Cohu, Inc. $COHU Stake Lessened by Vanguard Group Inc.

Vanguard Group Inc. lowered its holdings in Cohu, Inc. (NASDAQ:COHU - Free Report) by 1.3% in the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 4,291,139 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after selling 58,384 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. owned approximately 9.22% of Cohu worth $63,123,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of COHU. LPL Financial LLC raised its holdings in shares of Cohu by 10.3% during the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 15,514 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $414,000 after acquiring an additional 1,452 shares in the last quarter. Barclays PLC increased its position in Cohu by 5.1% during the fourth quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 81,523 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $2,176,000 after buying an additional 3,923 shares during the last quarter. First Trust Advisors LP increased its position in Cohu by 55.0% during the fourth quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 24,696 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $659,000 after buying an additional 8,762 shares during the last quarter. MetLife Investment Management LLC increased its position in Cohu by 7.7% during the fourth quarter. MetLife Investment Management LLC now owns 28,705 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $766,000 after buying an additional 2,042 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Tower Research Capital LLC TRC increased its position in Cohu by 14.5% during the fourth quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 3,842 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $103,000 after buying an additional 486 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 94.67% of the company's stock.

Cohu Trading Up 5.3%

Shares of NASDAQ:COHU opened at $20.48 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $956.01 million, a P/E ratio of -10.95 and a beta of 1.25. The stock's 50-day moving average is $19.54 and its 200-day moving average is $18.04. Cohu, Inc. has a 52-week low of $12.57 and a 52-week high of $29.42. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01, a quick ratio of 3.51 and a current ratio of 4.88.

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have commented on COHU shares. Stifel Nicolaus lowered their target price on shares of Cohu from $35.00 to $28.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, May 2nd. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Cohu from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 13th. TD Cowen lowered their target price on shares of Cohu from $27.00 to $22.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, May 2nd. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reissued a "hold" rating on shares of Cohu in a research report on Friday, May 2nd. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $27.17.

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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