CGNX

Cognex Corporation NASDAQ

Technology ·Hardware, Equipment & Parts ·US · cognex.com

$55.94

Mkt Cap $9.5B

52w Low $27.20 87.9% of range 52w High $59.88

50d MA $52.50 200d MA $43.99

P/E (TTM) 82.3x

EV/EBITDA 30.3x

P/B 6.3x

Debt/Equity 0.1x

ROE 7.7%

P/FCF 25.5x

RSI (14) —

ATR (14) —

Beta 1.47

50d MA $52.50

200d MA $43.99

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About

Cognex Corporation provides machine vision products that capture and analyze visual information in order to automate manufacturing and distribution tasks worldwide. Its machine vision products are used to automate the manufacturing and tracking of discrete items, including mobile phones, aspirin bottles, and automobile tires by locating, identifying, inspecting, and measuring them during the manuf…

Recent Earnings

Date	Time	Est	Rptd	Surp	Base	Gap%	D1%	D2%	D3%	D4%	D5%	1M%	Guide ▲★
Feb 11, 2026	AMC	0.22	0.27	+22.7%	43.03	+31.3%	+36.3%	+36.6%	+32.7%	+31.8%	+30.0%	+11.5%	—
Oct 29, 2025	AMC	0.27	0.33	+22.2%	47.44	-6.7%	-12.9%	-12.8%	-12.1%	-15.7%	-14.6%	-19.7%	—
Jul 30, 2025	AMC	0.23	0.25	+8.7%	33.76	+14.1%	+20.8%	+19.9%	+22.7%	+24.0%	+21.1%	+30.2%	—
Apr 30, 2025	AMC	0.13	0.16	+23.1%	27.30	+0.8%	+1.9%	+1.9%	+2.5%	+1.9%	+4.1%	+9.8%	—
Feb 12, 2025	AMC	0.15	0.20	+33.3%	39.25	-2.5%	-13.6%	-15.4%	-15.8%	-14.3%	-14.9%	-19.7%	—
Oct 30, 2024	AMC	0.19	0.20	+5.3%	40.46	+7.2%	-0.6%	-0.1%	+1.0%	-1.5%	+5.3%	-1.2%	—
Jul 31, 2024	AMC	0.21	0.23	+9.5%	49.62	-7.3%	-21.2%	-23.0%	-25.7%	-23.3%	-24.7%	-18.6%	—
May 2, 2024	AMC	0.08	0.11	+37.5%	43.36	+2.4%	+1.0%	+2.6%	+5.9%	+6.8%	+7.2%	+4.3%	—
Feb 15, 2024	AMC	0.11	0.11	+0.0%	38.51	-0.8%	-1.0%	+2.4%	+2.8%	+6.0%	+2.7%	+4.2%	—
Oct 31, 2023	AMC	0.15	0.16	+6.7%	35.99	-0.4%	-3.4%	-2.1%	+0.8%	+0.0%	+1.9%	+4.8%	—
Aug 3, 2023	AMC	0.28	0.32	+14.3%	50.98	-0.8%	-3.2%	-1.9%	-4.4%	-4.3%	-3.0%	-10.8%	—
May 4, 2023	AMC	0.09	0.13	+44.4%	50.49	+0.4%	-1.8%	-1.7%	-1.9%	-0.2%	-0.7%	+10.0%	—

