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CGNX

Cognex Corp

Mar 26 • 04:00PM ET

31.28

Dollar change +0.03
Percentage change 0.10	%

Technology • Scientific & Technical Instruments • USA • NASD

Peers: ROK ISRG AMAT LRCX KLAC ASML TER MKSI COHU VECO

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Index	-	P/E	50.87	EPS (ttm)	0.61	Insider Own	0.29%	Shs Outstand	170.43M	Perf Week	0.22%
Market Cap	5.30B	Forward P/E	28.06	EPS next Y	1.11	Insider Trans	-8.95%	Shs Float	168.87M	Perf Month	-4.66%
Income	106.17M	PEG	1.75	EPS next Q	0.13	Inst Own	97.34%	Short Float	2.93%	Perf Quarter	-12.55%
Sales	914.51M	P/S	5.79	EPS this Y	37.75%	Inst Trans	1.15%	Short Ratio	2.96	Perf Half Y	-20.63%
Book/sh	8.90	P/B	3.51	EPS next Y	30.54%	ROA	5.29%	Short Interest	4.94M	Perf Year	-25.26%
Cash/sh	1.45	P/C	21.53	EPS next 5Y	29.01%	ROE	7.03%	52W Range	30.04 - 53.13	Perf YTD	-12.77%
Dividend Est.	0.33 (1.06%)	P/FCF	39.52	EPS past 5Y	-11.96%	ROI	6.72%	52W High	-41.13%	Beta	1.56
Dividend TTM	0.31 (0.99%)	Quick Ratio	2.63	Sales past 5Y	5.82%	Gross Margin	68.43%	52W Low	4.13%	ATR (14)	1.08
Dividend Ex-Date	Feb 27, 2025	Current Ratio	3.56	EPS Y/Y TTM	-5.77%	Oper. Margin	12.58%	RSI (14)	40.69	Volatility	2.09% 3.29%
Employees	2914	Debt/Eq	0.05	Sales Y/Y TTM	9.19%	Profit Margin	11.61%	Recom	2.17	Target Price	42.31
Option/Short	Yes / Yes	LT Debt/Eq	0.04	EPS Q/Q	152.38%	Payout	49.59%	Rel Volume	0.81	Prev Close	31.25
Sales Surprise	3.84%	EPS Surprise	8.99%	Sales Q/Q	16.79%	Earnings	Feb 12 AMC	Avg Volume	1.67M	Price	31.28
SMA20	-1.95%	SMA50	-11.37%	SMA200	-21.25%	Trades		Volume	1,336,442	Change	0.10%

Date	Action	Analyst	Rating Change	Price Target Change
Feb-21-25	Downgrade	HSBC Securities	Buy → Hold	$33
Dec-20-24	Initiated	Cantor Fitzgerald	Overweight	$49
Nov-05-24	Downgrade	Truist	Buy → Hold	$46 → $43
Oct-16-24	Upgrade	Stephens	Equal-Weight → Overweight	$45 → $55
Jul-29-24	Reiterated	Needham	Buy	$48 → $57
Jul-23-24	Initiated	Vertical Research	Buy	$58
May-07-24	Upgrade	HSBC Securities	Hold → Buy
Mar-19-24	Upgrade	UBS	Neutral → Buy	$42 → $54
Mar-14-24	Initiated	Truist	Buy	$47
Oct-05-23	Initiated	Exane BNP Paribas	Outperform	$55
Oct-03-23	Initiated	KeyBanc Capital Markets	Sector Weight
Aug-30-23	Initiated	Citigroup	Neutral	$52
Feb-23-23	Upgrade	Credit Suisse	Underperform → Neutral	$41 → $44
Feb-01-23	Downgrade	Northcoast	Buy → Neutral
Jan-17-23	Downgrade	Morgan Stanley	Equal-Weight → Underweight	$40
Dec-13-22	Initiated	Credit Suisse	Underperform	$41
Nov-22-22	Downgrade	Cowen	Outperform → Market Perform	$55 → $50
Aug-12-22	Downgrade	JP Morgan	Neutral → Underweight	$40
Aug-03-22	Upgrade	Bernstein	Mkt Perform → Outperform	$65
Aug-03-22	Downgrade	Stephens	Overweight → Equal-Weight	$80 → $45

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May-06-24 12:39PM	Goldman Sachs Adjusts Cognex Price Target to $41 From $36, Maintains Sell Rating (MT Newswires)
10:50AM	UBS Adjusts Cognex Price Target to $57 From $54, Maintains Buy Rating (MT Newswires)
May-03-24 12:46PM	Cognex Corporation (NASDAQ:CGNX) Q1 2024 Earnings Call Transcript (Insider Monkey)
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10:43AM	Cognex Names Dennis Fehr CFO (MT Newswires)
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Mar-08-24 07:00AM	Insider Sell: EVP, Vision & ID Products Carl Gerst Sells 6,782 Shares of Cognex Corp (CGNX) (GuruFocus.com)
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Feb-16-24 10:19AM	Cognex Corporation (NASDAQ:CGNX) Q4 2023 Earnings Call Transcript (Insider Monkey)
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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
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
Fehr Dennis	SVP, Chief Financial Officer	Sep 04 '24	Buy	38.04	6,570	249,920	6,570	Sep 05 05:36 PM
PARROTTE DIANNE M	Director	Aug 07 '24	Buy	38.62	2,000	77,230	11,340	Aug 08 04:21 PM
Lee John Tseng-Chung	Director	May 09 '24	Option Exercise	0.00	1,109	0	3,015	May 10 04:06 PM

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