CGNX · Cognex Corporation
$63.44
+1.44% last session
End-of-day data · updated 2026-07-25
Market cap
$10B
Enterprise value
$10B
Trailing P/E
73.0
Forward P/E
34.9
Dividend yield
1.0%
Beta
1.49
Avg volume
2M
Employees
3K
2D change
-2.19%
5D change
-1.63%
10D change
-1.88%
30D change
-6.75%
60D change
-9.19%
MTD change
-12.99%
YTD change
72.94%
Analyst Outlook
Analyst estimates change daily — follow the shifts on the Estimate Trends page.
Technical Analysis
Analyst sentiment over time — CGNX
Rec Mean (blue, left — higher = more bullish) vs. price targets (right).
Investment Bank Ratings as of 2026-07-13
Latest call per bank · past 12 months
Citigroup
Neutral$72.00
+13.5% vs priceJP Morgan
Overweight$75.00
+18.2% vs priceGoldman Sachs
Buy$80.00
+26.1% vs priceBarclays
Overweight$75.00
+18.2% vs priceHSBC
Buy$68.00
+7.2% vs priceUBS
Buy$58.00
-8.6% vs priceRecent rating actions
| Date | Firm | Action | Rating | Price target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-13 | Citigroup | Maintains | Neutral | $68.00 → $72.00 |
| 2026-07-02 | Truist Securities | Maintains | Hold | $61.00 → $71.00 |
| 2026-05-26 | JP Morgan | Upgrade | Neutral → Overweight | $65.00 → $75.00 |
| 2026-05-14 | DA Davidson | Maintains | Neutral | $55.00 → $62.00 |
| 2026-05-11 | Goldman Sachs | Maintains | Buy | $70.00 → $80.00 |
| 2026-05-11 | Barclays | Maintains | Overweight | $64.00 → $75.00 |
| 2026-05-08 | Citigroup | Maintains | Neutral | $60.00 → $68.00 |
| 2026-05-08 | JP Morgan | Maintains | Neutral | $55.00 → $65.00 |
Ratings and price targets are the published opinions of the issuing banks, compiled from Yahoo Finance rating actions — not investment advice.
Signal Summary as of 2026-07-23
- RSI (14): RSI is 47 — neutral momentum, neither overbought nor oversold.
- Price vs 50-day MA: Trading 2.3% below the 50-day MA ($64.91).
- Price vs 200-day MA: Trading 25.8% above the 200-day MA ($50.43).
- MA cross: The 50-day MA sits above the 200-day MA (golden-cross regime) — the longer-term trend points up.
- MACD (12,26,9): MACD histogram is negative (-0.47) — short-term momentum is fading.
- 52-week range: Price sits between the 52-week low ($33.53) and high ($72.42).
CGNX Price Chart
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Fundamentals
About Cognex Corporation
Cognex Corporation provides machine vision products that capture and analyze visual information to automate manufacturing and distribution tasks in the United States, Europe, Greater China, and internationally. Its machine vision products are used to automate the manufacture and distribution of discrete items, such as mobile phones, automotive components, and e-commerce packages, by locating, identifying, inspecting, and measuring them. The company offers VisionPro software, a suite of patented vision tools for traditional rule-based tools and deep learning-enabled tools for advanced programming; vision systems that combine smart cameras and software to perform a wide range of tasks, including part location, identification, measurement, assembly verification, and robotic guidance; OneVision, a cloud-based platform designed to transform how manufacturers build, train, and scale AI-powered vision applications; In-Sight product line of vision systems and sensors; QuickBuild, which allows customers to build vision applications with a graphical and flowchart-based programming interface; DataMan, an image-based barcode reader for fixed-mount and handheld models, as well as barcode verifiers; and vision accessories, such as industrial cameras, lenses, lighting, vision controllers, frame grabbers, and I/O cards. It sells its products to the automotive, logistics, packaging, consumer electronics, medical-related, semiconductor, and consumer products industries. The company was incorporated in 1981 and is headquartered in Natick, Massachusetts.
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