Coherent (COHR) Competitors $50.49 -3.42 (-6.34%) Closing price 04/4/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$50.18 -0.31 (-0.61%) As of 04/4/2025 07:56 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock COHR vs. BMI, CGNX, ITRI, OSIS, MLAB, DAKT, FARO, VPG, NVMI, and CAMTShould you be buying Coherent stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Coherent include Badger Meter (BMI), Cognex (CGNX), Itron (ITRI), OSI Systems (OSIS), Mesa Laboratories (MLAB), Daktronics (DAKT), FARO Technologies (FARO), Vishay Precision Group (VPG), Nova (NVMI), and Camtek (CAMT). Coherent vs. Badger Meter Cognex Itron OSI Systems Mesa Laboratories Daktronics FARO Technologies Vishay Precision Group Nova Camtek Coherent (NYSE:COHR) and Badger Meter (NYSE:BMI) are both mid-cap business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking, earnings and risk. Which has more volatility and risk, COHR or BMI? Coherent has a beta of 1.88, suggesting that its stock price is 88% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Badger Meter has a beta of 0.83, suggesting that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate COHR or BMI? Coherent currently has a consensus target price of $111.00, indicating a potential upside of 119.84%. Badger Meter has a consensus target price of $225.20, indicating a potential upside of 30.31%. Given Coherent's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Coherent is more favorable than Badger Meter.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Coherent 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.87Badger Meter 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.40 Which has higher valuation and earnings, COHR or BMI? Badger Meter has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Coherent. Coherent is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Badger Meter, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCoherent$5.31B1.47-$156.15M-$0.41-123.15Badger Meter$826.56M6.15$124.94M$4.2340.85 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer COHR or BMI? Coherent received 286 more outperform votes than Badger Meter when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.72% of users gave Coherent an outperform vote while only 52.43% of users gave Badger Meter an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCoherentOutperform Votes56762.72% Underperform Votes33737.28% Badger MeterOutperform Votes28152.43% Underperform Votes25547.57% Is COHR or BMI more profitable? Badger Meter has a net margin of 15.12% compared to Coherent's net margin of 1.28%. Badger Meter's return on equity of 21.77% beat Coherent's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Coherent1.28% 8.29% 3.25% Badger Meter 15.12%21.77%15.90% Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in COHR or BMI? 83.3% of Coherent shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.0% of Badger Meter shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Coherent shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Badger Meter shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media refer more to COHR or BMI? In the previous week, Coherent had 6 more articles in the media than Badger Meter. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Coherent and 15 mentions for Badger Meter. Badger Meter's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Coherent's score of 0.35 indicating that Badger Meter is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Coherent 3 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 15 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Badger Meter 10 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryBadger Meter beats Coherent on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Coherent News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for COHR and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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 COHR vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCoherentOptical instruments & lenses IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$7.82B$10.45B$6.59B$17.79BDividend YieldN/A1.61%2.54%3.79%P/E Ratio-123.1535.1228.4229.93Price / Sales1.476.04153.1324.18Price / Cash15.3420.2231.4017.53Price / Book1.415.174.334.13Net Income-$156.15M$324.03M$194.78M$1.02B7 Day Performance-23.14%-9.40%-3.89%-8.72%1 Month Performance-29.75%-12.12%-7.50%-10.82%1 Year Performance-12.40%-16.76%0.42%-5.33% Coherent Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)COHRCoherent4.0671 of 5 stars$50.49-6.3%$111.00+119.8%-12.3%$7.82B$5.31B-123.1523,700Analyst UpgradeGap DownHigh Trading VolumeBMIBadger Meter4.3441 of 5 stars$190.00-0.1%$225.20+18.5%+10.9%$5.59B$826.56M44.922,140News CoverageGap DownCGNXCognex4.7702 of 5 stars$29.63-1.3%$44.83+51.3%-37.8%$5.02B$914.52M48.572,914Positive NewsGap DownITRIItron4.4549 of 5 stars$104.24+0.4%$127.64+22.4%+3.6%$4.75B$2.44B21.355,480Positive NewsGap DownOSISOSI Systems3.5094 of 5 stars$192.89-0.2%$212.00+9.9%+24.3%$3.24B$1.65B24.836,300Short Interest ↑Gap DownMLABMesa Laboratories2.3641 of 5 stars$118.18-1.2%$140.00+18.5%+7.8%$642.19M$237.75M-2.55680DAKTDaktronics4.7252 of 5 stars$12.20+1.3%$26.00+113.1%+15.6%$638.04M$799.81M48.762,480Short Interest ↑Gap DownFAROFARO Technologies3.2092 of 5 stars$27.52+0.1%$35.00+27.2%+16.9%$522.29M$342.43M-78.611,490Gap DownVPGVishay Precision Group3.5219 of 5 stars$24.37+1.2%$28.50+17.0%-41.2%$323.01M$306.52M32.932,700News CoverageGap DownNVMINova2.7298 of 5 stars$183.52-1.6%$250.83+36.7%-8.0%$5.37B$672.40M31.973,606News CoveragePositive NewsGap DownCAMTCamtek4.4556 of 5 stars$58.15-1.4%$110.22+89.6%-35.0%$2.65B$429.23M24.00400Gap Down Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BMI Alternatives CGNX Alternatives ITRI Alternatives OSIS Alternatives MLAB Alternatives DAKT Alternatives FARO Alternatives VPG Alternatives NVMI Alternatives CAMT Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:COHR) was last updated on 4/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersFeds Just Admitted It—They Can Take Your CashThe Government Just Said Your Money Isn't Yours That's right—According to the DOJ, YOUR hard-earned money i...Priority Gold | Sponsored[Action Required] Claim Your FREE IRS Loophole GuideThis shouldn't surprise anyone who's been paying attention, but... 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