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COHU vs. FORM, ACLS, VECO, PLAB, UCTT, PDFS, XPER, AXTI, RBCN, and AMAT

Should you be buying Cohu stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Cohu include FormFactor (FORM), Axcelis Technologies (ACLS), Veeco Instruments (VECO), Photronics (PLAB), Ultra Clean (UCTT), PDF Solutions (PDFS), Xperi (XPER), AXT (AXTI), Rubicon Technology (RBCN), and Applied Materials (AMAT). These companies are all part of the "semiconductor equipment" industry.

Cohu vs. Its Competitors

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

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
FormFactor$763.60M3.65$69.61M$0.6952.43
Cohu$401.78M2.37-$69.82M-$1.85-11.08

FormFactor currently has a consensus price target of $42.71, indicating a potential upside of 18.08%. Cohu has a consensus price target of $28.43, indicating a potential upside of 38.71%. Given Cohu's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Cohu is more favorable than FormFactor.

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

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

In the previous week, FormFactor had 1 more articles in the media than Cohu. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for FormFactor and 1 mentions for Cohu. Cohu's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat FormFactor's score of 0.67 indicating that Cohu is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

FormFactor has a net margin of 7.08% compared to Cohu's net margin of -21.99%. FormFactor's return on equity of 6.47% beat Cohu's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
FormFactor7.08% 6.47% 5.35%
Cohu -21.99%-3.76%-3.22%

FormFactor has a beta of 1.15, suggesting that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cohu has a beta of 1.27, suggesting that its share price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

FormFactor beats Cohu on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding COHU and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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COHU vs. The Competition

MetricCohuELEC IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$953.77M$3.45B$27.40B$8.95B
Dividend YieldN/A1.54%3.13%4.09%
P/E Ratio-11.0852.6436.8920.24
Price / Sales2.372.062,023.32125.07
Price / Cash37.2921.8337.8357.47
Price / Book1.121.807.265.67
Net Income-$69.82M$86.21M$762.23M$248.47M
7 Day Performance5.75%3.39%2.65%3.29%
1 Month Performance11.57%12.37%5.91%5.18%
1 Year Performance-38.58%-35.42%52,290.30%21.35%

Cohu Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
COHU
Cohu
2.9682 of 5 stars
$20.50
-0.1%
$28.43
+38.7%
-38.6%$953.77M$401.78M-11.083,024Positive News
FORM
FormFactor
2.6926 of 5 stars
$33.12
+1.8%
$42.71
+29.0%
-41.9%$2.55B$763.60M48.002,115
ACLS
Axcelis Technologies
4.3935 of 5 stars
$66.53
+0.8%
$136.00
+104.4%
-49.0%$2.14B$1.02B12.181,563
VECO
Veeco Instruments
3.4686 of 5 stars
$19.72
+0.1%
$30.43
+54.3%
-56.1%$1.18B$717.30M18.431,231
PLAB
Photronics
4.3522 of 5 stars
$18.32
+0.6%
$31.00
+69.2%
-21.5%$1.10B$866.95M9.541,878Insider Trade
UCTT
Ultra Clean
4.1444 of 5 stars
$19.93
-0.1%
$37.00
+85.6%
-53.2%$899.84M$2.10B32.158,237
PDFS
PDF Solutions
3.6287 of 5 stars
$19.82
+1.3%
$33.33
+68.2%
-36.5%$775.76M$179.46M660.89460
XPER
Xperi
2.686 of 5 stars
$7.77
+0.3%
$19.00
+144.7%
+2.8%$353.45M$488.88M-4.092,100Positive News
AXTI
AXT
3.5765 of 5 stars
$1.86
+1.1%
$4.75
+155.4%
-37.6%$84.82M$99.36M-4.331,075Positive News
RBCN
Rubicon Technology
0.4483 of 5 stars
$2.21
+1.4%
N/A+136.2%$5.26M$3.88M11.6310
AMAT
Applied Materials
4.7975 of 5 stars
$171.96
+1.5%
$199.29
+15.9%
-21.6%$138.00B$27.18B20.9235,700Positive News
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This page (NASDAQ:COHU) was last updated on 7/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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