Index - P/E 64.23 EPS (ttm) 0.64 Insider Own 0.28% Shs Outstand 167.55M Perf Week -14.01%  
Market Cap 6.94B Forward P/E 35.91 EPS next Y 1.15 Insider Trans -2.77% Shs Float 167.42M Perf Month -9.86%  
Enterprise Value 6.71B PEG 2.05 EPS next Q 0.22 Inst Own 98.35% Short Float 2.68% Perf Quarter 2.08%  
Income 110.12M P/S 7.14 EPS this Y 49.66% Inst Trans -0.83% Short Ratio 2.22 Perf Half Y 48.49%  
Sales 971.71M P/B 4.65 EPS next Y 23.98% ROA 5.42% Short Interest 4.49M Perf YTD 15.20%  
Book/sh 8.89 P/C 23.10 EPS next 5Y 31.39% ROE 7.21% 52W High 49.76 -16.98%  Perf Year 5.33%  
Cash/sh 1.79 P/FCF 38.61 EPS past 3/5Y -26.60%  -11.96% ROIC 7.07% 52W Low 22.67 82.22%  Perf 3Y -10.18%  
Dividend Est. 0.32 (0.79%) EV/EBITDA 40.81 Sales past 3/5Y -4.11%  4.74%Gross Margin 70.10% Volatility 4.24% 4.39% Perf 5Y -39.34%  
Dividend TTM 0.32 (0.77%) EV/Sales 6.91 EPS Y/Y TTM 25.53% Oper. Margin 16.27% ATR (14) 2.08 Perf 10Y 138.66%  
Dividend Ex-Date Nov 13, 2025 Quick Ratio 3.11 Sales Y/Y TTM 10.23% Profit Margin 11.33% RSI (14) 36.38 Recom 2.08  
Dividend Gr. 3/5Y 7.72% 8.45% Current Ratio 3.96 EPS Q/Q -41.62% SMA20 -10.48% Beta 1.53 Target Price 48.60  
Payout 49.59% Debt/Eq 0.05 Sales Q/Q 17.96% SMA50 -8.90% Rel Volume 2.19 Prev Close 47.44  
Employees 2914 LT Debt/Eq 0.05 Earnings Oct 29 AMC SMA200 14.81% Avg Volume 2.02M Price 41.31  
IPO Jul 20, 1989 Option/Short Yes / Yes EPS/Sales Surpr. 13.60%  5.77% Trades 
     Volume 4,429,113 Change -12.92%  
 
 
                
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Cognex Corp. engages in the provision of machine vision products and solutions that improve efficiency and quality in a wide range of businesses across attractive industrial end markets. It operates through the following geographical segments: the United States, Europe, Greater China, and Other. The company was founded by Robert J. Shillman, William Silver, and Marilyn Matz on January 7, 1981 and is headquartered in Natick, MA.
 
                
                
             
Insider Trading 
Relationship 
Date 
Transaction 
Cost 
#Shares 
Value ($) 
#Shares Total 
SEC Form 4 
 
