Cohu (COHU) Competitors

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

Do analysts rate COHU or FORM?

Cohu presently has a consensus price target of $31.50, suggesting a potential upside of 31.52%. FormFactor has a consensus price target of $56.00, suggesting a potential upside of 34.39%. Given FormFactor's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe FormFactor is more favorable than Cohu.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cohu	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
FormFactor	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

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 6 mentions for Cohu and 4 mentions for FormFactor. FormFactor's average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat Cohu's score of 0.57 indicating that FormFactor is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Do insiders & institutionals believe in COHU or FORM?

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

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	$444.88M	2.51	$28.16M	-$1.08	-22.18
FormFactor	$663.10M	4.87	$82.39M	$1.74	23.95

Which has more risk and volatility, COHU or FORM?

Cohu has a beta of 1.47, indicating that its stock price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FormFactor has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor COHU or FORM?

FormFactor received 17 more outperform votes than Cohu when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.71% of users gave FormFactor an outperform vote while only 67.01% of users gave Cohu an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Cohu	Outperform Votes 453 67.01%	Underperform Votes 223 32.99%
FormFactor	Outperform Votes 470 68.71%	Underperform Votes 214 31.29%

Is COHU or FORM more profitable?

FormFactor has a net margin of 18.29% compared to Cohu's net margin of -11.35%. FormFactor's return on equity of 5.38% beat Cohu's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cohu	-11.35%	-1.01%	-0.86%
FormFactor	18.29%	5.38%	4.43%

Summary

FormFactor beats Cohu on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.