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FormFactor Inc. FormFactor Inc. (FORM) — RQD Stock Rating Cockpit

$87.53 -10.19% NASDAQ • Live Quote vs Prior Daily Close (Synced Snapshot) EXT / AFTER-HRS: $85.76

FormFactor Inc. FormFactor Inc. (FORM) carries a Roarable Rating of D (Sell) with 49/100 RQD Confidence due to weak cash-flow efficiency and sensitivity to current interest rates. Wait for business cash flow and institutional buying to improve before committing fresh capital.

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ROARABLE D • SELL / AVOID Cap $7.61B

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As of 2026-11-02, FormFactor Inc. FormFactor Inc. (NASDAQ: FORM) is rated D (Sell / SELL) by Roarable's 5-pillar RQD engine with a composite confidence score of 49/100 at a spot price of $87.53 (-10.19% 1D, market cap $7.61B). Pillar breakdown: Fundamental Cash Engine 7/20, Institutional 13F & Options Flow 7/20, Executive Insider Alignment 18/20, FRED Macro Regime Fit 9/20, and SEC Balance-Sheet Forensics 8/20. Across 714 tracked Technology issuers, FORM ranks #368 in composite RQD confidence.

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Within the Technology sector (Semiconductors), FORM carries a Roarable D (49/100 RQD), trailing P/E of 140.1x, gross margin of 39.3%, and ROIC of 4.8%. By comparison, SIMO (Silicon Motion Technology Corporation) holds a D+ grade (56/100 RQD, P/E 63.0x, ROIC 9.3%, cap $7.72B) and SLAB (Silicon Laboratories Inc.) posts a C grade (65/100 RQD, P/E N/A, ROIC -6.9%, cap $7.42B). Among the 5-stock peer group, SIMO leads on earnings multiple (63.0x) while VIAV leads on capital efficiency (9.4% ROIC).

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Per FORM's SEC EDGAR XBRL 10-K filing (FY2025, filed 2025-12-27, CIK 0001039399), FormFactor Inc. FormFactor Inc. generated $785.0M in revenue (+2.8% YoY), $54.4M in net income, and $11.7M in free cash flow against $1.22B in total assets and $11.1M in total debt. Key quantitative strengths: Clean SEC annual filing review with no major hidden accounting time-bombs.. Primary risk factors monitored: Company executives have done more routine share selling than personal cash buying lately.. Institutional options positioning shows a 50% call / 50% put premium split.

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EXT / AFTER-HRS: $85.76 (-2.02%)🧬 Disciplined Float (+1.08% YoY Shares)⚙️ Cash Engine: 7/20 (D-) • 1.5% FCF Margin

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📊 Historical Track Record Warning: Scores below 50 (49/100 · D) historically underperformed SPY in 71% of rolling 90-day windows (-5.4% avg 90D alpha vs SPY • 29.0% hit rate).

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5-PILLAR SNOWFLAKE RADARRw D- · Rk C+

Each axis scored 0–20

12M PRICE TARGET CONE-4% Base Target

WHALE OPTIONS SNAPSHOT: — (No Active Options Snapshot on file for FORM)Realized 20D OHLCV Swing Band: ±12.5%

Deterministic 5-Pillar Attribution (49/100 Composite)

🔍 WHY FORM SCORES 49/100 (D) — TOP 3 DRIVERS2 Bullish Pillars + #1 Risk Drag

▲ #1 Bullish Driver: SEC 10-K Forensic Risk+18/20 pts (37% of score)

Altman Z-Score 25.60 (FORTRESS SAFE (>3.0)) • Piotroski F-Score 7/9

▲ #2 Bullish Driver: Macro Regime Fit+9/20 pts (18% of score)

FRED Regime × Technicals: 36% of 52W Range • RSI-14 at 41 (NEUTRAL RANGE)

▼ #1 Drag / Risk Factor: Whale & Options Positioning7/20 pts (-13 pt drag)

Put hedging (50% put share) caps near-term gamma upside (-13 pts vs max)

📈 PAST 4 QUARTERS RQD vs SUBSEQUENT RETURNQ1 → Q2 → Q3 → Current

Q1 (-3Q)

Grade C$128.09-15.9% Next Q

Q2 (-2Q)

Grade C-$107.70-0.8% Next Q

Q3 (-1Q)

Grade C-$106.85-18.1% Next Q

Current

Grade D$87.53-5.4% Hist 90D α

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While FORM currently carries a cautious 49/100 (D) rating due to Whale & Options Positioning (7/20), shorts face asymmetric squeeze risk if free cash flow inflects or management executes accretive buybacks.

