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FARO Technologies (FARO) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$42.05 -0.06 (-0.14%)
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About FARO Technologies Stock (NASDAQ:FARO)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$42.04
$42.23
50-Day Range
$23.15
$42.37
52-Week Range
$13.52
$42.64
Volume
728,690 shs
Average Volume
281,645 shs
Market Capitalization
$808.45 million
P/E Ratio
N/A
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$35.50
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

FARO Technologies, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, markets, and supports software driven three-dimensional measurement, imaging, and realization solutions worldwide. The company offers FaroArm, a combination of a portable articulated measurement arm, a computer, and CAM2 software programs; FARO Laser Tracker, a combination of a portable large-volume laser measurement tool, a computer, and CAM2 software programs; FARO Laser Projector, which provides a virtual template that operators and assemblers can use to position components; FARO Laser Scanning Portfolio to measure and collect a cloud of data points for 3D rendering of an object or area; and FARO Mobile Laser Portfolio provides 3D scanning while attached to other mobile devices, such as drones for metrology, reverse engineering, factory automation, building information modeling, public safety, and other applications. It also provides FARO Software, a software solution that integrate with FARO hardware products to merge data and provide collaborative workflows and applications. It sells its products to automotive, aerospace, and metal and machine fabrication industries. FARO Technologies, Inc. was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Lake Mary, Florida.

FARO Technologies Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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48th Percentile Overall Score

FARO MarketRank™: 

FARO Technologies scored higher than 48% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 424th out of 657 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    FARO Technologies has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    FARO Technologies has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about FARO Technologies' stock forecast and price target.
  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of FARO Technologies is -120.14, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of FARO Technologies is -120.14, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    FARO Technologies has a P/B Ratio of 2.97. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    5.77% of the outstanding shares of FARO Technologies have been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    FARO Technologies has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in FARO Technologies has recently decreased by 8.26%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    FARO Technologies does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

    FARO Technologies does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    5.77% of the outstanding shares of FARO Technologies have been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    FARO Technologies has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in FARO Technologies has recently decreased by 8.26%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    FARO Technologies has a news sentiment score of 1.04. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.78 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for FARO Technologies this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 8 people have searched for FARO on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -58% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    2 people have added FARO Technologies to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, FARO Technologies insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $178,642.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 2.40% of the stock of FARO Technologies is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    97.19% of the stock of FARO Technologies is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about FARO Technologies' insider trading history.
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FARO Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

FARO Technologies' stock was trading at $25.36 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, FARO shares have increased by 65.8% and is now trading at $42.05.
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FARO Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:FARO) announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February, 24th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $0.50 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.40 by $0.10. The scientific and technical instruments company had revenue of $93.54 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $91.40 million. FARO Technologies had a negative net margin of 1.87% and a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 2.49%.
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FARO Technologies subsidiaries include these companies: SiteScape, GeoSLAM, HoloBuilder, ATS, Dustin Forensics, Opto-Tech Srl, Open Technologies SRL, and others.

FARO Technologies' top institutional investors include Vanguard Group Inc. (8.66%), T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. (7.50%), Royce & Associates LP (5.48%) and Needham Investment Management LLC (5.30%). Insiders that own company stock include Peter James Lau, Yuval Wasserman, Matthew Horwath and Jeffrey D Sexton.
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Shares of FARO stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that FARO Technologies investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Tesla (TSLA), Globant (GLOB), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Meta Platforms (META), Intel (INTC) and Enovix (ENVX).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
2/24/2025
Today
5/21/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry
Measuring & controlling devices, not elsewhere classified
Sub-Industry
Electronic Equipment & Instruments
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:FARO
Employees
1,490
Year Founded
1981

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$35.50
High Stock Price Target
$38.00
Low Stock Price Target
$33.00
Potential Upside/Downside
-15.7%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.00
Research Coverage
2 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
N/A
Forward P/E Ratio
N/A
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$-56,580,000.00
Pretax Margin
-1.42%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$341.05 million
Price / Cash Flow
N/A
Book Value
$14.17 per share
Price / Book
2.97

Miscellaneous

Free Float
18,520,000
Market Cap
$810.01 million
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.49

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This page (NASDAQ:FARO) was last updated on 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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