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The closing price of Cognex Corp (NASDAQ: CGNX) was $41.39 for the day, up 0.19% from the previous closing price of $41.31. In other words, the price has increased by $0.19 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.97 million shares were traded. CGNX stock price reached its highest trading level at $42.47 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $40.21.
Ratios:
Our analysis of CGNX’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 23.10 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 32.45. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 3.05 and its Current Ratio is at 3.90. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.05 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.05.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of . The stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Barclays on October 08, 2025, initiated with a Overweight rating and assigned the stock a target price of $55.
On September 15, 2025, JP Morgan started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and target price of $45.
KeyBanc Capital Markets Upgraded its Sector Weight to Overweight on August 01, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $50.
Insider Transactions:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Oct 21 ’25 when Willett Robert sold 6,704 shares for $49.51 per share. The transaction valued at 331,890 led to the insider holds 0 shares of the business.
Willett Robert bought 6,704 shares of CGNX for $331,890 on Oct 21 ’25. On Sep 05 ’25, another insider, DiPalma Sheila Marie, who serves as the EVP, Employee Services of the company, sold 2,002 shares for $45.00 each. As a result, the insider received 90,090 and left with 8,582 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, CGNX now has a Market Capitalization of 6936883200 and an Enterprise Value of 6715542016. As of this moment, Cognex’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 63.92, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 36.02. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.08. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 7.14 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 4.66. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 6.911 whereas that against EBITDA is 35.447.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CGNX is 1.53, which has changed by 0.013219118 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.19736934 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, CGNX has reached a high of $49.76, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $22.67. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -8.67%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 14.98%.
Shares Statistics:
CGNX traded an average of 2.06M shares per day over the past three months and 2173180 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 167.55M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 167.13M. Insiders hold about 0.28% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 98.78% stake in the company. Shares short for CGNX as of 1760486400 were 4490267 with a Short Ratio of 2.18, compared to 1757894400 on 5561187. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4490267 and a Short% of Float of 2.9899999999999998.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 0.32, CGNX has a forward annual dividend rate of 0.32. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0077463086. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.58. . The current Payout Ratio is 49.59% for CGNX, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-08-14 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-11-13. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2017-12-04 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The stock of Cognex Corp (CGNX) is currently drawing attention from 17.0 analysts actively involved in the ongoing evaluation and rating process.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.2, with high estimates of $0.24 and low estimates of $0.16.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $1.0 and $0.89 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $0.95. EPS for the following year is $1.16, with 18.0 analysts recommending between $1.48 and $1.03.
Revenue Estimates
It is expected that $90B in revenue will be generated in . The current quarter, according to 18 analysts. It ranges from a high estimate of $241.58M to a low estimate of $234.11M. As of . The current estimate, Cognex Corp’s year-ago sales were $229.68MFor the next quarter, 18 analysts are estimating revenue of $231.11M. There is a high estimate of $239.54M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $225M.
A total of 20 analysts have provided revenue estimates for CGNX’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $983.6M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $953.83M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $975.64M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $914.51MBased on 20 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $1.06B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $1.14B and the low estimate is $1.03B.
