B. Riley Weighs in on Cohu’s Q2 Earnings (NASDAQ:COHU)

Cohu, Inc. (NASDAQ:COHU) – B. Riley lowered their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for Cohu in a report issued on Monday, February 3rd. B. Riley analyst C. Ellis now expects that the semiconductor company will post earnings of $0.07 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.14. The consensus estimate for Cohu’s current full-year earnings is ($0.46) per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Cohu’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.28 EPS and Q4 2025 earnings at $0.28 EPS.

COHU has been the topic of several other research reports. TD Cowen cut their price target on shares of Cohu from $36.00 to $30.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, November 1st. The Goldman Sachs Group cut their price target on shares of Cohu from $26.00 to $23.00 and set a “sell” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, November 1st. Craig Hallum upgraded shares of Cohu from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $30.00 price target on the stock in a report on Friday, November 1st. Finally, Needham & Company LLC cut shares of Cohu from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, January 13th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, two have issued a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $31.50.

Cohu Stock Performance

NASDAQ:COHU opened at $22.89 on Tuesday. The stock has a market cap of $1.07 billion, a P/E ratio of -21.19 and a beta of 1.45. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $25.63 and its 200 day simple moving average is $25.95. Cohu has a twelve month low of $21.60 and a twelve month high of $36.60. The company has a quick ratio of 4.69, a current ratio of 6.38 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01.

Institutional Trading of Cohu

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of COHU. Squarepoint Ops LLC bought a new stake in shares of Cohu during the 2nd quarter valued at $594,000. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company boosted its holdings in shares of Cohu by 5.5% during the 2nd quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 24,002 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $794,000 after buying an additional 1,247 shares in the last quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Cohu by 5.6% during the 2nd quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp now owns 7,939 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $263,000 after buying an additional 419 shares in the last quarter. Algert Global LLC boosted its stake in Cohu by 38.0% in the 2nd quarter. Algert Global LLC now owns 17,214 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $570,000 after purchasing an additional 4,744 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Creative Planning bought a new position in Cohu in the 2nd quarter worth about $282,000. Institutional investors own 94.67% of the company’s stock.

About Cohu

Cohu, Inc, through its subsidiaries, provides semiconductor test equipment and services in China, the United States, Taiwan, Malaysia, the Philippines, and internationally. The company supplies semiconductor test and inspection handlers, micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) test modules, test contactors, thermal sub-systems, and semiconductor automated test equipment for semiconductor manufacturers and test subcontractors.