Cohu, Inc. (COHU)Technology | Semiconductor Equipment & Materials | San Diego, United States | NasdaqGS
41.26 USD
+1.89
(4.801%)
⇧
(April 17, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 41.94 +0.68 (1.636%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 7:20 p.m. EDT) Short-term: ★★★★★ | Long-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Dividends: ☆☆☆☆☆ |
Hot Take | April 18, 2026, 10:08 p.m. EDT
Cohu is decoding a classic 'momentum breakout' setup rather than a fundamental value buy. While buyer sentiment from options flow (especially ITM call buying) favors this move toward the 52-week high, the underlying business is financially distressed: the company posted $453M revenue but generated negative operating margins (-11%) and trailing EPS of -1.67. The market is ignoring the loss-making structure, betting solely on the ~30% recent price run and the semiconductor equipment cycle recovery. This trade is purely a technical/speculative play on short-term price action, not a long-term investment proposition given the poor fundamentals. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.053714 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.079108 |
| AutoETS | 0.079110 |
| MSTL | 0.079330 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 54% |
| H-stat | 2.94 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.295 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.07 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Technology |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2020-02-23 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2020-02-23 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 42.12 |
| Revenue per Share | 9.694 |
| Market Cap | 1,946,080,640 |
| Forward P/E | 33.60 |
| Beta | 1.24 |
| Profit Margins | -16.40% |
| Website | https://www.cohu.com |
As of April 18, 2026, 10:08 p.m. EDT: Options flow shows aggressive bullish positioning for the near term, with heavy Open Interest (OI) accumulation in 45-day Call strikes at 30.0 and 35.0, capturing over half the total volume despite being deep ITM. The 0.17 month exp (April 17) Call data shows significant new volume into ITM strikes. Conversely, Put flow is stagnant; the 'Top OI' for 45-day Puts is actually in deep OTM (20.0), suggesting little directional hedging or profit-taking at current levels until a significant drop occurs. Higher-dated November/December calls show significant Open Interest, implying a momentum strategy rather than pure directional Gamma exposure.
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-02-24 | 0.06000 | 0.277906 |
| 2019-11-14 | 0.06000 | 0.299334 |
| 2019-08-22 | 0.06000 | 0.480840 |
| 2019-06-13 | 0.06000 | 0.368377 |
| 2019-02-25 | 0.06000 | 0.324062 |
| 2018-11-15 | 0.06000 | 0.342236 |
| 2018-08-23 | 0.06000 | 0.237375 |
| 2018-06-14 | 0.06000 | 0.243199 |
| 2018-02-26 | 0.06000 | 0.303821 |
| 2017-11-16 | 0.06000 | 0.248764 |
| 2017-08-23 | 0.06000 | 0.353890 |
| 2017-06-14 | 0.06000 | 0.353069 |
| 2017-02-24 | 0.06000 | 0.374232 |
| 2016-11-16 | 0.06000 | 0.529098 |
| 2016-08-24 | 0.06000 | 0.586327 |
| 2016-06-15 | 0.06000 | 0.525851 |
| 2016-02-26 | 0.06000 | 0.545646 |
| 2015-11-18 | 0.06000 | 0.516914 |
| 2015-08-26 | 0.06000 | 0.693511 |
| 2015-06-17 | 0.06000 | 0.509575 |
| 2015-02-27 | 0.06000 | 0.595639 |
| 2014-11-19 | 0.06000 | 0.572148 |
| 2014-08-27 | 0.06000 | 0.525310 |
| 2014-06-18 | 0.06000 | 0.593470 |
| 2014-02-28 | 0.06000 | 0.656412 |
| 2013-11-20 | 0.06000 | 0.716536 |
| 2013-08-28 | 0.06000 | 0.670045 |
| 2013-06-19 | 0.06000 | 0.583173 |
| 2013-03-01 | 0.06000 | 0.704279 |
| 2012-11-20 | 0.06000 | 0.773572 |
| 2012-08-29 | 0.06000 | 0.766677 |
| 2012-06-20 | 0.06000 | 0.731039 |
| 2012-03-02 | 0.06000 | 0.657012 |
| 2011-11-22 | 0.06000 | 0.734135 |
| 2011-08-31 | 0.06000 | 0.634689 |
| 2011-06-22 | 0.06000 | 0.578172 |
| 2011-03-04 | 0.06000 | 0.472118 |
| 2010-11-23 | 0.06000 | 0.491632 |
| 2010-09-01 | 0.06000 | 0.595834 |
| 2010-06-23 | 0.06000 | 0.532954 |
| 2010-03-05 | 0.06000 | 0.498172 |
| 2009-11-24 | 0.06000 | 0.618635 |
| 2009-09-02 | 0.06000 | 0.624996 |
| 2009-06-24 | 0.06000 | 0.804363 |
| 2009-03-06 | 0.06000 | 1.004332 |
| 2008-11-25 | 0.06000 | 0.679746 |
| 2008-09-03 | 0.06000 | 0.464470 |
| 2008-06-25 | 0.06000 | 0.480749 |
| 2008-03-07 | 0.06000 | 0.499856 |
| 2007-11-28 | 0.06000 | 0.479067 |
| 2007-09-05 | 0.06000 | 0.392458 |
| 2007-06-20 | 0.06000 | 0.360225 |
| 2007-03-09 | 0.06000 | 0.407369 |
| 2006-11-29 | 0.06000 | 0.383766 |
| 2006-09-06 | 0.06000 | 0.496625 |
| 2006-06-21 | 0.06000 | 0.467714 |
| 2006-03-10 | 0.06000 | 0.377793 |
| 2005-11-30 | 0.06000 | 0.291813 |
| 2005-09-07 | 0.06000 | 0.328871 |
| 2005-06-22 | 0.05000 | 0.343003 |
| 2005-03-11 | 0.05000 | 0.371516 |
| 2004-12-01 | 0.05000 | 0.377945 |
| 2004-09-08 | 0.05000 | 0.467509 |
| 2004-06-23 | 0.05000 | 0.366905 |
| 2004-03-12 | 0.05000 | 0.358934 |
| 2003-12-03 | 0.05000 | 0.333724 |
| 2003-09-10 | 0.05000 | 0.311791 |
| 2003-06-19 | 0.05000 | 0.408908 |
| 2003-03-14 | 0.05000 | 0.476134 |
| 2002-12-04 | 0.05000 | 0.456350 |
| 2002-09-11 | 0.05000 | 0.444262 |
