Why Cognex Is Poised to Outperform
Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, machine vision products specialist Cognex has earned a respected four-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Cognex and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Cognex facts
Headquarters (founded) | Natick, Mass. (1981) |
Market Cap | $1.6 billion |
Industry | Scientific and technical instruments |
Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $326.2 million |
Management | CEO Robert Willett CFO Richard Morin |
Trailing-12-Month Return on Equity | 12.4% |
Cash/Debt | $156.0 million / $0 |
Competitors | KLA-Tencor Orbotech Perceptron |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 90% of the 308 members who have rated Cognex believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Earlier this year, one of those Fools, All-Star MajorBob04, succinctly summed up the Cognex bull case for our community: "The Company designs, develops, manufactures, and markets machine vision systems which are used to automate a range of manufacturing processes where vision is required. Great technology that is feeding some of the largest and most efficient warehouses."
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