Strs Ohio Increases Stock Holdings in FormFactor, Inc. $FORM

Strs Ohio boosted its position in shares of FormFactor, Inc. (NASDAQ:FORM) by 192.5% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 11,700 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after acquiring an additional 7,700 shares during the quarter. Strs Ohio’s holdings in FormFactor were worth $653,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. State of Wyoming boosted its holdings in FormFactor by 18.4% during the 3rd quarter. State of Wyoming now owns 1,680 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $61,000 after acquiring an additional 261 shares during the period. Arizona State Retirement System boosted its holdings in FormFactor by 1.5% during the 3rd quarter. Arizona State Retirement System now owns 22,796 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $830,000 after acquiring an additional 335 shares during the period. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC boosted its holdings in FormFactor by 2.4% during the 4th quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 16,073 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $897,000 after acquiring an additional 370 shares during the period. Amalgamated Bank boosted its holdings in FormFactor by 1.9% during the 3rd quarter. Amalgamated Bank now owns 22,420 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $817,000 after acquiring an additional 411 shares during the period. Finally, Jones Financial Companies Lllp boosted its holdings in FormFactor by 84.4% during the 3rd quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 990 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $35,000 after acquiring an additional 453 shares during the period. 98.76% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

FormFactor Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ FORM opened at $147.87 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01, a quick ratio of 3.69 and a current ratio of 4.55. FormFactor, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $26.08 and a fifty-two week high of $159.09. The firm has a market capitalization of $11.53 billion, a PE ratio of 169.97 and a beta of 1.32. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $112.60 and its 200-day simple moving average is $81.34.

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

Insider Buying and Selling at FormFactor

In other news, CFO Aric Brendan Mckinnis sold 3,462 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $90.42, for a total transaction of $313,034.04. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 11,140 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,007,278.80. This trade represents a 23.71% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Kelley Steven-Waiss sold 2,200 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $93.70, for a total value of $206,140.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 30,579 shares in the company, valued at $2,865,252.30. This trade represents a 6.71% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 64,482 shares of company stock worth $6,438,951. 0.79% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

FORM has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Piper Sandler set a $100.00 price target on FormFactor in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. Weiss Ratings raised FormFactor from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Freedom Capital raised FormFactor to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 27th. TD Cowen increased their price target on FormFactor from $80.00 to $150.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, Northland Securities set a $118.00 price target on FormFactor in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and eight have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $121.55.

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.