FormFactor (FORM) Competitors

Onto Innovation (NYSE:ONTO) and FormFactor (NASDAQ:FORM) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, community ranking, valuation, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations and risk.

Is ONTO or FORM more profitable?

Onto Innovation has a net margin of 19.44% compared to FormFactor's net margin of 18.29%. Onto Innovation's return on equity of 13.38% beat FormFactor's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Onto Innovation	19.44%	13.38%	12.22%
FormFactor	18.29%	5.38%	4.43%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ONTO or FORM?

FormFactor received 78 more outperform votes than Onto Innovation when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.71% of users gave FormFactor an outperform vote while only 67.82% of users gave Onto Innovation an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Onto Innovation	Outperform Votes 392 67.82%	Underperform Votes 186 32.18%
FormFactor	Outperform Votes 470 68.71%	Underperform Votes 214 31.29%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, ONTO or FORM?

Onto Innovation has higher revenue and earnings than FormFactor. FormFactor is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Onto Innovation, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Onto Innovation	$815.87M	13.30	$121.16M	$3.69	59.55
FormFactor	$663.10M	5.03	$82.39M	$1.74	24.74

Does the media prefer ONTO or FORM?

In the previous week, Onto Innovation had 16 more articles in the media than FormFactor. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Onto Innovation and 3 mentions for FormFactor. FormFactor's average media sentiment score of 1.44 beat Onto Innovation's score of 1.11 indicating that FormFactor is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Onto Innovation	10 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
FormFactor	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in ONTO or FORM?

98.4% of Onto Innovation shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.8% of FormFactor shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Onto Innovation shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of FormFactor shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, ONTO or FORM?

Onto Innovation has a beta of 1.29, meaning that its share price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FormFactor has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate ONTO or FORM?

Onto Innovation presently has a consensus target price of $253.75, indicating a potential upside of 15.48%. FormFactor has a consensus target price of $56.00, indicating a potential upside of 30.09%. Given FormFactor's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe FormFactor is more favorable than Onto Innovation.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Onto Innovation	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
FormFactor	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Summary

Onto Innovation beats FormFactor on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.