COHU vs. TRNS, ALNT, AEHR, FEIM, DAIO, ITRI, EXTR, TTMI, SSTK, and EVBG
Should you be buying Cohu stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Cohu include Transcat (TRNS), Allient (ALNT), Aehr Test Systems (AEHR), Frequency Electronics (FEIM), Data I/O (DAIO), Itron (ITRI), Extreme Networks (EXTR), TTM Technologies (TTMI), Shutterstock (SSTK), and Everbridge (EVBG). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
Transcat (NASDAQ:TRNS) and Cohu (NASDAQ:COHU) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.
Transcat has a beta of 0.59, meaning that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cohu has a beta of 1.52, meaning that its stock price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Cohu received 243 more outperform votes than Transcat when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.12% of users gave Cohu an outperform vote while only 66.89% of users gave Transcat an outperform vote.
Transcat currently has a consensus target price of $117.75, indicating a potential upside of 4.74%. Cohu has a consensus target price of $43.50, indicating a potential upside of 46.22%. Given Transcat's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Cohu is more favorable than Transcat.
Cohu has higher revenue and earnings than Transcat. Cohu is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Transcat, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Cohu has a net margin of 4.42% compared to Cohu's net margin of 4.16%. Cohu's return on equity of 9.32% beat Transcat's return on equity.
98.3% of Transcat shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.7% of Cohu shares are held by institutional investors. 4.2% of Transcat shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of Cohu shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Transcat had 10 more articles in the media than Cohu. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Transcat and 6 mentions for Cohu. Transcat's average media sentiment score of 0.18 beat Cohu's score of -0.05 indicating that Cohu is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Summary
Cohu beats Transcat on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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