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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
BWX Technologies, Inc. stock logo
BWXT
BWX Technologies
$186.82
+0.6%
$169.73
$84.21
$190.01
$17.06B0.781.15 million shs1.13 million shs
Cognex Corporation stock logo
CGNX
Cognex
$46.30
+1.4%
$43.34
$22.67
$47.52
$7.77B1.51.96 million shs1.36 million shs
MKS Inc. stock logo
MKSI
MKS
$137.86
+1.0%
$109.43
$54.84
$140.33
$9.26B1.971.52 million shs1.33 million shs
Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. stock logo
ST
Sensata Technologies
$31.03
+1.2%
$31.46
$17.32
$36.64
$4.52B1.151.41 million shs1.13 million shs
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Compare Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
BWX Technologies, Inc. stock logo
BWXT
BWX Technologies
0.00%+3.39%+14.01%+27.91%+64.91%
Cognex Corporation stock logo
CGNX
Cognex
0.00%+1.11%+4.59%+42.46%+16.30%
MKS Inc. stock logo
MKSI
MKS
0.00%+13.18%+35.53%+31.58%+30.24%
Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. stock logo
ST
Sensata Technologies
0.00%+2.74%-3.79%-3.65%-10.81%
CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
BWX Technologies, Inc. stock logo
BWXT
BWX Technologies
$186.82
+0.6%
$169.73
$84.21
$190.01
$17.06B0.781.15 million shs1.13 million shs
Cognex Corporation stock logo
CGNX
Cognex
$46.30
+1.4%
$43.34
$22.67
$47.52
$7.77B1.51.96 million shs1.36 million shs
MKS Inc. stock logo
MKSI
MKS
$137.86
+1.0%
$109.43
$54.84
$140.33
$9.26B1.971.52 million shs1.33 million shs
Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. stock logo
ST
Sensata Technologies
$31.03
+1.2%
$31.46
$17.32
$36.64
$4.52B1.151.41 million shs1.13 million shs
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Compare Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
BWX Technologies, Inc. stock logo
BWXT
BWX Technologies
0.00%+3.39%+14.01%+27.91%+64.91%
Cognex Corporation stock logo
CGNX
Cognex
0.00%+1.11%+4.59%+42.46%+16.30%
MKS Inc. stock logo
MKSI
MKS
0.00%+13.18%+35.53%+31.58%+30.24%
Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. stock logo
ST
Sensata Technologies
0.00%+2.74%-3.79%-3.65%-10.81%
CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
BWX Technologies, Inc. stock logo
BWXT
BWX Technologies
2.77
Moderate Buy$160.83-13.92% Downside
Cognex Corporation stock logo
CGNX
Cognex
2.47
Hold$43.07-6.97% Downside
MKS Inc. stock logo
MKSI
MKS
2.58
Moderate Buy$119.80-13.10% Downside
Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. stock logo
ST
Sensata Technologies
2.25
Hold$35.9115.74% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest MKSI, ST, CGNX, and BWXT Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
10/1/2025
BWX Technologies, Inc. stock logo
BWXT
BWX Technologies
Wedbush
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Reiterated RatingOutperform
9/29/2025
Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. stock logo
ST
Sensata Technologies
The Goldman Sachs Group
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Boost Price TargetBuy$40.00 ➝ $44.00
9/27/2025
BWX Technologies, Inc. stock logo
BWXT
BWX Technologies
Weiss Ratings
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Reiterated RatingBuy (B-)
9/27/2025
Cognex Corporation stock logo
CGNX
Cognex
Weiss Ratings
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Reiterated RatingHold (C)
9/27/2025
MKS Inc. stock logo
MKSI
MKS
Weiss Ratings
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Reiterated RatingHold (C)
9/27/2025
Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. stock logo
ST
Sensata Technologies
Weiss Ratings
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Reiterated RatingHold (C-)
9/17/2025
BWX Technologies, Inc. stock logo
BWXT
BWX Technologies
William Blair
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Reiterated RatingOutperform
9/16/2025
Cognex Corporation stock logo
CGNX
Cognex
The Goldman Sachs Group
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Boost Price TargetSell$36.00 ➝ $40.00
9/15/2025
Cognex Corporation stock logo
CGNX
Cognex
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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Initiated CoverageNeutral$45.00
9/10/2025
BWX Technologies, Inc. stock logo
BWXT
BWX Technologies
Northland Securities
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Initiated CoverageOutperform$205.00
9/9/2025
BWX Technologies, Inc. stock logo
BWXT
BWX Technologies
Northland Capmk
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(Data available from 10/5/2022 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)
CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
BWX Technologies, Inc. stock logo
BWXT
BWX Technologies
$2.70B6.32$4.29 per share43.52$11.81 per share15.82
Cognex Corporation stock logo
CGNX
Cognex
$914.52M8.50$0.70 per share66.19$8.93 per share5.18
MKS Inc. stock logo
MKSI
MKS
$3.59B2.58$12.21 per share11.29$34.50 per share4.00
Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. stock logo
ST
Sensata Technologies
$3.93B1.15$6.60 per share4.70$19.33 per share1.61
CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
BWX Technologies, Inc. stock logo
BWXT
BWX Technologies
$281.94M$3.2058.3854.634.2310.28%30.61%10.77%11/3/2025 (Estimated)
Cognex Corporation stock logo
CGNX
Cognex
$106.17M$0.7165.2153.22N/A13.13%6.65%5.02%10/29/2025 (Estimated)
MKS Inc. stock logo
MKSI
MKS
$190M$3.9434.9916.011.597.11%20.65%5.68%11/5/2025 (Estimated)
Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. stock logo
ST
Sensata Technologies
$128.48M$0.7541.378.891.222.97%16.88%6.76%11/3/2025 (Estimated)

