Stock Research: Cognex

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Cognex

NasdaqGS:CGNX US1924221039
14
  • Value
    25
  • Growth
    93
  • Safety
    Safety
    12
  • Combined
    16
  • Sentiment
    76
  • 360° View
    360° View
    14
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Company Description

Cognex Corporation develops and sells machine vision products and solutions. It operates in the machine vision technology segment, serving various industrial end markets by automating manufacturing and distribution tasks. Machine vision products are used globally. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $5,592 million, profits of $626 million, revenue of $915 million, and 2914 employees.

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Analysis

ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 14 (better than 14% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Cognex are critical, mostly below average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half of the metrics below and half above average for Cognex. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 93, which means that the company experiences above-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth as well as stock returns. This means that growth is higher than for 93% of competitors in the same industry. The consolidated Sentiment Rank also has a good rank of 76, which means that professional investors are more optimistic about the stock than for 76% of alternative investment opportunities. But the consolidated Value Rank has a less desirable rank of 12, which means that the share price of Cognex is on the higher side compared with typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means the stock price is higher than for 88% of alternative stocks in the same industry. Finally, the consolidated Safety Rank has a riskier rank of 25, which means that the company has a financing structure that is riskier than those of 75% comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. ...read more

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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Value
12 47 30 29
Growth
93 83 49 65
Safety
Safety
25 25 100 100
Sentiment
76 51 45 67
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14 14 32 55
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Analyst Opinions
41 26 7 14
Opinions Change
98 14 46 50
Pro Holdings
n/a 57 37 55
Market Pulse
91 98 97 94
Sentiment
76 51 45 67
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Value
12 47 30 29
Growth
93 83 49 65
Safety Safety
25 25 100 100
Combined
16 16 82 82
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
8 11 11 17
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
3 19 7 4
Price vs. Book (P/B)
17 47 24 25
Dividend Yield
78 90 94 85
Value
12 47 30 29
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Revenue Growth
75 73 83 62
Profit Growth
75 70 12 60
Capital Growth
78 89 80 60
Stock Returns
57 33 23 39
Growth
93 83 49 65
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Leverage
100 100 100 100
Refinancing
41 41 41 19
Liquidity
1 1 92 92
Safety Safety
25 25 100 100

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