PDF Solutions (PDFS) Competitors

FormFactor (NASDAQ:FORM) and PDF Solutions (NASDAQ:PDFS) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, community ranking and media sentiment.

Is FORM or PDFS more profitable?

FormFactor has a net margin of 9.12% compared to PDF Solutions' net margin of 2.26%. FormFactor's return on equity of 5.93% beat PDF Solutions' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
FormFactor	9.12%	5.93%	4.89%
PDF Solutions	2.26%	3.94%	3.08%

Does the media refer more to FORM or PDFS?

In the previous week, PDF Solutions had 5 more articles in the media than FormFactor. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for PDF Solutions and 7 mentions for FormFactor. FormFactor's average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat PDF Solutions' score of 1.23 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
PDF Solutions	6 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better valuation & earnings, FORM or PDFS?

FormFactor has higher revenue and earnings than PDF Solutions. FormFactor is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than PDF Solutions, 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
PDF Solutions	$185.93M	4.09	$4.06M	$0.03	647.00

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

98.8% of FormFactor shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.5% of PDF Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of FormFactor shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.1% of PDF Solutions shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate FORM or PDFS?

FormFactor currently has a consensus price target of $42.71, indicating a potential upside of 33.86%. PDF Solutions has a consensus price target of $33.33, indicating a potential upside of 71.73%. Given PDF Solutions' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe PDF Solutions 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
PDF Solutions	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more volatility & risk, FORM or PDFS?

FormFactor has a beta of 1.14, indicating that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PDF Solutions has a beta of 1.47, indicating that its share price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer FORM or PDFS?

FormFactor received 187 more outperform votes than PDF Solutions when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.06% of users gave FormFactor an outperform vote while only 62.97% of users gave PDF Solutions an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
FormFactor	Outperform Votes 471 68.06%	Underperform Votes 221 31.94%
PDF Solutions	Outperform Votes 284 62.97%	Underperform Votes 167 37.03%

Summary

FormFactor beats PDF Solutions on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.