CGNX

Cognex Corp

Feb 20 • 04:00PM ET

56.03

+0.09 0.16 %

Technology • Scientific & Technical Instruments • USA • NASD

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Index	-	P/E	82.81	EPS (ttm)	0.68	Insider Own	0.30%	Shs Outstand	167.00M	Perf Week	-4.50%
Market Cap	9.28B	Forward P/E	36.86	EPS next Y	1.52	Insider Trans	-29.44%	Shs Float	165.22M	Perf Month	38.65%
Enterprise Value	9.02B	PEG	1.82	EPS next Q	0.25	Inst Own	102.93%	Short Float	4.16%	Perf Quarter	56.05%
Income	114.44M	P/S	9.34	EPS this Y	22.07%	Inst Trans	0.30%	Short Ratio	3.38	Perf Half Y	31.19%
Sales	994.36M	P/B	6.27	EPS next Y	22.06%	ROA	5.71%	Short Interest	6.87M	Perf YTD	55.73%
Book/sh	8.93	P/C	27.55	EPS next 5Y	20.26%	ROE	7.61%	52W High	59.88 -6.43%	Perf Year	67.75%
Cash/sh	2.03	P/FCF	39.21	EPS past 3/5Y	-18.16% -7.50%	ROIC	7.35%	52W Low	22.67 147.15%	Perf 3Y	16.39%
Dividend Est.	0.34 (0.62%)	EV/EBITDA	46.73	Sales past 3/5Y	-0.39% 4.16%	Gross Margin	66.92%	Volatility	3.74% 4.19%	Perf 5Y	-35.91%
Dividend TTM	0.33 (0.58%)	EV/Sales	9.08	EPS Y/Y TTM	10.05%	Oper. Margin	16.35%	ATR (14)	2.49	Perf 10Y	213.22%
Dividend Ex-Date	Feb 26, 2026	Quick Ratio	2.99	Sales Y/Y TTM	8.73%	Profit Margin	11.51%	RSI (14)	75.24	Recom	1.82
Dividend Gr. 3/5Y	6.92% 7.49%	Current Ratio	3.74	EPS Q/Q	17.71%	SMA20	22.84%	Beta	1.44	Target Price	65.35
Payout	48.10%	Debt/Eq	0.05	Sales Q/Q	9.86%	SMA50	36.94%	Rel Volume	1.43	Prev Close	55.94
Employees	2745	LT Debt/Eq	0.04	Earnings	Feb 11 AMC	SMA200	43.69%	Avg Volume	2.03M	Price	56.03
IPO	Jul 20, 1989	Option/Short	Yes / Yes	EPS/Sales Surpr.	22.73% 5.58%	Trades		Volume	2,893,520	Change	0.16%

Date	Action	Analyst	Rating Change	Price Target Change
Feb-17-26	Upgrade	HSBC Securities	Hold → Buy	$68
Dec-16-25	Upgrade	Goldman	Sell → Buy	$50
Dec-03-25	Downgrade	JP Morgan	Neutral → Underweight	$35
Oct-08-25	Initiated	Barclays	Overweight	$55
Sep-15-25	Initiated	JP Morgan	Neutral	$45
Aug-01-25	Upgrade	KeyBanc Capital Markets	Sector Weight → Overweight	$50
Jul-10-25	Upgrade	Melius	Hold → Buy	$60
Apr-28-25	Upgrade	TD Cowen	Hold → Buy	$35
Feb-21-25	Downgrade	HSBC Securities	Buy → Hold	$33
Dec-20-24	Initiated	Cantor Fitzgerald	Overweight	$49
Nov-05-24	Downgrade	Truist	Buy → Hold	$46 → $43
Oct-16-24	Upgrade	Stephens	Equal-Weight → Overweight	$45 → $55
Jul-29-24	Reiterated	Needham	Buy	$48 → $57
Jul-23-24	Initiated	Vertical Research	Buy	$58
May-07-24	Upgrade	HSBC Securities	Hold → Buy
Mar-19-24	Upgrade	UBS	Neutral → Buy	$42 → $54
Mar-14-24	Initiated	Truist	Buy	$47
Oct-05-23	Initiated	Exane BNP Paribas	Outperform	$55
Oct-03-23	Initiated	KeyBanc Capital Markets	Sector Weight
Aug-30-23	Initiated	Citigroup	Neutral	$52

