Itron (ITRI) Competitors

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

Which has more risk & volatility, COHU or ITRI?

Cohu has a beta of 1.56, indicating that its share price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Itron has a beta of 1.34, indicating that its share price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, COHU or ITRI?

Cohu has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Itron. Itron is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cohu, 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	$812.78 million	2.27	$96.85 million	$1.88	20.71
Itron	$1.80 billion	1.85	-$9.73 million	-$0.50	-146.52

Do analysts rate COHU or ITRI?

Cohu presently has a consensus target price of $39.00, indicating a potential upside of 0.15%. Itron has a consensus target price of $59.00, indicating a potential downside of 19.46%. Given Cohu's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Cohu is more favorable than Itron.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cohu	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57
Itron	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38

Does the media refer more to COHU or ITRI?

In the previous week, Cohu and Cohu both had 4 articles in the media. Cohu's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat Itron's score of 0.42 indicating that Cohu is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Cohu	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Itron	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in COHU or ITRI?

Itron received 100 more outperform votes than Cohu when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.39% of users gave Cohu an outperform vote while only 64.04% of users gave Itron an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Cohu	Outperform Votes 436 67.39%	Underperform Votes 211 32.61%
Itron	Outperform Votes 536 64.04%	Underperform Votes 301 35.96%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in COHU or ITRI?

90.8% of Cohu shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.6% of Itron shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.8% of Cohu shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Itron shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is COHU or ITRI more profitable?

Cohu has a net margin of 11.45% compared to Itron's net margin of -1.24%. Cohu's return on equity of 13.62% beat Itron's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cohu	11.45%	13.62%	10.23%
Itron	-1.24%	5.88%	2.89%

Summary

Cohu beats Itron on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.