Head to head
Cognex vs Coherent
Side-by-side on the measures that matter, with a plain-English read. Full detail: CGNX · COHR
CGNX
Cognex
61.21-7.75%
1-year price shape — +34% over the period
Quant Rating B · 72/100
vs
COHR
Coherent
334.56-1.12%
1-year price shape — +195% over the period
Quant Rating B · 98/100
1-year performance, rebased to 100
Cognex edges it on the scoreable measures. Cognex trades cheapest on trailing earnings; Cognex pays the highest dividend yield.
| CGNX | COHR | |
|---|---|---|
| Snapshot | ||
| Sector | -- | -- |
| Last price | 61.21 | 334.56 |
| Change today | -7.75% | -1.12% |
| 1-year return | +34.1% | +194.6% |
| Market cap | $10.30B | $65.52B |
| 52-week range | 34.45 – 72.78 | 108.19 – 440.00 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E (TTM) | 58.86 | 81.20 |
| P/E percentile, own 5-yr range | 70th | 80th |
| P/B | 6.32 | 6.01 |
| Dividend yield | 0.55% | 0.00% |
| Profitability & growth | ||
| EPS (TTM) | 0.68 | 4.12 |
| Net profit (TTM) | $114.39M | $806.83M |
| Revenue (TTM) | $1.09B | $7.12B |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +16.9% | +33.7% |
| Gross margin | 68.9% | 37.5% |
| Operating margin | 21.9% | 12.7% |
| Net margin | 16.1% | 10.8% |
| Free cash flow (TTM) | $268.30M | $-1.03B |
| Ownership & sentiment | ||
| Institutional ownership | 105.9% | 88.0% |
| Insider activity (12mo) | 13 buy / 28 sell | 19 buy / 29 sell |
| Short interest (% of float) | 4.2% | 5.2% |
| Analyst consensus | 69% buy / 31% hold (13) | 79% buy / 21% hold (14) |
| Analyst price target | $79 (+29%) | $427 (+28%) |
| StockVane view | ||
| StockVane Quant Rating | B (72) | B (98) |
| Company | ||
| Employees | 2,745 | 5,085 |
| Founded | 1981 | 1971 |
▲ marks the more favourable stock(s) on measures with a clear direction (lower P/E, higher yield, higher Quant Rating, better 1-year return). Analyst consensus counts each covering institution once, at its most recent rating. Not a recommendation. Quant Rating method: Data & Methodology.