Latest MKSI, ST, CGNX, and BWXT Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
10/29/2025Q3 2025
Cognex Corporation stock logo
CGNX
Cognex
$0.27N/AN/AN/A$261.86 millionN/A
8/6/2025Q2 2025
MKS Inc. stock logo
MKSI
MKS
$1.61$1.77+$0.16$0.92$931.05 million$973.00 million
8/4/2025Q2 2025
BWX Technologies, Inc. stock logo
BWXT
BWX Technologies
$0.79$1.02+$0.23$0.86$708.00 million$764.00 million
7/30/2025Q2 2025
Cognex Corporation stock logo
CGNX
Cognex
$0.23$0.25+$0.02$0.24$246.70 million$249.09 million
7/29/2025Q2 2025
Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. stock logo
ST
Sensata Technologies
$0.84$0.87+$0.03$0.42$928.25 million$943.38 million
CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
BWX Technologies, Inc. stock logo
BWXT
BWX Technologies
$1.000.54%N/A31.25%2 Years
Cognex Corporation stock logo
CGNX
Cognex
$0.320.69%N/A45.07%10 Years
MKS Inc. stock logo
MKSI
MKS
$0.880.64%N/A22.34%N/A
Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. stock logo
ST
Sensata Technologies
$0.481.55%N/A64.00%N/A

Latest MKSI, ST, CGNX, and BWXT Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
7/30/2025
BWX Technologies, Inc. stock logo
BWXT
BWX Technologies
quarterly$0.250.5%8/18/20258/18/20259/5/2025
8/4/2025
MKS Inc. stock logo
MKSI
MKS
quarterly$0.220.93%8/25/20258/25/20259/5/2025
7/30/2025
Cognex Corporation stock logo
CGNX
Cognex
quarterly$0.080.95%8/14/20258/14/20258/28/2025
7/17/2025
Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. stock logo
ST
Sensata Technologies
quarterly$0.121.52%8/13/20258/13/20258/27/2025
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)
CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
BWX Technologies, Inc. stock logo
BWXT
BWX Technologies
1.28
1.69
1.60
Cognex Corporation stock logo
CGNX
Cognex
N/A
3.29
2.53
MKS Inc. stock logo
MKSI
MKS
1.71
2.99
1.88
Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. stock logo
ST
Sensata Technologies
1.11
2.71
1.94

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
BWX Technologies, Inc. stock logo
BWXT
BWX Technologies
94.39%
Cognex Corporation stock logo
CGNX
Cognex
88.12%
MKS Inc. stock logo
MKSI
MKS
99.79%
Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. stock logo
ST
Sensata Technologies
99.42%

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
BWX Technologies, Inc. stock logo
BWXT
BWX Technologies
0.47%
Cognex Corporation stock logo
CGNX
Cognex
1.60%
MKS Inc. stock logo
MKSI
MKS
0.57%
Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. stock logo
ST
Sensata Technologies
0.89%
CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
BWX Technologies, Inc. stock logo
BWXT
BWX Technologies
8,70091.40 million90.97 millionOptionable
Cognex Corporation stock logo
CGNX
Cognex
2,914167.90 million165.21 millionOptionable
MKS Inc. stock logo
MKSI
MKS
10,20067.16 million66.78 millionOptionable
Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. stock logo
ST
Sensata Technologies
19,000145.64 million144.34 millionOptionable

