Cohu (COHU) Competitors

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

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. 2.7% of Cohu shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of FormFactor shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is COHU or FORM more profitable?

FormFactor has a net margin of 9.12% compared to Cohu's net margin of -11.35%. FormFactor's return on equity of 5.93% beat Cohu's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cohu	-11.35%	-1.01%	-0.86%
FormFactor	9.12%	5.93%	4.89%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in COHU or FORM?

FormFactor received 15 more outperform votes than Cohu when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.31% of users gave FormFactor an outperform vote while only 67.01% of users gave Cohu an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Cohu	Outperform Votes 455 67.01%	Underperform Votes 224 32.99%
FormFactor	Outperform Votes 470 68.31%	Underperform Votes 218 31.69%

Does the media favor COHU or FORM?

In the previous week, Cohu had 21 more articles in the media than FormFactor. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for Cohu and 11 mentions for FormFactor. FormFactor's average media sentiment score of 0.34 beat Cohu's score of -0.17 indicating that FormFactor is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Cohu	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	9 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
FormFactor	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has better earnings & valuation, 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	$636.32M	1.55	$28.16M	-$1.08	-19.56
FormFactor	$763.60M	3.83	$82.39M	$0.89	42.47

Do analysts rate COHU or FORM?

Cohu currently has a consensus target price of $30.57, suggesting a potential upside of 44.75%. FormFactor has a consensus target price of $48.50, suggesting a potential upside of 28.31%. Given Cohu's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly 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)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38

Which has more risk & volatility, COHU or FORM?

Cohu has a beta of 1.45, meaning that its share price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FormFactor has a beta of 1.07, meaning that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

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