NASDAQ:CGNX - Cognex Stock Price, Price Target & More

Cognex trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "CGNX."

Cognex announced a quarterly dividend on Monday, April 30th. Investors of record on Friday, May 18th will be paid a dividend of $0.045 per share on Friday, June 1st. This represents a $0.18 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.40%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 17th. View Cognex's Dividend History.

Cognex shares split before market open on Monday, December 4th 2017. The 2-1 split was announced on Monday, October 30th 2017. The newly created shares were issued to shareholders after the closing bell on Friday, December 1st 2017. An investor that had 100 shares of Cognex stock prior to the split would have 200 shares after the split.

Cognex declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock buyback program on Friday, February 16th 2018, which permits the company to repurchase $150,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization permits the company to purchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are generally a sign that the company's board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Cognex Co. (NASDAQ:CGNX) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February, 15th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $0.30 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.25 by $0.05. The scientific and technical instruments company earned $180.37 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $178.75 million. Cognex had a net margin of 21.56% and a return on equity of 23.08%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 39.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.20 earnings per share. View Cognex's Earnings History.

Cognex is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, July, 30th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Cognex.

9 brokers have issued twelve-month price objectives for Cognex's stock. Their predictions range from $40.00 to $80.00. On average, they anticipate Cognex's stock price to reach $57.4167 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 26.4% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Ratings for Cognex.

9 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Cognex in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 3 hold ratings and 5 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold."

Some companies that are related to Cognex include Roper Technologies (ROP), Fortive (FTV), Keysight Technologies (KEYS), Sensata Technologies (ST), MKS Instruments (MKSI), Orbotech (ORBK), Esterline Technologies (ESL), Rudolph Technologies (RTEC), Mesa Laboratories (MLAB), Hurco Companies (HURC), Universal Detection Technology (UNDT), Clearsign Combustion (CLIR), Sypris Solutions (SYPR), Elbit Vision Systems (EVSNF) and Hickok (HICKA).

News headlines about CGNX stock have trended positive recently, Accern Sentiment Analysis reports. The research group scores the sentiment of press coverage by reviewing more than 20 million blog and news sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Cognex earned a news sentiment score of 0.26 on Accern's scale. They also gave media stories about the scientific and technical instruments company an impact score of 46.73 out of 100, meaning that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the next several days.

Cognex's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Handelsbanken Fonder AB (0.32%), Welch & Forbes LLC (0.24%), Riverbridge Partners LLC (0.21%), Bellecapital International Ltd. (0.04%), DnB Asset Management AS (0.04%) and Pennsylvania Trust Co (0.03%). Company insiders that own Cognex stock include Anthony Sun, Bruce Robinson J, Jeffrey Benjamin Miller, Jerry A Schneider, John J Curran, Patrick Alias, Richard Morin, Robert Willett and Theodor Krantz. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Cognex.

CGNX stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including NN Investment Partners Holdings N.V. and Riverbridge Partners LLC. Company insiders that have sold Cognex company stock in the last year include Anthony Sun, Bruce Robinson J, Jeffrey Benjamin Miller, Jerry A Schneider, John J Curran, Patrick Alias, Robert Willett and Theodor Krantz. View Insider Buying and Selling for Cognex.

CGNX stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Welch & Forbes LLC, Bellecapital International Ltd., DnB Asset Management AS, Pennsylvania Trust Co, Bank of Montreal Can, Denali Advisors LLC, Handelsbanken Fonder AB and First Citizens Bank & Trust Co.. View Insider Buying and Selling for Cognex.

Shares of CGNX can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of CGNX stock can currently be purchased for approximately $45.43.

Cognex has a market capitalization of $7.91 billion and generates $747.95 million in revenue each year. The scientific and technical instruments company earns $177.17 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.45 on an earnings per share basis. Cognex employs 1,771 workers across the globe.

Cognex's mailing address is ONE VISION DRIVE, NATICK MA, 01760. The scientific and technical instruments company can be reached via phone at 508-650-3000 or via email at [email protected]