🚀 Contrarian Squeeze Trigger #1

Clean SEC annual filing review with no major hidden accounting time-bombs.

🚀 Contrarian Squeeze Trigger #2

Options & Short-Covering Gamma: Reclaiming the 50-day SMA ($115.70) and Max Pain ($91.91) forces dealer call-delta covering toward $168.28.

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Forensic Repair Trigger: Halting share dilution (Disciplined Float (+1.08% YoY Shares)) or retiring high-cost debt immediately upgrades the SEC 10-K Forensic pillar.

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RSI-14 MOMENTUMNEUTRAL RANGE

4130 Oversold · 70 Hot

ALTMAN-Z SHIELDFORTRESS SAFE (>3.0)

25.60>3.0 Fortress Safe

PIOTROSKI F-SCOREHIGH QUALITY (7–9)

7 / 99-Pt Accounting

52-WEEK LASER RANGE36% OF RANGE

L: $47$87.53H: $160

1. Money & Cash Health● WEAK

Are profits real cash in the bank?

Weak cash conversion or heavy valuation strain compared to actual cash earned.

Factor Grade: D-RQD 7 / 20

2. Big Money & Insiders● TRIMMING

Are whales & executives buying or selling?

Insiders and big institutional desks have been trimming shares rather than stepping up to buy.

Factor Grade: D-RQD 15 / 40

3. Hidden Risks & Market Weather● WATCH

SEC fine-print scan & interest-rate fit

No major SEC filing blowups, though current interest rates and Fed liquidity call for normal position sizing.

Factor Grade: C+RQD 27 / 40

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ROIC & Free Cash Flow Model

BEARISH (35)

4.8% ROIC with 39.3% gross margin and 0.15% FCF yield.

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10-K Accruals & Altman-Z Guard

BULLISH (90)

Altman-Z 25.60 and Piotroski 7/9 pass balance-sheet audit.

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Options Skew, 13F & Fed NetLiq

BEARISH (40)

15/40 institutional & smart-money positioning score with 9/20 macro alignment.

Bull Case: Why Buyers Like FORM

✓Clean SEC annual filing review with no major hidden accounting time-bombs.

Bear Case: What Could Go Wrong

!Company executives have done more routine share selling than personal cash buying lately.
!Sensitive to high interest rates and tighter Federal Reserve market liquidity.
!Priced at 140x earnings—high expectations leave less room for a lukewarm quarter.

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FORM // CANDLESTICK & AUTO-TRENDLINE WORKSTATION6M: -34.86%🛡️ HOLDING TREND SUPPORT

2026-11-02O $110.3H $110.3L $87.53C $87.53VOL 3.16M

RES: $158.8SUP: $84.15SMA50: $115.7SMA200: $114.3

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Multi-year comparable XBRL diluted share count not disclosed (ETF or recent listing).

Reverse-DCF Expectations Hurdle (#30)

48.0%/yr Implied 5Y Growth

vs. +2.8% actual YoY revenue growth (assuming 9.25% cost of equity & 16.5x terminal multiple).

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Technology Rank #368 of 714 ⚔️ SIMO vs FORM Full Matrix →

1. Head-to-Head Technology Peer Comparison (FORM vs. SIMO, SLAB, VIAV, AAOI)

Industry: Semiconductors (95 Tracked Issuers)

Across 714 tracked Technology securities in the Roarable RQD universe, FormFactor Inc. FormFactor Inc. (FORM) ranks #368 by composite RQD confidence (49/100, grade D) and #173 by equity capitalization ($7.61B). Within this direct 5-issuer industry benchmark cohort, SIMO leads on earnings valuation at 63.0x trailing P/E, while VIAV leads on capital efficiency and profitability with 9.4% ROIC and 57.7% gross margin. SLAB currently holds the highest overall quantitative score in the immediate peer group at 65/100 (C) compared with FORM at 49/100 (D).

