Shannon River Initiates $35.26M Position in FormFactor (FORM)
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
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- New Investment Position: Shannon River Fund Management disclosed a new stake in FormFactor of 968,161 shares valued at approximately $35.26 million as of November 13, representing 5.68% of its $621.17 million reportable assets, indicating confidence in the semiconductor sector.
- Significant Holding: This new position makes FormFactor the fifth largest holding in the fund, reflecting its importance in the semiconductor testing solutions market, particularly amid rising demand for high-bandwidth memory.
- Strong Financial Performance: FormFactor reported revenue of $202.7 million in the latest quarter, with gross margins expanding to 39.8%, showcasing the company's competitive edge in meeting complex semiconductor testing requirements, thus attracting investor interest.
- Optimistic Market Outlook: With double-digit growth in DRAM probe cards and momentum in the systems segment towards initial production, FormFactor's profitability improvement suggests strong future growth potential, appealing to more institutional investors.
FORM
$58.165+Infinity%1D
Analyst Views on FORM
Wall Street analysts forecast FORM stock price to fall over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for FORM is 55.44 USD with a low forecast of 42.00 USD and a high forecast of 75.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
10 Analyst Rating
5 Buy
5 Hold
0 Sell
Moderate Buy
Current: 58.160
Low
42.00
Averages
55.44
High
75.00
Current: 58.160
Low
42.00
Averages
55.44
High
75.00
About FORM
FormFactor, Inc. is a provider of essential test and measurement technologies along the full semiconductor product lifecycle, from characterization, modeling, reliability, and design de-bug to qualification and production test. The Company provides a range of high-performance probe cards, analytical probes, probe stations, thermal systems, and cryogenic systems to both semiconductor companies and scientific institutions. Its products provide electrical and optical information from a variety of semiconductor and electro-optical devices and integrated circuits from early research, through development, to high-volume production. It operates in two segments: Probe Cards and the Systems . The Probe Cards segment includes sales of its probe cards and analytical probes. The Systems segment includes sales of its probe stations, thermal systems and cryogenic systems. It also offers optical probing technology for silicon photonics (SiPh) and co-packaged optics (CPO) wafer testing.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
