Cohu (COHU) Competitors $26.63 +0.29 (+1.10%) (As of 11:27 AM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends COHU vs. AEIS, FORM, ACLS, UCTT, PLAB, VECO, PDFS, XPER, AXTI, and RBCNShould you be buying Cohu stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Cohu include Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS), FormFactor (FORM), Axcelis Technologies (ACLS), Ultra Clean (UCTT), Photronics (PLAB), Veeco Instruments (VECO), PDF Solutions (PDFS), Xperi (XPER), AXT (AXTI), and Rubicon Technology (RBCN). These companies are all part of the "semiconductor equipment" industry. Cohu vs. Advanced Energy Industries FormFactor Axcelis Technologies Ultra Clean Photronics Veeco Instruments PDF Solutions Xperi AXT Rubicon Technology Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) and Cohu (NASDAQ:COHU) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, community ranking, analyst recommendations and earnings. Do analysts prefer AEIS or COHU? Advanced Energy Industries presently has a consensus target price of $120.25, suggesting a potential upside of 4.74%. Cohu has a consensus target price of $31.50, suggesting a potential upside of 18.29%. Given Cohu's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Cohu is more favorable than Advanced Energy Industries.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Advanced Energy Industries 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60Cohu 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Is AEIS or COHU more profitable? Advanced Energy Industries has a net margin of 2.91% compared to Cohu's net margin of -11.35%. Advanced Energy Industries' return on equity of 9.02% beat Cohu's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Advanced Energy Industries2.91% 9.02% 4.24% Cohu -11.35%-1.01%-0.86% Which has stronger valuation and earnings, AEIS or COHU? Advanced Energy Industries has higher revenue and earnings than Cohu. Cohu is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Advanced Energy Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAdvanced Energy Industries$1.47B2.94$128.28M$1.14100.71Cohu$444.88M2.79$28.16M-$1.08-24.66 Is AEIS or COHU a better dividend stock? Advanced Energy Industries pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Cohu pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Advanced Energy Industries pays out 35.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cohu pays out -22.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Cohu is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Does the media favor AEIS or COHU? In the previous week, Advanced Energy Industries had 5 more articles in the media than Cohu. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Advanced Energy Industries and 1 mentions for Cohu. Advanced Energy Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat Cohu's score of 0.60 indicating that Advanced Energy Industries is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Advanced Energy Industries 3 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 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 Which has more volatility & risk, AEIS or COHU? Advanced Energy Industries has a beta of 1.47, indicating that its share price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cohu has a beta of 1.51, indicating that its share price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in AEIS or COHU? 99.7% of Advanced Energy Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.7% of Cohu shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of Advanced Energy Industries shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Cohu shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in AEIS or COHU? Advanced Energy Industries received 32 more outperform votes than Cohu when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.11% of users gave Cohu an outperform vote while only 63.40% of users gave Advanced Energy Industries an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAdvanced Energy IndustriesOutperform Votes48563.40% Underperform Votes28036.60% CohuOutperform Votes45367.11% Underperform Votes22232.89% SummaryAdvanced Energy Industries beats Cohu on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Prosper Trading AcademyA.I. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart COHU vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCohuInstruments to measure electricity IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.24B$4.96B$26.56B$9.21BDividend YieldN/A0.41%2.80%4.30%P/E Ratio-24.6624.65240.1517.17Price / Sales2.793.132,724.14121.16Price / Cash11.0019.8836.0237.84Price / Book1.334.467.304.79Net Income$28.16M$136.22M$682.35M$225.43M7 Day Performance-2.85%-1.43%0.92%-0.12%1 Month Performance-0.08%5.95%6.26%1.56%1 Year Performance-25.28%1.80%22.69%16.07% Cohu Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)COHUCohu1.5688 of 5 stars$26.63+1.1%$31.50+18.3%-26.1%$1.24B$444.88M-24.663,259AEISAdvanced Energy Industries4.2719 of 5 stars$123.42+5.3%$120.25-2.6%+2.5%$4.65B$1.47B102.8210,000Positive NewsFORMFormFactor3.2215 of 5 stars$44.11+3.8%$55.38+25.5%+10.9%$3.42B$742.28M24.662,115Positive NewsGap UpACLSAxcelis Technologies3.8649 of 5 stars$77.05+2.3%$167.33+117.2%-47.0%$2.50B$1.08B11.151,704UCTTUltra Clean4.0491 of 5 stars$38.26+2.5%$57.75+50.9%+6.6%$1.72B$1.73B466.437,184Positive NewsPLABPhotronics4.045 of 5 stars$26.46-0.1%$35.00+32.3%-23.7%$1.68B$866.95M12.671,885Insider TradeVECOVeeco Instruments3.2792 of 5 stars$28.09+1.5%$42.14+50.0%-11.9%$1.59B$666.43M20.501,215PDFSPDF Solutions3.3484 of 5 stars$30.81+2.1%$41.00+33.1%-14.7%$1.19B$165.84M274.39493XPERXperi2.8705 of 5 stars$10.82+0.9%$19.00+75.6%-4.4%$485.06M$508.56M-5.712,100Positive NewsAXTIAXT2.8253 of 5 stars$2.23-3.5%$5.30+137.7%-6.9%$99.79M$75.79M-9.241,456RBCNRubicon TechnologyN/A$1.75flatN/A+127.9%$4.17M$2M9.2110 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AEIS Alternatives FORM Alternatives ACLS Alternatives UCTT Alternatives PLAB Alternatives VECO Alternatives PDFS Alternatives XPER Alternatives AXTI Alternatives RBCN Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:COHU) was last updated on 12/24/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners"This looks and feels like 2000," says investing legendOur senior analyst Dan Ferris says a new surprise crisis could begin at any moment... and this time, he says i...Stansberry Research | SponsoredA.I. 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