CochLear (CHEOY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Cochlear Limited is an Australian medical device company that develops, manufactures and supplies implantable hearing solutions. Its products are designed for people with severe to profound hearing loss who may not receive sufficient benefit from conventional hearing aids.

The company’s portfolio includes cochlear implants, bone conduction hearing implants, and related sound processors, accessories, software and support services. Cochlear also provides rehabilitation resources, clinical support and ongoing product services intended to help recipients use and maintain their hearing systems.

Founded in 1981 and headquartered in Sydney, Australia, Cochlear serves customers through a global network spanning Australia, New Zealand, North America, Europe, Asia and other international markets. The company’s technology traces its origins to research and development associated with Australian ear surgeon Graeme Clark and the first commercially available multichannel cochlear implant.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $48.11 to $48.38
• 50-Day Range: $38.86 to $50.55
• 52-Week Range: $31.82 to $104.65
• Volume: 8,679 shs
• Average Volume: 24,431 shs
• Market Capitalization: $6.30 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 1.64%
• Price Target: $117.00
• Consensus Rating: Hold

CochLear Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

CochLear scored higher than 72% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

CochLear has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

CochLear has a consensus price target of $117.00, representing about 143.0% upside from its current price of $48.15.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

CochLear has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 10.36%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for CochLear are expected to grow by 10.36% in the coming year, from $1.93 to $2.13 per share.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

CochLear has a P/B Ratio of 4.98. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.01% of the float of CochLear has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

CochLear has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.49, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in CochLear has recently increased by 55.54%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

CochLear pays a meaningful dividend of 2.85%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

CochLear does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, CochLear will have a dividend payout ratio of 37.09% next year. This indicates that CochLear will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 0.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: -0.50

News Sentiment

CochLear has a news sentiment score of -0.50. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.86 average news sentiment score of Healthcare companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for CochLear this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: N/A
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, CochLear insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Institutions

CochLear has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

Company Calendar

• Today: 9/12/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 6/30/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: OTCMKTS
• Sector: Healthcare
• Industry: Healthcare Providers & Services
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: OTCMKTS:CHEOY
• Previous Symbol: OTCMKTS:CHEOY
• CIK: 1453930
• Web: www.cochlear.com
• Phone: (129) 428-6555
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 5,500
• Year Founded: 1982

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for CochLear: $117.00
• High Price Target: $117.00
• Low Price Target: $117.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +143.0%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: N/A
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: N/A

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: N/A
• Quick Ratio: N/A

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.59 billion
• Price / Sales: 3.96
• Cash Flow: $2.35 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 20.49
• Book Value: $9.66 per share
• Price / Book: 4.98

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 130,798,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $6.30 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.73