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Cohu (COHU) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$17.09 -0.67 (-3.77%)
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Cohu Short Interest Data

Cohu (COHU) has a short interest of 1.51 million shares, representing 3.37% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 8.63% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.5, indicating that it would take 2.5 days of the average trading volume of 405,207 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
1,510,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
1,390,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
+8.63%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$24.16 million
Short Interest Ratio
2.5 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
April 30, 2025
Outstanding Shares
46,503,000 shares
Float Size
44,810,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
3.37%
Today's Trading Volume
345,308 shares
Average Trading Volume
405,207 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
85%
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COHU Short Interest Over Time

COHU Days to Cover Over Time

COHU Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

Cohu Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
4/30/20251,510,000 shares $24.16 million +8.6%3.4%2.5 $16.00
4/15/20251,390,000 shares $20.00 million +1.5%3.1%2.4 $14.39
3/31/20251,370,000 shares $20.15 million -12.2%3.1%2.6 $14.71
3/15/20251,560,000 shares $26.57 million -6.6%3.5%3.4 $17.03
2/28/20251,670,000 shares $32.83 million +9.2%3.7%3.8 $19.66
2/15/20251,530,000 shares $32.31 million -2.6%3.4%4.3 $21.12
1/31/20251,570,000 shares $35.97 million -7.7%3.5%4.9 $22.91
1/15/20251,700,000 shares $41.17 million -10.5%3.8%5.3 $24.22
12/31/20241,900,000 shares $50.73 million +8.0%4.2%6.2 $26.70
12/15/20241,760,000 shares $47.80 million +1.7%3.9%5.8 $27.16
11/30/20241,730,000 shares $45.67 million +1.8%3.8%5.8 $26.40
11/15/20241,700,000 shares $42.48 million +14.1%3.7%5.5 $24.99
10/31/20241,490,000 shares $37.13 million +31.9%3.3%4.7 $24.92
10/15/20241,130,000 shares $28.49 million -2.6%2.5%3.2 $25.21
9/30/20241,160,000 shares $29.81 million +7.4%2.5%3.4 $25.70
9/15/20241,080,000 shares $27.16 million +13.4%2.4%3 $25.15
8/31/2024952,600 shares $25.63 million +12.2%2.1%2.6 $26.91
8/15/2024849,300 shares $21.73 million -10.1%1.9%2.3 $25.59
7/31/2024944,600 shares $30.22 million -12.5%2.1%2.7 $31.99
7/15/20241,080,000 shares $37.55 million No Change2.4%3.6 $34.77
6/30/20241,080,000 shares $35.75 million No Change2.4%3.8 $33.10
6/15/20241,080,000 shares $33.86 million -14.3%2.4%3.9 $31.35
5/31/20241,260,000 shares $40.62 million +2.4%2.8%4.1 $32.24
5/15/20241,230,000 shares $36.04 million +5.1%2.7%4.1 $29.30
4/30/20241,170,000 shares $35.47 million +13.6%2.6%3.9 $30.32
4/15/20241,030,000 shares $31.73 million +2.0%2.2%3.5 $30.81
3/31/20241,010,000 shares $33.66 million -37.7%2.2%3.4 $33.33
3/15/20241,620,000 shares $51.00 million +17.4%3.5%5.6 $31.48
2/29/20241,380,000 shares $44.34 million +15.0%3.0%5.5 $32.13
2/15/20241,200,000 shares $41.32 million +3.5%2.6%4.7 $34.43
1/31/20241,160,000 shares $36.96 million +18.4%2.5%4.8 $31.86
1/15/2024980,100 shares $32.33 million +13.1%2.1%3.9 $32.99
12/31/2023866,500 shares $30.67 million -4.1%1.9%3.5 $35.39
12/15/2023903,900 shares $31.13 million +13.4%1.9%3.5 $34.44
11/30/2023797,100 shares $25.29 million +1.7%1.7%3.2 $31.73
11/15/2023783,800 shares $25.90 million +13.1%1.7%3 $33.04
10/31/2023693,000 shares $20.89 million -18.7%1.5%2.5 $30.14
10/15/2023852,300 shares $29.57 million +6.6%1.8%2.9 $34.69
9/30/2023799,600 shares $27.54 million +4.8%1.7%2.8 $34.44
9/15/2023763,100 shares $26.58 million -14.5%1.6%2.7 $34.83
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8/31/2023892,000 shares $33.35 million -15.9%1.9%3 $37.39
8/15/20231,060,000 shares $38.37 million +9.0%2.3%3.6 $36.20
7/31/2023972,100 shares $42.43 million +0.1%2.1%3.7 $43.65
7/15/2023970,700 shares $38.47 million +1.8%2.1%4 $39.63
6/30/2023953,900 shares $39.64 million -18.5%2.1%4.1 $41.56
6/15/20231,170,000 shares $46.94 million +15.8%2.5%5.2 $40.12
5/31/20231,010,000 shares $38.72 million +5.7%2.2%4.6 $38.34
5/15/2023955,700 shares $33.51 million -13.9%2.1%4.6 $35.06
4/30/20231,110,000 shares $37.56 million -1.8%2.4%5.2 $33.84
