Cohu (COHU) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to COHU or FORM?

In the previous week, Cohu had 2 more articles in the media than FormFactor. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Cohu and 9 mentions for FormFactor. FormFactor's average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat Cohu's score of -0.10 indicating that FormFactor is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor 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 66.91% of users gave Cohu an outperform vote.

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

Do analysts prefer COHU or FORM?

Cohu presently has a consensus price target of $30.57, suggesting a potential upside of 50.52%. FormFactor has a consensus price target of $48.50, suggesting a potential upside of 41.52%. Given Cohu's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership 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 insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of FormFactor shares are held 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, COHU or FORM?

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

Is COHU or FORM 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
Cohu	-17.38%	-3.18%	-2.73%
FormFactor	9.12%	5.93%	4.89%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, 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	$401.78M	2.36	-$69.82M	-$1.50	-13.54
FormFactor	$763.60M	3.48	$69.61M	$0.89	38.51

Summary

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