FormFactor (FORM) Competitors

Synaptics (NASDAQ:SYNA) and FormFactor (NASDAQ:FORM) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, community ranking, analyst recommendations, risk and earnings.

Which has better earnings and valuation, SYNA or FORM?

Synaptics has higher revenue and earnings than FormFactor. Synaptics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FormFactor, 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
Synaptics	$959.40M	3.03	$125.60M	$3.95	18.37
FormFactor	$663.10M	4.63	$82.39M	$1.74	22.79

Does the media refer more to SYNA or FORM?

In the previous week, Synaptics had 5 more articles in the media than FormFactor. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Synaptics and 7 mentions for FormFactor. FormFactor's average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat Synaptics' score of 0.46 indicating that FormFactor is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Synaptics	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
FormFactor	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor SYNA or FORM?

Synaptics received 333 more outperform votes than FormFactor when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.77% of users gave FormFactor an outperform vote while only 63.40% of users gave Synaptics an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Synaptics	Outperform Votes 802 63.40%	Underperform Votes 463 36.60%
FormFactor	Outperform Votes 469 68.77%	Underperform Votes 213 31.23%

Is SYNA or FORM more profitable?

FormFactor has a net margin of 18.29% compared to Synaptics' net margin of 16.14%. FormFactor's return on equity of 5.38% beat Synaptics' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Synaptics	16.14%	1.30%	0.65%
FormFactor	18.29%	5.38%	4.43%

Do institutionals & insiders believe in SYNA or FORM?

99.4% of Synaptics shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.8% of FormFactor shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of Synaptics shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of FormFactor shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate SYNA or FORM?

Synaptics currently has a consensus price target of $97.33, suggesting a potential upside of 34.16%. FormFactor has a consensus price target of $55.38, suggesting a potential upside of 39.62%. Given FormFactor's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe FormFactor is more favorable than Synaptics.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Synaptics	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
FormFactor	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has more volatility & risk, SYNA or FORM?

Synaptics has a beta of 1.47, indicating that its stock price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FormFactor has a beta of 1.12, indicating that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Synaptics beats FormFactor on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.