Insider buying last 90 days
No open-market insider purchases were filed for COHU in the last 90 days.
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
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Cohu (COHU) Stock Analysis & Forecast
Oct 12 close
$65.21−2.98 (−4.4%)
Gekko Brief
AI summaryOct 12 closeCohu's week centers on its upcoming Investor Day, scheduled for November 10, 2026 in New York City, where senior leadership will present a business update alongside a keynote from AMD, a major customer, on demand drivers for advanced computing chips. Alongside this, coverage has flagged valuation concerns, with one commentary describing shares as overvalued even after a strong year-to-date and one-year gain. Separate reporting also noted insider stock sales by a company insider and by CEO Luis A. Muller under a pre-arranged trading plan.
The stock closed at $65.21, down 4.4% on the day, though it remains above both its 50-day average of $57.48 and its 200-day average of $45.21, with the shorter average above the longer one. The GekkoIndex reads 53.2, placing Cohu in the Neutral zone. Price sits 13.2% above Gekko Fair Value of $57.60.
Earnings are set for 29 October 2026 after the close, 16 days out and within a typical 20-trading-day holding window; the prior quarter saw a 22% reaction following a beat of $0.13 versus a $0.04 estimate. Seasonality over the next 20 trading days has averaged a 12.2% move across 5 years, with gains in 4 of them. Consensus among 7 firms is unanimously positive, with a target of $70.88. No insider, Congress, or unusual options activity appears in the current windows.
Written by AI from the Oct 12, 2026 close and checked automatically against the figures on this page.
Cohu price vs fair value
Close $65.21200-day averageGekko Fair Value $57.60
Cohu quick facts
- Market cap
- $3.08B
- P/E ratio
- —
- Forward P/E
- 33.7
- EPS, TTM
- −$0.83
- Revenue, TTM
- $522.6M
- Profit margin
- -7.4%
- Dividend yield
- —
- Beta
- 1.51
- Volume
- 976,402 avg 984,507
- 1-year return
- +212.2%
- Typical daily move
- ±5.1%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±6.9%
- 50-day average
- $57.48
- 200-day average
- $45.21
- Next earnings
- Oct 29 after close
- Shares outstanding
- 47.34M
Cohu swing-trade checklist
Cohu scores 2 supportive, 1 mixed and 2 headwinds across the 5 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
2 supportive1 mixed2 headwinds
- Trendsupportive
Above 50 and 200-day
Close $65.21 is above the 50-day ($57.48) and 200-day ($45.21) averages, and the 50-day is above the 200-day.
See the chart - GekkoIndexmixed
53.2, Neutral
Reading 53.2 is in the Neutral zone.
See the GekkoIndex - Fair valueheadwind
13.2% above
Price is 13.2% above Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% above).
See fair value - Smart moneyno data
No data
No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.
See smart money - Earnings riskheadwind
Reports in 17 days
Reports on Oct 29, 2026, 17 days away — inside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings - Seasonalitysupportive
+12.2% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +12.2% over 5 years, rising in 4 of them.
See seasonality
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Cohu stock chart and price history
Cohu closed at $65.21 on Oct 12, 2026, +212.2% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $19.82 to $75.72.
Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
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Performance Breakdown
- 1 month
- +14.2%
- 3 months
- +16.9%
- 6 months
- +73.3%
- 1 year
- +212.2%
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About Cohu
Cohu makes equipment used to test semiconductors and the electronic devices built from them, along with the services that go with it. Through its subsidiaries it reaches customers in China, the United States, Taiwan, Malaysia and the Philippines, supplying automated test systems for chips both at the wafer stage and once packaged. Its handler lineup covers pick-and-place, turret, gravity and strip designs, plus specialized MEMS and thermal sub-systems, and it also produces interface parts such as contactors, probe heads and pins.
Customers include semiconductor and electronics manufacturers as well as outside test subcontractors. Beyond selling hardware, Cohu supports its installed base with spare parts, warranty coverage, operator and maintenance training, and software for managing applications and data. Its DI-Core suite adds analytics on top of this equipment, letting customers watch performance in real time and adjust processes accordingly. Sales run through a direct team together with independent sales representatives.
Founded in 1947 as Cohu Electronics, Inc. and renamed Cohu, Inc. in 1972, the company is headquartered in Poway, California. Its shares trade on the NASDAQ under the ticker COHU.
