Transcat (TRNS) Competitors

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

Which has better earnings and valuation, TRNS or COHU?

Cohu has higher revenue and earnings than Transcat. Cohu is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Transcat, 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
Transcat	$259.48M	3.67	$13.65M	$1.98	52.23
Cohu	$444.88M	2.62	$28.16M	-$1.08	-23.14

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

98.3% of Transcat shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.7% of Cohu shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.3% of Transcat shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Cohu shares are owned 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 prefer TRNS or COHU?

Cohu received 244 more outperform votes than Transcat when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.11% of users gave Cohu an outperform vote while only 66.77% of users gave Transcat an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Transcat	Outperform Votes 209 66.77%	Underperform Votes 104 33.23%
Cohu	Outperform Votes 453 67.11%	Underperform Votes 222 32.89%

Does the media refer more to TRNS or COHU?

In the previous week, Cohu had 2 more articles in the media than Transcat. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Cohu and 3 mentions for Transcat. Transcat's average media sentiment score of 1.63 beat Cohu's score of 0.60 indicating that Transcat is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Do analysts rate TRNS or COHU?

Transcat presently has a consensus price target of $127.25, suggesting a potential upside of 23.04%. Cohu has a consensus price target of $31.50, suggesting a potential upside of 26.05%. Given Cohu's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Cohu is more favorable than Transcat.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Transcat	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Cohu	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has more volatility and risk, TRNS or COHU?

Transcat has a beta of 0.69, meaning that its share price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cohu has a beta of 1.52, meaning that its share price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is TRNS or COHU more profitable?

Transcat has a net margin of 6.63% compared to Cohu's net margin of -11.35%. Transcat's return on equity of 7.36% beat Cohu's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Transcat	6.63%	7.36%	5.90%
Cohu	-11.35%	-1.01%	-0.86%

Summary

Transcat and Cohu tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.