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Cognex Set To Reward Longs And Shorts After Extended-Hours Earnings Moves
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Cognex Earnings: Follow the After-Hours Direction
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Cognex Inks Deal with BMW
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Cognex Management Discusses Q1 2013 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Mon, Apr 29
Cognex's CEO Discusses Q4 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Mon, Feb 11
Cognex Management Discusses Q3 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Nov 1, 2012
Cognex Management Discusses Q2 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Mon, Jul 30, 2012
Cognex Corporation Q3 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
Mon, Nov 2, 2009
Cognex Corporation Q1 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
Mon, May 4, 2009
Cognex Corporation Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Tue, Feb 17, 2009
Cognex Corp. Q3 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Wed, Oct 29, 2008
Cognex Corporation Q2 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Mon, Jul 28, 2008 • 1 Comment
Cognex Corp. Q1 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Mon, Apr 28, 2008
Cognex Corp. Q4 2007 Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Feb 14, 2008

Cognex to Present at Stephens Spring Investment Conference

Business Wire (May 30, 2013)
Cognex Reports Record First Quarter Results

Business Wire (Apr 29, 2013)
Cognex to Present at Robert W. Baird Growth Stock Conference

Business Wire (Apr 18, 2013)
Cognex Sues Microscan for Patent Infringement

Business Wire (Apr 2, 2013)
Cognex Mourns the Loss of Board Member Jerald G. Fishman

Business Wire (Apr 1, 2013)
Cognex Announces First Quarter Earnings Release Date and Conference Call

Business Wire (Mar 25, 2013)
Cognex to Present at 25th Annual Roth Conference

Business Wire (Mar 12, 2013)
Cognex Reports Record Revenue for 2012

Business Wire (Feb 11, 2013)
Cognex Announces Fourth Quarter Earnings Release Date and Conference Call

Business Wire (Jan 8, 2013)
Cognex to Present at Needham Growth Conference

Business Wire (Jan 7, 2013)
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at CNBC.com (Dec 5, 2012)
Cognex Accelerates Payment of Cash Dividend for Q4 2012

Business Wire (Dec 4, 2012)
Cognex Declares Very Special Cash Dividend

Business Wire (Dec 4, 2012)
Cognex to Webcast Conference Presentations

Business Wire (Oct 30, 2012)
Cognex Corporation Declares Cash Dividend for Q3 2012

Business Wire (Oct 29, 2012)
Cognex Reports Third Quarter Results

Business Wire (Oct 29, 2012)
Cognex Reschedules Third Quarter Earnings Conference Call

Business Wire (Oct 29, 2012)
Cognex Announces Third Quarter Earnings Release Date and Conference Call

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Cognex Reports Record Quarterly Net Income

