PDFS vs. FORM, ACLS, PLAB, VECO, UCTT, COHU, XPER, AXTI, RBCN, and AMAT
Should you be buying PDF Solutions stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of PDF Solutions include FormFactor (FORM), Axcelis Technologies (ACLS), Photronics (PLAB), Veeco Instruments (VECO), Ultra Clean (UCTT), Cohu (COHU), Xperi (XPER), AXT (AXTI), Rubicon Technology (RBCN), and Applied Materials (AMAT). These companies are all part of the "semiconductor equipment" industry.
PDF Solutions vs.
PDF Solutions (NASDAQ:PDFS) and FormFactor (NASDAQ:FORM) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking and media sentiment.
In the previous week, FormFactor had 4 more articles in the media than PDF Solutions. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for FormFactor and 13 mentions for PDF Solutions. FormFactor's average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat PDF Solutions' score of 0.69 indicating that FormFactor is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
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.
PDF Solutions has a beta of 1.62, meaning that its stock price is 62% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FormFactor has a beta of 1.15, meaning that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500.
PDF Solutions presently has a consensus target price of $35.33, indicating a potential upside of 106.87%. FormFactor has a consensus target price of $48.50, indicating a potential upside of 93.04%. Given PDF Solutions' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe PDF Solutions is more favorable than FormFactor.
FormFactor received 189 more outperform votes than PDF Solutions when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.31% of users gave FormFactor an outperform vote while only 62.86% of users gave PDF Solutions an outperform vote.
79.5% of PDF Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.8% of FormFactor shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.1% of PDF Solutions shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of FormFactor shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
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.
Summary
FormFactor beats PDF Solutions on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:PDFS) was last updated on 4/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