Recent Analyst Ratings

Date	Firm	Action	Grade	Target	Base	Open	Gap%	D1%	D2%	D3%	D4%	D5%
Apr 20	Truist	Maintains	Hold → Hold	—	$55.50	$55.38	-0.2%	-0.0%	-3.2%	-2.6%	-2.5%	-2.2%
Mar 16	Barclays	Maintains	Overweight → Overweight	—	$47.98	$49.19	+2.5%	+3.3%	+4.5%	+3.9%	+4.7%	+2.6%
Mar 9	JP Morgan	Upgrade	Underweight → Neutral	—	$49.45	$48.95	-1.0%	+2.8%	+2.3%	+3.1%	-1.4%	-3.0%
Feb 17	DA Davidson	Maintains	Neutral → Neutral	—	$58.79	$58.00	-1.3%	-2.9%	-3.5%	-4.8%	-4.7%	-3.9%
Feb 17	Goldman Sachs	Maintains	Buy → Buy	—	$58.79	$58.00	-1.3%	-2.9%	-3.5%	-4.8%	-4.7%	-3.9%
Feb 17	HSBC	Upgrade	Hold → Buy	—	$58.79	$58.00	-1.3%	-2.9%	-3.5%	-4.8%	-4.7%	-3.9%
Feb 13	KeyBanc Capital Markets	Maintains	Overweight → Overweight	—	$58.67	$58.65	-0.0%	+0.2%	-2.7%	-3.3%	-4.7%	-4.5%
Feb 13	Barclays	Maintains	Overweight → Overweight	—	$58.67	$58.65	-0.0%	+0.2%	-2.7%	-3.3%	-4.7%	-4.5%
Feb 12	Needham	Maintains	Buy → Buy	—	$43.03	$56.50	+31.3%	+36.3%	+36.6%	+32.7%	+31.8%	+30.0%
Jan 12	Barclays	Maintains	Overweight → Overweight	—	$39.01	$38.87	-0.4%	+1.1%	+1.6%	+2.7%	+4.1%	+4.9%
Dec 18	Truist	Maintains	Hold → Hold	—	$35.76	$36.15	+1.1%	+1.1%	+2.9%	+2.3%	+2.5%	+2.3%
Dec 16	Goldman Sachs	Upgrade	Sell → Buy	—	$34.80	$36.77	+5.7%	+5.8%	+2.8%	+3.9%	+5.7%	+5.1%
Dec 3	JP Morgan	Downgrade	Neutral → Underweight	—	$38.19	$37.17	-2.7%	-1.3%	+1.9%	+0.6%	+0.6%	+0.1%
Nov 3	DA Davidson	Maintains	Neutral → Neutral	—	$41.39	$41.51	+0.3%	+0.7%	-3.4%	-2.2%	-4.5%	-5.1%
Oct 31	Baird	Maintains	Neutral → Neutral	—	$41.31	$41.76	+1.1%	+0.2%	+0.9%	-3.2%	-2.0%	-4.3%
Oct 31	Needham	Maintains	Buy → Buy	—	$41.31	$41.76	+1.1%	+0.2%	+0.9%	-3.2%	-2.0%	-4.3%
Oct 31	Barclays	Maintains	Overweight → Overweight	—	$41.31	$41.76	+1.1%	+0.2%	+0.9%	-3.2%	-2.0%	-4.3%
Oct 8	Truist	Maintains	Hold → Hold	—	$45.95	$46.54	+1.3%	+1.7%	+1.3%	-11.3%	-4.8%	-1.6%
Sep 16	Goldman Sachs	Maintains	Sell → Sell	—	$44.16	$44.14	-0.0%	+0.2%	-0.2%	+4.6%	+5.3%	+5.4%
Aug 4	DA Davidson	Maintains	Neutral → Neutral	—	$40.47	$40.91	+1.1%	+2.4%	+3.4%	+1.0%	+2.2%	+1.1%
Aug 1	KeyBanc Capital Markets	Upgrade	Sector Weight → Overweight	—	$40.77	$40.92	+0.4%	-0.7%	+1.6%	+2.7%	+0.3%	+1.4%
Aug 1	UBS	Maintains	Buy → Buy	—	$40.77	$40.92	+0.4%	-0.7%	+1.6%	+2.7%	+0.3%	+1.4%
Aug 1	Baird	Maintains	Neutral → Neutral	—	$40.77	$40.92	+0.4%	-0.7%	+1.6%	+2.7%	+0.3%	+1.4%
Jul 31	Needham	Maintains	Buy → Buy	—	$33.76	$38.52	+14.1%	+20.8%	+19.9%	+22.7%	+24.0%	+21.1%
Jul 14	Citigroup	Maintains	Neutral → Neutral	—	$34.34	$34.15	-0.6%	-1.6%	-3.3%	-3.0%	-1.5%	-0.8%
Jun 16	DA Davidson	Maintains	Neutral → Neutral	—	$30.15	$30.42	+0.9%	+1.3%	-0.8%	-0.6%	-1.8%	-1.1%
Jun 16	Baird	Maintains	Neutral → Neutral	—	$30.15	$30.42	+0.9%	+1.3%	-0.8%	-0.6%	-1.8%	-1.1%
Jun 12	Goldman Sachs	Maintains	Sell → Sell	—	$30.84	$30.55	-0.9%	-0.8%	-2.2%	-1.0%	-3.0%	-2.8%
Jun 11	Needham	Maintains	Buy → Buy	—	$31.43	$31.76	+1.1%	-1.9%	-2.6%	-4.1%	-2.8%	-4.9%
May 6	Goldman Sachs	Maintains	Sell → Sell	—	$27.99	$27.68	-1.1%	-0.6%	+1.5%	+5.1%	+5.3%	+13.0%
