Cognex Corp [CGNX] stock prices are down -3.43% to $34.86 at the moment. It is a good measure of the stock’s recent performance to check whether the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The CGNX shares have lost -5.91% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -24.69%, and not 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 October 08, 2025, when Barclays initiated its Overweight rating and assigned the stock a price target of $55. Previously, JP Morgan started tracking the stock with Neutral rating on September 15, 2025, and set its price target to $45. On August 01, 2025, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Overweight but maintained its price target of $50 on the stock. Melius upgraded its rating to a Buy but stick to its price target of $60 on July 10, 2025. TD Cowen upgraded its rating to a Buy but $35 remained the price target by the analyst firm on April 28, 2025. HSBC Securities downgraded its rating to Hold for this stock on February 21, 2025, but kept the price target unchanged to $33. In a note dated December 20, 2024, Cantor Fitzgerald initiated an Overweight rating and provided a target price of $49 on this stock.
The stock price of Cognex Corp [CGNX] has been fluctuating between $22.67 and $49.76 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $48.67 within the next 12 months. Cognex Corp [NASDAQ: CGNX] shares were valued at $34.86 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 39.62% based on the average CGNX price forecast.
Analyzing the CGNX fundamentals
The Cognex Corp [NASDAQ:CGNX] reported sales of 971.71M for trailing twelve months, representing a surge of 17.96%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.68% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.16%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.18%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.11%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.05, Equity is 0.07 and Total Capital is 0.09. 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 33.95 points at the first support level, and at 33.04 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 36.50, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 38.14.
Ratios To Look Out For
It’s worth pointing out that Cognex Corp [NASDAQ:CGNX]’s Current Ratio is 3.90. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 3.05, while the Cash Ratio is 1.45. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 6.01, the price to book ratio is 3.92 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 53.84.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Willett Robert, Director, that happened on Oct 21 ’25 when 6704.0 shares were sold. Director, Willett Robert completed a deal on Oct 21 ’25 to buy 6704.0 shares. Meanwhile, EVP, Employee Services DiPalma Sheila Marie sold 2002.0 shares on Sep 05 ’25.
