Analysts Set Expectations for FormFactor FY2025 Earnings

FormFactor, Inc. (NASDAQ:FORM - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Zacks Research upped their FY2025 EPS estimates for FormFactor in a report issued on Wednesday, April 9th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the semiconductor company will post earnings per share of $0.80 for the year, up from their prior estimate of $0.79. The consensus estimate for FormFactor's current full-year earnings is $0.90 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for FormFactor's Q4 2025 earnings at $0.27 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.13 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.47 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $1.16 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.08 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $1.21 EPS.

FormFactor (NASDAQ:FORM - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 5th. The semiconductor company reported $0.15 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.29 by ($0.14). FormFactor had a net margin of 9.12% and a return on equity of 5.93%.

A number of other equities research analysts also recently issued reports on FORM. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a "hold" rating on shares of FormFactor in a research report on Thursday, February 6th. Citigroup upgraded FormFactor from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and upped their price objective for the stock from $44.00 to $51.00 in a report on Monday, January 6th. Evercore ISI cut their target price on FormFactor from $50.00 to $43.00 and set an "in-line" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, February 6th. Stifel Nicolaus lowered their price target on FormFactor from $48.00 to $42.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, February 6th. Finally, B. Riley downgraded FormFactor from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and cut their price objective for the stock from $64.00 to $34.00 in a report on Thursday, February 6th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $48.50.

FormFactor Trading Down 3.1 %

Shares of NASDAQ FORM traded down $0.81 on Monday, reaching $25.12. 1,579,882 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 759,505. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.95 billion, a PE ratio of 28.23 and a beta of 1.15. FormFactor has a fifty-two week low of $22.58 and a fifty-two week high of $63.63. The company has a current ratio of 4.61, a quick ratio of 3.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01. The company has a 50 day moving average of $30.91 and a 200 day moving average of $38.54.

Insider Transactions at FormFactor

In related news, CEO Mike Slessor sold 4,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred 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 transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 518,531 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $20,212,338.38. The trade was a 0.77 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Company insiders own 0.96% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of FormFactor

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of FormFactor by 4.8% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 10,581,258 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $465,575,000 after purchasing an additional 484,176 shares during the period. Earnest Partners LLC boosted its position in FormFactor by 10.9% in the 4th quarter. Earnest Partners LLC now owns 6,037,082 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $265,632,000 after buying an additional 594,426 shares during the last quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. grew its stake in shares of FormFactor by 127.0% during the fourth quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 3,114,779 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $137,050,000 after acquiring an additional 1,742,493 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp increased its position in shares of FormFactor by 1.4% during the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 2,913,463 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $134,019,000 after acquiring an additional 39,784 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE lifted its stake in shares of FormFactor by 29.9% in the fourth quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 2,542,296 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $111,861,000 after acquiring an additional 585,117 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 98.76% of the company's stock.

FormFactor Company Profile

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.