shares during the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC acquired a new stake in shares of FormFactor in the third quarter worth approximately $508,000. Reinhart Partners LLC. grew its holdings in FormFactor by 26.3% in the third quarter. Reinhart Partners LLC. now owns 2,404,854 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $87,585,000 after purchasing an additional 500,156 shares during the period. Edgestream Partners L.P. purchased a new stake in FormFactor in the second quarter valued at approximately $4,715,000. Finally, Atria Investments Inc acquired a new position in FormFactor during the second quarter worth approximately $218,000. 98.76% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

FormFactor Stock Down 7.6%

Shares of NASDAQ:FORM opened at $97.75 on Friday. FormFactor has a fifty-two week low of $22.58 and a fifty-two week high of $107.04. The company has a quick ratio of 3.60, a current ratio of 4.50 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $76.53 and its 200-day simple moving average is $54.14. The company has a market cap of $7.62 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 141.67 and a beta of 1.11.

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

FormFactor Company Profile

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.