Headquartered in Natick, MA Fiscal year ends December NASDAQ: CGNX cognex.com
Cognex Corporation develops and sells machine vision products for factory and warehouse automation. These include vision sensors, vision systems, barcode and ID readers, and AI-powered inspection software. The products help manufacturing and distribution companies improve quality, traceability and efficiency without needing deep technical expertise. Key end markets include logistics, consumer electronics, automotive, packaging, semiconductor and medical lab automation. Product lines include the In-Sight vision system family, such as the newly launched In-Sight 1750 wafer and panel identification system for semiconductors. Cognex also owns Moritex Corporation, acquired in Q4 2023, which provides optics and lighting components. The company has more than 30,000 customers and locations in over 30 countries. It recently divested its Japan-focused trading business. It has signed a definitive all-cash agreement to acquire RealSense, Inc., which makes depth-sensing cameras and vision technology for robotic perception and physical AI. The company has no debt, pays a quarterly cash dividend, and is pursuing an operating-model transformation that includes salesforce changes and cost reductions. Updated
Shares sold off after hours despite a sixth straight bottom-line beat, with revenue landing a hair under consensus. Adjusted EBITDA margin expanded 1,060 basis points year over year, and full-year adjusted EPS guidance went up to $1.68 to $1.72 with the RealSense deal set to close this quarter.
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Cognex Corporation develops and sells machine vision products for factory and warehouse automation. These include vision sensors, vision systems, barcode and ID readers, and AI-powered inspection software.
24/7 Wall St.'s 12-month price target for CGNX is $74.87, rated Buy. The Wall Street consensus target is $79.37. CGNX price prediction →