4/15/20231,130,000 shares $40.73 million +8.7%2.4%5.1 $36.04
3/31/20231,040,000 shares $39.93 million -9.6%2.3%4.7 $38.39
3/15/20231,150,000 shares $42.16 million -2.5%2.5%5.3 $36.66
2/28/20231,180,000 shares $43.90 million -4.8%2.6%5.7 $37.20
2/15/20231,240,000 shares $45.48 million -1.6%2.7%6.2 $36.68
1/31/20231,260,000 shares $45.46 million -6.0%2.7%6 $36.08
1/15/20231,340,000 shares $48.21 million -2.9%2.9%5.4 $35.98
12/30/20221,380,000 shares $44.23 million -2.8%3.0%5.1 $32.05
12/15/20221,420,000 shares $48.81 million +0.7%3.1%5 $34.37
11/30/20221,410,000 shares $50.51 million -9.6%3.0%5 $35.82
11/15/20221,560,000 shares $57.08 million +13.9%3.4%5.1 $36.59
10/31/20221,370,000 shares $45.10 million -18.9%2.9%4.6 $32.92
10/15/20221,690,000 shares $44.51 million -0.6%3.6%5.9 $26.34
9/30/20221,700,000 shares $43.83 million -1.7%3.6%6 $25.78
9/15/20221,730,000 shares $46.40 million +4.2%3.7%5.6 $26.82
8/31/20221,660,000 shares $44.54 million +1.8%3.5%5.2 $26.83
8/15/20221,630,000 shares $49.26 million +5.8%3.5%5.2 $30.22
7/31/20221,540,000 shares $44.01 million -1.3%3.3%4.6 $28.58
7/15/20221,560,000 shares $42.54 million +5.4%3.3%4.8 $27.27
6/30/20221,480,000 shares $41.07 million +1.4%3.1%4.4 $27.75
6/15/20221,460,000 shares $40.57 million +8.2%3.1%4.4 $27.79
5/31/20221,350,000 shares $41.08 million -6.3%2.8%4.2 $30.43
5/15/20221,440,000 shares $40.38 million +5.1%3.0%4 $28.04
4/30/20221,370,000 shares $36.39 million -4.2%2.9%3.5 $26.56
4/15/20221,430,000 shares $36.42 million +17.2%3.0%3.6 $25.47
3/31/20221,220,000 shares $36.11 million -12.9%2.6%3 $29.60
3/15/20221,400,000 shares $40.00 million -10.3%3.0%3.4 $28.57
2/28/20221,560,000 shares $48.64 million -7.7%3.3%3.4 $31.18
2/15/20221,690,000 shares $55.36 million +17.4%3.6%3.7 $32.76
1/31/20221,440,000 shares $47.49 million +9.9%3.0%3.1 $32.98
1/15/20221,310,000 shares $47.62 million -6.4%2.8%2.6 $36.35
12/31/20211,400,000 shares $53.33 million +1.5%2.9%2.8 $38.09
12/15/20211,380,000 shares $53.61 million +7.0%2.9%2.8 $38.85
11/30/20211,290,000 shares $42.53 million -2.3%2.7%3 $32.97
11/15/20211,320,000 shares $49.22 million +7.3%2.8%2.8 $37.29
10/29/20211,230,000 shares $39.41 million -3.9%2.6%2.6 $32.04
10/15/20211,280,000 shares $39.28 million +14.3%2.7%2.8 $30.69
9/30/20211,120,000 shares $35.77 million -0.9%2.4%2.4 $31.94
9/15/20211,130,000 shares $38.30 million -12.4%2.4%2 $33.89
8/31/20211,290,000 shares $46.03 million +21.7%2.7%2.2 $35.68
8/13/20211,060,000 shares $33.08 million -14.5%2.2%1.9 $31.21
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7/30/20211,240,000 shares $43.91 million +5.1%2.6%2.3 $35.41
7/15/20211,180,000 shares $40.50 million +10.3%2.5%2 $34.32
6/30/20211,070,000 shares $39.37 million -9.3%2.3%1.8 $36.79
6/15/20211,180,000 shares $42.83 million -11.3%2.5%2.2 $36.30
5/28/20211,330,000 shares $49.50 million -2.9%2.8%2.4 $37.22
5/14/20211,370,000 shares $47.48 million No ChangeN/A1.8 $34.66
4/30/20211,370,000 shares $53.22 million -14.9%N/A1.9 $38.85
4/15/20211,610,000 shares $77.78 million -10.6%N/A2.3 $48.31
3/31/20211,800,000 shares $72 million -15.5%N/A2.6 $40.00
3/15/20212,130,000 shares $89.69 million +73.2%N/A3 $42.11
2/26/20211,230,000 shares $53.03 million +12.8%N/A1.7 $43.11
2/12/20211,090,000 shares $55.02 million -5.2%N/A2 $50.48
1/29/20211,150,000 shares $48.63 million -3.4%2.9%2.2 $42.29
1/15/20211,190,000 shares $55.06 million +0.9%3.0%2.3 $46.27
12/31/20201,180,000 shares $45.09 million +21.6%2.9%2.6 $38.21
12/15/2020970,200 shares $35.07 million +39.8%2.4%2.5 $36.15
11/30/2020694,000 shares $19.47 million -9.5%1.7%2.1 $28.05
11/15/2020766,400 shares $19.75 million -18.0%1.9%2.7 $25.77
10/30/2020934,500 shares $19.32 million -11.0%2.3%3.7 $20.67
10/15/20201,050,000 shares $20.04 million -6.3%2.6%4.4 $19.09
9/30/20201,120,000 shares $19.24 million No Change2.8%4.6 $17.18
9/15/20201,120,000 shares $18.83 million +15.1%2.8%4.7 $16.81
8/31/2020973,000 shares $16.74 million +7.6%2.4%4.1 $17.20
8/14/2020904,500 shares $16.68 million -0.7%2.3%4 $18.44
7/31/2020910,700 shares $17.15 million +8.8%2.3%3.7 $18.83
7/15/2020837,000 shares $14.19 million -6.1%2.1%3.3 $16.95
6/30/2020891,400 shares $14.96 million +26.2%2.4%3.3 $16.78
6/15/2020706,300 shares $11.17 million -8.5%1.9%2.3 $15.81
5/29/2020771,900 shares $11.62 million -16.4%2.1%2.3 $15.06

