FormFactor (FORM) Competitors

FormFactor (NASDAQ:FORM) and Axcelis Technologies (NASDAQ:ACLS) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, risk and media sentiment.

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of FORM or ACLS?

98.8% of FormFactor shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.0% of Axcelis Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of FormFactor shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Axcelis Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate FORM or ACLS?

FormFactor currently has a consensus target price of $38.29, suggesting a potential upside of 31.30%. Axcelis Technologies has a consensus target price of $90.00, suggesting a potential upside of 10.71%. Given FormFactor's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe FormFactor is more favorable than Axcelis Technologies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
FormFactor	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.14
Axcelis Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Which has more volatility and risk, FORM or ACLS?

FormFactor has a beta of 1.16, suggesting that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Axcelis Technologies has a beta of 1.58, suggesting that its share price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, FORM or ACLS?

Axcelis Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than FormFactor. Axcelis Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FormFactor, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
FormFactor	$763.60M	2.94	$69.61M	$0.56	52.07
Axcelis Technologies	$1.02B	2.51	$200.99M	$4.89	16.62

Does the media prefer FORM or ACLS?

In the previous week, FormFactor had 4 more articles in the media than Axcelis Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for FormFactor and 10 mentions for Axcelis Technologies. Axcelis Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat FormFactor's score of 1.11 indicating that Axcelis Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
FormFactor	7 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Axcelis Technologies	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is FORM or ACLS more profitable?

Axcelis Technologies has a net margin of 17.69% compared to FormFactor's net margin of 5.75%. Axcelis Technologies' return on equity of 16.26% beat FormFactor's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
FormFactor	5.75%	5.57%	4.63%
Axcelis Technologies	17.69%	16.26%	12.27%

Summary

Axcelis Technologies beats FormFactor on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.