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Cognex

NSQ:CGNX US1924221039
14
  • Value
    17
  • Growth
    73
  • Safety
    Safety
    25
  • Combined
    16
  • Sentiment
    31
  • 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: 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 three out of four indicators below average for Cognex. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 73, 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. It ranks higher than 73% of competitors in the same industry. The other indicators are below average, namely the Value, Safety, and Sentiment Ranks.The Value Rank at 17 means that the share price of Cognex is on the high side compared with its peers regarding revenues, profits, and invested capital. The stock price is higher than for 83% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Safety Rank has a riskier rank of 25, which means that the company has a riskier financing structure than 75% comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. The consolidated Sentiment Rank also has a low rank of 31, indicating professional investors are more pessimistic about the stock than for 69% of alternative investment opportunities. ...read more

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Strongest Rank Liquidity
Weakest Rank Capital Growth
Country USA
Industry Electronic Equipment
Size Large
Website cognex.com
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Last update: 13-Mar-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
17 47 30 29
Growth
73 83 49 65
Safety
Safety
25 25 100 100
Sentiment
31 51 45 67
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14 14 32 55
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
41 26 7 14
Opinions Change
66 14 46 50
Pro Holdings
n/a 57 37 55
Market Pulse
18 98 97 94
Sentiment
31 51 45 67
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
17 47 30 29
Growth
73 83 49 65
Safety Safety
25 25 100 100
Combined
16 16 82 82
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
7 19 7 4
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
10 11 11 17
Price vs. Book (P/B)
21 47 24 25
Dividend Yield
75 90 94 85
Value
17 47 30 29
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
39 73 83 62
Profit Growth
48 70 12 60
Capital Growth
89 89 80 60
Stock Returns
63 33 23 39
Growth
73 83 49 65
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
81 100 100 100
Refinancing
22 41 41 19
Liquidity
1 1 92 92
Safety Safety
25 25 100 100

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The only positive is high growth. The stock is expensive (low Value Rank), risky to finance, and carries critical professional sentiment. This is a risky proposition. Avoid unless you have exceptional conviction that the growth alone will overcome the price and financial risks.

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