Cognex Corp [CGNX] stock prices are up 0.63% to $46.48 at the moment. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The CGNX shares have gain 4.71% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 8.83%, 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 September 15, 2025, when JP Morgan initiated its Neutral rating and assigned the stock a price target of $45. Previously, KeyBanc Capital Markets upgraded its rating to Overweight on August 01, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $50. On July 10, 2025, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Buy but maintained its price target of $60 on the stock. TD Cowen upgraded its rating to a Buy but stick to its price target of $35 on April 28, 2025. HSBC Securities downgraded its rating to a Hold but $33 remained the price target by the analyst firm on February 21, 2025. Cantor Fitzgerald started tracking with a Overweight rating for this stock on December 20, 2024, and assigned it a price target of $49. In a note dated November 05, 2024, Truist downgraded a Hold rating on this stock and revised its target price from $46 to $43.
The stock price of Cognex Corp [CGNX] has been fluctuating between $22.67 and $46.38 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $49.55 within the next 12 months. Cognex Corp [NASDAQ: CGNX] shares were valued at $46.48 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 6.6% based on the average CGNX price forecast.
Analyzing the CGNX fundamentals
The Cognex Corp [NASDAQ:CGNX] reported sales of 929.55M for trailing twelve months, representing a surge 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.
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Ratios To Look Out For
It’s worth pointing out that Cognex Corp [NASDAQ:CGNX]’s Current Ratio is 3.21. Also, the Quick Ratio is 2.45, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.94. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 8.40, the price to book ratio is 5.18 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 65.05.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved DiPalma Sheila Marie, EVP, Employee Services, that happened on Sep 05 ’25 when 2002.0 shares were sold. EVP, Employee Services, DiPalma Sheila Marie completed a deal on Sep 08 ’25 to sell 2000.0 shares. Meanwhile, VP and PAO MACDONALD LAURA ANN sold 2666.0 shares on Sep 05 ’25.