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Company Description

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Sector: Technology

Industry: Scientific & Technical Instruments

Country: United States

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Monday, April 29, 4:40 PM Cognex (CGNX): Q1 EPS of $0.40 beats by $0.04. Revenue of $80.9M (+4% Y/Y) beats by $1.28M. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Breaking News, Tech]
Monday, February 11, 4:24 PM Cognex (CGNX): Q4 EPS of $0.4 beats by $0.02. Revenue of $82.2M (-2% Y/Y) beats by $2.59M. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Breaking News, Tech, On the Move]
Tuesday, December 4, 2012, 4:48 PM Cognex (CGNX) declares special dividend of $1.00/share quarterly dividend. For shareholders of record Dec. 14. Payable Dec. 24. Ex-div date Dec. 12. (PR) Comment! [Dividends]
Monday, October 29, 2012, 5:13 PM Cognex (CGNX) declares $0.11/share quarterly dividend, in line with previous. Forward yield 1.23%. For shareholders of record Nov 30. Payable Dec 14. Ex-div date Nov 28. (PR) Comment! [Dividends]
Monday, October 29, 2012, 4:04 PM Cognex (CGNX): Q3 EPS of $0.41 beats by $0.05. Revenue of $80.1M (FLAT% Y/Y) beats by $0.5M. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Tech]
Tuesday, September 25, 2012, 2:02 PM Cognex (CGNX -11.4%) plummets courtesy of a downgrade to Underweight from Piper, which says it's "increasingly cautious" about the industrial machine vision system maker due to 3 months of declining PMI figures for the U.S. and China. The firm expects Cognex's "Greater China" sales to fall 15%-20% in 2012, and U.S. sales to fall 10%-15% in 2H from 1H levels. Comment! [Tech, On the Move, Quick Ideas]
Tuesday, September 25, 2012, 12:45 PM Midday top 10 gainers: PPHM +42%. ECBE +35%. TGAL +21%. GENE +20%. MTN +12%. SVA +12%. PFSW +12%. UCFC +11%. NTIC +11%. SVN +11%.
Top 10 Losers: GEVO -32%. MACK -19%. OMEX -19%. DAEG -17%. SWSH -16%. DLGC -12%. KEG -12%. IOT -11%. RSH -10%. CGNX -10%. Comment!
Monday, July 30, 2012, 5:54 PM Cognex (CGNX) declares $0.11/share quarterly dividend, in line with previous. Forward yield 1.38%. For shareholders of record Aug 31. Payable Sep 14. Ex-div date Aug 29. (PR) Comment! [Dividends]
Monday, July 30, 2012, 4:44 PM Cognex (CGNX): Q2 EPS of $0.45 beats by $0.04. Revenue of $84.3M (+1.1% Y/Y) in-line. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Tech]
Monday, April 30, 2012, 4:30 PM Cognex (CGNX): Q1 EPS of $0.33 beats by $0.02. Revenue of $78M (+4% Y/Y) beats by $2M. Increases quarterly dividend payment to $0.11 from $0.10. (PR) Comment! [Earnings]
Friday, February 10, 2012, 1:22 PM Cognex (CGNX -5.2%) Q4 results beat analysts' expectations on both EPS and revenue, but the company issued lowered revenue guidance for FQ1, now expecting revenue of $74M - $77M. Street estimates are for revenue of $79M. Comment! [On the Move]
Thursday, February 9, 2012, 4:59 PM Cognex (CGNX): FQ1 EPS of $0.44 beats by $0.03. Revenue of $84M (-1.1% Y/Y) beats by $2.5M. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Tech]
Tuesday, November 1, 2011, 4:53 PM Cognex (CGNX) Q3 beats expectations as revenue rose 7% Y/Y, with solid sales growth out of the Americas, China and Europe. Gross margin also rose slightly to 76%. The company lowers FY11 guidance however, on projected weakness in its semiconductor and electronics businesses. For Q4, revenue is seen between $80M - $83M , below expectations of $85M. Separately, the company said it approved a stock buyback plan for up to $80 million in shares. Shares -7.3% AH. Comment! [Tech, Earnings, On the Move]
Wednesday, August 31, 2011, 1:44 PM Cognex (CGNX) falls 8.5% after the maker of industrial machine vision systems is cut to Neutral by Piper's Auguste Richard, primarily on valuation concerns. Richard also thinks Cognex could have trouble meeting Street estimates, given its exposure to a weak chip equipment market, and recent softness in North America. Comment! [Tech, On the Move]
Tuesday, August 2, 2011, 8:20 AM Cognex (CGNX), a maker of industrial machine vision systems, is up 5.4% premarket after reporting revenue and EPS of $83.4M (+16% Y/Y) and $0.45, beating a consensus of $80.7M and $0.37. The company expects Q3 revenue of $78M-$81M, compared with a consensus of $78.3M. (PR) Comment! [Tech, Earnings, On the Move]
Monday, May 2, 2011, 5:39 PM Cognex (CGNX): EPS of $0.32 beats by $0.07. Revenue of $74. 4M (+16.3% Y/Y) beats by $2.7M. Sees Q2 revenue of $79-82M vs. $77.4M consensus. Shares +12.1% AH. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Tech, On the Move]

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I am so happy - finally long CGNX again. Starter position. Love the company but sold last year at 36.
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8 Fast Growing Technology Stocks With Real Profits http://bit.ly/KMXwg0 $BYI $AXTI $ALTR $ADTN $CODE $HITT $CGNX $INVN @ZetaKap
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DLB, CGNX, LLTC, AMRC, and ABT are starting to be closer to my buy range after todays whipping.
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