Equities Analysts Issue Forecasts for FormFactor Q1 Earnings

FormFactor, Inc. (NASDAQ:FORM) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of FormFactor in a report issued on Wednesday, February 26th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the semiconductor company will post earnings of $0.10 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.22. The consensus estimate for FormFactor’s current full-year earnings is $0.90 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for FormFactor’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.18 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.25 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.26 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.79 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.14 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.18 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.38 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.42 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.11 EPS.

FORM has been the subject of a number of other research reports. B. Riley downgraded shares of FormFactor from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and reduced their price objective for the company from $64.00 to $34.00 in a research report on Thursday, February 6th. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of FormFactor in a research report on Thursday, February 6th. Citigroup upgraded shares of FormFactor from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $44.00 to $51.00 in a research report on Monday, January 6th. Stifel Nicolaus lowered their target price on shares of FormFactor from $48.00 to $42.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, February 6th. Finally, Evercore ISI lowered their price target on FormFactor from $50.00 to $43.00 and set an “in-line” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, February 6th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $48.50.

FormFactor Stock Performance

Shares of FORM opened at $31.46 on Monday. FormFactor has a 1 year low of $31.35 and a 1 year high of $63.63. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.44 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.35 and a beta of 1.07. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01, a quick ratio of 3.83 and a current ratio of 4.61. The company’s fifty day moving average is $40.49 and its two-hundred day moving average is $42.67.

FormFactor (NASDAQ:FORM) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The semiconductor company reported $0.15 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.29 by ($0.14). FormFactor had a return on equity of 5.93% and a net margin of 9.12%.

Insider Activity at FormFactor

In other news, CEO Mike Slessor sold 4,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, February 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $38.98, for a total transaction of $155,920.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 518,531 shares in the company, valued at $20,212,338.38. This trade represents a 0.77 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Insiders own 0.96% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of FormFactor

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in FORM. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio purchased a new stake in FormFactor in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Advisors Asset Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of FormFactor by 99.4% during the 3rd quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 620 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $29,000 after buying an additional 309 shares during the last quarter. Quarry LP raised its position in shares of FormFactor by 131.7% in the 3rd quarter. Quarry LP now owns 920 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $42,000 after buying an additional 523 shares during the period. Pinpoint Asset Management Ltd acquired a new position in FormFactor in the fourth quarter valued at $43,000. Finally, Manchester Capital Management LLC grew its position in FormFactor by 63.8% during the fourth quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC now owns 1,130 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $50,000 after acquiring an additional 440 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 98.76% of the company’s stock.

About FormFactor

FormFactor, Inc designs, manufactures, and sells probe cards, analytical probes, probe stations, metrology systems, thermal systems, and cryogenic systems to semiconductor companies and scientific institutions in the United States, Taiwan, South Korea, China, Europe, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, and internationally.