Hanseatic Management Services Inc. Invests $1.33 Million in FormFactor, Inc. $FORM

Hanseatic Management Services Inc. acquired a new stake in FormFactor, Inc. (NASDAQ:FORM) in the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund acquired 13,750 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,334,000.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in FORM. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in FormFactor during the 4th quarter worth approximately $25,000. UMB Bank n.a. increased its position in FormFactor by 128.9% in the 4th quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 499 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 281 shares during the period. Torren Management LLC bought a new position in shares of FormFactor during the fourth quarter valued at $41,000. Kestra Advisory Services LLC bought a new position in shares of FormFactor during the fourth quarter valued at $53,000. Finally, Clearstead Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 389 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 98.76% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

FORM has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Citigroup increased their price objective on FormFactor to $165.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Craig Hallum raised FormFactor from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $175.00 target price on the stock in a report on Tuesday, May 12th. Weiss Ratings lowered FormFactor from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Northland Securities set a $118.00 price target on FormFactor in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded FormFactor from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 26th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, FormFactor currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $132.45.

Insider Transactions at FormFactor

In related news, Director Rebeca Obregon-Jimenez sold 3,828 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $126.47, for a total transaction of $484,127.16. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 7,875 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $995,951.25. This trade represents a 32.71% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Brian C. White sold 3,250 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $126.00, for a total value of $409,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly 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. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 38,534 shares of company stock worth $4,864,118. Corporate insiders own 0.79% of the company’s stock.

FormFactor Trading Down 1.4%

FORM opened at $105.57 on Friday. FormFactor, Inc. has a twelve month low of $26.08 and a twelve month high of $160.27. The company has a quick ratio of 3.69, a current ratio of 4.55 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01. The company has a fifty day moving average of $129.12 and a 200-day moving average of $108.46. The stock has a market cap of $8.23 billion, a PE ratio of 121.35 and a beta of 1.22.

FormFactor (NASDAQ:FORM) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The semiconductor company reported $0.56 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.45 by $0.11. The business had revenue of $226.14 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $225.54 million. FormFactor had a net margin of 8.14% and a return on equity of 9.31%. FormFactor’s revenue for the quarter was up 31.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.23 earnings per share. FormFactor has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.570-0.650 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts predict that FormFactor, Inc. will post 2.03 EPS for the current year.

About FormFactor

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.