FORM vs. POWI, ACIA, TSEM, SYNA, DIOD, ONTO, MKSI, AMKR, AEIS, and ACLS
Should you be buying FormFactor stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of FormFactor include Power Integrations (POWI), Acacia Communications (ACIA), Tower Semiconductor (TSEM), Synaptics (SYNA), Diodes (DIOD), Onto Innovation (ONTO), MKS Instruments (MKSI), Amkor Technology (AMKR), Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS), and Axcelis Technologies (ACLS). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
FormFactor (NASDAQ:FORM) and Power Integrations (NASDAQ:POWI) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, community ranking, risk, media sentiment and profitability.
FormFactor has a net margin of 15.48% compared to Power Integrations' net margin of 12.28%. Power Integrations' return on equity of 6.13% beat FormFactor's return on equity.
In the previous week, Power Integrations had 5 more articles in the media than FormFactor. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Power Integrations and 12 mentions for FormFactor. Power Integrations' average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat FormFactor's score of 0.74 indicating that Power Integrations is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
FormFactor received 47 more outperform votes than Power Integrations when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.95% of users gave FormFactor an outperform vote while only 63.09% of users gave Power Integrations an outperform vote.
98.8% of FormFactor shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of FormFactor shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Power Integrations shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
FormFactor has a beta of 1.15, meaning that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Power Integrations has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.
FormFactor presently has a consensus target price of $48.40, suggesting a potential downside of 16.16%. Power Integrations has a consensus target price of $87.40, suggesting a potential upside of 14.65%. Given Power Integrations' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Power Integrations is more favorable than FormFactor.
FormFactor has higher revenue and earnings than Power Integrations. FormFactor is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Power Integrations, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Power Integrations beats FormFactor on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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