Morgan Dempsey Capital Management LLC Boosts Position in Cohu, Inc. $COHU

Morgan Dempsey Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Cohu, Inc. (NASDAQ:COHU) by 41.7% in the second quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 7,609 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,241 shares during the period. Morgan Dempsey Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Cohu were worth $146,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in COHU. Parallel Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Cohu by 869.6% in the 2nd quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 1,755 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $34,000 after purchasing an additional 1,574 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its stake in Cohu by 172.2% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,659 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $39,000 after buying an additional 1,682 shares in the last quarter. Signaturefd LLC raised its stake in Cohu by 355.8% in the second quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 5,429 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $104,000 after buying an additional 4,238 shares in the last quarter. US Bancorp DE raised its stake in Cohu by 12.9% in the first quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 10,111 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $149,000 after buying an additional 1,159 shares in the last quarter. Finally, MQS Management LLC bought a new position in Cohu in the first quarter worth about $167,000. Institutional investors own 94.67% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Cohu in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $27.17.

Cohu Trading Down 2.5%

NASDAQ COHU opened at $21.72 on Friday. Cohu, Inc. has a 12 month low of $12.57 and a 12 month high of $29.42. The company has a current ratio of 4.88, a quick ratio of 3.51 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $20.65 and its 200-day moving average price is $18.71. The stock has a market cap of $1.01 billion, a P/E ratio of -11.61 and a beta of 1.36.

Cohu (NASDAQ:COHU) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The semiconductor company reported $0.02 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.02) by $0.04. The company had revenue of $107.68 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $106.00 million. Cohu had a negative net margin of 22.11% and a negative return on equity of 3.74%. Cohu’s revenue was up 2.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted ($0.01) EPS. Cohu has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Cohu, Inc. will post -0.36 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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.