Cognex (NASDAQ:CGNX) reported quarterly earnings of $0.25 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $0.23 by 6.84 percent. This is a 8.7 percent increase over earnings of $0.23 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $249.093 million which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $247.066 million by 0.82 percent. This is a 4.10 percent increase over sales of $239.292 million the same period last year.