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The company is listed on the NASDAQ and operates within the Scientific & Technical Instruments industry segment. The current market capitalization of Cognex Corp. is $6.94B. A total of 1.13 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.20M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Fehr Dennis bought 6,570 shares of CGNX for 38.04 per share on Sep 04 ’24. After the transaction, the SVP, Chief Financial Officer now owns 6,570 company shares. In a previous transaction on Aug 07 ’24, PARROTTE DIANNE M bought 2,000 shares at 38.62 per share. CGNX shares that Director owns now total 11,340.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Kuechen Joerg disposed of 5,331 shares on Mar 12 ’24 at a per-share price of $40.93. This resulted in the Chief Technology Officer holding 2,934 shares of CGNX after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Gerst Carl sold 6,782 shares at $40.54 per share on Mar 06 ’24. Company shares held by the EVP, Vision & ID Products now total 0.
Dividend
The dividend paying company demonstrates a positive outlook for investors and helps them generate immediate cash. Cognex Corp. pays an annual dividend of $0.30, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.74%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 89.22. CGNX’s most recent ex-dividend date was when it declared a $0.08 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 11/29/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 8/29/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 8/15/2024. The CGNX stock dividend was $0.0750 per share in cash.
It has been observed that price targets are rarely accurate, but they can exert some influence from time to time, and are often accepted as valuable in the market. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, CGNX has a high of $53.13 and a low of $34.28.
As of this writing, CGNX has an earnings estimate of $0.19 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 16.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $0.2 per share and a lower estimate of $0.16. The company reported an EPS of $0.16 in the last quarter
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
An equity investor’s investment can be viewed on a balance sheet by looking at what assets and liabilities the company has. Investors can determine the company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. CGNX’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $323.62M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $25.58M in debt and $188.59M in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $8.79, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $1.43B.
Analysts Opinion
There may be slightly higher risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading than during regular market hours. Due to the fact that issuers often announce critical financial information outside of regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for CGNX is Buy with a score of 3.81.
