Insider Trading March 18, 2026

FormFactor CEO Disposes of $973k in Stock as Company Posts Q4 Beat

Mike Slessor sold 10,227 shares under a 10b5-1 plan; FormFactor reported EPS and revenue above expectations but saw mixed market reaction

By Avery Klein FORM
FormFactor CEO Disposes of $973k in Stock as Company Posts Q4 Beat
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FormFactor Inc CEO Mike Slessor sold 10,227 shares of the company's common stock on March 18, 2026, under a Rule 10b5-1 plan, realizing $973,076. The transactions were executed in three tranches at prices between $93.63 and $95.87. The sale follows the company's fourth-quarter 2025 results, which beat consensus on both EPS and revenue, while the stock traded lower in regular hours and recovered modestly after hours.

Key Points

  • FormFactor CEO Mike Slessor sold 10,227 shares on March 18, 2026, under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, raising $973,076 across three separate transactions.
  • The sales were executed at prices ranging from $93.63 to $95.87; Slessor retains 460,859 shares, valued at roughly $44 million at the current quoted price of $96.18.
  • FormFactor reported Q4 2025 EPS of $0.46 and revenue of $215.2 million, both above expectations, yet the stock fell in regular trading before a slight after-hours recovery; InvestingPro flagged the stock as appearing overvalued relative to Fair Value while seven analysts raised earnings estimates.

FormFactor Inc's chief executive, Mike Slessor, executed a sale of 10,227 shares of the company's common stock on March 18, 2026, according to a Form 4 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The trades were carried out under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan and generated proceeds of $973,076.

The disposition was completed in three separate transactions. The first tranche comprised 1,900 shares sold at a weighted average price of $94.10, with individual sale prices in that lot ranging from $93.63 to $94.48. The second and largest tranche consisted of 5,495 shares at a weighted average price of $95.21, with executions from $94.77 to $95.60. The final block involved 2,832 shares at a weighted average price of $95.73, trading between $95.66 and $95.87.

Following these sales, Slessor is listed as the direct owner of 460,859 shares of FormFactor, which at the current quoted price of $96.18 amounts to an approximate holding value of $44 million.

The Form 4 filing notes that the sales were made pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 plan that Slessor adopted on August 19, 2025. The filing does not indicate any deviations from that plan.


Market context and valuation notes

FormFactor's stock is trading at $96.18, representing a 193% gain over the past 12 months. An analysis from InvestingPro included in public commentary indicates the equity appears overvalued relative to its Fair Value, even as seven analysts have recently revised earnings estimates higher. The InvestingPro commentary is presented as an assessment and is separate from the insider filing information.


Recent financial results

In a related development, FormFactor reported fourth-quarter 2025 results that exceeded Wall Street expectations. The company posted earnings per share of $0.46, above the consensus estimate of $0.35, a surprise of 31.43 percent. Revenue for the quarter came in at $215.2 million versus an anticipated $210.25 million.

Despite the upside to both EPS and revenue, the stock declined in regular trading on the earnings release and showed a modest recovery in after-hours trading.


What this means

The Form 4 filing documents a programmed sale by the CEO under an existing 10b5-1 plan, while public data points show the company delivered quarterly results above consensus. The filing supplies precise execution prices and volumes for the three tranches sold on March 18, 2026, and the earnings release supplies the specific EPS and revenue beats and the market's immediate intraday response.

Where available, the filing and the earnings release provide concrete metrics for investors and market participants to consider when assessing insider activity alongside recent financial performance.

Risks

  • Insider sale activity can be interpreted by the market in different ways and may influence investor sentiment in the technology and capital markets sectors.
  • Despite beating quarterly EPS and revenue estimates, FormFactor's stock declined in regular trading, indicating potential volatility in equity responses to fundamentals within semiconductor-related markets.
  • Valuation concerns flagged by InvestingPro - noting the stock appears overvalued relative to Fair Value - create uncertainty around price expectations for investors in the semiconductor and equipment sectors.

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