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Feb-18-26 08:40PM	Cognex CFO Sees Demand Improving but Wants More Proof of a Durable Upcycle at Conference (MarketBeat)
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Oct-21-25 03:00PM	Engaged Capital Releases Presentation to Highlight Value Enhancement Opportunities at Cognex Corp. (Business Wire)
02:33PM	Engaged Capital urges cost cutting at Cognex to boost share price (Reuters)
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Oct-09-25 08:30AM	Cognex Announces Third Quarter 2025 Earnings Release and Conference Call Dates (PR Newswire)
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Aug-04-25 08:30AM	Cognex to Present at the KeyBanc Capital Markets Technology Leadership Forum (PR Newswire)
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Jul-30-25 06:00PM	Cognex Corporation (CGNX) Tops Q2 Earnings and Revenue Estimates (Zacks)
05:32PM	Cognex (NASDAQ:CGNX) Exceeds Q2 Expectations, Stock Soars (StockStory)
04:30PM	Cognex Reports Second Quarter 2025 Results (PR Newswire)
Jul-28-25 11:05PM	Cognex (CGNX) Reports Q2: Everything You Need To Know Ahead Of Earnings (StockStory)
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08:30AM	Cognex Announces New Leadership Team to Drive Strategic Growth and Innovation (PR Newswire)
Jul-10-25 04:00PM	Cognex Announces Second Quarter 2025 Earnings Release and Conference Call Dates (PR Newswire)
Jul-02-25 04:39PM	Warehouse Automation Trend Is Positive For These Stocks (Investor's Business Daily)
Jun-30-25 08:41AM	Mairs & Power Small Cap Fund Established a Position in Cognex Corporation (CGNX) (Insider Monkey)
Jun-26-25 02:50AM	5 Revealing Analyst Questions From Cognex's Q1 Earnings Call (StockStory)
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Jun-09-25 04:30PM	Cognex Introduces OneVision: A Breakthrough Cloud Platform for AI-Powered Machine Vision (PR Newswire)
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Jun-03-25 08:30AM	Manufacturers and Logistics Providers Embrace AI for Enhanced Barcode Reading Performance (PR Newswire)
Jun-02-25 04:30PM	Cognex to Host Investor Day on June 10, 2025 (PR Newswire)

Cognex Corp. engages in the provision of machine vision products and solutions that improve efficiency and quality in a wide range of businesses across attractive industrial end markets. It operates through the following geographical segments: the United States, Europe, Greater China, and Other. The company was founded by Robert J. Shillman, William Silver, and Marilyn Matz on January 7, 1981 and is headquartered in Natick, MA.