COHU Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Cohu's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Cohu shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 30th, traders have sold 1,510,000 shares of COHU short. 3.37% of Cohu's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Cohu's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Cohu?

The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. COHU shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Cohu's short interest ratio.

Which institutional investors are shorting Cohu?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Cohu: Walleye Trading LLC, and Simplex Trading LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

What is a good short interest percentage for Cohu?

Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 3.37% of Cohu's floating shares are currently sold short.

Is Cohu's short interest increasing or decreasing?

Cohu saw a increase in short interest in the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 1,510,000 shares, an increase of 8.6% from the previous total of 1,390,000 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment.

What is Cohu's float size?

Cohu currently has issued a total of 46,503,000 shares. Some of Cohu's outstanding shares are available for trading, while others are subject to various restrictions. The public float, also referred to as floating shares or "the float", are shares that publicly owned, unrestricted and available to trade on the open market. Cohu currently has a public float of 44,810,000 shares.

How does Cohu's short interest compare to its competitors?

3.37% of Cohu's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Cohu: FormFactor, Inc. (4.41%), Axcelis Technologies, Inc. (17.75%), Photronics, Inc. (5.25%), Veeco Instruments Inc. (7.99%), Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. (3.41%), PDF Solutions, Inc. (2.12%), AXT, Inc. (2.40%), Applied Materials, Inc. (2.04%), Lam Research Co. (1.83%), KLA Co. (1.86%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Spotify Technology S.A. ($4.67 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.58 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($4.47 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.56 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($2.23 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.16 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.90 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.85 billion), Zscaler, Inc. ($1.75 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($1.75 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short Cohu stock?

Short selling COHU is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Cohu as its price is falling. COHU shares are trading down $0.67 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit.

How does a short squeeze work against Cohu?

A short squeeze for Cohu occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock increases in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of COHU, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Cohu's short interest reported?

Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including COHU, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2025.




This page (NASDAQ:COHU) was last updated on 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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