Cognex (CGNX) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Cognex Corporation develops machine vision and industrial identification technologies that help manufacturers and businesses automate inspection, measurement, guidance, and tracking processes. Its systems use cameras, sensors, software, and artificial intelligence to analyze images and identify products, defects, components, and other objects.

The company’s product portfolio includes vision systems, industrial cameras, vision sensors, barcode readers, optical character recognition tools, three-dimensional vision systems, and machine vision software. Cognex also offers deep learning-based solutions designed to address complex inspection and identification applications that can be difficult to program using traditional methods.

Founded in 1981 by Robert J. Shillman, Cognex serves customers across a range of industries, including automotive, electronics, consumer products, logistics, packaging, and semiconductor manufacturing. Its products are used globally in production facilities, distribution centers, and other industrial environments to improve quality control, operational efficiency, and traceability.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $57.01 to $60.09
• 50-Day Range: $53.99 to $66.35
• 52-Week Range: $34.60 to $72.88
• Volume: 2.41 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.10 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $9.78 billion
• P/E Ratio: 56.42
• Dividend Yield: 0.59%
• Price Target: $75.57
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Cognex Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Cognex scored higher than 97% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 58th out of 599 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 2.67, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 10 buy ratings, 7 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Cognex has a consensus price target of $75.57, representing about 29.5% upside from its current price of $58.38.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Cognex has been the subject of 11 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 14.88%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Cognex are expected to grow by 14.88% in the coming year, from $1.68 to $1.93 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Cognex is 56.68, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.98.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Cognex is 56.68, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 45.23.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Cognex has a P/B Ratio of 6.56. 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

3.97% 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 3.07, 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 9.20%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Cognex has a dividend yield of 0.58%, 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 17.62% next year. This indicates that Cognex will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.77

News Sentiment

Cognex has a news sentiment score of 0.77. 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 is a higher news sentiment than the 0.66 average news sentiment score of Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Cognex this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

13 people have searched for CGNX on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 44% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

34 people have added Cognex to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 183% 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: 11/03/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/04/2026
• Baird 2026 Global Industrial Conference: 11/10/2026
• Stephens Annual Investment Conference: 11/19/2026
• Goldman Sachs Industrials and Materials Conference: 12/03/2026
• 55th Annual Nasdaq London Investor Conference: 12/08/2026
• 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: $75.57
• High Price Target: $91.00
• Low Price Target: $65.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +30.0%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.67
• Research Coverage: 18 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.03
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 56.42
• Forward P/E Ratio: 30.11
• 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: $994.36 million
• Price / Sales: 9.83
• Cash Flow: $0.97 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 59.79
• Book Value: $8.90 per share
• Price / Book: 6.53

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 168,220,000
• Free Float: 165,364,000
• Market Cap: $9.78 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.48