At the time of writing, Cognex Corp [CGNX] stock is trading at $31.62, up 7.30%. Until recently, the best way to gauge how the stock has performed was to look at its short-term value. The CGNX shares have gain 12.97% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 34.84%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Cognex Corp [NASDAQ: CGNX] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on April 28, 2025, when TD Cowen upgraded its rating to a Buy but kept the price target unchanged to $35 for it. Previously, HSBC Securities downgraded its rating to Hold on February 21, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $33. On December 20, 2024, Cantor Fitzgerald initiated with a Overweight rating and assigned a price target of $49 on the stock. Truist downgraded its rating to a Hold and decreased its price target to $43 on November 05, 2024. Stephens upgraded its rating to a Overweight and raised its price target to $55 on October 16, 2024. Needham reiterated a Buy rating for this stock on July 29, 2024, and upped its price target to $57. In a note dated July 23, 2024, Vertical Research initiated an Buy rating and provided a target price of $58 on this stock.
For the past year, the stock price of Cognex Corp fluctuated between $22.67 and $53.13. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $47 within the next 12 months. Cognex Corp [NASDAQ: CGNX] shares were valued at $31.62 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 48.64% based on the average CGNX price forecast.
Analyzing the CGNX fundamentals
According to Cognex Corp [NASDAQ:CGNX], the company’s sales were 919.75M for trailing twelve months, which represents an 2.49% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.68% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.14%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.15%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.13%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.06, Equity is 0.08 and Total Capital is 0.07. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.05.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 31.22 points at the first support level, and at 30.82 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 31.94, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 32.26.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Cognex Corp [NASDAQ:CGNX] has a current ratio of 3.07. As well, the Quick Ratio is 2.25, while the Cash Ratio is 0.78. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 5.77, the price to book ratio is 3.67 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 46.24.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Kuechen Joerg, Chief Technology Officer, that happened on Mar 11 ’25 when 7991.0 shares were sold. Officer, JOERG KUECHEN completed a deal on Mar 11 ’25 to buy 7991.0 shares. Meanwhile, EVP, Vision & ID Products Gerst Carl sold 6803.0 shares on Feb 24 ’25.
