NASDAQ:CGNXCognex Stock Price, Forecast & News

Cognex's stock was trading at $39.40 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, CGNX stock has increased by 47.7% and is now trading at $58.19. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

11 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Cognex in the last year. There are currently 4 sell ratings, 5 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View analyst ratings for Cognex.

Cognex is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, August 3rd 2020. View our earnings forecast for Cognex.

Cognex Co. (NASDAQ:CGNX) released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, April, 27th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $0.11 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.08 by $0.03. The scientific and technical instruments company had revenue of $167.20 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $154.89 million. Cognex had a return on equity of 14.96% and a net margin of 26.58%. Cognex's revenue for the quarter was down 3.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.17 earnings per share. View Cognex's earnings history.

Cognex declared a quarterly dividend on Monday, April 27th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.055 per share on Friday, May 29th. This represents a $0.22 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.38%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 14th. View Cognex's dividend history.

Shares of Cognex split on the morning of Monday, December 4th 2017. The 2-1 split was announced on Monday, October 30th 2017. The newly issued shares were payable to shareholders after the market closes on Friday, December 1st 2017. An investor that had 100 shares of Cognex stock prior to the split would have 200 shares after the split.

Cognex announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock buyback plan on Monday, October 29th 2018, which authorizes the company to buyback $200,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to purchase up to 2.8% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are typically an indication that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

11 equities research analysts have issued 12 month price objectives for Cognex's stock. Their forecasts range from $36.00 to $60.00. On average, they expect Cognex's stock price to reach $48.90 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 16.0%. View analysts' price targets for Cognex.

Headlines about CGNX stock have trended somewhat positive recently, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research group identifies positive and negative press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Cognex earned a news impact score of 1.8 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media headlines about the scientific and technical instruments company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near future. View the latest news aboutCognex.

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Cognex trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "CGNX."

Cognex's stock is owned by a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (9.78%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (7.30%), Brown Capital Management LLC (5.44%), State Street Corp (3.16%), Janus Henderson Group PLC (2.98%) and Eagle Asset Management Inc. (2.15%). Company insiders that own Cognex stock include Anthony Sun, Dianne M Parrotte, Jerry A Schneider, John J Curran, Laura Ann Macdonald, Robert Willett, Sheila Marie Dipalma and Theodor Krantz. View institutional ownership trends for Cognex.

CGNX stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Fred Alger Management LLC, Manning & Napier Group LLC, Balyasny Asset Management LLC, BlackRock Inc., Federated Hermes Inc., UBS Group AG, Morgan Stanley, and Morgan Stanley. Company insiders that have sold Cognex company stock in the last year include Dianne M Parrotte, Jerry A Schneider, Laura Ann Macdonald, Robert Willett, Sheila Marie Dipalma, and Theodor Krantz. View insider buying and selling activity for Cognex.

CGNX stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc., Pictet Asset Management Ltd., Fundsmith LLP, New York State Common Retirement Fund, First Trust Advisors LP, Alliancebernstein L.P., Westpac Banking Corp, and Swiss National Bank. View insider buying and selling activity for Cognex.

Shares of CGNX can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of CGNX stock can currently be purchased for approximately $58.19.

Cognex has a market capitalization of $9.99 billion and generates $725.63 million in revenue each year. The scientific and technical instruments company earns $203.87 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.16 on an earnings per share basis. Cognex employs 2,267 workers across the globe.

The official website for Cognex is www.cognex.com.

Cognex's mailing address is ONE VISION DRIVE, NATICK MA, 01760. The scientific and technical instruments company can be reached via phone at 508-650-3000 or via email at [email protected]