Royce & Associates LP Trims Stock Position in FormFactor, Inc. $FORM

Royce & Associates LP cut its holdings in shares of FormFactor, Inc. (NASDAQ:FORM) by 21.2% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,157,891 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 310,842 shares during the quarter. FormFactor comprises approximately 0.7% of Royce & Associates LP’s portfolio, making the stock its 15th biggest holding. Royce & Associates LP’s holdings in FormFactor were worth $64,587,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in FORM. Jones Financial Companies Lllp lifted its position in FormFactor by 84.4% during the third quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 990 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $35,000 after buying an additional 453 shares during the period. Hantz Financial Services Inc. lifted its position in FormFactor by 547.8% during the third quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 1,043 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $38,000 after buying an additional 882 shares during the period. Torren Management LLC purchased a new position in FormFactor during the fourth quarter worth about $41,000. Clearstead Advisors LLC lifted its position in FormFactor by 58.9% during the fourth quarter. Clearstead Advisors LLC now owns 1,050 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $59,000 after buying an additional 389 shares during the period. Finally, State of Wyoming lifted its position in FormFactor by 18.4% during the third quarter. State of Wyoming now owns 1,680 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $61,000 after buying an additional 261 shares during the period. 98.76% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

FormFactor Stock Performance

FormFactor stock opened at $128.99 on Tuesday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $121.43 and its 200-day moving average is $88.31. The company has a market cap of $10.06 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 148.27 and a beta of 1.32. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01, a current ratio of 4.55 and a quick ratio of 3.69. FormFactor, Inc. has a 12 month low of $26.08 and a 12 month high of $159.09.

FormFactor (NASDAQ:FORM) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 29th. The semiconductor company reported $0.56 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.45 by $0.11. The company had revenue of $226.14 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $225.54 million. FormFactor had a return on equity of 9.31% and a net margin of 8.14%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 31.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.23 EPS. FormFactor has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.570-0.650 EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that FormFactor, Inc. will post 2.03 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Dennis Thomas St sold 1,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $115.84, for a total value of $115,840.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 31,873 shares in the company, valued at $3,692,168.32. This trade represents a 3.04% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Brian C. White sold 3,250 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $126.00, for a total value of $409,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 8,653 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,090,278. This trade represents a 27.30% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 42,499 shares of company stock worth $4,932,166. Corporate insiders own 0.79% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms recently weighed in on FORM. Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $175.00 target price on shares of FormFactor in a research report on Monday, April 27th. Wall Street Zen upgraded FormFactor from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, February 28th. Freedom Capital upgraded FormFactor to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 27th. Weiss Ratings upgraded FormFactor from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus set a $135.00 price objective on FormFactor in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and seven have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $132.45.

FormFactor Profile

FormFactor, Inc (NASDAQ:FORM) is a leading provider of advanced test and measurement solutions for the semiconductor industry. The company specializes in the design, development and manufacture of high-performance wafer-level and package-level test interfaces used in wafer sort, characterization, reliability and failure analysis applications. By leveraging precision microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) and photolithographic processes, FormFactor delivers probe cards, analytical probes and test sockets that enable device makers to validate next-generation integrated circuits across logic, memory, RF, analog and power applications.

FormFactor’s product portfolio includes custom probe cards for wafer probers, TEM-based analytical probes for material and device characterization, and socket solutions for burn-in and final test of packaged devices.