Coherent (COHR) Competitors $106.19 +3.20 (+3.10%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$106.00 -0.19 (-0.18%) As of 07:57 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock COHR vs. CGNX, ITRI, BMI, OSIS, DAKT, VPG, MLAB, SYM, FUTU, and GENShould 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), Daktronics (DAKT), Vishay Precision Group (VPG), Mesa Laboratories (MLAB), Symbotic (SYM), Futu (FUTU), and Gen Digital (GEN). Coherent vs. Its Competitors Cognex Itron Badger Meter OSI Systems Daktronics Vishay Precision Group Mesa Laboratories Symbotic Futu Gen Digital Coherent (NYSE:COHR) and Cognex (NASDAQ:CGNX) are both electronic equipment & instruments companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation and risk. Which has better valuation and earnings, COHR or CGNX? Cognex has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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 RatioCoherent$5.81B2.85$49.36M-$0.54-196.64Cognex$914.52M8.11$106.17M$0.7162.20 Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of COHR or CGNX? 83.3% of Coherent shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.1% of Cognex shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Coherent shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Cognex shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media prefer COHR or CGNX? In the previous week, Cognex had 17 more articles in the media than Coherent. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Cognex and 7 mentions for Coherent. Cognex's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Coherent's score of 0.07 indicating that Cognex is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Coherent 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Cognex 17 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts prefer COHR or CGNX? Coherent presently has a consensus price target of $110.07, suggesting a potential upside of 3.65%. Cognex has a consensus price target of $42.50, suggesting a potential downside of 3.76%. Given Coherent's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Coherent is more favorable than Cognex.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Coherent 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 13 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.89Cognex 1 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Is COHR or CGNX more profitable? 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 Coherent0.85% 9.74% 3.86% Cognex 13.13%6.65%5.02% Which has more risk and volatility, COHR or CGNX? Coherent has a beta of 2.01, meaning that its stock price is 101% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cognex has a beta of 1.5, meaning that its stock price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryCognex beats Coherent on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Coherent News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for COHR and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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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.Skip Chart COHR vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCoherentTechnology Services IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$16.05B$2.95B$26.43B$21.53BDividend YieldN/A1.60%2.74%3.50%P/E Ratio-196.6424.3826.9729.84Price / Sales2.8564.08818.6952.52Price / Cash14.1741.6225.8718.13Price / Book2.757.957.704.65Net Income$49.36M$34.73M$199.11M$999.94M7 Day Performance7.70%8.77%6.46%0.79%1 Month Performance13.56%14.61%20.05%4.54%1 Year Performance36.17%62.12%50.67%16.77% Coherent Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)COHRCoherent2.2729 of 5 stars$106.19+3.1%$110.07+3.7%+32.2%$16.05B$5.81B-196.6430,216CGNXCognex4.6503 of 5 stars$44.61-0.7%$42.31-5.2%+14.8%$7.49B$914.52M62.832,914News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastITRIItron4.72 of 5 stars$120.12-0.3%$136.55+13.7%+16.6%$5.49B$2.44B20.535,788Positive NewsBMIBadger Meter4.7761 of 5 stars$182.45-0.2%$238.40+30.7%-15.0%$5.38B$826.56M39.752,210Positive NewsOSISOSI Systems3.7328 of 5 stars$229.11-1.9%$230.83+0.8%+61.5%$3.86B$1.71B26.337,337Positive NewsDAKTDaktronics4.699 of 5 stars$17.62+1.4%$26.00+47.6%+86.2%$865.49M$756.48M-40.052,702Earnings ReportAnalyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionVPGVishay Precision Group1.4149 of 5 stars$29.96+1.0%$28.50-4.9%+27.9%$397.88M$295.28M-332.892,200Positive NewsMLABMesa Laboratories3.3315 of 5 stars$63.76-1.5%$113.50+78.0%-51.0%$350.68M$240.98M-455.43680Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeSYMSymbotic1.5621 of 5 stars$47.60-1.3%$43.44-8.7%+125.9%$28.11B$1.82B-679.901,650Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeFUTUFutu3.7282 of 5 stars$187.63+0.2%$190.43+1.5%+222.8%$26.11B$1.75B26.023,343Positive NewsGENGen Digital4.5235 of 5 stars$29.91+1.4%$36.50+22.0%+10.0%$18.42B$4.23B30.843,500Analyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CGNX Alternatives ITRI Alternatives BMI Alternatives OSIS Alternatives DAKT Alternatives VPG Alternatives MLAB Alternatives SYM Alternatives FUTU Alternatives GEN Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:COHR) was last updated on 9/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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