Cognex Corp [CGNX] stock is trading at $40.77, up 20.76%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The CGNX shares have gain 19.32% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 27.21%, 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 July 10, 2025, when Melius upgraded its rating to a Buy but kept the price target unchanged to $60 for it. Previously, TD Cowen upgraded its rating to Buy on April 28, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $35. On February 21, 2025, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Hold but maintained its price target of $33 on the stock. Cantor Fitzgerald started tracking the stock assigning a Overweight rating and suggested a price target of $49 on December 20, 2024. Truist downgraded its rating to a Hold and reduced its price target to $43 on November 05, 2024. Stephens upgraded its rating to Overweight for this stock on October 16, 2024, and upped its price target to $55. In a note dated July 29, 2024, Needham reiterated an Buy rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $48 to $57.
Cognex Corp [CGNX] stock has fluctuated between $22.67 and $50.34 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $47 within the next 12 months. Cognex Corp [NASDAQ: CGNX] shares were valued at $40.77 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 15.28% based on the average CGNX price forecast.
Analyzing the CGNX fundamentals
Cognex Corp [NASDAQ:CGNX] reported sales of 929.55M for the trailing twelve months, which represents a growth of 4.10%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.68% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.14%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.16%, 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 of0.06.
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 38.78 points at the first support level, and at 36.79 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 42.45, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 44.13.
Ratios To Look Out For
For context, Cognex Corp’s Current Ratio is 3.29. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 2.53, and the Cash Ratio is 0.94. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 7.36, the price to book ratio is 4.55 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 57.09.
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.