| 2002-06-18 | 0.05000 | 0.360154 |
| 2002-03-14 | 0.05000 | 0.246570 |
| 2001-12-05 | 0.05000 | 0.319197 |
| 2001-09-17 | 0.05000 | 0.436485 |
| 2001-06-20 | 0.05000 | 0.374595 |
| 2001-03-15 | 0.05000 | 0.414559 |
| 2000-11-29 | 0.05000 | 0.451714 |
| 2000-09-06 | 0.05000 | 0.362276 |
| 2000-06-21 | 0.05000 | 0.213555 |
| 2000-03-16 | 0.05000 | 0.178073 |
| 1999-11-29 | 0.04500 | 0.270061 |
| 1999-09-01 | 0.04500 | 0.289819 |
| 1999-06-16 | 0.04500 | 0.397037 |
| 1999-03-10 | 0.04500 | 0.519921 |
| 1998-11-27 | 0.04000 | 0.466229 |
| 1998-09-02 | 0.04000 | 0.690955 |
| 1998-06-17 | 0.04000 | 0.442536 |
| 1998-03-11 | 0.04000 | 0.301879 |
| 1997-11-26 | 0.03000 | 0.240516 |
| 1997-09-03 | 0.03000 | 0.155843 |
| 1997-06-17 | 0.03000 | 0.263532 |
| 1997-03-05 | 0.03000 | 0.338550 |
| 1996-11-27 | 0.02500 | 0.303860 |
| 1996-09-04 | 0.02500 | 0.392124 |
| 1996-06-12 | 0.02500 | 0.306200 |
| 1996-03-06 | 0.02500 | 0.245875 |
| 1995-11-29 | 0.02000 | 0.200450 |
| 1995-08-30 | 0.02000 | 0.199006 |
| 1995-06-14 | 0.02000 | 0.278530 |
| 1995-02-28 | 0.01750 | 0.358690 |
| 1994-11-28 | 0.01500 | 0.446527 |
| 1994-08-29 | 0.01500 | 0.468948 |
| 1994-05-27 | 0.01500 | 0.527027 |
| 1994-02-28 | 0.01500 | 0.404259 |
| 1993-11-29 | 0.01250 | 0.419882 |
| 1993-08-30 | 0.01250 | 0.412219 |
| 1993-05-28 | 0.01250 | 0.490561 |
| 1993-03-01 | 0.01250 | 0.775235 |
| 1992-11-30 | 0.01125 | 1.002906 |
| 1992-08-31 | 0.01125 | 1.317621 |
| 1992-06-01 | 0.01125 | 1.171939 |
| 1992-02-25 | 0.01000 | 1.006394 |
| 1991-12-02 | 0.01000 | 1.034550 |
| 1991-08-30 | 0.01000 | 1.137343 |
| 1991-06-03 | 0.01000 | 1.215534 |
| 1991-02-25 | 0.01000 | 1.116306 |
| 1990-12-03 | 0.01000 | 1.405377 |
| 1990-08-31 | 0.01000 | 1.380011 |
| 1990-06-04 | 0.01000 | 1.040522 |
| 1990-02-26 | 0.00875 | 1.178788 |
| 1989-12-04 | 0.00875 | 1.088795 |
| 1989-09-01 | 0.00875 | 1.000789 |
| 1989-05-31 | 0.00875 | 0.857745 |
| 1989-02-27 | 0.00875 | 0.904071 |
| 1988-08-29 | 0.00750 | 0.990829 |
| 1988-06-01 | 0.00750 | 0.907279 |
| 1988-02-29 | 0.00750 | 1.211878 |
| 1987-11-30 | 0.00625 | 1.419976 |
| 1987-08-28 | 0.00250 | 0.422755 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 1.8853147 |
| Address1 | 17,087 Via Del Campo |
| All Time High | 61.75 |
| All Time Low | 0.484375 |
| Ask | 51.26 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Audit Risk | 4 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.2 - Strong Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 830,710 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 799,414 |
| Average Volume | 799,414 |
| Average Volume10Days | 830,710 |
| Beta | 1.243 |
| Bid | 30.35 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Board Risk | 3 |
| Book Value | 16.769 |
| City | San Diego |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 2 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 41.26 |
| Current Ratio | 6.876 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 42.17 |
| Day Low | 39.7001 |
| Debt To Equity | 42.12 |
| Display Name | Cohu |
| Dividend Date | 1,586,390,400 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,777,581,000 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,777,581,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,777,579,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,777,579,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,777,579,200 |
| Ebitda | -10,241,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | -0.02261 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | -173.958 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 3.933 |
| Enterprise Value | 1,781,501,312 |
| Eps Current Year | 0.535 |
| Eps Forward | 1.228 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -1.59 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,582,502,400 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 31.5424 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 9.717598 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.3080805 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 188.53146 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 42.17 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -0.90999985 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.02157932 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 13.66 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 27.599998 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 2.0204978 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 13.66 - 42.17 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 322,151,400,000 |
| Five Year Avg Dividend Yield | 1.31 |
| Float Shares | 45,605,929 |
| Forward Eps | 1.228 |
| Forward P E | 33.599346 |
| Free Cashflow | 48,075,500 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 2,777 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,775,001,600 |
| Gross Margins | 0.42745999 |
| Gross Profits | 193,619,008 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.0306 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 1.04858 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 47,166,278 |
| Industry | Semiconductor Equipment & Materials |
