UCTT vs. FORM, ACLS, PLAB, VECO, COHU, PDFS, XPER, AXTI, RBCN, and AMAT
Should you be buying Ultra Clean stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ultra Clean include FormFactor (FORM), Axcelis Technologies (ACLS), Photronics (PLAB), Veeco Instruments (VECO), Cohu (COHU), PDF Solutions (PDFS), Xperi (XPER), AXT (AXTI), Rubicon Technology (RBCN), and Applied Materials (AMAT). These companies are all part of the "semiconductor equipment" industry.
Ultra Clean vs.
Ultra Clean (NASDAQ:UCTT) and FormFactor (NASDAQ:FORM) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, community ranking, institutional ownership and profitability.
In the previous week, Ultra Clean had 16 more articles in the media than FormFactor. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Ultra Clean and 10 mentions for FormFactor. FormFactor's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Ultra Clean's score of 0.23 indicating that FormFactor is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Ultra Clean received 28 more outperform votes than FormFactor when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.06% of users gave FormFactor an outperform vote while only 67.98% of users gave Ultra Clean an outperform vote.
96.1% of Ultra Clean shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.8% of FormFactor shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of Ultra Clean shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of FormFactor shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
FormFactor has a net margin of 9.12% compared to Ultra Clean's net margin of 0.18%. FormFactor's return on equity of 5.93% beat Ultra Clean's return on equity.
Ultra Clean presently has a consensus target price of $37.00, suggesting a potential upside of 80.62%. FormFactor has a consensus target price of $42.71, suggesting a potential upside of 37.23%. Given Ultra Clean's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Ultra Clean is more favorable than FormFactor.
FormFactor has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Ultra Clean. Ultra Clean is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FormFactor, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Ultra Clean has a beta of 2.09, meaning that its stock price is 109% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FormFactor has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Ultra Clean and FormFactor tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:UCTT) was last updated on 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
