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FORM vs. ACLS, AMAT, COHU, KLAC, KLIC, LRCX, MKSI, 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), Kulicke and Soffa Industries (KLIC), Lam Research (LRCX), MKS (MKSI), 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 better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, risk and media sentiment.

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Axcelis Technologies$1.02B2.56$200.99M$4.8916.95
FormFactor$763.60M4.25$69.61M$0.5675.09

In the previous week, Axcelis Technologies had 1 more articles in the media than FormFactor. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Axcelis Technologies and 8 mentions for FormFactor. Axcelis Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.53 beat FormFactor's score of 0.23 indicating that Axcelis Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Axcelis Technologies
3 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
FormFactor
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Axcelis Technologies presently has a consensus price target of $97.00, indicating a potential upside of 17.04%. FormFactor has a consensus price target of $41.00, indicating a potential downside of 2.50%. Given Axcelis Technologies' higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Axcelis Technologies is more favorable than FormFactor.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Axcelis Technologies
1 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.22
FormFactor
0 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.25

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

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
Axcelis Technologies17.69% 16.26% 12.27%
FormFactor 5.75%5.57%4.63%

Axcelis Technologies has a beta of 1.75, indicating that its stock price is 75% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FormFactor has a beta of 1.28, indicating that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Axcelis Technologies beats FormFactor on 11 of the 16 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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FORM vs. The Competition

MetricFormFactorELEC COMP IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$3.23B$47.52B$32.77B$10.49B
Dividend YieldN/A2.04%3.21%4.80%
P/E Ratio75.09721.14481.5927.13
Price / Sales4.2556.771,665.41179.78
Price / Cash36.68108.4437.7261.22
Price / Book3.446.527.416.52
Net Income$69.61M$551.26M$820.48M$276.93M
7 Day Performance10.25%6.61%0.64%1.93%
1 Month Performance16.68%9.09%1.08%2.19%
1 Year Performance-4.24%65.24%23,946.36%34.99%

FormFactor Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
FORM
FormFactor
2.7486 of 5 stars
$42.05
+0.4%
$41.00
-2.5%
-4.8%$3.23B$763.60M75.092,115
ACLS
Axcelis Technologies
4.454 of 5 stars
$83.66
-4.6%
$98.75
+18.0%
-11.6%$2.63B$1.02B17.111,563
AMAT
Applied Materials
4.3902 of 5 stars
$211.56
-5.5%
$195.12
-7.8%
+22.8%$168.54B$28.61B25.2235,700Analyst Forecast
Gap Up
COHU
Cohu
1.7882 of 5 stars
$18.74
-7.2%
$27.17
+45.0%
-13.7%$874.82M$393.94M-10.023,024Short Interest ↑
KLAC
KLA
4.6537 of 5 stars
$1,084.74
-4.8%
$950.00
-12.4%
+65.1%$142.84B$12.16B35.6915,200
KLIC
Kulicke and Soffa Industries
3.6579 of 5 stars
$40.05
-3.7%
$44.33
+10.7%
-14.0%$2.09B$706.23M500.632,746
LRCX
Lam Research
4.5043 of 5 stars
$140.35
-5.9%
$119.20
-15.1%
+93.5%$176.99B$18.44B33.7419,000Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade
Gap Up
MKSI
MKS
4.512 of 5 stars
$128.84
-7.6%
$119.80
-7.0%
+33.1%$8.65B$3.59B32.7010,200Analyst Forecast
Gap Up
TER
Teradyne
4.522 of 5 stars
$140.14
-5.2%
$119.94
-14.4%
+8.6%$22.29B$2.83B48.496,500Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade
VECO
Veeco Instruments
2.4809 of 5 stars
$29.60
-4.1%
$27.71
-6.4%
-4.5%$1.78B$700.33M29.021,231
ONTO
Onto Innovation
4.1983 of 5 stars
$135.49
-6.8%
$146.43
+8.1%
-35.9%$6.64B$987.32M33.541,551Positive News
Analyst Forecast

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This page (NASDAQ:FORM) was last updated on 10/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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