FormFactor, Inc. (NASDAQ:FORM - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of FormFactor in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, February 26th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the semiconductor company will post earnings per share of $0.10 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.22. The consensus estimate for FormFactor's current full-year earnings is $0.90 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for FormFactor's Q2 2025 earnings at $0.18 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.25 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.26 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.79 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.14 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.18 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.38 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.42 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.11 EPS.
FormFactor (NASDAQ:FORM - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The semiconductor company reported $0.15 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.29 by ($0.14). FormFactor had a return on equity of 5.93% and a net margin of 9.12%.
A number of other analysts have also recently weighed in on the stock. Stifel Nicolaus reduced their target price on shares of FormFactor from $48.00 to $42.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, February 6th. B. Riley lowered FormFactor from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and reduced their price objective for the stock from $64.00 to $34.00 in a research note on Thursday, February 6th. Citigroup raised FormFactor from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $44.00 to $51.00 in a research report on Monday, January 6th. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a "hold" rating on shares of FormFactor in a report on Thursday, February 6th. Finally, Evercore ISI dropped their price target on FormFactor from $50.00 to $43.00 and set an "in-line" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 6th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $48.50.
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FormFactor Price Performance
Shares of FORM traded down $0.53 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $31.85. The company's stock had a trading volume of 857,970 shares, compared to its average volume of 899,043. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01, a current ratio of 4.61 and a quick ratio of 3.83. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $39.86 and a 200 day moving average price of $42.47. FormFactor has a fifty-two week low of $30.97 and a fifty-two week high of $63.63. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.47 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.79 and a beta of 1.07.
Insider Activity at FormFactor
In other FormFactor news, CEO Mike Slessor sold 4,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $38.98, for a total transaction of $155,920.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 518,531 shares in the company, valued at approximately $20,212,338.38. This trade represents a 0.77 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. 0.96% of the stock is owned by insiders.
Institutional Trading of FormFactor
Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio acquired a new position in FormFactor in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Advisors Asset Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of FormFactor by 99.4% in the third quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 620 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $29,000 after acquiring an additional 309 shares during the last quarter. Quarry LP raised its holdings in shares of FormFactor by 131.7% during the third quarter. Quarry LP now owns 920 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $42,000 after acquiring an additional 523 shares in the last quarter. Pinpoint Asset Management Ltd acquired a new stake in FormFactor during the fourth quarter valued at $43,000. Finally, Manchester Capital Management LLC grew its stake in FormFactor by 63.8% in the fourth quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC now owns 1,130 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $50,000 after purchasing an additional 440 shares in the last quarter. 98.76% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
FormFactor Company Profile
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FormFactor, Inc designs, manufactures, and sells probe cards, analytical probes, probe stations, metrology systems, thermal systems, and cryogenic systems to semiconductor companies and scientific institutions in the United States, Taiwan, South Korea, China, Europe, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, and internationally.
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