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BWX Technologies stock logo

BWX Technologies NYSE:BWXT

$186.82 +1.12 (+0.60%)
Closing price 10/3/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$186.18 -0.64 (-0.34%)
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BWX Technologies, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells nuclear components in the United States, Canada, and internationally. It operates through two segments, Government Operations and Commercial Operations. The Government Operations segment designs and manufactures naval nuclear components, reactors, and nuclear fuel; fabrication activities; and supplies proprietary and sole-source valves, manifolds, and fittings to naval and commercial shipping customers. This segment also involved in manufacture of close-tolerance and equipment for nuclear applications; down blend government stockpiles of uranium; receives, stores, characterizes, dissolves, recovers, and purifies uranium-bearing materials; and supplies research reactor fuel elements for colleges, universities, and national laboratories, as well as components for defense applications. The Commercial Operations segment designs and manufactures commercial nuclear steam generators, heat exchangers, pressure vessels, and reactor components; and other auxiliary equipment, including containers for the storage of nuclear fuel and other high-level nuclear waste. This segment also offers nuclear fuel, fuel handling systems, tooling delivery systems, nuclear grade materials, and precisely machined components, and related services for CANDU nuclear power plants; provides in-plant inspection, maintenance, and modification services, as well as non-destructive examination and tooling/repair solutions; and manufactures medical radioisotopes, radiopharmaceuticals, and medical devices. The company was formerly known as The Babcock & Wilcox Company and changed its name to BWX Technologies, Inc. in June 2015. BWX Technologies, Inc. was founded in 1867 and is headquartered in Lynchburg, Virginia.

Cognex stock logo

Cognex NASDAQ:CGNX

$46.30 +0.66 (+1.45%)
Closing price 10/3/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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Cognex Corporation provides machine vision products that capture and analyze visual information 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, electric vehicle batteries, and e-commerce packages 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 automotive, logistics, consumer electronics, medical-related, semiconductor, consumer products, food and beverage, and others, as well as through a network of distributors and integrators. The company was incorporated in 1981 and is headquartered in Natick, Massachusetts.

MKS stock logo

MKS NASDAQ:MKSI

$137.86 +1.32 (+0.97%)
Closing price 10/3/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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MKS Instruments, Inc. provides foundational technology solutions to semiconductor manufacturing, electronics and packaging, and specialty industrial applications in the United States, Germany, China, South Korea, and internationally. It operates through Vacuum Solutions Division (VSD), Photonics Solutions Division (PSD), and Material Solutions Division (MSD) segments. The VSD segment provides foundational technology solutions, including pressure measurement and control, flow measurement and control, gas and vapor delivery, gas composition analysis, electronic control technology, reactive gas generation and delivery, power generation and delivery, and vacuum technology. The PSD segment offers range of solutions, which include lasers, beam measurement and profiling, precision motion control, vibration isolation systems, photonics instruments, temperature sensing, opto-mechanical components, optical elements, systems for flexible PCB laser processing, and laser-based systems, as well as high density interconnect PCB and package manufacturing. The MSD segment develops, process, and manufactures technologies comprising advanced surface modification, electroless and electrolytic plating, and surface finishing for chemistry, equipment, software, and services markets, as well as high-technology applications. In addition, the company sells its products and services through direct sales, network of independent distributors, and sales representatives, as well as websites, including product catalogs. The company was incorporated in 1961 and is headquartered in Andover, Massachusetts.

Sensata Technologies stock logo

Sensata Technologies NYSE:ST

$31.02 +0.37 (+1.19%)
Closing price 10/3/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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Sensata Technologies Holding plc develops, manufactures, and sells sensors and sensor-rich solutions, electrical protection components and systems, and other products used in mission-critical systems and applications in the United States and internationally. It operates in two segments, Performance Sensing and Sensing Solutions. The Performance Sensing segment offers pressure, temperature, and position sensors, high-voltage solutions, and other solutions used in mission-critical systems and applications, such as tire pressure monitoring, thermal management, electrical protection, regenerative braking, powertrain for engine/transmission, and exhaust management for automobiles, on-road trucks, and off-road equipment customers. The Sensing Solutions segment provides application-specific sensor and electrical protection products, such as pressure, temperature, and position sensors; motor and compressor protectors; high-voltage contactors; solid state relays; bimetal electromechanical controls; power inverters; charge controllers; battery management systems; operator controls; and power conversion systems. It serves automotive, on-road truck, construction, and original equipment manufacturers in agriculture, control, appliance, medical, energy and charging infrastructure, data/telecom, and aerospace and defense industries, as well as systems integrators, aerospace, and motor and compressor distributors. Sensata Technologies Holding plc was founded in 1916 and is headquartered in Attleboro, Massachusetts.