Ultra Clean (UCTT) Competitors

Ultra Clean (NASDAQ:UCTT) and FormFactor (NASDAQ:FORM) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, risk and dividends.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, UCTT or FORM?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ultra Clean	$2.10B	0.52	$23.70M	$0.62	38.97
FormFactor	$763.60M	3.65	$69.61M	$0.69	52.43

Does the media prefer UCTT or FORM?

In the previous week, Ultra Clean and Ultra Clean both had 2 articles in the media. Ultra Clean's average media sentiment score of 0.69 beat FormFactor's score of 0.67 indicating that Ultra Clean is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ultra Clean	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
FormFactor	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, UCTT or FORM?

Ultra Clean has a beta of 2.07, indicating that its stock price is 107% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FormFactor has a beta of 1.15, indicating that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is UCTT or FORM more profitable?

FormFactor has a net margin of 7.08% compared to Ultra Clean's net margin of 1.31%. FormFactor's return on equity of 6.47% beat Ultra Clean's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ultra Clean	1.31%	5.50%	2.65%
FormFactor	7.08%	6.47%	5.35%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in UCTT or FORM?

96.1% of Ultra Clean shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.8% of FormFactor shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% 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 will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend UCTT or FORM?

Ultra Clean presently has a consensus price target of $37.00, suggesting a potential upside of 53.12%. FormFactor has a consensus price target of $42.71, suggesting a potential upside of 18.08%. Given Ultra Clean's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Ultra Clean is more favorable than FormFactor.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ultra Clean	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
FormFactor	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.29

Summary

FormFactor beats Ultra Clean on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.