TRNS vs. COHU, ALNT, AEHR, IMOS, THR, ATEN, TASK, SHCO, SABR, and ANGI
Should you be buying Transcat stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Transcat include Cohu (COHU), Allient (ALNT), Aehr Test Systems (AEHR), ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES (IMOS), Thermon Group (THR), A10 Networks (ATEN), TaskUs (TASK), Soho House & Co Inc. (SHCO), Sabre (SABR), and Angi (ANGI). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
Cohu (NASDAQ:COHU) and Transcat (NASDAQ:TRNS) 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 analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, valuation, earnings, community ranking, risk and institutional ownership.
Cohu has a beta of 1.52, suggesting that its share price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Transcat has a beta of 0.59, suggesting that its share price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500.
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.
94.7% of Cohu shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.3% of Transcat shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.8% of Cohu shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.2% of Transcat shares are owned by company 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.
In the previous week, Cohu had 5 more articles in the media than Transcat. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Cohu and 2 mentions for Transcat. Transcat's average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat Cohu's score of 0.34 indicating that Cohu is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Cohu received 243 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.
Cohu has a net margin of 4.42% compared to Cohu's net margin of 4.16%. Cohu's return on equity of 9.32% beat Transcat's return on equity.
Cohu currently has a consensus price target of $43.50, indicating a potential upside of 39.96%. Transcat has a consensus price target of $117.75, indicating a potential upside of 7.21%. Given Transcat's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Cohu is more favorable than Transcat.
Summary
Cohu beats Transcat on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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