Company Analysis Cognex Corporation
1. Summary
Advantages
- Dividends (0.7884%) are higher than the sector average (0.6778%).
Disadvantages
- Price (31.01 $) is higher than fair price (6.72 $)
- The stock's return over the last year (-23.75%) is lower than the sector average (-11.81%).
- Current debt level 3.9% has increased over 5 years from 0.9524%.
- The company's current efficiency (ROE=7.53%) is lower than the sector average (ROE=16.81%)
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2. Share price and performance
2.1. Share price
2.2. News
2.3. Market efficiency
| Cognex Corporation | Technology | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 days | -4.9% | -9.4% | 2% |
| 90 days | -17.8% | -18.5% | -9.8% |
| 1 year | -23.8% | -11.8% | 10.1% |
CGNX vs Sector: Cognex Corporation has significantly underperformed the "Technology" sector by -11.94% over the past year.
CGNX vs Market: Cognex Corporation has significantly underperformed the market by -33.88% over the past year.
Stable price: CGNX is not significantly more volatile than the rest of the market on "NASDAQ" over the last 3 months, with typical variations of +/- 5% per week.
Long period: CGNX with weekly volatility of -0.4568% over the past year.
3. Summary of the report
4. Fundamental Analysis
4.1. Stock price and price forecast
Above fair price: The current price (31.01 $) is higher than the fair price (6.72 $).
Price is higher than fair: The current price (31.01 $) is 78.3% higher than the fair price.
4.2. P/E
P/E vs Sector: The company's P/E (64.67) is lower than that of the sector as a whole (76).
P/E vs Market: The company's P/E (64.67) is higher than that of the market as a whole (48.7).
4.2.1 P/E Similar companies
4.3. P/BV
P/BV vs Sector: The company's P/BV (4.87) is lower than that of the sector as a whole (9.31).
P/BV vs Market: The company's P/BV (4.87) is higher than that of the market as a whole (3.42).
4.3.1 P/BV Similar companies
4.4. P/S
P/S vs Sector: The company's P/S indicator (8.74) is higher than that of the sector as a whole (8.39).
P/S vs Market: The company's P/S indicator (8.74) is lower than that of the market as a whole (10.24).
4.4.1 P/S Similar companies
4.5. EV/Ebitda
EV/Ebitda vs Sector: The company's EV/Ebitda (54.32) is lower than that of the sector as a whole (121.85).
EV/Ebitda vs Market: The company's EV/Ebitda (54.32) is higher than that of the market as a whole (25.23).
5. Profitability
5.1. Profitability and revenue
5.2. Earnings per share - EPS
5.3. Past profitability Net Income
Yield Trend: Negative and has fallen by -7.15% over the last 5 years.
Accelerating profitability: The return for the last year (0%) exceeds the average return for 5 years (-7.15%).
Profitability vs Sector: The return for the last year (0%) exceeds the return for the sector (-8.59%).
5.4. ROE
ROE vs Sector: The company's ROE (7.53%) is lower than that of the sector as a whole (16.81%).
ROE vs Market: The company's ROE (7.53%) is lower than that of the market as a whole (8.97%).
5.5. ROA
ROA vs Sector: The company's ROA (5.61%) is lower than that of the sector as a whole (9.13%).
ROA vs Market: The company's ROA (5.61%) is lower than that of the market as a whole (6.31%).
5.6. ROIC
ROIC vs Sector: The company's ROIC (20%) is higher than that of the sector as a whole (13.74%).
ROIC vs Market: The company's ROIC (20%) is higher than that of the market as a whole (10.96%).
7. Dividends
7.1. Dividend yield vs Market
High yield: The dividend yield of the company 0.7884% is higher than the average for the sector '0.6778%.
7.2. Stability and increase in payments
Dividend stability: The company's dividend yield 0.7884% has been steadily paid over the past 7 years, DSI=0.93.
Weak dividend growth: The company's dividend yield 0.7884% has been growing weakly or stagnant over the past 5 years. Growth over only 2 years.
7.3. Payout percentage
Dividend Coverage: Current payments from income (43.34%) are at a comfortable level.
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