 
Willett Robert Director Oct 21 '25 Option Exercise 38.39 6,704 257,367 6,704 Oct 22 04:00 PM Willett Robert Director Oct 21 '25 Sale 49.51 6,704 331,890 0 Oct 22 04:00 PM Willett Robert Director Oct 21 '25 Proposed Sale 49.51 6,704 331,890 Oct 21 04:15 PM DiPalma Sheila Marie EVP, Employee Services Sep 05 '25 Sale 45.00 2,002 90,090 8,582 Sep 08 04:09 PM DiPalma Sheila Marie EVP, Employee Services Sep 08 '25 Sale 45.03 2,000 90,060 6,582 Sep 08 04:09 PM MACDONALD LAURA ANN VP and PAO Sep 05 '25 Sale 45.00 2,666 119,970 4,593 Sep 08 04:06 PM SHEILA MARIE DIPALMA Officer Sep 05 '25 Proposed Sale 44.27 4,002 177,169 Sep 05 04:24 PM MACDONALD LAURA ANN Vice President, Principal Acco Sep 05 '25 Proposed Sale 45.00 2,666 119,970 Sep 05 02:05 PM Moschner Matthew CEO & President Aug 07 '25 Option Exercise 0.00 3,000 0 9,243 Aug 11 04:40 PM Moschner Matthew CEO & President Aug 04 '25 Option Exercise 0.00 3,441 0 7,253 Aug 05 04:00 PM Lee John Tseng-Chung Director May 09 '25 Option Exercise 0.00 1,848 0 13,583 May 12 04:00 PM Fehr Dennis SVP, Chief Financial Officer May 06 '25 Option Exercise 0.00 3,597 0 10,167 May 07 04:09 PM MACDONALD LAURA ANN VP and PAO Mar 15 '25 Option Exercise 0.00 246 0 7,332 Mar 17 04:00 PM Kuechen Joerg Chief Technology Officer Mar 11 '25 Sale 32.97 7,991 263,469 0 Mar 12 04:09 PM JOERG KUECHEN Officer Mar 11 '25 Proposed Sale 32.97 7,991 263,469 Mar 11 04:04 PM Gerst Carl EVP, Vision & ID Products Feb 24 '25 Sale 32.73 6,803 222,630 4,566 Feb 25 04:56 PM Gerst Carl EVP, Vision & ID Products Feb 25 '25 Sale 33.05 4,566 150,897 0 Feb 25 04:56 PM Moschner Matthew President and COO Feb 22 '25 Option Exercise 0.00 1,552 0 4,264 Feb 24 04:46 PM Moschner Matthew President and COO Feb 21 '25 Option Exercise 0.00 2,097 0 3,422 Feb 24 04:46 PM Moschner Matthew President and COO Feb 20 '25 Option Exercise 0.00 2,029 0 2,029 Feb 24 04:46 PM SUN ANTHONY Director Feb 22 '25 Option Exercise 0.00 2,134 0 323,848 Feb 24 04:43 PM SUN ANTHONY Director Feb 21 '25 Option Exercise 0.00 1,747 0 321,714 Feb 24 04:43 PM SUN ANTHONY Director Feb 20 '25 Option Exercise 0.00 6,973 0 319,967 Feb 24 04:43 PM Sennett Marjorie T. Director Feb 22 '25 Option Exercise 0.00 2,134 0 14,699 Feb 24 04:41 PM Sennett Marjorie T. Director Feb 21 '25 Option Exercise 0.00 1,747 0 12,565 Feb 24 04:41 PM Sennett Marjorie T. Director Feb 20 '25 Option Exercise 0.00 6,973 0 10,818 Feb 24 04:41 PM PARROTTE DIANNE M Director Feb 22 '25 Option Exercise 0.00 2,134 0 22,194 Feb 24 04:39 PM PARROTTE DIANNE M Director Feb 21 '25 Option Exercise 0.00 1,747 0 20,060 Feb 24 04:39 PM PARROTTE DIANNE M Director Feb 20 '25 Option Exercise 0.00 6,973 0 18,313 Feb 24 04:39 PM Papadimitriou Angelos Director Feb 21 '25 Option Exercise 0.00 1,522 0 9,511 Feb 24 04:37 PM Papadimitriou Angelos Director Feb 20 '25 Option Exercise 0.00 6,973 0 7,989 Feb 24 04:37 PM MACDONALD LAURA ANN PFO & PAO Feb 22 '25 Option Exercise 0.00 2,072 0 7,744 Feb 24 04:35 PM MACDONALD LAURA ANN PFO & PAO Feb 21 '25 Option Exercise 0.00 1,652 0 6,245 Feb 24 04:35 PM MACDONALD LAURA ANN PFO & PAO Feb 20 '25 Option Exercise 0.00 1,268 0 5,033 Feb 24 04:35 PM Lee John Tseng-Chung Director Feb 21 '25 Option Exercise 0.00 1,747 0 11,735 Feb 24 04:32 PM Lee John Tseng-Chung Director Feb 20 '25 Option Exercise 0.00 6,973 0 9,988 Feb 24 04:32 PM Lawande Sachin Director Feb 22 '25 Option Exercise 0.00 2,134 0 17,194 Feb 24 04:31 PM Lawande Sachin Director Feb 21 '25 Option Exercise 0.00 1,747 0 15,060 Feb 24 04:31 PM Lawande Sachin Director Feb 20 '25 Option Exercise 0.00 6,973 0 13,313 Feb 24 04:31 PM Kuechen Joerg Chief Technology Officer Feb 22 '25 Option Exercise 0.00 4,229 0 9,233 Feb 24 04:28 PM Kuechen Joerg Chief Technology Officer Feb 21 '25 Option Exercise 0.00 3,813 0 6,132 Feb 24 04:28 PM Kuechen Joerg Chief Technology Officer Feb 20 '25 Option Exercise 0.00 3,550 0 3,550 Feb 24 04:28 PM CARL W GERST III Officer Feb 24 '25 Proposed Sale 32.78 11,369 372,676 Feb 24 04:22 PM Gerst Carl EVP, Vision & ID Products Feb 22 '25 Option Exercise 0.00 6,464 0 13,267 Feb 24 04:12 PM Gerst Carl EVP, Vision & ID Products Feb 21 '25 Option Exercise 0.00 5,274 0 8,351 Feb 24 04:12 PM Gerst Carl EVP, Vision & ID Products Feb 20 '25 Option Exercise 0.00 4,564 0 4,564 Feb 24 04:12 PM DiPalma Sheila Marie EVP, Employee Services Feb 22 '25 Option Exercise 0.00 3,880 0 11,723 Feb 24 04:01 PM DiPalma Sheila Marie EVP, Employee Services Feb 21 '25 Option Exercise 0.00 3,177 0 8,836 Feb 24 04:01 PM DiPalma Sheila Marie EVP, Employee Services Feb 20 '25 Option Exercise 0.00 2,536 0 6,538 Feb 24 04:01 PM Kuechen Joerg Chief Technology Officer Dec 12 '24 Sale 37.75 2,934 110,773 0 Dec 16 04:00 PM Kuechen Joerg Officer Dec 12 '24 Proposed Sale 37.75 2,934 110,773 Dec 12 05:27 PM SUN ANTHONY Director Nov 22 '24 Option Exercise 20.62 26,000 536,250 52,608 Nov 25 04:06 PM SUN ANTHONY Director Nov 22 '24 Sale 40.03 26,000 1,040,671 26,608 Nov 25 04:06 PM SUN ANTHONY Director Nov 22 '24 Proposed Sale 40.03 26,000 1,040,671 Nov 22 11:02 AM Sennett Marjorie T. Director Nov 08 '24 Option Exercise 0.00 272 0 3,845 Nov 12 04:11 PM