Cohu (NASDAQ:COHU) Price Target Raised to $33.00

Cohu (NASDAQ:COHU) had its price objective raised by investment analysts at Needham & Company LLC from $30.00 to $33.00 in a note issued to investors on Friday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has a “buy” rating on the semiconductor company’s stock. Needham & Company LLC’s price target indicates a potential upside of 0.61% from the company’s previous close.

Several other analysts have also commented on COHU. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price target on shares of Cohu from $30.00 to $32.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 14th. TD Cowen restated a “buy” rating on shares of Cohu in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. B. Riley Financial increased their price target on Cohu from $30.00 to $35.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, January 26th. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Cohu in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Cohu presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $32.50.

Cohu Price Performance

COHU stock opened at $32.80 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01, a current ratio of 4.39 and a quick ratio of 3.24. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $26.86 and a 200-day simple moving average of $23.30. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.53 billion, a PE ratio of -20.89 and a beta of 1.29. Cohu has a 1 year low of $12.57 and a 1 year high of $34.96.

Cohu (NASDAQ:COHU) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The semiconductor company reported ($0.15) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.07 by ($0.22). Cohu had a negative net margin of 17.22% and a negative return on equity of 3.73%. The firm had revenue of $122.23 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $122.09 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted ($0.15) EPS. The company’s revenue was up 29.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities research analysts anticipate that Cohu will post -0.36 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Cohu

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in COHU. Bessemer Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Cohu by 45.4% during the third quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 1,564 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $31,000 after acquiring an additional 488 shares during the period. Hantz Financial Services Inc. grew its stake in Cohu by 83.7% during the 3rd quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 1,569 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 715 shares in the last quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Cohu by 45.0% during the 4th quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 1,456 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $34,000 after purchasing an additional 452 shares during the period. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in Cohu in the 4th quarter valued at about $37,000. Finally, Smartleaf Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Cohu by 202.7% in the 2nd quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 2,113 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $41,000 after buying an additional 1,415 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 94.67% of the company’s stock.

More Cohu News

Here are the key news stories impacting Cohu this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Needham reaffirmed a Buy on Cohu and raised its price target to $33, citing improving factory utilization, a margin rebound and new data‑center wins that boost AI/test exposure. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: TD Cowen (Krish Sankar) also maintained a Buy and a $35 target, highlighting growing AI/data‑center exposure and more recurring revenue as support for a multi‑year recovery thesis. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Company provided Q1 revenue guidance of $115M–$129M (consensus ~$120.2M); the range overlaps consensus but leaves execution risk if demand softens. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Full Q4 earnings call transcript and slide deck are available for detail on backlog, customer mix and margin recovery timing — useful for investors gauging when EPS should turn positive. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Q4 EPS was a loss of ($0.15) vs. consensus +$0.07 (a sizeable miss), despite revenue of $122.23M essentially matching estimates and rising ~29.9% YoY — the EPS miss, negative margins/ROE and analyst year‑ahead negative EPS forecast are the main near‑term pressures. Article Title

Cohu Company Profile

Cohu, Inc is a global provider of semiconductor test and inspection solutions, offering a broad portfolio of products designed to support chip manufacturers, outsourced semiconductor assembly and test (OSAT) providers, and electronics original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). The company’s product lineup includes automatic test handlers, wafer probers, test sockets, thermal subassembly systems and burn-in boards, all engineered to optimize throughput, accuracy and reliability in semiconductor production and final test.

Founded in 1947 and headquartered in Poway, California, Cohu has grown through both organic development and targeted acquisitions to become a recognized leader in test handling and interconnect technologies.