COHU vs. TRNS, ALNT, AEHR, FEIM, DAIO, ITRI, ACMR, KN, PAR, and VICR
Should you be buying Cohu stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Cohu include Transcat (TRNS), Allient (ALNT), Aehr Test Systems (AEHR), Frequency Electronics (FEIM), Data I/O (DAIO), Itron (ITRI), ACM Research (ACMR), Knowles (KN), PAR Technology (PAR), and Vicor (VICR). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
Transcat (NASDAQ:TRNS) and Cohu (NASDAQ:COHU) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking and valuation.
98.3% of Transcat shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.7% of Cohu shares are held by institutional investors. 4.2% of Transcat shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of Cohu shares are held 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.
Cohu received 245 more outperform votes than Transcat when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.12% of users gave Cohu an outperform vote while only 66.89% of users gave Transcat an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Cohu had 18 more articles in the media than Transcat. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Cohu and 0 mentions for Transcat. Transcat's average media sentiment score of 0.41 beat Cohu's score of 0.00 indicating that Cohu is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Transcat presently has a consensus price target of $117.75, indicating a potential upside of 4.91%. Cohu has a consensus price target of $38.00, indicating a potential upside of 28.38%. Given Transcat's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Cohu is more favorable than Transcat.
Transcat has a beta of 0.61, indicating that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cohu has a beta of 1.54, indicating that its stock price is 54% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Transcat has a net margin of 4.16% compared to Transcat's net margin of -0.38%. Cohu's return on equity of 9.32% beat Transcat's return on equity.
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.
Summary
Transcat and Cohu tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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