PDF Solutions (PDFS) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer PDFS or FORM?

In the previous week, FormFactor had 5 more articles in the media than PDF Solutions. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for FormFactor and 6 mentions for PDF Solutions. FormFactor's average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat PDF Solutions' score of 0.74 indicating that FormFactor is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
PDF Solutions	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
FormFactor	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders believe in PDFS or FORM?

79.5% of PDF Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.8% of FormFactor shares are held by institutional investors. 11.1% of PDF Solutions 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, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer PDFS or FORM?

FormFactor received 190 more outperform votes than PDF Solutions when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.31% of users gave FormFactor an outperform vote while only 62.92% of users gave PDF Solutions an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
PDF Solutions	Outperform Votes 280 62.92%	Underperform Votes 165 37.08%
FormFactor	Outperform Votes 470 68.31%	Underperform Votes 218 31.69%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, PDFS or FORM?

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
PDF Solutions	$179.47M	4.22	$4.06M	$0.10	193.40
FormFactor	$763.60M	2.90	$69.61M	$0.89	32.06

Do analysts prefer PDFS or FORM?

PDF Solutions presently has a consensus target price of $41.33, suggesting a potential upside of 113.72%. FormFactor has a consensus target price of $48.50, suggesting a potential upside of 69.98%. Given PDF Solutions' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe PDF Solutions is more favorable than FormFactor.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PDF Solutions	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
FormFactor	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38

Which has more volatility & risk, PDFS or FORM?

PDF Solutions has a beta of 1.59, indicating that its stock price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FormFactor has a beta of 1.07, indicating that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is PDFS or FORM more profitable?

FormFactor has a net margin of 9.12% compared to PDF Solutions' net margin of 2.26%. FormFactor's return on equity of 5.93% beat PDF Solutions' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PDF Solutions	2.26%	3.94%	3.08%
FormFactor	9.12%	5.93%	4.89%

Summary

FormFactor beats PDF Solutions on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.