On June 15, FormFactor rose 5.21% in pre-market trading, trading at $145.67/share, with turnover of $212,000, extending its recent oversold rebound trajectory.

On the news front, B.Riley recently upgraded FormFactor from Neutral to Buy, maintaining a $165 price target. Earlier, Evercore ISI had upgraded the stock from In Line to Outperform with a $155 target price. According to FactSet, the analyst consensus rating stands at Overweight with a mean target price of $154.75, implying meaningful upside from current levels.

The upgrades were underpinned by FormFactor's strong Q1 results, which showed revenue of $230 million and gross margin expanding 5.1 percentage points sequentially to 49.0%. The company also raised its Q2 guidance, reinforcing analyst confidence. The successive rating upgrades from multiple investment banks continue to send bullish signals for the stock.

Within the Semiconductor Equipment sector, broad strength was evident. Among peers, Applied Materials rose 4.2%, Lam Research gained 4.31%, KLA-Tencor advanced 3.92%, Teradyne climbed 4.79%, and ASML Holding rose 2.92%, providing a favorable sector backdrop for FormFactor's rally.

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