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Cognex Corporation

$CGNX·$11B·Hardware, Equipment & Parts·Technology
$60.40-0.1%YTD+96.3%1Y+37.3%
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CGCGNX
$CGNXCognex Corporation
$60.40-0.10%15 posts0%
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Top X posts

Today's AI verdict on what's driving $CGNX, plus how loud the X conversation is and which way it's leaning.

AI analysis

TickerTalks’ read on the fundamentals and what’s driving the move.

Driven by hypeAcceleratingAI verdict · as of 2026-08-23

The move is getting stronger, with heavier trading behind it.

Machine-vision leader up 96% YTD on OneVision AI launch — premium multiple, execution now key

Cognex is a machine-vision hardware and software leader riding the industrial-AI capex cycle, with OneVision AI product launch and a fresh technical breakout. The setup is a premium industrial-tech name where the AI-vision narrative has already re-rated the multiple.

  • Up roughly 96% year-to-date and about 42% over the trailing twelve months — this is a very fast re-rating for a machine-vision name.
  • EV/EBITDA of about 44.4x and trailing P/E near 71.0x are premium multiples that require continued AI-vision revenue growth to hold.
  • 2026 consensus of $1.11B in revenue and $1.50 EPS across 13-14 analysts rises to $1.21B and $1.80 EPS in 2027 — mid-single-digit revenue growth with EPS leverage.
  • Debt-to-equity of only 0.05 is fortress and gives Cognex full flexibility around bolt-on M&A in machine vision.

The October print is the swing factor — OneVision AI early customer adoption, industrial-automation orders growth, and any margin commentary against tariff impacts decide whether the premium multiple defends into 2027.

Agrees with X sentimentX frames the OneVision AI platform launch, breakout of the $69 pivot on a double-bottom base with heavy volume, and grouping CGNX with CCXI/OUST as asymmetric AI-adjacent bets. That matches the setup; the trade-off is that the multiple already prices in most of the AI-vision story.

What to watch: October Q3 print, OneVision AI early adoption metrics, industrial-automation orders growth, tariff-impact commentary, and any bolt-on machine-vision M&A activity.

On the calendar: 2026-10-28 — next earnings

X sentiment

What the X crowd is saying right now — descriptive, summarised from the day’s posts.

Bullish sentiment6 posts analyzed · as of 2026-07-12

Posts describe Cognex globally launching its OneVision AI intelligent vision platform integrating edge AI defect detection, plus the stock breaking out of the $69 pivot of its double-bottom base on heavy volume and pulling back to test the 21-day EMA. Bulls flag capital rotating into asymmetric bets in CCXI/OUST/CGNX and note CGNX holds above important support attracting buyers.

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Makes machine vision cameras and software for automated quality inspection and robot guidance in manufacturing.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Hardware, Equipment & Parts sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $CGNX.

Hardware, Equipment & Parts · Technology

AI server infrastructure buildout drives compute shipment volumes; Dell and HPE are riding the same hyperscaler capex wave that lifted NVDA. Non-AI commercial refresh remains soft, so the bull case is concentrated in AI infrastructure exposure.

What this means for $CGNX

Partial — upstream oil & gas exposure ties to commodity price cycle; Cognex Corporation specializes in machine vision technology,.

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Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
71.0How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
7.1%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
18.8%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
2.4%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
9.7Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
9.6%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
68.0%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
0.1Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q2 2026Aug 5, 2026$0.45$0.42+6.2%
Q1 2026May 6, 2026$0.34$0.25+36.9%
Q4 2025Feb 11, 2026$0.27$0.22+22.7%
Q3 2025Oct 29, 2025$0.33$0.27+22.2%
Next earningsWed, Oct 28·consensus EPS $0.50

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q1 FY26$268.4M+24.3%71.1%22.3%$0.31$42.3M
Q4 FY25$252.3M+9.9%65.7%14.0%$0.20$72.3M
Q3 FY25$276.9M+18.0%67.6%20.9%$0.11$86.0M
Q2 FY25$249.1M+4.1%67.4%17.4%$0.24$40.4M

Forward consensus

4-year forecast · up to 14 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$1.1B$1.1B – $1.1B$1.50$1.42 – $1.6314
FY27$1.2B$1.2B – $1.2B$1.80$1.72 – $1.9414
FY28$1.3B$1.2B – $1.4B$2.22$1.93 – $2.618
FY29$1.5B$1.5B – $1.6B$2.50$2.34 – $2.637

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.0.7×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.71%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.-4.4%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.+17.1%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatMid float · 158.7M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today1.0% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β1.505-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

SellAug 11Matthew MoschnerCEO23.4K sh$1.5MSellMay 27Long Darren MarcPresident7.1K sh$470KSellMay 12Macdonald Laura AnnVP and PAO25.5K sh$1.7MSellMay 11Macdonald Laura AnnVP and PAO17.2K sh$1.1MSellMay 11Mark FennellChief Legal Officer &Secretary8.9K sh$593K
+ 11 other (8 exempts · 3 inkinds) in window

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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

3New insider — initial holdingsMay 13
AI summary

Form filed by More than One Reporting Person Table I - Non-De filed a Form 3 (initial ownership statement) for CGNX on 2026-05-01, initiating required Section 16 reporting. Role: of Reporting Person. Beneficial ownership covers 2035 shares. Form 3 is a mandatory administrative filing upon first becoming an insider or 10%+ holder; it does not reflect a purchase or sale event.

3New insider — initial holdingsMay 13
AI summary

Form filed by More than One Reporting Person Table I - Non-De filed a Form 3 (initial ownership statement) for CGNX on 2026-05-01, initiating required Section 16 reporting. Role: of Reporting Person. Beneficial ownership covers 2035 shares. Form 3 is a mandatory administrative filing upon first becoming an insider or 10%+ holder; it does not reflect a purchase or sale event.

3New insider — initial holdingsMay 13
AI summary

Form filed by More than One Reporting Person Table I - Non-De filed a Form 3 (initial ownership statement) for CGNX on 2026-05-01, initiating required Section 16 reporting. Role: of Reporting Person. Beneficial ownership covers 2035 shares. Form 3 is a mandatory administrative filing upon first becoming an insider or 10%+ holder; it does not reflect a purchase or sale event.

8-KOfficer or director changeApr 308-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change · Item 5.07: Shareholder vote
AI summary

CGNX disclosed a personnel change (8-K Item 5.02, dated 2026-04-30). An executive departure and a new appointment are both reported. Personnel changes are generally administrative; materiality depends on seniority and circumstances.

3New insider — initial holdingsMar 163
3New insider — initial holdingsMar 163
+ 12 other (3 13Gs · 2 10-Qs · 2 8-Ks · 2 proxys) in window

Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

The $50 Trillion Robot Boom Starts at $10 an Hourinvestorplace.com·4d agoCan Cognex (CGNX) Run Higher on Rising Earnings Estimates?zacks.com·4d agoWall Street Analysts See a 27.01% Upside in Cognex (CGNX): Can the Stock Really Move This High?zacks.com·4d agoBamco Inc. NY Takes Position in Cognex Corporation $CGNXdefenseworld.net·5d agoThe Most Important Part of Unitree’s IPO Wasn’t the Robotinvestorplace.com·12d ago

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