May 5	DA Davidson	Maintains	Neutral → Neutral	—	$27.83	$27.72	-0.4%	+0.6%	+0.0%	+2.1%	+5.7%	+5.9%
May 2	UBS	Maintains	Buy → Buy	—	$27.82	$28.31	+1.8%	+0.0%	+0.6%	+0.0%	+2.1%	+5.8%
May 2	Baird	Maintains	Neutral → Neutral	—	$27.82	$28.31	+1.8%	+0.0%	+0.6%	+0.0%	+2.1%	+5.8%
May 1	Needham	Maintains	Buy → Buy	—	$27.30	$27.53	+0.8%	+1.9%	+1.9%	+2.5%	+1.9%	+4.1%
Apr 14	Citigroup	Maintains	Neutral → Neutral	—	$23.95	$24.63	+2.8%	+2.1%	+0.2%	-1.7%	-0.8%	-1.9%
Apr 8	Truist	Maintains	Hold → Hold	—	$24.51	$25.56	+4.3%	-5.1%	+5.2%	-4.3%	-2.3%	-0.2%
Mar 12	Stephens & Co.	Maintains	Overweight → Overweight	—	$32.17	$32.26	+0.3%	-3.6%	-5.9%	-2.1%	-0.1%	+0.5%
Feb 18	Goldman Sachs	Maintains	Sell → Sell	—	$33.20	$32.92	-0.8%	-0.5%	+1.3%	+0.6%	-1.3%	-1.1%
Feb 18	Baird	Maintains	Neutral → Neutral	—	$33.20	$32.92	-0.8%	-0.5%	+1.3%	+0.6%	-1.3%	-1.1%
Feb 18	UBS	Maintains	Buy → Buy	—	$33.20	$32.92	-0.8%	-0.5%	+1.3%	+0.6%	-1.3%	-1.1%
Feb 14	Truist	Maintains	Hold → Hold	—	$33.92	$33.96	+0.1%	-2.1%	-2.6%	-0.8%	-1.5%	-3.4%
Feb 14	Needham	Maintains	Buy → Buy	—	$33.92	$33.96	+0.1%	-2.1%	-2.6%	-0.8%	-1.5%	-3.4%
Jan 16	Truist	Maintains	Hold → Hold	—	$38.52	$38.70	+0.5%	+2.2%	+3.1%	+6.5%	+4.8%	+5.2%
Jan 13	Citigroup	Maintains	Neutral → Neutral	—	$36.99	$36.62	-1.0%	+0.5%	+4.3%	+4.1%	+6.4%	+7.4%
Jan 2	Stephens & Co.	Maintains	Overweight → Overweight	—	$35.86	$35.93	+0.2%	-0.4%	+1.1%	+2.1%	+4.5%	+4.6%
Dec 19	Truist	Maintains	Hold → Hold	—	$35.61	$35.98	+1.0%	+1.3%	+0.4%	+1.5%	+3.0%	+3.7%
Nov 5	Truist	Downgrade	Buy → Hold	—	$40.85	$40.38	-1.2%	-2.5%	+4.3%	+5.4%	+5.0%	+4.9%
Nov 1	Needham	Maintains	Buy → Buy	—	$40.23	$40.23	+0.0%	+0.4%	+1.5%	-1.0%	+5.9%	+7.0%
Aug 5	Stephens & Co.	Maintains	Equal Weight → Equal Weight	—	$38.22	$36.00	-5.8%	-3.6%	-0.4%	-2.3%	+1.4%	+1.4%
Aug 5	DA Davidson	Maintains	Neutral → Neutral	—	$38.22	$36.00	-5.8%	-3.6%	-0.4%	-2.3%	+1.4%	+1.4%

Recent Filings

8-K · 5.02 !!! Very High

Cognex Corporation -- 8-K 5.02: Executive Change

Cognex Corporation reassigned executive Kuechen to head its Mergers and Acquisitions department, signaling potential strategic growth through acquisitions or corporate partnerships.

Apr 30

8-K · 4.01 !!! Very High

Cognex Corp -- 8-K 4.01: Auditor Change / Resignation

Cognex Corporation replaced its previous auditor with KPMG, a significant governance transition that investors should monitor for any underlying accounting or compliance concerns.

Feb 19

8-K · 5.02 !!! Very High

Cognex Corp -- 8-K 5.02: Executive Change

Cognex Corp appointed Sami Atiya and Chris Donato as directors and co-presidents effective March 2, 2026, signaling a leadership transition and potential shift in the company's strategic direction.

Feb 17

8-K · 8.01 !! High

Cognex Corp -- 8-K 8.01: Material Event / Announcement

Cognex authorized a $500 million share repurchase program and declared a dividend payable March 12, 2026, signaling management confidence and returning capital to shareholders.

Feb 11

Data updated apr 25, 2026 1:00am · Source: massive.com