Azarias Capital Management L.P. Has $4.54 Million Stock Holdings in Cohu, Inc. $COHU

Key Points

• Azarias Capital Management L.P. increased its ownership in Cohu, Inc. by 239.9%, acquiring an additional 166,432 shares and bringing its total holdings to approximately $4.54 million.
• Institutional investors control 94.67% of Cohu's stock, indicating significant institutional interest in the company.
• Cohu recently reported an earnings per share (EPS) of $0.02 for the last quarter, surpassing market expectations and showing a 2.9% year-over-year revenue increase.

Azarias Capital Management L.P. boosted its position in shares of Cohu, Inc. (NASDAQ:COHU - Free Report) by 239.9% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 235,811 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after buying an additional 166,432 shares during the quarter. Cohu makes up approximately 2.1% of Azarias Capital Management L.P.'s holdings, making the stock its 20th largest holding. Azarias Capital Management L.P. owned about 0.51% of Cohu worth $4,537,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of COHU. Parallel Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Cohu by 869.6% during the 2nd quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 1,755 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $34,000 after buying an additional 1,574 shares in the last quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc boosted its position in shares of Cohu by 232.0% in the 1st quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 2,417 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $36,000 after purchasing an additional 1,689 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its position in shares of Cohu by 172.2% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,659 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $39,000 after purchasing an additional 1,682 shares during the last quarter. Palouse Capital Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of Cohu by 105.5% in the 1st quarter. Palouse Capital Management Inc. now owns 4,918 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $72,000 after purchasing an additional 2,525 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Signaturefd LLC boosted its position in shares of Cohu by 355.8% in the 2nd quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 5,429 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $104,000 after purchasing an additional 4,238 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.67% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Weiss Ratings restated a "sell (d-)" rating on shares of Cohu in a research report on Saturday, September 27th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $27.17.

Cohu Stock Performance

Shares of Cohu stock opened at $20.18 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $942.00 million, a PE ratio of -10.79 and a beta of 1.36. Cohu, Inc. has a 12 month low of $12.57 and a 12 month high of $29.42. The company has a current ratio of 4.88, a quick ratio of 3.51 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is $20.26 and its 200 day simple moving average is $18.37.

Cohu (NASDAQ:COHU - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 31st. The semiconductor company reported $0.02 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.02) by $0.04. The business had revenue of $107.68 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $106.00 million. Cohu had a negative return on equity of 3.74% and a negative net margin of 22.11%.The firm's revenue was up 2.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business posted ($0.01) EPS. Cohu has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. On average, research analysts predict that Cohu, Inc. will post -0.36 EPS for the current year.

Cohu Company Profile

Cohu, Inc, through its subsidiaries, provides semiconductor test equipment and services in China, the United States, Taiwan, Malaysia, the Philippines, and internationally. The company supplies semiconductor test and inspection handlers, micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) test modules, test contactors, thermal sub-systems, and semiconductor automated test equipment for semiconductor manufacturers and test subcontractors.

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