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Cognex Corp (NASDAQ: CGNX) closed the day trading at $29.68 down -4.17% from the previous closing price of $30.97. In other words, the price has decreased by -$4.17 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.21 million shares were traded.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of CGNX, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 24.86 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 30.67. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.25 and its Current Ratio is at 3.07. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.05 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.04.
On February 21, 2025, HSBC Securities Downgraded its rating to Hold which previously was Buy but kept the price unchanged to $33.
On December 20, 2024, Cantor Fitzgerald started tracking the stock assigning a Overweight rating and target price of $49.Cantor Fitzgerald initiated its Overweight rating on December 20, 2024, with a $49 target price.
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 Mar 11 ’25 when Kuechen Joerg sold 7,991 shares for $32.97 per share. The transaction valued at 263,469 led to the insider holds 0 shares of the business.
JOERG KUECHEN bought 7,991 shares of CGNX for $263,469 on Mar 11 ’25. On Feb 24 ’25, another insider, Gerst Carl, who serves as the EVP, Vision & ID Products of the company, sold 6,803 shares for $32.73 each. As a result, the insider received 222,630 and left with 4,566 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
As of this moment, Cognex’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 43.40, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 27.51. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.49. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 5.42 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.45.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, CGNX has reached a high of $53.13, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $22.67. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 4.56%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -17.14%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 167.87M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 167.37M. Insiders hold about 0.30% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 98.55% stake in the company.
