CGNX – Quick Take – Live from the Truist Securities Industrials & Services Conference

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CGNX – Quick Take – Live from the Truist Securities Industrials & Services Conference

Truist Securities

Equity Research Report June 17, 2026

INDUSTRIALS: Industrial Tech Cognex Corporation (CGNX)

CGNX – Quick Take – Live from the Truist Securities Industrials & Jamie Cook, CFA

212-303-4116 Services Conference

Jamie.Cook@truist.com

Kevin Wilson, CFA CGNX continues to compete and win on premium performance and technology

212-590-0996 although sees a greater medium term pricing opportunity: CGNX believes the company

Kevin.S.Wilson@truist.com and its largest competitor have ~35-40% combined market share in machine vision solutions

for factory automation. CGNX has been gaining share in logistics in part driven by

Stephen Farkouh new product introductions (including SLX launched late 2025) and remains a leader in

212-401-4459 identification solutions but relatively less strong in 3D vision. CGNX believes it competes

Stephen.Farkouh@truist.com primarily on performance, not price, as the company’s products are superior/high-end and

include more advanced technology relative to the competition. CGNX has many more SKUs

(tens of thousands) relative to competitors as it offers more customized solutions versus

competitors who offer more standardized products; CGNX sees opportunity to rightsize

Current Price (Jun. 16, $65.41 its breadth of SKUs while continuing to offer differentiated solutions to customers. At the 2026)

same time management sees opportunity to implement a more commercially minded pricing

Stock Rating HOLD playbook. Recall CGNX’s LT adjusted EBITDA margin target assumes 200–300bps tailwind

Unchanged from combined COGS productivity and pricing.

Price Target $61.00 Poised to benefit from sales force transformation / opex efficiency initiatives: CGNX