49,424 Shares in Cognex Corporation $CGNX Acquired by Man Group plc

Man Group plc bought a new stake in Cognex Corporation (NASDAQ:CGNX) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm bought 49,424 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,579,000.

A number of other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in CGNX. BlackRock Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Cognex in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $1,158,123,000. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its position in shares of Cognex by 173,138.2% during the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 10,477,448 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $376,979,000 after purchasing an additional 10,471,400 shares during the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD lifted its position in shares of Cognex by 31.0% during the 4th quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 5,314,896 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $191,231,000 after purchasing an additional 1,258,629 shares during the last quarter. Disciplined Growth Investors Inc. MN grew its stake in shares of Cognex by 0.9% during the second quarter. Disciplined Growth Investors Inc. MN now owns 4,768,716 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $151,264,000 after purchasing an additional 40,927 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Cognex by 27.1% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 3,950,299 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $142,154,000 after purchasing an additional 842,783 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 88.12% of the company’s stock.

Cognex Price Performance

NASDAQ CGNX opened at $60.96 on Tuesday. The company has a fifty day moving average of $64.30 and a two-hundred day moving average of $59.69. The company has a market capitalization of $10.25 billion, a PE ratio of 59.19 and a beta of 1.49. Cognex Corporation has a 1 year low of $34.60 and a 1 year high of $72.88.

Cognex (NASDAQ:CGNX) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $0.45 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.42 by $0.03. The business had revenue of $291.26 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $292.10 million. Cognex had a return on equity of 13.50% and a net margin of 16.05%.The business’s revenue was up 16.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.25 earnings per share. Cognex has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.640-1.680 EPS and its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.500-0.540 EPS. On average, research analysts expect that Cognex Corporation will post 1.68 earnings per share for the current year.

Cognex Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 3rd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, August 20th will be given a dividend of $0.085 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, August 20th. This represents a $0.34 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.6%. Cognex’s payout ratio is 33.01%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have weighed in on CGNX. Barclays restated an “overweight” rating and issued a $80.00 price target (up from $75.00) on shares of Cognex in a research note on Monday, August 10th. Cantor Fitzgerald upped their price objective on Cognex from $76.00 to $84.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, August 7th. Citigroup reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $74.00 price objective (up from $72.00) on shares of Cognex in a report on Friday, August 7th. Robert W. Baird set a $72.00 target price on Cognex in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Finally, Truist Financial boosted their target price on Cognex from $71.00 to $78.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, August 7th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Cognex has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $75.64.

Cognex Company Profile

Cognex Corporation is a leading provider of machine vision systems, software, sensors and industrial barcode readers used to automate manufacturing, logistics and distribution processes. The company designs and develops vision-based products that help manufacturers and logistics operators inspect, identify and guide parts, assemblies and packaged goods in real time. Its solutions are applied in a broad range of industries, including automotive, electronics, semiconductor, pharmaceutical, food and beverage, and general manufacturing.

The company’s product portfolio includes stand-alone vision systems, vision sensors and deep learning-based software platforms that enable automated inspection, quality control and traceability.