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COHR vs. CGNX, ITRI, BMI, OSIS, FARO, DAKT, MLAB, VPG, SYM, and FUTU

Should you be buying Coherent stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Coherent include Cognex (CGNX), Itron (ITRI), Badger Meter (BMI), OSI Systems (OSIS), FARO Technologies (FARO), Daktronics (DAKT), Mesa Laboratories (MLAB), Vishay Precision Group (VPG), Symbotic (SYM), and Futu (FUTU).

Coherent vs. Its Competitors

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

In the previous week, Cognex had 8 more articles in the media than Coherent. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Cognex and 4 mentions for Coherent. Cognex's average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat Coherent's score of 0.59 indicating that Cognex is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Cognex has a beta of 1.47, suggesting that its stock price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Coherent has a beta of 1.9, suggesting that its stock price is 90% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Cognex$914.52M8.06$106.17M$0.7161.82
Coherent$5.81B2.46$49.36M-$0.54-169.83

88.1% of Cognex shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.3% of Coherent shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of Cognex shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Coherent shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Cognex has a net margin of 13.13% compared to Coherent's net margin of 0.85%. Coherent's return on equity of 9.74% beat Cognex's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Cognex13.13% 6.65% 5.02%
Coherent 0.85%9.74%3.86%

Cognex presently has a consensus target price of $42.31, indicating a potential downside of 3.61%. Coherent has a consensus target price of $110.07, indicating a potential upside of 20.02%. Given Coherent's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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)
7 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.53
Coherent
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
13 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.94

Summary

Cognex beats Coherent on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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COHR vs. The Competition

MetricCoherentTechnology Services IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$14.10B$2.67B$26.26B$21.17B
Dividend YieldN/A1.56%2.77%3.53%
P/E Ratio-169.8223.5428.3029.01
Price / Sales2.4688.751,019.3654.86
Price / Cash12.4543.2326.4523.61
Price / Book2.386.996.145.33
Net Income$49.36M$34.86M$197.87M$995.89M
7 Day Performance6.02%4.34%12.66%2.68%
1 Month Performance-8.37%-3.45%4.19%2.81%
1 Year Performance15.38%35.22%37.03%11.28%

Coherent Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
COHR
Coherent
4.0935 of 5 stars
$91.71
+1.3%
$110.07
+20.0%
+15.4%$14.10B$5.81B-169.8230,216
CGNX
Cognex
4.5683 of 5 stars
$43.01
+0.7%
$42.31
-1.6%
+11.0%$7.22B$914.52M60.582,914Positive News
ITRI
Itron
4.3515 of 5 stars
$127.38
+0.9%
$136.25
+7.0%
+22.0%$5.82B$2.44B21.775,788Insider Trade
BMI
Badger Meter
4.6712 of 5 stars
$186.76
0.0%
$238.40
+27.7%
-9.4%$5.50B$873.93M40.692,210News Coverage
Positive News
OSIS
OSI Systems
3.5901 of 5 stars
$231.22
-1.3%
$228.33
-1.2%
+57.4%$3.88B$1.69B28.136,681News Coverage
Positive News
Earnings Report
Analyst Revision
FARO
FARO Technologies
0.2449 of 5 stars
$43.99
flat
$35.50
-19.3%
N/A$849.89M$342.43M-879.801,232News Coverage
DAKT
Daktronics
4.5981 of 5 stars
$16.70
-0.7%
$26.00
+55.7%
+8.9%$820.30M$756.48M-37.952,702Upcoming Earnings
MLAB
Mesa Laboratories
3.3552 of 5 stars
$68.40
-0.7%
$113.50
+65.9%
-49.7%$376.20M$240.98M-488.57680
VPG
Vishay Precision Group
1.6332 of 5 stars
$27.73
+1.3%
$28.50
+2.8%
+0.8%$368.27M$306.52M-308.092,200
SYM
Symbotic
2.1766 of 5 stars
$51.10
-2.8%
$42.69
-16.5%
+110.8%$30.17B$1.82B-729.901,650Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade
FUTU
Futu
3.6479 of 5 stars
$172.92
-0.8%
$158.13
-8.6%
+210.4%$24.06B$1.75B28.823,343Positive News

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