Cognex (CGNX) Competitors

Cognex (NASDAQ:CGNX) and Coherent (NYSE:COHR) are both electronic equipment & instruments companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CGNX or COHR?

88.1% of Cognex shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.3% of Coherent shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.6% of Cognex shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Coherent shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to CGNX or COHR?

In the previous week, Cognex had 9 more articles in the media than Coherent. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Cognex and 4 mentions for Coherent. Cognex's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat Coherent's score of -0.22 indicating that Cognex is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Cognex	6 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Coherent	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk & volatility, CGNX or COHR?

Cognex has a beta of 1.47, meaning that its share price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Coherent has a beta of 1.88, meaning that its share price is 88% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer CGNX or COHR?

Cognex currently has a consensus price target of $39.17, suggesting a potential upside of 20.51%. Coherent has a consensus price target of $103.00, suggesting a potential upside of 13.50%. Given Cognex's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Cognex is more favorable than Coherent.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cognex	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Coherent	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, CGNX or COHR?

Cognex has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Coherent. Coherent is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cognex, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cognex	$919.75M	5.93	$106.17M	$0.68	47.79
Coherent	$5.60B	2.52	-$156.15M	-$0.23	-394.57

Is CGNX or COHR more profitable?

Cognex has a net margin of 12.80% compared to Coherent's net margin of 1.73%. Coherent's return on equity of 9.07% beat Cognex's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cognex	12.80%	6.37%	4.81%
Coherent	1.73%	9.07%	3.56%

Summary

Cognex beats Coherent on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.