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After finishing at $16.51 in the prior trading day, Cohu, Inc (NASDAQ: COHU) closed at $16.52, up 0.06%. In other words, the price has increased by $0.06 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.5 million shares were traded. COHU stock price reached its highest trading level at $16.85 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $16.28.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of COHU by taking a closer look at its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 4.61 and its Current Ratio is at 6.27. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.04 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.02.
On November 01, 2024, Craig Hallum Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Hold but kept the price unchanged to $30.
TD Cowen reiterated its Buy rating for the stock on November 01, 2024, while the target price for the stock was revised from $36 to $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 Mar 10 ’25 when BOHRSON CHRISTOPHER sold 200 shares for $16.88 per share. The transaction valued at 3,376 led to the insider holds 128,739 shares of the business.
BOHRSON CHRISTOPHER sold 200 shares of COHU for $4,376 on Feb 10 ’25. The Sr VP & Chief Customer Officer now owns 128,939 shares after completing the transaction at $21.88 per share. On Jan 10 ’25, another insider, BOHRSON CHRISTOPHER, who serves as the Sr VP & Chief Customer Officer of the company, sold 200 shares for $25.78 each. As a result, the insider received 5,156 and left with 129,139 shares of the company.
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 771649216 and an Enterprise Value of 541964736. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.92 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.96. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.349 whereas that against EBITDA is -27.929.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for COHU is 1.34, which has changed by -0.46761197 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.087141395 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, COHU has reached a high of $36.60, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $15.61. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -25.77%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -37.65%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 454.59K shares per day over the past 3-months and 819470 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 49.60M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 45.18M. Insiders hold about 3.27% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 94.76% stake in the company. Shares short for COHU as of 1740700800 were 1668789 with a Short Ratio of 3.67, compared to 1738281600 on 1565036. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1668789 and a Short% of Float of 4.38.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.31. The current Payout Ratio is 0.00% for COHU, which recently paid a dividend on 2020-02-24 with an ex-dividend date of 1582502400. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1999-09-27 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
