Cognex (CGNX) Competitors $39.13 -1.20 (-2.98%) (As of 11:49 AM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends CGNX vs. COHR, BMI, ITRI, OSIS, DAKT, MLAB, FARO, VPG, FTV, and MKSIShould you be buying Cognex stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Cognex include Coherent (COHR), Badger Meter (BMI), Itron (ITRI), OSI Systems (OSIS), Daktronics (DAKT), Mesa Laboratories (MLAB), FARO Technologies (FARO), Vishay Precision Group (VPG), Fortive (FTV), and MKS Instruments (MKSI). Cognex vs. Coherent Badger Meter Itron OSI Systems Daktronics Mesa Laboratories FARO Technologies Vishay Precision Group Fortive MKS Instruments Coherent (NYSE:COHR) and Cognex (NASDAQ:CGNX) are both business services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, valuation and community ranking. Is COHR or CGNX more profitable? Cognex has a net margin of 10.10% compared to Coherent's net margin of -1.25%. Coherent's return on equity of 6.63% beat Cognex's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Coherent-1.25% 6.63% 2.61% Cognex 10.10%5.28%3.96% Does the MarketBeat Community favor COHR or CGNX? Coherent received 40 more outperform votes than Cognex when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.74% of users gave Coherent an outperform vote while only 60.28% of users gave Cognex an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCoherentOutperform Votes55962.74% Underperform Votes33237.26% CognexOutperform Votes51960.28% Underperform Votes34239.72% Which has more volatility and risk, COHR or CGNX? Coherent has a beta of 1.67, suggesting that its stock price is 67% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cognex has a beta of 1.39, suggesting that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor COHR or CGNX? In the previous week, Cognex had 4 more articles in the media than Coherent. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Cognex and 3 mentions for Coherent. Cognex's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat Coherent's score of 0.61 indicating that Cognex is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Coherent 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Cognex 4 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts rate COHR or CGNX? Coherent currently has a consensus price target of $99.79, indicating a potential downside of 5.26%. Cognex has a consensus price target of $47.91, indicating a potential upside of 21.97%. Given Cognex's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Cognex is more favorable than Coherent.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Coherent 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.71Cognex 1 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.45 Which has stronger 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$4.71B3.46-$156.15M-$1.23-85.63Cognex$837.55M8.04$113.23M$0.5275.54 Do insiders & institutionals believe in COHR or CGNX? 83.3% of Coherent shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.1% of Cognex shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Coherent shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Cognex shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummaryCognex beats Coherent on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. 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Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ 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.Skip Chart CGNX vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCognexProcess control instruments IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$6.74B$20.96B$23.97B$8.97BDividend Yield0.80%0.70%2.66%4.04%P/E Ratio75.5437.37220.6013.39Price / Sales8.045.272,916.2286.49Price / Cash45.5717.7734.2335.09Price / Book4.493.757.854.96Net Income$113.23M$406.10M$649.85M$224.10M7 Day Performance-2.39%2.69%1.33%2.01%1 Month Performance-2.80%8.46%9.04%9.79%1 Year Performance2.29%14.85%20.84%29.97% Cognex Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CGNXCognex4.6186 of 5 stars$39.13-3.0%$47.91+22.4%+5.0%$6.71B$837.55M75.252,992Short Interest ↑Positive NewsCOHRCoherent3.406 of 5 stars$102.99+2.8%$99.79-3.1%+171.0%$15.93B$4.71B-83.2826,157BMIBadger Meter4.1365 of 5 stars$219.19+1.1%$214.75-2.0%+47.8%$6.45B$703.59M53.802,140Positive NewsITRIItron4.3467 of 5 stars$118.79+0.2%$123.92+4.3%+71.3%$5.36B$2.17B24.295,859Positive NewsOSISOSI Systems3.3961 of 5 stars$178.19+0.4%$173.00-2.9%+45.7%$2.98B$1.54B23.096,681Analyst UpgradeDAKTDaktronics4.2773 of 5 stars$15.79+2.5%N/A+47.1%$731.74M$811.64M192.502,831MLABMesa Laboratories2.5837 of 5 stars$119.65+2.1%$140.00+17.0%+34.4%$649.70M$216.19M-2.57736Short Interest ↓Positive NewsFAROFARO Technologies2.7436 of 5 stars$26.20-0.2%$28.00+6.9%+39.8%$495.70M$358.83M-75.001,243Positive NewsVPGVishay Precision Group3.2973 of 5 stars$23.29+1.4%$31.00+33.1%-23.9%$308.34M$323.40M22.552,300FTVFortive4.9051 of 5 stars$78.63-0.9%$87.82+11.7%+13.9%$27.28B$6.07B31.6118,000Positive NewsMKSIMKS Instruments4.8982 of 5 stars$118.40+4.2%$141.09+19.2%+40.1%$7.97B$3.62B252.5310,200Analyst RevisionPositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies COHR Competitors BMI Competitors ITRI Competitors OSIS Competitors DAKT Competitors MLAB Competitors FARO Competitors VPG Competitors FTV Competitors MKSI Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:CGNX) was last updated on 12/3/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTim Sykes’ Urgent Trade Alert: “Make this move now”WARNING: 80 Wall Street banks are gearing up for MASSIVE D.C. shock This $2 trillion D.C. shock is NOT abou...Timothy Sykes | SponsoredMusk’s new company could top a trillion?The investment legend who predicted the rise of Bitcoin, Facebook and streaming services like Netflix… Just...Paradigm Press | SponsoredYour bank is lying to you.You might think you have your money in a high-yield savings account, but do you really? 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