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Cohu, Inc (NASDAQ: COHU) closed the day trading at $20.17 down -1.66% from the previous closing price of $20.51. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.66 from its previous closing price. On the day, 6.21 million shares were traded. COHU stock price reached its highest trading level at $20.508 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $19.5801.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of COHU, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 4.50 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 362.14. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 3.51 and its Current Ratio is at 4.88. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.07 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.05.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of. The stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, TD Cowen on May 02, 2025, Reiterated its Buy rating but revised its target price to $22 from $27 previously.
Craig Hallum Upgraded its Hold to Buy on November 01, 2024, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $30.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on May 13 ’25 when BENDUSH WILLIAM sold 3,400 shares for $17.93 per share. The transaction valued at 60,962 led to the insider holds 27,362 shares of the business.
BENDUSH WILLIAM sold 3,400 shares of COHU for $60,146 on May 12 ’25. The Director now owns 30,762 shares after completing the transaction at $17.69 per share. On May 13 ’25, another insider, BENDUSH LIVING TRUST U/A DTD 0, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 3,400 shares for $17.93 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, COHU now has a Market Capitalization of 941568768 and an Enterprise Value of 787264768. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.39 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.21. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.998 whereas that against EBITDA is -30.254.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for COHU is 1.36, which has changed by -0.22273606 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15101504 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, COHU has reached a high of $29.42, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $12.57. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -0.02%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 1.38%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, COHU traded about 404.62K shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, COHU traded about 1208850 shares per day. A total of 49.74M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 45.41M. Insiders hold about 2.73% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 94.24% stake in the company. Shares short for COHU as of 1756425600 were 1569013 with a Short Ratio of 3.10, compared to 1753920000 on 1453452. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1569013 and a Short% of Float of 4.1300002000000005.
Earnings Estimates
As of right now, 4.0 analysts gave their recommendation on the stock of the company. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.09, with high estimates of $0.1 and low estimates of $0.07.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between -$0.09 and -$0.15 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of -$0.12. EPS for the following year is $0.64, with 5.0 analysts recommending between $0.9 and $0.4.
Revenue Estimates
5 analysts predict $124.98M in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $125M to a low estimate of $124.91M. As of the current estimate, Cohu, Inc’s year-ago sales were $95.34MFor the next quarter, 5 analysts are estimating revenue of $118.61M. There is a high estimate of $120M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $117M.
A total of 5 analysts have provided revenue estimates for COHU’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $449.5M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $446.5M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $448.09M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $401.78MBased on 5 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $504.51M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $519.3M and the low estimate is $475M.
