Cognex (CGNX) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Cognex Corporation (NASDAQ: CGNX) develops machine vision technologies that help businesses automate inspection, identification, measurement and guidance tasks. Its systems enable manufacturing and logistics operations to analyze images and make decisions about products, components and packages.

The company’s product portfolio includes industrial cameras, vision sensors, barcode readers, three-dimensional vision systems and machine vision software. Cognex also offers artificial intelligence and deep-learning tools designed to address complex inspection and classification applications, along with engineering, implementation and support services.

Founded in 1981 by Robert J. Shillman, Cognex serves customers across industries such as automotive, electronics, consumer products, food and beverage, pharmaceuticals and logistics. The company markets its products internationally through a combination of direct sales, distributors and systems-integrator partners, with operations and customers spanning North America, Europe, Asia and other regions.

Robert J. Willett serves as Cognex’s president and chief executive officer. The company is headquartered in Natick, Massachusetts.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $60.72 to $61.81
• 50-Day Range: $57.82 to $71.52
• 52-Week Range: $34.60 to $72.88
• Volume: 491,048 shs
• Average Volume: 2.18 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $10.33 billion
• P/E Ratio: 59.60
• Dividend Yield: 0.55%
• Price Target: $75.64
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Cognex Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Cognex scored higher than 97% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 31st out of 593 stocks in the technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Cognex has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.82, and is based on 2 strong buy ratings, 10 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Cognex has a consensus price target of $75.64, representing about 23.1% upside from its current price of $61.46.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Cognex has been the subject of 10 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 17.26%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Cognex are expected to grow by 17.26% in the coming year, from $1.68 to $1.97 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Cognex is 59.65, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.07.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Cognex is 59.65, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 76.06.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Cognex has a P/B Ratio of 6.91. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.54% of the float of Cognex has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Cognex has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Cognex has recently decreased by 13.82%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Cognex has a dividend yield of 0.55%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Cognex has been increasing its dividend for 10 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Cognex is 33.01%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Cognex will have a dividend payout ratio of 17.26% next year. This indicates that Cognex will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.64

News Sentiment

Cognex has a news sentiment score of 0.64. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for Cognex this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 17 people have searched for CGNX on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -6% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

55 people have added Cognex to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 400% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Cognex insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.70% of the stock of Cognex is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

88.12% of the stock of Cognex is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/05/2026
• Record date for 9/3 Dividend: 8/20/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/3 Dividend: 8/20/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/03/2026
• Today: 9/10/2026
• Morgan Stanley's 14th Annual Laguna Conference: 9/16/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/28/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Technology
• Industry: Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components
• Sub-Industry: Electronic Equipment & Instruments
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:CGNX
• CIK: 851205
• Web: www.cognex.com
• Phone: (508) 650-3000
• Fax: 508-650-3333
• Employees: 2,745
• Year Founded: 1981

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Cognex: $75.64
• High Price Target: $91.00
• Low Price Target: $65.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +23.1%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.82
• Research Coverage: 17 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.03
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 59.69
• Forward P/E Ratio: 36.58
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $114.44 million
• Net Margins: 16.05%
• Pretax Margin: 23.69%
• Return on Equity: 13.50%
• Return on Assets: 10.02%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 3.93
• Quick Ratio: 3.27

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.09 billion
• Price / Sales: 9.49
• Cash Flow: $0.97 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 63.68
• Book Value: $8.90 per share
• Price / Book: 6.90

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 168,224,000
• Free Float: 165,364,000
• Market Cap: $10.34 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.49