NASDAQ:CGNX - Cognex Stock Price, News, & Analysis

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

Cognex declared a quarterly dividend on Monday, October 29th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 16th will be given a dividend of $0.05 per share on Friday, November 30th. This represents a $0.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.48%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, November 15th. This is an increase from Cognex's previous quarterly dividend of $0.05. View Cognex's Dividend History.

Shares of Cognex split on Monday, December 4th 2017. The 2-1 split was announced on Monday, October 30th 2017. The newly created shares were distributed 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 authorized a share buyback program on Monday, October 29th 2018, which authorizes the company to buyback $200,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to repurchase up to 2.8% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are generally a sign that the company's management believes its shares are undervalued.

Cognex Co. (NASDAQ:CGNX) issued its earnings results on Monday, October, 29th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $0.45 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.37 by $0.08. The scientific and technical instruments company had revenue of $232.22 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $227.15 million. Cognex had a net margin of 18.52% and a return on equity of 20.88%. The business's quarterly revenue was down 12.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.14 earnings per share. View Cognex's Earnings History.

Cognex is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, February 11th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Cognex.

Cognex issued an update on its fourth quarter 2018 earnings guidance on Monday, October, 29th. The company provided EPS guidance of for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of $180-190 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $200.09 million.

12 brokers have issued 1 year target prices for Cognex's shares. Their predictions range from $40.00 to $80.00. On average, they expect Cognex's share price to reach $51.4636 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 24.3% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Cognex.

12 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Cognex in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 5 hold ratings and 6 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Cognex.

Press coverage about CGNX stock has trended somewhat negative this week, according to InfoTrie. The research firm identifies negative and positive press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Cognex earned a daily sentiment score of -1.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media stories about the scientific and technical instruments company a news buzz of 5.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is somewhat likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near future.

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Cognex's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Riverbridge Partners LLC (0.31%), Retirement Systems of Alabama (0.15%), Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (0.03%), DNB Asset Management AS (0.01%) and First Hawaiian Bank (0.00%). Company insiders that own Cognex stock include Anthony Sun, Bruce Robinson J, Jeffrey Benjamin Miller, Jerry A Schneider, John J Curran, Patrick Alias, 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 DNB Asset Management AS, Riverbridge Partners LLC, Retirement Systems of Alabama, Louisiana State Employees Retirement System and First Hawaiian Bank. Company insiders that have sold Cognex company stock in the last year include Anthony Sun and Jerry A Schneider. 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 $41.40.

Cognex has a market capitalization of $7.13 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.

The official website for Cognex is http://www.cognex.com.

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]