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Cognex Corp is listed on the NASDAQ in the Technology sector while operating in the Scientific & Technical Instruments industry. The current market capitalization of Cognex Corp is $6.96B. A total of 1.46 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.22M 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 reasons why investors prefer dividend-paying companies are that dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate that the company will perform well in the future. 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 78.37. CGNX’s most recent ex-dividend date was 11/14/2024 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.
Despite rarely being accurate, price targets can exert some form of influence at times, and are often regarded as valuable by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, CGNX has a high of $53.13 and a low of $34.28.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
As well as showing the assets and liabilities of the company, the balance sheet also shows the amount invested in equity by investors. Investors can analyze a company’s future 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 $9.14, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $1.43B.
Analysts Opinion
After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. 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.
