FORM vs. UCTT, PLAB, DQ, AMKR, IPGP, SLAB, POWI, TSEM, CRUS, and SYNA
Should you be buying FormFactor stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of FormFactor include Ultra Clean (UCTT), Photronics (PLAB), Daqo New Energy (DQ), Amkor Technology (AMKR), IPG Photonics (IPGP), Silicon Laboratories (SLAB), Power Integrations (POWI), Tower Semiconductor (TSEM), Cirrus Logic (CRUS), and Synaptics (SYNA). These companies are all part of the "semiconductors & related devices" industry.
FormFactor (NASDAQ:FORM) and Ultra Clean (NASDAQ:UCTT) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, profitability and community ranking.
FormFactor has a beta of 1.15, indicating that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ultra Clean has a beta of 2.02, indicating that its share price is 102% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Ultra Clean received 25 more outperform votes than FormFactor when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.90% of users gave FormFactor an outperform vote while only 67.59% of users gave Ultra Clean an outperform vote.
In the previous week, FormFactor had 7 more articles in the media than Ultra Clean. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for FormFactor and 15 mentions for Ultra Clean. FormFactor's average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat Ultra Clean's score of 0.55 indicating that FormFactor is being referred to more favorably in the media.
FormFactor currently has a consensus target price of $47.30, indicating a potential downside of 14.56%. Ultra Clean has a consensus target price of $57.00, indicating a potential upside of 29.84%. Given Ultra Clean's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Ultra Clean is more favorable than FormFactor.
98.8% of FormFactor shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.1% of Ultra Clean shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of FormFactor shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Ultra Clean shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
FormFactor has a net margin of 15.48% compared to Ultra Clean's net margin of -2.09%. FormFactor's return on equity of 2.29% beat Ultra Clean's return on equity.
FormFactor has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Ultra Clean. Ultra Clean is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FormFactor, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
FormFactor beats Ultra Clean on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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