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In the latest session, Cognex Corp (NASDAQ: CGNX) closed at $35.65 down -3.34% from its previous closing price of $36.88. In other words, the price has decreased by -$3.34 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.32 million shares were traded. CGNX stock price reached its highest trading level at $37.2212 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $35.34.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Cognex Corp’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 19.90 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 27.95. 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.
On October 08, 2025, Barclays started tracking the stock assigning a Overweight rating and target price of $55.
On September 15, 2025, JP Morgan started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and target price of $45.JP Morgan initiated its Neutral rating on September 15, 2025, with a $45 target price.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. 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 5974870528 and an Enterprise Value of 5753529344. As of this moment, Cognex’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 55.06, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 31.00. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.01. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 6.15 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 4.01. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 5.921 whereas that against EBITDA is 30.369.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CGNX is 1.52, which has changed by -0.015745938 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.13613915 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 -13.62%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -1.20%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, CGNX has traded an average of 1.86M shares per day and 1704330 over the past ten days. A total of 167.55M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 167.12M. Insiders hold about 0.28% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 100.00% stake in the company. Shares short for CGNX as of 1764288000 were 5415999 with a Short Ratio of 2.92, compared to 1761868800 on 4179545. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5415999 and a Short% of Float of 3.6199997999999995.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for CGNX is 0.33, from 0.32 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.008676789. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.59. The current Payout Ratio is 49.59% for CGNX, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-11-13 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 market rating of Cognex Corp (CGNX) is currently shaped by the ongoing analysis conducted by 17.0 analysts closely monitoring its performance.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.19, with high estimates of $0.24 and low estimates of $0.16.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $1.0 and $0.9 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $0.96. EPS for the following year is $1.15, with 18.0 analysts recommending between $1.48 and $1.03.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 16 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $238.51M this quarter.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, 16 analysts are estimating revenue of $229.09M. There is a high estimate of $238.43M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $224.42M.
A total of 18 analysts have provided revenue estimates for CGNX’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $985.23M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $969.08M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $980.16M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $914.51MBased on 18 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $1.05B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $1.14B and the low estimate is $1.03B.
