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After finishing at $40.78 in the prior trading day, Cognex Corp (NASDAQ: CGNX) closed at $43.74, up 7.26%. In other words, the price has increased by $7.26 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.95 million shares were traded. CGNX stock price reached its highest trading level at $44.79 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $42.08.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of CGNX by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 32.18 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 40.88. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.45 and its Current Ratio is at 3.21. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.06 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:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Sep 05 ’25 when DiPalma Sheila Marie sold 2,002 shares for $45.00 per share. The transaction valued at 90,090 led to the insider holds 8,582 shares of the business.
DiPalma Sheila Marie sold 2,000 shares of CGNX for $90,060 on Sep 08 ’25. The EVP, Employee Services now owns 6,582 shares after completing the transaction at $45.03 per share. On Sep 05 ’25, another insider, MACDONALD LAURA ANN, who serves as the VP and PAO of the company, sold 2,666 shares for $45.00 each. As a result, the insider received 119,970 and left with 4,593 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 7343902720 and an Enterprise Value of 7198884864. As of this moment, Cognex’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 61.22, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 37.83. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.92. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 7.90 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 4.88. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 7.744 whereas that against EBITDA is 43.752.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CGNX is 1.54, which has changed by 0.10204077 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1443547 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, CGNX has reached a high of $47.52, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $22.67. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -1.04%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 23.77%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 2.03M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1751200 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 167.90M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 167.43M. Insiders hold about 0.28% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 97.67% stake in the company. Shares short for CGNX as of 1759190400 were 4416223 with a Short Ratio of 2.18, compared to 1756425600 on 6099542. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4416223 and a Short% of Float of 2.94.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, CGNX’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.315, compared to 0.32 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.007724375. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.57. The current Payout Ratio is 49.59% for CGNX, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-08-14 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-08-14. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2017-12-04 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
