FormFactor (FORM) Competitors

FormFactor (NASDAQ:FORM) and MKS Instruments (NASDAQ:MKSI) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, earnings, community ranking, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk and institutional ownership.

Is FORM or MKSI more profitable?

FormFactor has a net margin of 9.12% compared to MKS Instruments' net margin of 5.30%. MKS Instruments' return on equity of 18.94% beat FormFactor's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
FormFactor	9.12%	5.93%	4.89%
MKS Instruments	5.30%	18.94%	5.02%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of FORM or MKSI?

98.8% of FormFactor shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.8% of MKS Instruments shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of FormFactor shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of MKS Instruments shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in FORM or MKSI?

MKS Instruments received 83 more outperform votes than FormFactor when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.76% of users gave MKS Instruments an outperform vote while only 68.06% of users gave FormFactor an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
FormFactor	Outperform Votes 471 68.06%	Underperform Votes 221 31.94%
MKS Instruments	Outperform Votes 554 71.76%	Underperform Votes 218 28.24%

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, FORM or MKSI?

MKS Instruments has higher revenue and earnings than FormFactor. MKS Instruments 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	$766.23M	3.21	$69.61M	$0.69	46.25
MKS Instruments	$3.65B	1.65	$190M	$3.35	26.73

Which has more risk & volatility, FORM or MKSI?

FormFactor has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MKS Instruments has a beta of 1.8, meaning that its stock price is 80% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to FORM or MKSI?

In the previous week, MKS Instruments had 21 more articles in the media than FormFactor. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for MKS Instruments and 7 mentions for FormFactor. FormFactor's average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat MKS Instruments' score of 1.19 indicating that FormFactor is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
FormFactor	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
MKS Instruments	18 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer FORM or MKSI?

FormFactor currently has a consensus price target of $42.71, indicating a potential upside of 33.86%. MKS Instruments has a consensus price target of $134.33, indicating a potential upside of 49.99%. Given MKS Instruments' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe MKS Instruments is more favorable than FormFactor.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
FormFactor	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.29
MKS Instruments	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.92

Summary

MKS Instruments beats FormFactor on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.