Both in Industrial Instruments

Cognex vs Roper Technologies

Over the past year CGNX returned +39.4% and ROP returned +5.6%; their daily moves had a correlation of -0.23.

CGNX +39.4% ROP +5.6%Growth of $1, one year, split-adjusted
MetricCGNXROP
Price$58.11$473.58
Market cap$9.78B$46.84B
Today+3.01%−1.24%
1 month−9.7%+30.3%
6 months−1.2%+32.8%
Year to date+61.5%+6.4%
1 year+40.4%+6.1%
Revenue growth (YoY)+16.9%+8.5%
Gross margin70.6%69.7%
Net margin25.0%55.4%
P/E (TTM)55.9×18.7×
Price / sales9.0×5.7×
Net cash$404.4M-$10.95B
Dividend yield0.59%0.77%
Volatility (60d)48.0%32.3%
Short % of float4.1%5.0%
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Shading marks the stronger figure where one clearly exists (lower is better for valuation and volatility).