On June 17, FormFactor rose 5.11% in regular trading, trading at $146.616/share, with turnover of $12.87 million, extending its recent rebound trajectory.
On the news front, B.Riley recently upgraded FormFactor from neutral to buy, maintaining a $165 price target. Previously, Evercore ISI raised its rating from \"in line\" to \"outperform\" with a $155 target. FactSet data shows the stock carries an average analyst rating of \"overweight\" with a mean price target of $154.75. FormFactor reported strong first-quarter results with revenue of $230 million, gross margin improving 5.1 percentage points sequentially to 49.0%, and raised its second-quarter guidance, prompting a wave of analyst upgrades.
Meanwhile, the semiconductor equipment sector rallied broadly, with Applied Materials up 9.18%, Lam Research up 7.02%, ASML up 6.31%, Teradyne up 6.39%, and KLA-Tencor up 5.38%, providing additional tailwinds for FormFactor shares.
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