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

Shares of FormFactor, Inc. (NASDAQ:FORM) have been given an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by the thirteen ratings firms that are covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, six have issued a buy recommendation and one has assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month price target among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $80.9091.

FORM has been the subject of several research reports. Craig Hallum reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $90.00 price objective on shares of FormFactor in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. TD Cowen upped their price target on shares of FormFactor from $50.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Freedom Capital upgraded FormFactor to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 27th. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price objective on FormFactor from $65.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of FormFactor in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd.

Insider Transactions at FormFactor

In other news, Director Brian C. White sold 5,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, February 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $90.95, for a total value of $500,225.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 12,856 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,169,253.20. This represents a 29.96% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Kevin J. Brewer sold 3,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $96.20, for a total transaction of $288,600.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 8,105 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $779,701. The trade was a 27.01% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 102,562 shares of company stock worth $7,873,371 over the last 90 days. 0.90% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of FormFactor

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Bank of America Corp DE increased its position in shares of FormFactor by 4.0% during the second quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 2,806,905 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $96,586,000 after acquiring an additional 108,487 shares during the last quarter. Reinhart Partners LLC. grew its stake in FormFactor by 26.3% during the 3rd 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 in the last quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. grew its stake in FormFactor by 3.2% during the 3rd quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 2,397,161 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $87,305,000 after purchasing an additional 73,644 shares in the last quarter. Morgan Stanley increased its holdings in FormFactor by 98.5% during the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 2,271,562 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $126,708,000 after purchasing an additional 1,127,146 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its position in shares of FormFactor by 170.2% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 2,094,421 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $72,069,000 after purchasing an additional 1,319,345 shares in the last quarter. 98.76% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

FormFactor Price Performance

FORM stock opened at $97.75 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $7.62 billion, a PE ratio of 141.67 and a beta of 1.11. The company has a current ratio of 4.50, a quick ratio of 3.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $76.53 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $54.14. FormFactor has a 12-month low of $22.58 and a 12-month high of $107.04.

FormFactor (NASDAQ:FORM) last released 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 for 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%.The company’s revenue was up 13.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.27 EPS. FormFactor has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.410-0.490 EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that FormFactor will post 0.9 EPS 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.