NASDAQ:FORM - FormFactor Stock Price, News, & Analysis

FormFactor trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "FORM."

FormFactor announced that its board has authorized a stock repurchase plan on Monday, April 10th 2017, which allows the company to repurchase $25,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization allows the company to purchase up to 2.9% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are typically a sign that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

FormFactor, Inc. (NASDAQ:FORM) released its earnings results on Wednesday, August, 1st. The semiconductor company reported $0.27 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.24 by $0.03. The semiconductor company earned $135.51 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $134.87 million. FormFactor had a net margin of 5.55% and a return on equity of 12.77%. The business's revenue was down 5.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.40 earnings per share. View FormFactor's Earnings History.

FormFactor is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, October, 30th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for FormFactor.

FormFactor issued an update on its third quarter earnings guidance on Wednesday, August, 1st. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $0.20 to $0.26 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $0.30. The company issued revenue guidance of $130 million to $138 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $141.69 million.

5 brokerages have issued 1-year price targets for FormFactor's shares. Their predictions range from $13.50 to $21.00. On average, they anticipate FormFactor's stock price to reach $17.90 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 35.1% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for FormFactor.

5 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for FormFactor in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 4 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for FormFactor.

FormFactor saw a increase in short interest in July. As of July 13th, there was short interest totalling 3,919,302 shares, an increase of 29.3% from the June 29th total of 3,030,218 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 767,423 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 5.1 days. Currently, 5.4% of the shares of the company are sold short. View FormFactor's Current Options Chain.

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News stories about FORM stock have been trending somewhat positive on Sunday, according to Accern Sentiment. The research group identifies negative and positive media coverage by analyzing more than twenty million news and blog sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. FormFactor earned a news and rumor sentiment score of 0.23 on Accern's scale. They also assigned news headlines about the semiconductor company an impact score of 48.16 out of 100, meaning that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near term. View Recent Headlines for FormFactor.

FormFactor's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (13.95%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (7.14%), Earnest Partners LLC (3.92%), Victory Capital Management Inc. (2.58%), Peregrine Capital Management LLC (2.43%) and Pinnacle Associates Ltd. (1.98%). Company insiders that own FormFactor stock include Dennis Thomas St, Edward Rogas Jr, Kelley Steven-Waiss, Michael M Ludwig, Michael W Zellner, Raymond A Link and Richard Delateur. View Institutional Ownership Trends for FormFactor.

FORM stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Peregrine Capital Management LLC, Renaissance Technologies LLC, Investment Counselors of Maryland LLC, Crosslink Capital Inc., Boston Advisors LLC, Pinnacle Associates Ltd., Fisher Asset Management LLC and Schwab Charles Investment Management Inc.. Company insiders that have sold FormFactor company stock in the last year include Dennis Thomas St, Kelley Steven-Waiss, Michael M Ludwig, Michael W Zellner, Raymond A Link and Richard Delateur. View Insider Buying and Selling for FormFactor.

FORM stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Earnest Partners LLC, BlackRock Inc., United Services Automobile Association, Royce & Associates LP, Tygh Capital Management Inc., Victory Capital Management Inc., 22NW LP and Dimensional Fund Advisors LP. View Insider Buying and Selling for FormFactor.

Shares of FORM can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of FORM stock can currently be purchased for approximately $13.25.

FormFactor has a market capitalization of $1.04 billion and generates $548.44 million in revenue each year. The semiconductor company earns $40.91 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.00 on an earnings per share basis. FormFactor employs 1,685 workers across the globe.

FormFactor's mailing address is 7005 SOUTHFRONT ROAD, LIVERMORE CA, 94551. The semiconductor company can be reached via phone at 925-290-4000 or via email at [email protected]