- Listed
- NASDAQ
- Sector
- Electronic technology
- Industry
- Semiconductors
- Website
- cohu.com
Cohu GekkoIndex: the smart money zone
Cohu’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 53.2, in the Neutral zone, up 12.3 points over five sessions.
53.2Neutral
Up 12.3 points over five sessions, from the Distribution zone.
Reading for Oct 12, 2026
What followed past readings in each zone
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 40 | −0.4% | −5.9% | ||
| Accumulation | 195 | +0.9% | +3.5% | ||
| Neutral (current zone) | 394 | +0.9% | +3.2% | ||
| Distribution | 44 | +2.0% | +9.8% | ||
| Selling | 9 | Too few readings yet | |||
Average COHU share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Neutral readings averaged +1.1% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
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Is Cohu stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value
Cohu trades 13.2% above Gekko Fair Value of $57.60, so the shares are overvalued on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what Cohu shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$57.60
Gekko Fair Value, Oct 10, 2026
13.2% Overvalued
At the end of Aug 2026 the price was 26.7% below the estimate.
Gekko Fair ValueShare price, month end
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Cohu insider and Congress trading
No open-market insider purchases were filed for Cohu, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
Congress trades last 90 days
No trades in COHU were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
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Buybacks
Cohu has been buying back its own shares.
- Bought back, quarter ended Jun 27, 2026
- $1.15M
- As a share of market cap
- 0.04%
- Trailing four quarters
- $7.55M
From company filings.
Cohu earnings: next date and track record
Cohu reports on Oct 29, 2026, after the close (17 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 4 of its last 8 reports.
Next earnings report
Oct 29, 2026
Expected after the close, 17 days away
- EPS estimate
- $0.35
- Revenue estimate
- $170.2M
4 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±6.1%average move across the report
7 of 8reports followed by a gain
Share-price move across each report
Last earnings call, Jul 30, 2026 AI summary
- What they said
- Cohu reported a strong Q2 2026: revenue of $149M (+38% YoY), recurring revenue ~53% of total, gross margin 45.5%, non-GAAP EPS $0.26, and adjusted EBITDA 12%. Management highlighted robust demand for Eclipse high-performance-compute (HPC) handlers, HBM inspection, flexible ATE platforms, and software/analytics. Semiconductor test utilization improved to ~80% end of Q2, with computing and industrial the strongest end markets. Bookings were led by computing (46% of system orders, +150% YoY). Management described an $850M multi-stage pipeline (multiple customers in qualification/engagement), with 4 customers qualified today (3 HPC, 1 HBM). The company is expanding capacity (Malaysia factory and Philippines thermal-head work) to more than double HPC output by mid-2027 and potentially triple by year-end next year. Cash and investments rose to $498M; total debt $304M (includes $288M convertible debt). Q3 revenue guidance is ~$170M (+14% sequential, +35% YoY) with FY26 revenue guidance ~$610–615M (~35% growth). Management reiterated focus on execution, potential M&A to accelerate growth areas (HPC/software), and will host an investor day in November.
- Guidance
- Q3 2026 revenue approximately $170 million, plus or minus $7 million (about +14% sequential and +35% YoY). Full-year 2026 revenue target approximately $610–$615 million (implying ~35% YoY growth). Capital expenditures targeted at ~2% of revenue for 2026. Operating expense run-rate targeted around ~$54 million per quarter.
- Risks flagged
- Higher input costs (notably memory and some integrated circuits) and longer lead times; supply-chain and ramp risks as the company expands Malaysia production; dependence on a limited number of large customers (one industrial customer >10% of sales); soft/volatile automotive end market; timing risk around customer qualifications converting pipeline to revenue; $304M total debt including $288M convertible debt. Management noted they are beginning discussions with customers on passing through higher component costs.
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 30, 2026 | $0.13 est $0.04 | $149.0M est $144.2M | +22.0% |
| Apr 30, 2026 | $0.01 est $0.03 | $125.1M est $122.1M | +2.0% |
| Feb 12, 2026 | −$0.15 est $0.07 | $122.2M est $122.1M | −10.4% |
| Oct 29, 2025 | −$0.06 est −$0.19 | $126.2M est $122.1M | +2.5% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | $0.02 est −$0.02 | $107.7M est $114.5M | +0.8% |
| May 1, 2025 | −$0.02 est −$0.16 | $96.80M est $96.61M | +4.3% |
| Feb 13, 2025 | −$0.15 est −$0.07 | $94.12M est $95.11M | +1.2% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | −$0.08 est −$0.08 | $95.34M est $95.10M | +5.4% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
Cohu stock forecast and analyst price targets
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Cohu is $70.88, +8.7% from the last close, from 7 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.
