Cohu (COHU) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in FORM or COHU?

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 66.91% of users gave Cohu an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
FormFactor	Outperform Votes 470 68.31%	Underperform Votes 218 31.69%
Cohu	Outperform Votes 455 66.91%	Underperform Votes 225 33.09%

Does the media refer more to FORM or COHU?

In the previous week, FormFactor had 8 more articles in the media than Cohu. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for FormFactor and 2 mentions for Cohu. FormFactor's average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat Cohu's score of 0.86 indicating that FormFactor is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
FormFactor	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Cohu	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer FORM or COHU?

FormFactor currently has a consensus target price of $48.50, suggesting a potential upside of 69.34%. Cohu has a consensus target price of $30.57, suggesting a potential upside of 102.46%. Given Cohu's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Cohu is more favorable than FormFactor.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
FormFactor	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38
Cohu	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of FORM or COHU?

98.8% of FormFactor shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.7% of Cohu shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of FormFactor shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Cohu shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, FORM or COHU?

FormFactor has a beta of 1.07, meaning that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cohu has a beta of 1.5, meaning that its share price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is FORM or COHU more profitable?

FormFactor has a net margin of 9.12% compared to Cohu's net margin of -17.38%. FormFactor's return on equity of 5.93% beat Cohu's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
FormFactor	9.12%	5.93%	4.89%
Cohu	-17.38%	-3.18%	-2.73%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, FORM or COHU?

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
FormFactor	$763.60M	2.91	$69.61M	$0.89	32.18
Cohu	$401.78M	1.76	-$69.82M	-$1.50	-10.07

Summary

FormFactor beats Cohu on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.