Cognex (CGNX) Competitors

Cognex (NASDAQ:CGNX) and Coherent (NYSE:COHR) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, profitability, earnings, valuation and community ranking.

Which has more volatility & risk, 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 1.85, meaning that its share price is 85% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation and 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	5.50	$106.17M	$0.68	44.34
Coherent	$5.60B	2.15	-$156.15M	-$0.23	-335.91

Does the media favor CGNX or COHR?

In the previous week, Cognex had 19 more articles in the media than Coherent. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for Cognex and 10 mentions for Coherent. Cognex's average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat Coherent's score of 0.16 indicating that Cognex is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Cognex	7 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Coherent	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts rate CGNX or COHR?

Cognex presently has a consensus price target of $39.67, indicating a potential upside of 31.56%. Coherent has a consensus price target of $103.00, indicating a potential upside of 33.32%. Given Coherent's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Coherent is more favorable than Cognex.

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

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of 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 insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Coherent shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CGNX or COHR?

Coherent received 51 more outperform votes than Cognex when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.08% of users gave Coherent an outperform vote while only 59.89% of users gave Cognex an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Cognex	Outperform Votes 530 59.89%	Underperform Votes 355 40.11%
Coherent	Outperform Votes 581 63.08%	Underperform Votes 340 36.92%

Is CGNX or COHR more profitable?

Cognex has a net margin of 11.61% compared to Coherent's net margin of 1.28%. Coherent's return on equity of 8.29% beat Cognex's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cognex	11.61%	5.65%	4.25%
Coherent	1.28%	8.29%	3.25%

Summary

Cognex beats Coherent on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.