Research Analysts Offer Predictions for Cognex Q3 Earnings

Key Points

• DA Davidson predicts $0.21 in earnings per share for Cognex's Q3 2025, maintaining a "Neutral" rating and a price target of $35.00.
• The company recently reported $0.25 EPS for the quarter ending July 30th, exceeding expectations, with revenue of $249.09 million reflecting a 4.2% year-over-year increase.
• Cognex announced a quarterly dividend of $0.08 per share with a dividend yield of 0.8%, expected to be paid on August 28th.

Cognex Corporation (NASDAQ:CGNX - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Cognex in a research report issued on Monday, August 4th. DA Davidson analyst M. Summerville anticipates that the scientific and technical instruments company will post earnings per share of $0.21 for the quarter. DA Davidson has a "Neutral" rating and a $35.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Cognex's current full-year earnings is $0.61 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for Cognex's FY2025 earnings at $0.65 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.83 EPS.

Cognex (NASDAQ:CGNX - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $0.25 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.23 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $249.09 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $246.70 million. Cognex had a return on equity of 6.65% and a net margin of 13.13%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 4.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.23 EPS.

Other research analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. Needham & Company LLC lifted their price target on Cognex from $36.00 to $45.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Robert W. Baird lifted their price target on Cognex from $30.00 to $32.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Monday, June 16th. Truist Financial lowered their price target on Cognex from $37.00 to $29.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, April 8th. Citigroup reiterated a "neutral" rating and set a $37.00 price target (up previously from $30.00) on shares of Cognex in a report on Monday, July 14th. Finally, TD Cowen raised Cognex from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $35.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Monday, April 28th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating, seven have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Cognex has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $42.31.

Cognex Stock Up 1.0%

Shares of NASDAQ CGNX opened at $41.86 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $7.03 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 58.96 and a beta of 1.47. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is $32.70 and its 200 day simple moving average is $31.83. Cognex has a 52-week low of $22.67 and a 52-week high of $44.17.

Cognex Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, August 28th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, August 14th will be paid a $0.08 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, August 14th. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.8%. Cognex's payout ratio is presently 45.07%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Cognex

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in CGNX. Teacher Retirement System of Texas lifted its position in shares of Cognex by 51.3% in the 1st quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas now owns 48,640 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $1,451,000 after acquiring an additional 16,489 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its holdings in shares of Cognex by 155.3% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,062 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 646 shares in the last quarter. OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Cognex by 7.4% during the 1st quarter. OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 7,698 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $230,000 after purchasing an additional 532 shares in the last quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Cognex during the 1st quarter worth approximately $369,000. Finally, Nuveen Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Cognex by 3.2% during the 4th quarter. Nuveen Asset Management LLC now owns 457,636 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $16,411,000 after purchasing an additional 14,396 shares in the last quarter. 88.12% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Cognex Company Profile

Cognex Corporation provides machine vision products that capture and analyze visual information to automate manufacturing and distribution tasks worldwide. Its machine vision products are used to automate the manufacturing and tracking of discrete items, including mobile phones, electric vehicle batteries, and e-commerce packages by locating, identifying, inspecting, and measuring them during the manufacturing or distribution process.

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