FormFactor (NASDAQ:FORM) versus Fujifilm (OTCMKTS:FUJIY) Financial Contrast

FormFactor (NASDAQ:FORM) and Fujifilm (OTCMKTS:FUJIY) are both large-cap technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, dividends and earnings.

Profitability

This table compares FormFactor and Fujifilm’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
FormFactor	12.80%	13.44%	11.27%
Fujifilm	7.61%	6.91%	4.38%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares FormFactor and Fujifilm”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
FormFactor	$784.99 million	14.03	$54.36 million	$1.46	96.78
Fujifilm	$22.30 billion	1.20	$1.83 billion	$1.27	8.49

Fujifilm has higher revenue and earnings than FormFactor. Fujifilm is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FormFactor, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for FormFactor and Fujifilm, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
FormFactor	0	4	7	1	2.75
Fujifilm	0	1	0	0	2.00

FormFactor presently has a consensus target price of $133.50, indicating a potential downside of 5.52%. Given FormFactor’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe FormFactor is more favorable than Fujifilm.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

98.8% of FormFactor shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.0% of Fujifilm shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of FormFactor shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility & Risk

FormFactor has a beta of 1.18, meaning that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fujifilm has a beta of 0.69, meaning that its stock price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

FormFactor beats Fujifilm on 13 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 Fujifilm

FUJIFILM Holdings Corporation develops, manufactures, sells, and services imaging, healthcare, materials, and business innovation solutions worldwide. The company's Healthcare segment provides products and services, such as medical devices, biomedical contract development and manufacturing organization, pharmaceutical, regenerative medicine, and cosmetics and supplements in the areas of prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. Its Materials segment offers inkjet digital presses and printing plates for printing industries, as well as industrial inkjet-related products and inkjet heads; storage media and archiving services to save and manage digital data volumes; and materials for industrials, including display and touch panel, semiconductor and image sensor, and functional film materials. The company's Business Innovation segment provides devices and services used in offices, including multi-function devices and printers; and provides problem-solving document services tailored to diverse business formats and roles, including system integration, cloud service, business process outsourcing, and others. Its Imaging segment offers color films, instant cameras, developing and printing systems, color papers, photo printing services, and others; and TV and cinema lenses, surveillance cameras, industrial lenses for production line inspection, and projectors. The company was incorporated in 1934 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.