Cognex Corporation (CGNX) is a Hardware, Equipment & Parts company in the Technology sector, currently trading at $55.58. It has a SharesGrow Score of 59/100, indicating a above average investment profile with 2 out of 7 criteria passed.
SharesGrow calculates the intrinsic value of CGNX = $45.58 (-18% from the current price, the stock appears overvalued). Analyst consensus target is CGNX = $59 (+6.7% upside).
Valuation: CGNX trades at a trailing Price-to-Earnings (P/E) of 78.3 (S&P 500 average ~25) with a forward Price/Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) of 3.43.
Financials: revenue is $994M, +0.4%/yr average growth. Net income is $114M, growing at -15.3%/yr. Net profit margin is 11.5% (healthy). Gross margin is 66.9% (-4.9 pp trend).
Balance sheet: total debt is $77M against $1.5B equity (Debt-to-Equity (D/E) ratio 0.05, conservative). Current ratio is 3.8 (strong liquidity). Debt-to-assets is 3.8%. Total assets: $2.0B.
Analyst outlook: 14 / 31 analysts rate CGNX as buy (45%) — mixed sentiment.
SharesGrow 7-Criteria breakdown: Value 24/100 (Fail), Growth 30/100 (Fail), Past 100/100 (Pass), Health 100/100 (Pass), Moat 61/100 (Partial), Future 40/100 (Partial), Income 55/100 (Partial).
