A share price of Cognex Corp [CGNX] is currently trading at $36.58, down -0.60%. 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 gain 5.11% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 4.93%, 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 December 16, 2025, when Goldman upgraded its rating to a Buy but kept the price target unchanged to $50 for it. Previously, JP Morgan downgraded its rating to Underweight on December 03, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $35. On October 08, 2025, Barclays initiated with a Overweight rating and assigned a price target of $55 on the stock. JP Morgan started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and suggested a price target of $45 on September 15, 2025. KeyBanc Capital Markets upgraded its rating to a Overweight but $50 remained the price target by the analyst firm on August 01, 2025. Melius upgraded its rating to Buy for this stock on July 10, 2025, but kept the price target unchanged to $60. In a note dated April 28, 2025, TD Cowen upgraded an Buy rating on this stock but restated the target price of $35.
Cognex Corp experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $22.67 and $49.76. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $48.43 within the next 12 months. Cognex Corp [NASDAQ: CGNX] shares were valued at $36.58 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 32.39% based on the average CGNX price forecast.
Analyzing the CGNX fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for Cognex Corp [NASDAQ:CGNX] were 971.71M which represents 17.96% growth. 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 36.27 points at the first support level, and at 35.97 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 37.09, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 37.61.
Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Cognex Corp [NASDAQ:CGNX] 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 6.31, the price to book ratio is 4.11 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 56.49.
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.
