CGNX · Cognex Corp
Price
Snapshot
50 fields · last close| Market Cap | $10.47B |
| P/E | 58.17 |
| Float | 165.8M |
| Beta | 1.48 |
| Volatility | 37.1% |
| Exchange | NASDAQ |
| Sector | Electrical Equipment |
| Cap tier | Large cap |
| Macro sensitivity | High |
| Clavix score | 62 |
| Price | 62.25 |
| Change | +0.00% |
| Prev Close | 62.25 |
| Open | 60.96 |
| Day Low | 60.79 |
| Day High | 62.45 |
| Avg Vol | 1 |
| Avg $ Vol | $90.49M |
| 52W High | 72.88 |
| 52W Low | 34.60 |
| 52W Pos | 72.2% |
| From High | −14.59% |
| From Low | +79.91% |
| Max DD 1Y | −28.02% |
| Spread | 0.10% |
| Liquidity | Normal |
| SMA 20 | +0.92% |
| SMA 50 | −2.61% |
| SMA 200 | +16.28% |
| RSI (14) | 50.1 |
| Vol 30D | 55.6% |
| Vol 90D | 51.6% |
| 1Y Range | 35–73 |
| Daily bars | 507 |
| Perf Week | +2.96% |
| Perf Month | −7.61% |
| Perf Quarter | +2.35% |
| Perf Half Y | +25.88% |
| Perf Year | +40.61% |
| Perf YTD | +68.56% |
| Prev Day | +0.00% |
| Clavix | C+ |
| Debt / Eq | 0.00 |
| Curr Ratio | 3.80 |
| Int Cover | 8.1× |
| FCF Margin | 25.6% |
| Rev Growth | +16.9% |
| Profit | Profitable |
| Leverage | Low |
| Sector rank | 14 / 46 |
Clavix risk grade
regraded every trading dayCGNX grades C+, 62 of 100. Steadiest on News Sentiment (68), most exposed on Macro Resilience (44, fragile). 4 of the 4 weighted dimensions sit above the Electrical Equipment median. Ranks 14 of 46 in Electrical Equipment by Clavix score.
How rough the ride is
| CGNX | Electrical Equipment median | |
|---|---|---|
| Betavs the overall market · lower is steadier | 1.48 | 1.48 |
| Volatilityannualized | 37.1% | 37.1% |
| Max drawdown, past yearworst peak-to-trough fall | −28.0% | — |
| Typical daily movemedian absolute daily change | 1.53% | — |
| Days beyond ±3%of the last 252 sessions | 6927% | — |
How its days are spread
Daily returns over the last 252 sessions in 1% bins. Moves beyond ±6% land in the end bins.
52-week range
The bar runs from the lowest to the highest close of the last 252 sessions; the marker is the latest close.
Drawdown from the 1-year peak
Percent below the running high over the last 12 months. Zero is a fresh high.
Market sensitivity
| CGNX | Electrical Equipment median | |
|---|---|---|
| Beta to the markethow much it swings with the S&P 500 · lower is safer | 1.48 | 1.48 |
| Macro sensitivityrate, dollar and credit exposure bucket | High | High39% of 49 |
Where it sits on the macro scale
Low means rates, the dollar and credit spreads barely move it. Very High means they drive a large share of its swings. The counts are how many Electrical Equipment names sit in each bucket.
Where it ranks in its sector
Rank by Clavix score within the sector. Right is the top of the sector.
Price performance
| CGNX | |
|---|---|
| 1 week | +3.0% |
| 1 month | −7.6% |
| Year to date | +68.6% |
| 1 year | +40.6% |
Context for the rank, not itself a risk measure.
Recent coverage, scored
| CGNX | |
|---|---|
| Articles scoredthe most recent scored coverage, up to 30 | 30since 6 Jul |
| Average score0 most bearish, 100 most bullish | 65 |
| Bullish · bearisharticles above 60 · below 40 | 24 · 1 |
| Directionarticles whose tone is improving vs worsening | 24 ↑ 1 ↓ |
Where the article scores land
Each bar is a 10-point band of article scores. Below 40 reads bearish, above 60 bullish.
Balance sheet, against the sector
The shaded band is the middle half of the 49 Electrical Equipment names Clavix covers; the tick is the sector median.
Growth
| CGNX | |
|---|---|
| Revenue growthyear over year | +16.9% |
Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade. Why
0–100, higher is safer. The tick on each bar is the Electrical Equipment median. Click a dimension for the evidence behind it. Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade.
Against Electrical Equipment
49 companies| Metric | CGNX | Sector spread | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beta | 1.48 | 1.48 | |
| Volatility | 37.1% | 37.1% | |
| P/E | 58.17 | 36.96 | |
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.44 | |
| Current ratio | 3.80 | 1.72 | |
| FCF margin | 25.6% | 13.2% | |
| Interest coverage | 8.1× | 6.7× |
Recent news
most recent scored articles · the chip is the article’s score · click to openCognex shares have started gaining, and the article cites solid revisions to earnings estimates as a possible reason for further near-term gains. The article does not identify a specific company event or confirmed cause for the share movement.
William Blair Investment Management LLC opened a new position in Cognex Corporation worth about $65.97 million by buying 910,938 shares during the second quarter, according to its 13F filing with the SEC (the quarterly disclosure large fund managers must file).
An analyst commentary notes that Cognex (CGNX) stock is up 80.3% year to date, reflecting strong investor confidence, but says the stock looks expensive based on earnings and scores poorly on overall value. The piece mentions recent product and AI platform developments that may support revenue and earnings, but the article body is cut off.
Cognex CFO Dennis Fehr said the machine-vision company is seeing strong demand, expects continued margin expansion, and views artificial intelligence as a growth catalyst rather than a competitive threat. The headline also notes record revenue and margin gains.
Cognex's Q2 earnings call highlighted a focus on AI-enabled machine vision, data center demand, and customer expansion, with management noting improving margins and a broadening growth outlook for 2026.
Nearest peers by size
Electrical Equipment| Ticker | Company | Grade | Mkt cap | P/E | Beta | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VICR | Vicor Corp | F | $10.44B | 59.58 | 2.51 | Compare |
| SANM | Sanmina Corp | D+ | $10.64B | 32.61 | 1.72 | Compare |
| LFUS | Littelfuse Inc | B- | $10.64B | — | 1.51 | Compare |
| RRX | Regal Rexnord Corp | C | $10.85B | 33.02 | 1.10 | Compare |
| AYI | Acuity Inc | — | $9.99B | 21.55 | 1.29 | Compare |
| ARW | Arrow Electronics Inc | B- | $10.99B | 12.88 | 1.21 | Compare |
| GNRC | Generac Holdings Inc | C | $11.05B | 41.18 | 1.90 | Compare |
| AEIS | Advanced Energy Industries Inc | D+ | $11.25B | 47.82 | 1.35 | Compare |
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