Join us for a quick overview of Cognex, a Scientific & Technical Instruments company whose shares moved -0.37% today. Here are some facts about the stock that should help you see the bigger picture:
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Cognex has moved -30.64% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of -11.27%
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CGNX has an average analyst rating of hold and is -4.97% away from its mean target price of $50.93 per share
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Its trailing earnings per share (EPS) is $1.22
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Cognex has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 39.67 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
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Its forward earnings per share (EPS) is $1.44 and its forward P/E ratio is 33.61
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The company has a Price to Book (P/B) ratio of 6.42 in contrast to the S&P 500's average ratio of 2.95
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Cognex is part of the Industrials sector, which has an average P/E ratio of 20.49 and an average P/B of 3.78
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Cognex Corporation offers machine vision products that capture and analyze visual information to automate manufacturing and distribution tasks globally. The company is headquartered in Natick, Massachusetts.