PDF Solutions (PDFS) Competitors

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

Which has higher valuation and earnings, FORM or PDFS?

FormFactor has higher revenue and earnings than PDF Solutions. FormFactor is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than PDF Solutions, 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
FormFactor	$742.28M	4.53	$82.39M	$1.74	24.98
PDF Solutions	$165.84M	6.52	$3.11M	$0.11	253.48

Is FORM or PDFS more profitable?

FormFactor has a net margin of 18.29% compared to PDF Solutions' net margin of 2.58%. FormFactor's return on equity of 5.38% beat PDF Solutions' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
FormFactor	18.29%	5.38%	4.43%
PDF Solutions	2.58%	3.24%	2.54%

Does the media favor FORM or PDFS?

In the previous week, FormFactor had 1 more articles in the media than PDF Solutions. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for FormFactor and 6 mentions for PDF Solutions. FormFactor's average media sentiment score of 0.64 beat PDF Solutions' score of 0.64 indicating that FormFactor is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
FormFactor	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
PDF Solutions	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, FORM or PDFS?

FormFactor has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PDF Solutions has a beta of 1.53, meaning that its share price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor FORM or PDFS?

FormFactor received 191 more outperform votes than PDF Solutions when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.71% of users gave FormFactor an outperform vote while only 62.84% of users gave PDF Solutions an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
FormFactor	Outperform Votes 470 68.71%	Underperform Votes 214 31.29%
PDF Solutions	Outperform Votes 279 62.84%	Underperform Votes 165 37.16%

Do analysts prefer FORM or PDFS?

FormFactor presently has a consensus price target of $56.00, suggesting a potential upside of 28.85%. PDF Solutions has a consensus price target of $42.33, suggesting a potential upside of 51.84%. Given PDF Solutions' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe PDF Solutions is more favorable than FormFactor.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
FormFactor	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
PDF Solutions	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in FORM or PDFS?

98.8% of FormFactor shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.5% of PDF Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of FormFactor shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.1% of PDF Solutions shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

FormFactor beats PDF Solutions on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.