FORM vs. MKSI, AMKR, AEIS, ONTO, ACLS, VECO, PLAB, UCTT, COHU, and PDFS
Should you be buying FormFactor stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of FormFactor include MKS (MKSI), Amkor Technology (AMKR), Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS), Onto Innovation (ONTO), Axcelis Technologies (ACLS), Veeco Instruments (VECO), Photronics (PLAB), Ultra Clean (UCTT), Cohu (COHU), and PDF Solutions (PDFS). These companies are all part of the "semiconductor equipment" industry.
FormFactor vs. Its Competitors
FormFactor (NASDAQ:FORM) and MKS (NASDAQ:MKSI) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.
FormFactor presently has a consensus price target of $42.71, suggesting a potential upside of 18.08%. MKS has a consensus price target of $130.82, suggesting a potential upside of 24.86%. Given MKS's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe MKS is more favorable than FormFactor.
FormFactor has a beta of 1.15, suggesting that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MKS has a beta of 1.88, suggesting that its share price is 88% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, MKS had 2 more articles in the media than FormFactor. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for MKS and 2 mentions for FormFactor. MKS's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat FormFactor's score of 0.67 indicating that MKS is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
MKS has higher revenue and earnings than FormFactor. MKS is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FormFactor, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
98.8% of FormFactor shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.8% of MKS shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of FormFactor shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of MKS shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
FormFactor has a net margin of 7.08% compared to MKS's net margin of 6.21%. MKS's return on equity of 20.67% beat FormFactor's return on equity.
Summary
MKS beats FormFactor on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NASDAQ:FORM) was last updated on 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
