FormFactor (NASDAQ:FORM – Get Free Report) and Quantum-Si (NASDAQ:QSI – Get Free Report) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, earnings and analyst recommendations.
Profitability
This table compares FormFactor and Quantum-Si’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| FormFactor | 8.14% | 9.31% | 7.83% |
| Quantum-Si | -5,605.88% | -47.35% | -42.66% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for FormFactor and Quantum-Si, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| FormFactor | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2.55 |
| Quantum-Si | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.50 |
Risk and Volatility
FormFactor has a beta of 1.32, suggesting that its share price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Quantum-Si has a beta of 3.15, suggesting that its share price is 215% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
98.8% of FormFactor shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.9% of Quantum-Si shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of FormFactor shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 22.0% of Quantum-Si shares are held by company 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.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares FormFactor and Quantum-Si”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| FormFactor | $784.99 million | 12.93 | $54.36 million | $0.87 | 149.68 |
| Quantum-Si | $2.44 million | 107.10 | -$101.34 million | ($0.51) | -2.35 |
FormFactor has higher revenue and earnings than Quantum-Si. Quantum-Si is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FormFactor, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
FormFactor beats Quantum-Si on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About FormFactor
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. It operates in two segments, Probe Cards and Systems. The company offers probe cards to test various semiconductor device types, including systems on a chip products, mobile application processors, microprocessors, microcontrollers, and graphic processors, as well as radio frequency, analog, mixed signal, image sensor, electro-optical, dynamic random access memory, NAND flash memory, and NOR flash memory devices, as well as computer processor devices; and analytical probes, which are used for a range of applications, including device characterization, electrical simulation model development, failure analysis, and prototype design debugging for universities, research institutions, semiconductor integrated device manufacturers, semiconductor foundries, and fabless semiconductor companies. It also provides probe systems for semiconductor design engineers to capture and analyze accurate data; surface metrology systems for the development, production, and quality control of semiconductor products; thermal subsystems, such as thermal chucks and other test systems used in probe stations and other applications; and precision cryogenic instruments, semiconductor tests, and measurement systems. In addition, the company offers on-site probe card maintenance and service training, seminars, and telephone support services. It markets and sells its products through direct sales force, manufacturers' representatives, and distributors. The company was incorporated in 1993 and is headquartered in Livermore, California.
About Quantum-Si
Quantum-Si incorporated, a life sciences company, engages in the development of single-molecule detection platform to enable Next Generation Protein Sequencing (NGPS). The company's platform is comprised of the Platinum NGPS instrument; the Platinum Analysis Software service; and reagent kits and semiconductor chips for use with its instruments. It is used in protein identification, protein variants, antibody characterization, biomarker identification, and post translational modification analysis applications. The company was founded in 2013 is headquartered in Branford, Connecticut.
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