TRNS vs. COHU, ALNT, AEHR, FEIM, DAIO, ITRI, CSGS, FORTY, GENI, and VTEX
Should you be buying Transcat stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Transcat include Cohu (COHU), Allient (ALNT), Aehr Test Systems (AEHR), Frequency Electronics (FEIM), Data I/O (DAIO), Itron (ITRI), CSG Systems International (CSGS), Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY), Genius Sports (GENI), and VTEX (VTEX). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
Transcat (NASDAQ:TRNS) and Cohu (NASDAQ:COHU) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, community ranking, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, profitability and media sentiment.
In the previous week, Transcat had 39 more articles in the media than Cohu. MarketBeat recorded 47 mentions for Transcat and 8 mentions for Cohu. Cohu's average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat Transcat's score of 0.51 indicating that Cohu is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
98.3% of Transcat shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.7% of Cohu shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.2% of Transcat shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Cohu shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Cohu has higher revenue and earnings than Transcat. Cohu is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Transcat, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Transcat has a beta of 0.61, meaning that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cohu has a beta of 1.54, meaning that its stock price is 54% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Transcat presently has a consensus price target of $142.67, indicating a potential upside of 7.89%. Cohu has a consensus price target of $37.33, indicating a potential upside of 16.74%. Given Cohu's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Cohu is more favorable than Transcat.
Cohu received 245 more outperform votes than Transcat when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.22% of users gave Cohu an outperform vote while only 66.67% of users gave Transcat an outperform vote.
Transcat has a net margin of 5.26% compared to Cohu's net margin of -0.38%. Transcat's return on equity of 10.56% beat Cohu's return on equity.
Summary
Transcat and Cohu tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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