Cognex (NASDAQ:CGNX) reported quarterly earnings of $0.33 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $0.29 by 14.19 percent. This is a 65 percent increase over earnings of $0.20 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $276.892 million which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $262.261 million by 5.58 percent. This is a 17.96 percent increase over sales of $234.742 million the same period last year.