On August 7, FormFactor rose 5.3% in pre-market trading, trading at $120.02/share, with turnover of $397,900. The stock continues to rally following the release of second-quarter earnings on July 29 that significantly exceeded market expectations, accompanied by strong forward guidance.

FormFactor reported Q2 revenue of $258.2 million, well above the consensus estimate of $240 million. Adjusted earnings per share came in at $0.82, beating the analyst estimate of $0.61 by 34.43% and representing a 203.7% year-over-year increase. Adjusted net income reached $65 million, substantially surpassing the $48.5 million analysts had projected. The combination of top- and bottom-line beats along with robust guidance has fueled sustained buying interest in the stock over several sessions since the earnings release.

Within the Semiconductor Equipment sector, peers are broadly higher, with Teradyne up 3.94%, ASML Holding NV up 3.44%, Applied Materials up 3.15%, KLA Corporation up 3.11%, and Lam Research up 3.03%.

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