Ticker / Company	Roarable Grade	RQD Score	Trailing P/E	Gross Margin	ROIC	1D Change	Market Cap	Head-to-Head
FORM ACTIVE FormFactor Inc. FormFactor Inc.	D	49/100	140.1x	39.3%	4.8%	-10.19%	$7.61B	Benchmark Subject
SIMO Silicon Motion Technology Corporation	D+	56/100	63.0x	48.3%	9.3%	-8.39%	$7.72B	/simo-vs-form →
SLAB Silicon Laboratories Inc.	C	65/100	—	58.2%	-6.9%	+0.05%	$7.42B	/slab-vs-form →
VIAV Viavi Solutions Inc.	D	48/100	—	57.7%	9.4%	-10.20%	$8.25B	/viav-vs-form →
AAOI Applied Optoelectronics Inc.	E	34/100	—	30.0%	-8.0%	-12.80%	$6.72B	/aaoi-vs-form →

2. Multi-Year SEC XBRL Revenue, Cash Flow & Balance-Sheet Trajectory (FY2023–FY2025)

SEC EDGAR 10-K • FILED 2025-12-27 • CIK 0001039399

In its most recent audited fiscal period (FY2025, filed 2025-12-27), FormFactor Inc. FormFactor Inc. (FORM) reported GAAP revenue of $785.0M (+2.8% vs. FY2024 revenue of $763.6M , and +18.4% cumulative change since FY2023) , GAAP net income of $54.4M, operating cash flow of $115.4M, and free cash flow of $11.7M (-85.2% YoY). On the balance sheet, FORM closed FY2025 with $1.22B in total assets against $11.1M in total debt (Altman Z-Score: 25.60, Piotroski F-Score: 7/9).

Fiscal Period	Filing Date	Revenue	Net Income	Operating Cash Flow	Free Cash Flow	Total Assets	Total Debt
FY2025 (FY)	2025-12-27	$785.0M	$54.4M	$115.4M	$11.7M	$1.22B	$11.1M
FY2024 (FY)	2024-12-28	$763.6M	$69.6M	$117.5M	$79.1M	$1.15B	$12.2M
FY2023 (FY)	2023-12-30	$663.1M	$82.4M	$64.6M	$34.8M	$4.19B	$979.9M

3. FORM Data-Verified Investor FAQ (RQD Rating, Sector Peers, SEC Forensics & Technicals)

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Is FORM stock a Buy, Hold, or Sell right now according to Roarable's RQD model?

How does FORM compare to SIMO and SLAB in the Technology sector?

What are the biggest fundamental strengths and SEC risk factors for FORM?

Where is FORM trading relative to its 50-day, 200-day, and 52-week technical levels?

FORM last traded at $87.53 (-10.19% on volume of 2,890,036 shares), positioning the stock -24.35% below its 50-day simple moving average ($115.70) and -23.40% below its 200-day simple moving average ($114.27). Across its 52-week range of $47.33 to $160.27, FORM sits at the 35.6% percentile with a 14-day RSI of 41.0 (NEUTRAL RANGE) and an implied next-earnings move of ±12.5% ($76.59 to $98.47).

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Should I buy, hold, or sell FORM stock right now?

FormFactor Inc. FormFactor Inc. (FORM) currently earns a Roarable Rating of D (Sell — SELL) with 49/100 RQD Confidence. Stretched risk/reward at 140x P/E (5% return on capital) under elevated 10-year interest-rate pressure.

What is FORM's 12-month price target and RQD AI Jury consensus?

FORM's 12-month base price target is $83.99 (range $65.51 to $168.28), backed by transparent SEC XBRL cash-flow, Form 4 insider, and CBOE options flow analysis.

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FORM — FormFactor Inc. FormFactor Inc.: What the Facts Mean to a Prospective Investor

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As of: 2026-11-02T15:18:05Z

Roarable Rating Brief: What This Means to a Prospective Investor

Per the Roarable RQD rating, FORM scores 49 out of 100, grade D, with the verdict "Roarable Sell — Underperform / Distribution Warning." The five pillars are: Fundamental Cash Engine at 7/20 (ROIC 4.8%; FCF yield 0.15%), Whale 13F Flow at 7/20 (institutional accumulation and options positioning), Insider Conviction at 8/20 (SEC Form 4 and Congressional PTR cluster flow), Macro Regime Fit at 9/20 (Beta 1.16; sector sensitivity), and Forensic Balance Sheet at 18/20 (Altman Z 25.6; Piotroski F 7/9; Debt/Equity 0.01). The weakest pillars are cash generation and smart-money flow, while the balance sheet is the strongest. For a prospective investor, the implication is that the company's financial safety appears high, but the return engine and ownership signals are weak, and the rating frames the stock as a distribution-risk name rather than an accumulation candidate. Upside drivers would have to come from a re-acceleration in cash returns or a shift in the flow pillars, neither of which the source data demonstrates. The valuation tradeoff is stark: per the market data, the stock trades at a P/E (TTM) of 140.1 and EV/EBITDA of 51.8 while the ROIC is 4.8% and the FCF yield is 0.15%, so the price embeds expectations the reported cash economics do not currently support.

