Q1 Earnings Estimate for FormFactor Issued By Zacks Research

FormFactor, Inc. (NASDAQ:FORM) – Analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of FormFactor in a research report issued on Wednesday, February 26th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the semiconductor company will post earnings per share of $0.10 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.22. The consensus estimate for FormFactor’s current full-year earnings is $0.90 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for FormFactor’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.18 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.25 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.26 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.79 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.14 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.18 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.38 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.42 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.11 EPS.

Several other analysts have also commented on the stock. B. Riley lowered shares of FormFactor from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and lowered their price objective for the stock from $64.00 to $34.00 in a report on Thursday, February 6th. Citigroup upgraded FormFactor from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their target price for the company from $44.00 to $51.00 in a research note on Monday, January 6th. Needham & Company LLC restated a “hold” rating on shares of FormFactor in a research report on Thursday, February 6th. Evercore ISI decreased their price objective on FormFactor from $50.00 to $43.00 and set an “in-line” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, February 6th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus dropped their target price on shares of FormFactor from $48.00 to $42.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, February 6th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $48.50.

FormFactor Trading Up 0.3 %

NASDAQ:FORM opened at $31.56 on Monday. FormFactor has a 12 month low of $30.97 and a 12 month high of $63.63. The company has a current ratio of 4.61, a quick ratio of 3.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $40.17 and a 200-day moving average price of $42.54. The stock has a market cap of $2.45 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.46 and a beta of 1.07.

FormFactor (NASDAQ:FORM) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The semiconductor company reported $0.15 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.29 by ($0.14). FormFactor had a net margin of 9.12% and a return on equity of 5.93%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On FormFactor

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of FORM. Alliancebernstein L.P. increased its stake in FormFactor by 127.0% during the 4th quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 3,114,779 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $137,050,000 after purchasing an additional 1,742,493 shares in the last quarter. Earnest Partners LLC grew its holdings in shares of FormFactor by 10.9% during the fourth quarter. Earnest Partners LLC now owns 6,037,082 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $265,632,000 after buying an additional 594,426 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE increased its position in shares of FormFactor by 29.9% during the fourth quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 2,542,296 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $111,861,000 after acquiring an additional 585,117 shares in the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. raised its holdings in FormFactor by 138.2% in the 4th quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 981,926 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $43,205,000 after acquiring an additional 569,677 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in FormFactor by 4.8% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 10,581,258 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $465,575,000 after acquiring an additional 484,176 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 98.76% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at FormFactor

In other news, CEO Mike Slessor sold 4,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, February 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $38.98, for a total transaction of $155,920.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 518,531 shares in the company, valued at $20,212,338.38. This trade represents a 0.77 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. 0.96% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

FormFactor Company Profile

FormFactor, Inc designs, manufactures, and sells probe cards, analytical probes, probe stations, metrology systems, thermal systems, and cryogenic systems to semiconductor companies and scientific institutions in the United States, Taiwan, South Korea, China, Europe, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, and internationally.