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NASDAQ: CGNX
Cognex (CGNX) stock, explained like you're 5
Cognex trades on the Nasdaq under the ticker CGNX. It is a large cap company in the industrial machinery/components industry, part of the industrials sector, with a market value of about 10.6 billion dollars.
- Ticker
- CGNX
- Exchange
- Nasdaq
- Sector
- Industrials
- Industry
- Industrial Machinery/Components
- Size
- Large cap, about 10.6 billion dollars
Is Cognex a small, medium or large cap company?
Yes. Cognex is a large cap stock. Its market cap, which is the total value of all its shares, is about 10.6 billion dollars.
Here is how you can tell. Multiply the share price by the number of shares to get the market cap, then compare it to the usual sizes. Micro cap is under 300 million dollars, small cap is 300 million to 2 billion, mid cap is 2 to 10 billion, large cap is 10 billion and up, and mega cap is over 200 billion. Market caps move every day with the share price, so treat the number as a recent snapshot.
How Cognex makes money
- Building and selling machines, aircraft, equipment or infrastructure.
- Moving goods and people.
- Long term service and maintenance contracts.
What moves CGNX stock
- Orders and backlog, which show future sales.
- Business spending and the health of the economy.
- Costs of materials and labor.
In the news lately
- Cognex (CGNX) Stock Looks Fully Priced Following Its 51% 3 Year Run (Simply Wall Street)
- Cognex Announces Third Quarter 2026 Earnings Release and Conference Call Dates (Yahoo Finance)
- Cognex Corp (CGNX) Shares Fall 3.0% What GF Score of 87 Tells Investors (GuruFocus)
- Cognex, Insight Enterprises, and SAIC Stocks Trade Down, What You Need To Know (TradingView)
- Cognex Corporation (CGNX) Stock Forecasts (Yahoo Finance)
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Questions about Cognex stock
What does Cognex do?
Cognex trades on the Nasdaq under the ticker CGNX. It is a large cap company in the industrial machinery/components industry, part of the industrials sector, with a market value of about 10.6 billion dollars.
What is the ticker symbol for Cognex?
Cognex trades under the ticker CGNX on the Nasdaq.
What is Cognex's market cap?
Cognex is a large cap stock with a market cap of about 10.6 billion dollars.
How does Cognex make money?
Building and selling machines, aircraft, equipment or infrastructure. Moving goods and people. Long term service and maintenance contracts.
What moves CGNX stock?
Orders and backlog, which show future sales. Business spending and the health of the economy. Costs of materials and labor.
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