Cognex (CGNX) Competitors

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

In the previous week, Zebra Technologies had 5 more articles in the media than Cognex. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for Zebra Technologies and 27 mentions for Cognex. Cognex's average media sentiment score of 0.69 beat Zebra Technologies' score of 0.68 indicating that Cognex is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

91.0% of Zebra Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.1% of Cognex shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Zebra Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Cognex shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Zebra Technologies has a beta of 1.62, meaning that its share price is 62% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Cognex has a beta of 1.48, meaning that its share price is 48% more volatile than the broader market.

Zebra Technologies presently has a consensus price target of $319.00, suggesting a potential upside of 22.66%. Cognex has a consensus price target of $69.36, suggesting a potential upside of 12.05%. Given Zebra Technologies' higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Zebra Technologies is more favorable than Cognex.

Cognex has a net margin of 13.62% compared to Zebra Technologies' net margin of 7.49%. Zebra Technologies' return on equity of 18.91% beat Cognex's return on equity.

In the previous week, Cognex had 17 more articles in the media than OSI Systems. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Cognex and 10 mentions for OSI Systems. Cognex's average media sentiment score of 0.69 beat OSI Systems' score of -0.05 indicating that Cognex is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

88.1% of Cognex shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.2% of OSI Systems shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of Cognex shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.3% of OSI Systems shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Cognex has a net margin of 13.62% compared to OSI Systems' net margin of 8.42%. OSI Systems' return on equity of 18.84% beat Cognex's return on equity.

Cognex has a beta of 1.48, meaning that its share price is 48% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, OSI Systems has a beta of 1.31, meaning that its share price is 31% more volatile than the broader market.

Cognex presently has a consensus target price of $69.36, suggesting a potential upside of 12.05%. OSI Systems has a consensus target price of $294.00, suggesting a potential upside of 41.50%. Given OSI Systems' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe OSI Systems is more favorable than Cognex.

Cognex presently has a consensus price target of $69.36, indicating a potential upside of 12.05%. Itron has a consensus price target of $131.22, indicating a potential upside of 62.40%. Given Itron's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Itron is more favorable than Cognex.

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

Cognex has a net margin of 13.62% compared to Itron's net margin of 12.31%. Itron's return on equity of 19.54% beat Cognex's return on equity.

88.1% of Cognex shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.2% of Itron shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of Cognex shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Itron shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Cognex had 19 more articles in the media than Itron. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Cognex and 8 mentions for Itron. Itron's average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat Cognex's score of 0.69 indicating that Itron is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Cognex has a beta of 1.48, suggesting that its share price is 48% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Itron has a beta of 1.35, suggesting that its share price is 35% more volatile than the broader market.

Badger Meter has a net margin of 14.56% compared to Cognex's net margin of 13.62%. Badger Meter's return on equity of 18.76% beat Cognex's return on equity.

Badger Meter pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Cognex pays an annual dividend of $0.34 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Badger Meter pays out 36.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cognex pays out 40.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Badger Meter has increased its dividend for 32 consecutive years and Cognex has increased its dividend for 10 consecutive years. Badger Meter is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

In the previous week, Cognex had 19 more articles in the media than Badger Meter. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Cognex and 8 mentions for Badger Meter. Cognex's average media sentiment score of 0.69 beat Badger Meter's score of 0.50 indicating that Cognex is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

89.0% of Badger Meter shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.1% of Cognex shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Badger Meter shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Cognex shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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

Badger Meter has a beta of 0.68, suggesting that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Cognex has a beta of 1.48, suggesting that its stock price is 48% more volatile than the broader market.

Badger Meter currently has a consensus target price of $155.86, indicating a potential upside of 31.26%. Cognex has a consensus target price of $69.36, indicating a potential upside of 12.05%. Given Badger Meter's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Badger Meter is more favorable than Cognex.