| Industry Disp | Semiconductor Equipment & Materials |
| Industry Key | semiconductor-equipment-materials |
| Ir Website | http://ir.cohu.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=97857&p=irol-IRHome |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,582,502,400 |
| Last Dividend Value | 0.06 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,766,793,600 |
| Last Split Date | 938,390,400 |
| Last Split Factor | 2:1 |
| Long Business Summary | Cohu, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides semiconductor test equipment and services in the United States, Taiwan, China, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and internationally. It supplies test and inspection metrology automation systems, micro-electromechanical system test modules, test contactors, thermal subsystems, and data analytics software for semiconductor manufacturers and test subcontractors. The company also provides semiconductor automated test equipment for wafer level and device package testing; various test handlers, including pick-and-place, turret, gravity, strip, film frame, laser marker, and thermal sub-systems; interface products comprising test contactors, and probe heads and pins; spares and kits; various parts and labor warranties on test and handling systems, and instruments; and training on the maintenance and operation of its systems, as well as application, data management software, and consulting services on its products. In addition, it offers data analytics product that includes DI-Core, a software suite used to optimize Cohu equipment performance, which provides real-time online performance monitoring and process control. Further, the company provides artificial intelligence process control and analytics-based monitoring software. It markets its products through direct sales force and independent sales representatives. The company was formerly known as Cohu Electronics, Inc. and changed its name to Cohu, Inc. in 1972. Cohu, Inc. was incorporated in 1947 and is headquartered in San Diego, California. |
| Long Name | Cohu, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 1,946,080,640 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_262125 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,766,793,600 |
| Net Income To Common | -74,273,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,329,600 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 1,946,552,293 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 6 |
| Open | 40.74 |
| Operating Cashflow | 31,692,000 |
| Operating Margins | -0.112040006 |
| Overall Risk | 3 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 1.15 |
| Phone | 858 848 8100 |
| Post Market Change | 0.67500305 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 1.6359745 |
| Post Market Price | 41.935 |
| Post Market Time | 1,776,468,043 |
| Previous Close | 39.37 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 77.12149 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 2.4604926 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 4.296401 |
| Profit Margins | -0.16397 |
| Quick Ratio | 5.47 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | strong_buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.16667 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 1.89 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 4.80061 |
| Regular Market Day High | 42.17 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 39.7001 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 39.7001 - 42.17 |
| Regular Market Open | 40.74 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 39.37 |
| Regular Market Price | 41.26 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,456,001 |
| Regular Market Volume | 1,109,338 |
| Return On Assets | -0.03396 |
| Return On Equity | -0.09044 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.299 |
| Revenue Per Share | 9.694 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.38150132 |
| Sector | Technology |
| Sector Disp | Technology |
| Sector Key | technology |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 5 |
| Shares Outstanding | 47,166,278 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.1306 |
| Shares Short | 6,161,060 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 5,889,781 |
| Short Name | Cohu, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.1578 |
| Short Ratio | 10.76 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | CA |
| Symbol | COHU |
| Target High Price | 41.0 |
| Target Low Price | 26.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 34.0 |
| Target Median Price | 34.5 |
| Total Cash | 483,980,992 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 10.322 |
| Total Debt | 330,870,016 |
| Total Revenue | 452,956,000 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -1.59 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 24.8057 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 16.454298 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.6633273 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 1,109,338 |
| Website | https://www.cohu.com |
| Zip | 92,127-1711 |