Insider Trading	Relationship	Date	Transaction	Cost	#Shares	Value ($)	#Shares Total	SEC Form 4
JOERG KUECHEN	Officer	Feb 20 '26	Proposed Sale	56.03	61,900	3,468,386		Feb 20 05:17 PM
CARL W GERST III	Officer	Feb 20 '26	Proposed Sale	55.94	3,804	212,796		Feb 20 04:27 PM
PARROTTE DIANNE M	Director	Feb 18 '26	Option Exercise	0.00	8,324	0	30,518	Feb 19 05:02 PM
Moschner Matthew	CEO & President	Feb 18 '26	Option Exercise	0.00	5,085	0	13,447	Feb 19 04:59 PM
Fehr Dennis	SVP, Chief Financial Officer	Feb 18 '26	Option Exercise	0.00	5,085	0	14,196	Feb 19 04:56 PM
Papadimitriou Angelos	Director	Feb 18 '26	Option Exercise	0.00	8,324	0	17,835	Feb 19 04:50 PM
Kuechen Joerg	Chief Technology Officer	Feb 18 '26	Option Exercise	0.00	4,056	0	4,056	Feb 19 04:45 PM
Lee John Tseng-Chung	Director	Feb 18 '26	Option Exercise	0.00	8,324	0	21,907	Feb 19 04:42 PM
Sennett Marjorie	Director	Feb 18 '26	Option Exercise	0.00	8,324	0	23,023	Feb 19 04:39 PM
Lawande Sachin	Director	Feb 18 '26	Option Exercise	0.00	8,324	0	25,518	Feb 19 04:37 PM
Gerst Carl	EVP, Vision & ID Products	Feb 18 '26	Option Exercise	0.00	5,570	0	5,570	Feb 19 04:34 PM
MACDONALD LAURA ANN	VP and PAO	Feb 18 '26	Option Exercise	0.00	2,422	0	4,634	Feb 19 04:30 PM
DiPalma Sheila Marie	EVP, Employee Services	Feb 18 '26	Option Exercise	0.00	3,027	0	9,609	Feb 19 04:22 PM
Willett Robert	Director	Feb 18 '26	Option Exercise	0.00	14,165	0	29,969	Feb 19 04:19 PM
SUN ANTHONY	Director	Feb 18 '26	Option Exercise	0.00	8,324	0	332,172	Feb 19 04:15 PM
Willett Robert	Director	Feb 13 '26	Option Exercise	39.44	2,148	84,717	2,148	Feb 17 04:23 PM
Willett Robert	Director	Feb 13 '26	Sale	59.50	2,148	127,808	0	Feb 17 04:23 PM
Willett Robert	Director	Feb 12 '26	Option Exercise	38.41	177,052	6,800,970	173,296	Feb 13 04:39 PM
Willett Robert	Director	Feb 12 '26	Sale	58.39	177,052	10,337,199	0	Feb 13 04:39 PM
MACDONALD LAURA ANN	VP and PAO	Feb 12 '26	Option Exercise	38.39	12,500	479,875	14,712	Feb 13 04:33 PM
MACDONALD LAURA ANN	VP and PAO	Feb 12 '26	Sale	57.16	14,881	850,553	2,212	Feb 13 04:33 PM
Willett Robert	Director	Feb 13 '26	Proposed Sale	59.50	2,148	127,808		Feb 13 04:28 PM
MACDONALD LAURA ANN	Officer	Feb 12 '26	Proposed Sale	56.56	2,381	134,670		Feb 13 10:30 AM
Willett Robert	Director	Feb 12 '26	Proposed Sale	58.18	177,052	10,300,974		Feb 12 04:58 PM
SUN ANTHONY	Director	Jan 08 '26	Option Exercise	16.72	26,000	434,720	52,608	Jan 08 04:05 PM
Willett Robert	Director	Oct 21 '25	Option Exercise	38.39	6,704	257,367	6,704	Oct 22 04:00 PM
Willett Robert	Director	Oct 21 '25	Sale	49.51	6,704	331,890	0	Oct 22 04:00 PM
Willett Robert	Director	Oct 21 '25	Proposed Sale	49.51	6,704	331,890		Oct 21 04:15 PM
DiPalma Sheila Marie	EVP, Employee Services	Sep 05 '25	Sale	45.00	2,002	90,090	8,582	Sep 08 04:09 PM
DiPalma Sheila Marie	EVP, Employee Services	Sep 08 '25	Sale	45.03	2,000	90,060	6,582	Sep 08 04:09 PM
MACDONALD LAURA ANN	VP and PAO	Sep 05 '25	Sale	45.00	2,666	119,970	4,593	Sep 08 04:06 PM
SHEILA MARIE DIPALMA	Officer	Sep 05 '25	Proposed Sale	44.27	4,002	177,169		Sep 05 04:24 PM
MACDONALD LAURA ANN	Vice President, Principal Acco	Sep 05 '25	Proposed Sale	45.00	2,666	119,970		Sep 05 02:05 PM
Moschner Matthew	CEO & President	Aug 07 '25	Option Exercise	0.00	3,000	0	9,243	Aug 11 04:40 PM
Moschner Matthew	CEO & President	Aug 04 '25	Option Exercise	0.00	3,441	0	7,253	Aug 05 04:00 PM
Lee John Tseng-Chung	Director	May 09 '25	Option Exercise	0.00	1,848	0	13,583	May 12 04:00 PM
Fehr Dennis	SVP, Chief Financial Officer	May 06 '25	Option Exercise	0.00	3,597	0	10,167	May 07 04:09 PM
MACDONALD LAURA ANN	VP and PAO	Mar 15 '25	Option Exercise	0.00	246	0	7,332	Mar 17 04:00 PM
Kuechen Joerg	Chief Technology Officer	Mar 11 '25	Sale	32.97	7,991	263,469	0	Mar 12 04:09 PM
JOERG KUECHEN	Officer	Mar 11 '25	Proposed Sale	32.97	7,991	263,469		Mar 11 04:04 PM
Gerst Carl	EVP, Vision & ID Products	Feb 24 '25	Sale	32.73	6,803	222,630	4,566	Feb 25 04:56 PM
Gerst Carl	EVP, Vision & ID Products	Feb 25 '25	Sale	33.05	4,566	150,897	0	Feb 25 04:56 PM
CARL W GERST III	Officer	Feb 24 '25	Proposed Sale	32.78	11,369	372,676		Feb 24 04:22 PM

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