$70.88consensus 12-month target, +8.7% from the last close
Now $65.21Avg $70.88
Low $65High $80
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 7 firms.
Latest analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31 | Craig-Hallum | $74 | +13.5% |
| Jul 31 | B. Riley Securities | $69 | +5.8% |
| Jul 31 | Stifel Nicolaus | $70 | +7.3% |
| Jul 31 | Robert W. Baird | $70 | +7.3% |
| Jul 31 | Needham | $65 | −0.3% |
+3.2%average 20-day move after past Neutral readings
+12.2%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±5.1%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
Cohu seasonality: the next 20 trading days
Over the next 20 trading days from Oct 10, Cohu averaged +12.2% across the last 5 years, rising in 4 of them.
Next 20 trading days, by year
Average move and hit rate
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | +1.2% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | +3.1% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | +8.0% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | +12.2% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | +9.6% | 4 of 5 |
For scale, COHU’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 6.9%.
Cohu market cap and key statistics
Cohu’s market cap is $3.08B and revenue of $522.6M over the last twelve months.
Valuation
- Market cap
- $3.08B
- Forward P/E
- 33.7
- EPS, TTM
- −$0.83
- Gekko Fair Value
- $57.60
Trading
- Volume
- 976,402
- Avg volume, 20 days
- 984,507
- 52-week high
- $75.72
- 52-week low
- $19.82
- Shares outstanding
- 47.34M
Financials
- Revenue, TTM
- $522.6M
- Profit margin
- -7.4%
- Return on equity
- -4.8%
- Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
- −84.3%
Risk and income
- Beta
- 1.51
- Typical daily move
- ±5.1%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±6.9%
Cohu stock news this week
Coverage of Cohu this week reads neutral: 3 positive, 3 neutral and 3 negative headlines.
- (COHU) as a Liquidity Pulse for Institutional TacticsStock Traders Daily, Oct 9
- Cohu to Host Investor Day on November 10, 2026Yahoo Finance, Oct 9
- AMD will discuss what’s driving demand for advanced computer chips at Cohu’s investor dayStock Titan, Oct 9
- Cohu Inc (COHU) Shares Fall 3.2% -- GF Value Says Still OvervaluedGuruFocus, Oct 8
- Cohu Insider Sold Shares Worth $1,581,326, According to a Recent SEC FilingMoomoo, Oct 7
- At $73 a share, Cohu (COHU) CEO Luis A. Muller sold 21,662 shares under a trading plan.Stock Titan, Oct 6
Cohu peers
Cohu’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.
| Stock | GekkoIndex zone | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|
| NVDANVIDIA | Neutral | 14.8% below |
| AVGOBroadcom | Neutral | 1.3% below |
| MUMicron Technology | Accumulation | 27.3% below |
| AMDAdvanced Micro Devices | Neutral | 13.2% above |
| INTCIntel | Accumulation | 1.5% above |
| TXNTexas Instruments | Neutral | 8.2% above |
A peer links to its own page where one exists.
Cohu stock FAQ
What is Cohu’s market cap?
Cohu’s market cap is $3.08B at the Oct 12, 2026 close of $65.21, with 47.34M shares outstanding.
What is the Cohu stock forecast?
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Cohu is $70.88, +8.7% from the last close. Of the 7 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 7 rate it a buy, 0 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
Is Cohu stock overvalued or undervalued?
On Gekko’s estimate Cohu is overvalued: the Oct 12, 2026 close of $65.21 is 13.2% above Gekko Fair Value of $57.60. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
When does Cohu report earnings next?
Cohu is expected to report on Oct 29, 2026, after the market closes (17 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $0.35 per share on revenue of $170.2M. Cohu beat the earnings estimate in 4 of its last 8 reports, moving 6.1% on average across the report.
What is Cohu’s 52-week high and low?
Cohu’s 52-week high is $75.72 and its 52-week low is $19.82; it closed at $65.21 on Oct 12, 2026, +212.2% over the past year.
Is Cohu stock a buy right now?
Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 2 of the 5 items with data read as supportive (trend and seasonality), 1 as mixed (gekkoindex) and 2 as headwinds (fair value and earnings risk). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.
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