Cohu (COHU) Competitors $16.69 +0.62 (+3.86%) Closing price 05/2/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$16.70 +0.00 (+0.03%) As of 05/2/2025 07:09 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock COHU vs. FORM, ACLS, PLAB, VECO, UCTT, PDFS, XPER, AXTI, RBCN, and AMATShould you be buying Cohu stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Cohu include FormFactor (FORM), Axcelis Technologies (ACLS), Photronics (PLAB), Veeco Instruments (VECO), 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. FormFactor Axcelis Technologies Photronics Veeco Instruments Ultra Clean PDF Solutions Xperi AXT Rubicon Technology Applied Materials Cohu (NASDAQ:COHU) and FormFactor (NASDAQ:FORM) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer 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 66.91% of users gave Cohu an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCohuOutperform Votes45766.91% Underperform Votes22633.09% FormFactorOutperform Votes47168.06% Underperform Votes22131.94% Do analysts rate COHU or FORM? Cohu currently has a consensus target price of $28.43, suggesting a potential upside of 70.33%. FormFactor has a consensus target price of $42.71, suggesting a potential upside of 41.16%. Given Cohu's stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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) 2.43FormFactor 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.29 Which has higher valuation & 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCohu$401.78M1.93-$69.82M-$1.50-11.13FormFactor$766.23M3.04$69.61M$0.6943.86 Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in COHU or FORM? 94.7% of Cohu shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.8% of FormFactor shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.7% of Cohu shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of FormFactor shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility & risk, COHU or FORM? Cohu has a beta of 1.39, indicating that its share price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FormFactor has a beta of 1.14, indicating that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. 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% Does the media prefer COHU or FORM? In the previous week, FormFactor had 10 more articles in the media than Cohu. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for FormFactor and 20 mentions for Cohu. Cohu's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat FormFactor's score of 0.61 indicating that Cohu is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Cohu 6 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive FormFactor 7 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 10 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryFormFactor beats Cohu on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Cohu News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for COHU and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart COHU vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCohuInstruments to measure electricity IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$776.75M$3.94B$23.82B$8.02BDividend YieldN/A0.55%2.97%4.22%P/E Ratio-11.1320.2342.7918.83Price / Sales1.932.322,010.26106.72Price / Cash8.7717.8734.7534.62Price / Book0.833.156.314.33Net Income-$69.82M$135.28M$738.10M$247.97M7 Day Performance-1.13%-0.97%2.86%3.18%1 Month Performance21.65%8.37%7.49%8.13%1 Year Performance-43.61%-12.31%52,548.67%5.01% Cohu Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)COHUCohu3.0313 of 5 stars$16.69+3.9%$28.43+70.3%-45.0%$776.75M$401.78M-11.133,220Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageHigh Trading VolumeFORMFormFactor4.2119 of 5 stars$28.54+0.7%$48.50+69.9%-41.5%$2.20B$763.60M32.072,100Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageGap UpACLSAxcelis Technologies4.1044 of 5 stars$48.60-2.5%$131.00+169.5%-51.0%$1.56B$1.02B7.901,390Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsGap UpPLABPhotronics4.157 of 5 stars$18.59-0.4%$35.00+88.3%-31.7%$1.18B$862.75M8.891,830Insider TradeShort Interest ↑News CoverageVECOVeeco Instruments4.4065 of 5 stars$19.09-1.4%$32.00+67.6%-44.9%$1.11B$717.30M15.401,220Upcoming EarningsNews CoverageUCTTUltra Clean4.097 of 5 stars$22.30-0.8%$46.75+109.6%-50.8%$1.01B$2.10B278.787,760Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑Gap UpPDFSPDF Solutions3.9943 of 5 stars$18.48-1.5%$35.33+91.2%-38.4%$722.83M$179.47M184.80460Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsXPERXperi2.9852 of 5 stars$7.38+0.2%$19.00+157.6%-32.3%$335.70M$493.69M-3.882,100Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsAXTIAXT2.7442 of 5 stars$1.41-0.7%$5.13+263.5%-54.1%$64.29M$99.36M-5.041,400Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageGap DownRBCNRubicon TechnologyN/A$1.98-0.5%N/A+174.0%$4.71M$3.88M10.4210Analyst ForecastGap DownAMATApplied Materials4.9562 of 5 stars$150.79-0.5%$208.86+38.5%-21.6%$122.51B$27.64B19.7133,000Positive NewsGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies FORM Alternatives ACLS Alternatives PLAB Alternatives VECO Alternatives UCTT Alternatives PDFS Alternatives XPER Alternatives AXTI Alternatives RBCN Alternatives AMAT Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:COHU) was last updated on 5/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThink NVDA’s run was epic? 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