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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 $7.06B. A total of 0.88 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.69M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Kuechen Joerg sold 5,331 shares of CGNX for 40.93 per share on Mar 12 ’24. After the transaction, the Chief Technology Officer now owns 2,934 company shares. In a previous transaction on Mar 06 ’24, Gerst Carl sold 6,782 shares at 40.54 per share. CGNX shares that EVP, Vision & ID Products owns 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 $0.29, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.70%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 63.08. CGNX’s most recent ex-dividend date was 2/28/2024 when it declared a $0.0750 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 3/14/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 12/1/2023 with an ex-dividend date of 11/16/2023. 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 $59.51 and a low of $34.28.
As of this writing, CGNX has an earnings estimate of $0.07 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 14 estimates, with a high estimate of $0.1 per share and a lower estimate of $0.04. The company reported an EPS of $0.16 in the last quarter, which was 14.30% higher than expectations of $0.14.
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 $8.77, 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 3.64.
