FORM vs. ACLS, AMAT, COHU, KLAC, LRCX, MKSI, NXPI, TER, VECO, and ONTO
Should you be buying FormFactor stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of FormFactor include Axcelis Technologies (ACLS), Applied Materials (AMAT), Cohu (COHU), KLA (KLAC), Lam Research (LRCX), MKS (MKSI), NXP Semiconductors (NXPI), Teradyne (TER), Veeco Instruments (VECO), and Onto Innovation (ONTO). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
FormFactor vs. Its Competitors
Axcelis Technologies (NASDAQ:ACLS) and FormFactor (NASDAQ:FORM) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation and dividends.
Axcelis Technologies currently has a consensus target price of $90.00, suggesting a potential upside of 5.20%. FormFactor has a consensus target price of $38.29, suggesting a potential upside of 27.03%. Given FormFactor's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe FormFactor is more favorable than Axcelis Technologies.
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.
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.
90.0% of Axcelis Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.8% of FormFactor shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Axcelis Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of FormFactor shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
In the previous week, FormFactor had 1 more articles in the media than Axcelis Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for FormFactor and 9 mentions for Axcelis Technologies. FormFactor's average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat Axcelis Technologies' score of 1.25 indicating that FormFactor is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Axcelis Technologies has a beta of 1.73, indicating that its stock price is 73% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FormFactor has a beta of 1.24, indicating that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Axcelis Technologies beats FormFactor on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:FORM) was last updated on 9/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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