FormFactor Inc. (NASDAQ: FORM) is 30.14% higher on its value in year-to-date trading and has touched a low of $18.15 and a high of $44.40 in the current 52-week trading range. The question becomes, what are the chances the stock will continue to grow shareholders’ wealth in the market. Here’s what analysts think will happen to its price in the coming time. The FORM stock was last observed hovering at around $29.37 in the last trading session, with the day’s loss setting it -0.44% off its average median price target of $36.00 for the next 12 months. It is also 27.68% off the consensus price target high of $40.00 offered by 9 analysts, but current levels are 3.57% higher than the price target low of $30.00 for the same period.
Currently trading at $28.93, the stock is -4.06% and 2.48% above its SMA20 and SMA50 respectively. However, with a daily trading volume of 0.6 million and changing -1.50% at the moment leaves the stock -1.36% off its SMA200. FORM registered -22.52% loss for a year compared to 6-month gain of 5.28%.
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The stock witnessed a -9.31% loss in the last 1 month and extending the period to 3 months gives it a 20.04%, and is -1.26% down over the last 5 days. If we measure the stock’s price variations over the week and the month, we find that the volatility rates stand at 3.67% over the week and 3.36% over the month.
FormFactor Inc. (FORM) has around 2105 employees, a market worth around $2.27B and $747.90M in sales. Current P/E ratio is 45.56 and Fwd P/E is 20.09. Profit margin for the company is 6.80%. Distance from 52-week low is 59.39% and -34.84% from its 52-week high. The company has generated returns on investments over the last 12 months (5.80%).
FormFactor Inc. (FORM) Analyst Forecasts
Analyst recommendations provided by FactSet shows that the consensus forecast for FormFactor Inc. (FORM) is a “Overweight”. 9 analysts offering their recommendations for the stock have an average rating of 2.20, where 3 rate it as a Hold and 1 think it is a “Overweight”. 5 of the analysts rate the stock as a “Buy”. 0 analysts have rated the stock as a Sell or Underperform.
FormFactor Inc. is expected to release its quarterly report on 04/26/2023.The EPS is expected to shrink by -38.80% this year
FormFactor Inc. (FORM) Top Institutional Holders
The shares outstanding are 76.92M, and float is at 76.31M with Short Float at 4.07%.
FormFactor Inc. (FORM) Insider Activity
A total of 1 insider transactions have happened at FormFactor Inc. (FORM) in the last six months, with sales accounting for 1 and purchases happening 0 times. The most recent transaction is an insider sale by Shahar Shai, the company’s CFO, SVP Global Finance. SEC filings show that Shahar Shai sold 4,759 shares of the company’s common stock on Mar 06 at a price of $29.68 per share for a total of $0.14 million. Following the sale, the insider now owns 72900.0 shares.
FormFactor Inc. disclosed in a document filed with the SEC on Feb 16 that St Dennis Thomas (Director) sold a total of 13,000 shares of the company’s common stock. The trade occurred on Feb 16 and was made at $32.31 per share for $0.42 million. Following the transaction, the insider now directly holds 30890.0 shares of the FORM stock.
Still, SEC filings show that on Feb 13, SLESSOR MIKE (CEO) disposed off 10,000 shares at an average price of $31.97 for $0.32 million. The insider now directly holds 477,438 shares of FormFactor Inc. (FORM).
FormFactor Inc. (FORM): Who are the competitors?
The company’s main competitors (and peers) include Aehr Test Systems (AEHR) that is trading 231.35% up over the past 12 months and Micron Technology Inc. (MU) that is -22.00% lower over the same period. Applied Materials Inc. (AMAT) is -1.37% down on the 1-year trading charts.