Snapshot

Price	Market Cap	P/E (TTM)	Forward P/E	EV/EBITDA	EPS (TTM)	Dividend Yield	Beta	52-Wk Range	ROIC %
97.46	$7.61B	140.1	130.3	51.8	0.7	0%	1.16	$47.33 - $160.27	4.8%

Financial Trend

Period	Revenue	Operating Income	Net Income	EPS	FCF	Cash	Debt
FY 2025	$785.0M	$57.1M	$54.4M	N/A	$11.7M	$103.3M	$11.1M
FY 2024	$763.6M	$64.8M	$69.6M	N/A	$79.1M	$190.7M	$12.2M
FY 2023	$663.1M	$82.8M	$82.4M	N/A	$34.8M	N/A	$979.9M

Per the SEC financials, revenue rose from $663.1M in FY 2023 to $785.0M in FY 2025, while net income declined from $82.4M to $54.4M over the same span. Per the market data, gross margin is 39.3%, operating margin 7.3%, and net margin 6.9%, with ROIC at 4.8%. The Altman Z-Score is 25.6 and the Piotroski F-Score is 7/9, per the Roarable RQD rating, and Debt/Equity is 0.01. Debt fell from $979.9M in FY 2023 to $11.1M in FY 2025, while FCF fell from $79.1M in FY 2024 to $11.7M in FY 2025.

Open Questions

What are FormFactor's products, end markets, and customer concentration, given that the source data contains no business description beyond sector and industry?
What drove the decline in net income from $82.4M (FY 2023) to $54.4M (FY 2025) despite revenue growth, and is the trend continuing?
What explains the drop in FCF from $79.1M (FY 2024) to $11.7M (FY 2025), and what capital expenditure or working-capital changes were involved?
What caused the 11.65% single-day price decline, and is there any reported news or catalyst behind it?
Why is EPS reported as N/A across all periods while TTM EPS is listed at 0.7, and how does that reconcile with reported net income?

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🟢 CATALYST Yahoo • 21h ago

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🟢 CATALYST Benzinga • 21h ago

Freedom Capital Markets Upgrades FormFactor to Buy, Maintains Price Target to $140

Freedom Capital Markets analyst David Silver upgrades FormFactor (NASDAQ:FORM) from Hold to Buy and maintains the price target from $140 to $140.

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FormFactor, Inc. 2026 Q3 - Results - Earnings Call Presentation

2026-10-31. The following slide deck was published by FormFactor, Inc.

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What Would It Take For Onto Stock To Do It Again?

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FORM vs. COHU: Which Semiconductor Testing Stock is a Better Buy?

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🔥 Official Bull vs. Bear Debate: Is FORM (D • RQD 49/100) a Buy at $97.46?

Welcome to the FORM (FormFactor Inc. FormFactor Inc.) Roar Pit. Current RQD Composite is 49/100 (Roarable Sell — Underperform / Distribution Warning) in Semiconductors. Bulls point to operating leverage and sector positioning, while bears focus on valuation multiple compression (140.1x trailing P/E). Pick your side (🐂 Bull or 🐻 Bear) and drop your price target below.

RE RedlineAuditor Forensic Accounting Watch 🐻 BEARISH 🎯 Target: $74.07 (-24.0%)

Spot @ $97.46

Pump the brakes on FORM — check the valuation vs. margin headwinds

Everyone in here is repeating the bull case on FORM, but look at what you are paying: 140.1x trailing P/E with 39.3% gross margins. Unless FormFactor Inc. FormFactor Inc. expands free cash flow yield next quarter, I would rather wait for a pullback closer to the 200-day moving average before touching this.

TA TapeReader_Pro Verified K Arena Trader 🐂 BULLISH 🎯 Target: $118.90 (+22.0%)

Spot @ $97.46

FORM cash flow & RQD setup is being underpriced by the Street here

Looking at the 5-pillar RQD breakdown on FORM, the market is fixating on short-term headline noise in Semiconductors and ignoring the balance sheet and cash flow trajectory. At $97.46 (52-wk range $47.33 - $160.27), any beat on forward guidance forces shorts and underweight funds to chase.