NASDAQ: CGNX
Cognex Corp Stock

$27.30+0.50 (+1.87%)
Updated Apr 30, 2025
CGNX Price
$27.30
Fair Value Price
$17.32
Market Cap
$4.64B
52 Week Low
$22.67
52 Week High
$53.13
P/E
44.03x
P/B
3.06x
P/S
6.72x
PEG
3.2x
Dividend Yield
1.14%
Revenue
$914.52M
Earnings
$106.17M
Gross Margin
68.4%
Operating Margin
14.38%
Profit Margin
11.6%
Debt to Equity
0.31
Operating Cash Flow
$149M
Beta
1.34
Next Earnings
N/A
Ex-Dividend
N/A
Next Dividend
N/A

CGNX Overview

Cognex Corporation provides machine vision products that capture and analyze visual information in order to automate manufacturing and distribution tasks worldwide. Its machine vision products are used to automate the manufacturing and tracking of discrete items, including mobile phones, aspirin bottles, and automobile tires by locating, identifying, inspecting, and measuring them during the manufacturing or distribution process. The company offers VisionPro software, a suite of patented vision tools for advanced programming; QuickBuild that allows customers to build vision applications with a graphical, flowchart-based programming interface; and Cognex deep learning vision software. It also provides a range of inspection tasks, including part location, identification, measurement, assembly verification, and robotic guidance; vision sensors for vision applications, such as checking the presence and size of parts; and the In-Sight product line of vision systems and sensors. In addition, the company offers DataMan, an image-based barcode readers and barcode verifiers. It sells its products to consumer electronics, automotive, consumer products, food and beverage, pharmaceuticals, and medical devices industries, as well as through a network of distributors and integrators. Cognex Corporation was incorporated in 1981 and is headquartered in Natick, Massachusetts.

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Industry: Scientific & Technical Instrument

Industry Rating
B
CGNX
Ranked
#17 of 24

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Overview

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CGNX ($27.30) is overvalued by 57.59% relative to our estimate of its Fair Value price of $17.32 based on Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) modelling
Below Fair Value Valuation
CGNX ($27.30) is not significantly undervalued (57.59%) relative to our estimate of its Fair Value price of $17.32 based on Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) modelling, when including a healthy margin of safety
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Valuation

CGNX fair value

Fair Value of CGNX stock based on Discounted Cash Flow (DCF)

Price
$27.30
Fair Value
$17.32
Overvalued by
57.59%
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CGNX price to earnings (PE)

For valuing profitable companies with steady earnings

Company
44.03x
Industry
15.64x
Market
29.18x
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CGNX price to book (PB)

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Company
3.06x
Industry
2.99x
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CGNX price to earnings growth (PEG)

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CGNX's financial health

Profit margin

Revenue
$229.7M
Net Income
$28.3M
Profit Margin
12.3%
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Profit Margin Growth Financials

Assets to liabilities

Assets
$2.0B
Liabilities
$475.3M
Debt to equity
0.31
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Cash flow

Operating
$51.4M
Investing
$2.2M
Financing
-$55.8M
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Debt Coverage Financials

CGNX vs Scientific & Technical Instrument Stocks

TickerZen RatingMarket Cap1d %P/EP/B
CGNXC$4.64B+1.87%44.03x3.06x
MKSIB$4.73B-1.82%24.87x2.04x
VNTB$4.73B+1.56%11.53x4.50x
NOVTB$4.27B+0.98%66.78x5.73x
ITRIB$5.03B+0.37%21.12x3.62x

Cognex Stock FAQ

What is Cognex's quote symbol?

(NASDAQ: CGNX) Cognex trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol CGNX. Cognex stock quotes can also be displayed as NASDAQ: CGNX.

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What is the 52 week high and low for Cognex (NASDAQ: CGNX)?

(NASDAQ: CGNX) Cognex's 52-week high was $53.13, and its 52-week low was $22.67. It is currently -48.62% from its 52-week high and 20.42% from its 52-week low.

How much is Cognex stock worth today?

(NASDAQ: CGNX) Cognex currently has 169,865,714 outstanding shares. With Cognex stock trading at $27.30 per share, the total value of Cognex stock (market capitalization) is $4.64B.

Cognex stock was originally listed at a price of $6.81 in Dec 31, 1997. If you had invested in Cognex stock at $6.81, your return over the last 27 years would have been 300.76%, for an annualized return of 5.28% (not including any dividends or dividend reinvestments).

How much is Cognex's stock price per share?

(NASDAQ: CGNX) Cognex stock price per share is $27.30 today (as of Apr 30, 2025).

What is Cognex's Market Cap?

(NASDAQ: CGNX) Cognex's market cap is $4.64B, as of May 1, 2025.

Market cap (market capitalization) is the total market value of a publicly traded company's outstanding shares.

Cognex's market cap is calculated by multiplying CGNX's current stock price of $27.30 by CGNX's total outstanding shares of 169,865,714.
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