Cohu (COHU) Competitors

Cohu (NASDAQ:COHU) and FormFactor (NASDAQ:FORM) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, community ranking and analyst recommendations.

Do analysts prefer COHU or FORM?

Cohu currently has a consensus target price of $28.43, indicating a potential upside of 59.17%. FormFactor has a consensus target price of $42.71, indicating a potential upside of 27.01%. Given Cohu's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Cohu is more favorable than FormFactor.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cohu	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43
FormFactor	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.29

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in COHU or FORM?

FormFactor received 14 more outperform votes than Cohu when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.06% of users gave FormFactor an outperform vote while only 66.72% of users gave Cohu an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Cohu	Outperform Votes 457 66.72%	Underperform Votes 228 33.28%
FormFactor	Outperform Votes 471 68.06%	Underperform Votes 221 31.94%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in COHU or FORM?

94.7% of Cohu shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.8% of FormFactor shares are held by institutional investors. 2.9% of Cohu shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of FormFactor shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor COHU or FORM?

In the previous week, FormFactor had 4 more articles in the media than Cohu. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for FormFactor and 3 mentions for Cohu. Cohu's average media sentiment score of 1.72 beat FormFactor's score of 1.51 indicating that Cohu is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Cohu	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
FormFactor	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Is COHU or FORM more profitable?

FormFactor has a net margin of 9.12% compared to Cohu's net margin of -17.38%. FormFactor's return on equity of 5.93% beat Cohu's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cohu	-17.38%	-3.18%	-2.73%
FormFactor	9.12%	5.93%	4.89%

Which has better valuation and earnings, COHU or FORM?

FormFactor has higher revenue and earnings than Cohu. Cohu is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FormFactor, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cohu	$390.96M	2.12	-$69.82M	-$1.85	-9.65
FormFactor	$766.23M	3.38	$69.61M	$0.69	48.74

Which has more volatility and risk, COHU or FORM?

Cohu has a beta of 1.25, indicating that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FormFactor has a beta of 1.13, indicating that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

FormFactor beats Cohu on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.