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Cognex Corporation CGNX

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59.79 USD +3.38 +5.98%

As of Nov 3, 11:57 AM ET

Bid
59.76 × 3
Ask
59.81 × 1
57.01 Day range 59.92
34.60 52-week range 72.88
YTD
+66.16%
1 year
+43.37%
Open
57.01
Prev close
56.41
Mkt cap
10.06B
Vol
574.42K
Avg vol
1.88M
EPS
1.04
P/E
57.49
Div yield
0.58%
More statistics
Low
57.01
High
59.92
Forward P/E
27.90
Beta
1.48
Short ratio
3.50
Inst. own
108.26%
Dividend
0.34
Ex-div date
Aug 19, 2026
Earnings
Nov 4, 2026
50-d avg
59.87
200-d avg
57.89
1y target
79.37

3M chart

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Interval
1m5m15m30m

Events in this range
  • Aug 5, 2026Earnings: 0.45; estimate 0.4238; surprise 6.18%
  • Aug 10, 2026Rating: DA Davidson · Neutral → Neutral
  • Aug 20, 2026Dividend: 0.085
  • Sep 15, 2026Rating: Needham · Buy → Buy
  • Sep 23, 2026Rating: Baird · Neutral → Neutral
  • Sep 23, 2026Rating: DA Davidson · Neutral → Neutral
  • Oct 5, 2026Rating: Truist Securities · Hold → Hold
  • Oct 12, 2026Rating: Barclays · Overweight → Overweight
Signals (29)
NameDateAgo
SMA: BullishNov 3, 20262 hours ago
MACD: Buy SignalOct 28, 20266 days ago
MACD: Sell SignalOct 14, 20262 weeks ago
SMA: BearishOct 13, 20263 weeks ago
SMA: BearishOct 12, 20263 weeks ago
SMA: BullishOct 9, 20263 weeks ago
SMA: BullishOct 9, 20263 weeks ago
SMA: BearishOct 8, 20263 weeks ago
SMA: BearishOct 7, 20263 weeks ago
SMA: BullishOct 1, 20261 month ago
SMA: BullishSep 30, 20261 month ago
MACD: Buy SignalSep 30, 20261 month ago
MACD: Sell SignalSep 23, 20261 month ago
SMA: BearishSep 22, 20261 month ago
SMA: BullishSep 21, 20261 month ago
MACD: Buy SignalSep 17, 20261 month ago
MACD: Sell SignalSep 16, 20261 month ago
SMA: BearishSep 14, 20261 month ago
SMA: BearishSep 14, 20261 month ago
SMA: BullishSep 11, 20261 month ago

Newest 20 of 29.

Analyst view

Consensus: buy

Buy
Price target (mean) 79.37 +32.8% upside
Target (low)
60.00
Target (mean)
79.37
Target (high)
92.00
Ratings (0m) 20 14 buy · 6 hold · 0 sell
  • Strong buy5
  • Buy9
  • Hold6
  • Sell0
  • Strong sell0

Recommendation trend

  • This month 20
  • 1 month ago 20
  • 2 months ago 20

Earnings and revenue estimates

Consensus for the coming quarters and fiscal years

CGNX analyst estimates
PeriodEPS estimateLow – highYear agoEPS growthRevenue estimateRevenue growthAnalysts
Current quarter0.519730.50 – 0.5350.33+57.5%313.59M+13.3%17
Next quarter0.38950.34 – 0.5010.27+44.3%273.56M+8.4%16
Current year1.691.63 – 1.821.02+66.2%1.15B+15.3%18
Next year2.021.86 – 2.431.69+19.3%1.27B+11.0%18

Upgrades and downgrades

The latest rating changes

CGNX analyst upgrades and downgrades
DateFirmActionFromTo
Oct 12, 2026BarclaysMaintainedOverweightOverweight
Oct 5, 2026Truist SecuritiesMaintainedHoldHold
Sep 23, 2026DA DavidsonMaintainedNeutralNeutral
Sep 23, 2026BairdMaintainedNeutralNeutral
Sep 15, 2026NeedhamReiteratedBuyBuy
Aug 10, 2026DA DavidsonMaintainedNeutralNeutral
Aug 10, 2026HSBCDowngradeBuyHold
Aug 10, 2026BarclaysMaintainedOverweightOverweight
Aug 7, 2026CitigroupMaintainedNeutralNeutral
Aug 7, 2026NeedhamMaintainedBuyBuy
Aug 7, 2026Truist SecuritiesMaintainedHoldHold
Aug 7, 2026Cantor FitzgeraldMaintainedOverweightOverweight
Jul 13, 2026CitigroupMaintainedNeutralNeutral
Jul 2, 2026Truist SecuritiesMaintainedHoldHold
May 26, 2026JP MorganUpgradeNeutralOverweight
May 14, 2026DA DavidsonMaintainedNeutralNeutral
May 11, 2026Goldman SachsMaintainedBuyBuy
May 11, 2026BarclaysMaintainedOverweightOverweight
May 8, 2026CitigroupMaintainedNeutralNeutral
May 8, 2026JP MorganMaintainedNeutralNeutral
May 8, 2026Truist SecuritiesMaintainedHoldHold
May 8, 2026NeedhamMaintainedBuyBuy
May 7, 2026Stephens & Co.MaintainedOverweightOverweight
Apr 20, 2026Truist SecuritiesMaintainedHoldHold
Mar 16, 2026BarclaysMaintainedOverweightOverweight
Mar 9, 2026JP MorganUpgradeUnderweightNeutral
Feb 17, 2026DA DavidsonMaintainedNeutralNeutral
Feb 17, 2026Goldman SachsMaintainedBuyBuy
Feb 17, 2026HSBCUpgradeHoldBuy
Feb 13, 2026BarclaysMaintainedOverweightOverweight