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Cognex Corporation

Technology · Hardware, Equipment & Parts

$56.15

Down-$2.82 (-4.78%)

Updated Nov 1, 2026, 5:12 AM

SID Score

4.5/10

Composite research score

Smart Money

58/100

Neutral

Market cap
6.18B
P/E ratio
56.18
Dividend yield
0.58%
52-week range
$34.60 – $72.88
Volume
1.52M
Avg. volume
1.85M

Price performance · CGNX

CGNX price history

1M range · 20 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices

Prices through Oct 30, 2026

CGNX closed at $56.15 after 20 trading sessions, down 12.77% for the selected period.

Last close
$56.15
Period change
-12.77%
Period low
$53.99
Period high
$66.35
Daily close
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CGNX OHLC price history, latest 40 sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVolume
Oct 30, 2026$56.43$57.10$54.95$56.151.52M
Oct 29, 2026$57.64$60.00$57.25$58.971.54M
Oct 28, 2026$59.03$59.24$57.03$58.431.39M
Oct 27, 2026$56.62$58.35$56.06$58.221.28M
Oct 26, 2026$56.35$57.14$55.50$55.631.56M
Oct 23, 2026$54.33$56.07$53.78$55.551.09M
Oct 22, 2026$56.49$56.625$54.1422$54.601.52M
Oct 21, 2026$57.97$58.50$57.50$58.051.32M
Oct 20, 2026$54.19$57.05$53.815$56.771.47M
Oct 19, 2026$55.08$56.34$54.23$55.161.53M
Oct 16, 2026$55.59$56.18$53.95$53.991.93M
Oct 15, 2026$55.38$55.90$53.12$55.673.94M
Oct 14, 2026$58.73$59.32$56.89$57.272.25M
Oct 13, 2026$60.91$61.48$58.97$60.011.9M
Oct 12, 2026$62.82$63.35$61.39$61.821.21M
Oct 9, 2026$61.67$63.52$60.9101$62.922.01M
Oct 8, 2026$60.50$61.27$59.77$60.911.82M
Oct 7, 2026$64.64$64.96$60.05$61.212.94M
Oct 6, 2026$64.86$66.61$64.40$66.351.91M
Oct 5, 2026$65.20$65.68$63.8701$64.372.28M

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Company profile

Cognex Corp provides machine vision products that help automate manufacturing processes. The firm's products include vision software, vision systems, vision sensors, and ID products. Vision software combines vision tools with a customer's cameras and peripheral equipment and can help with several vision tasks, including part location, identification, measurement, and robotic guidance. Vision systems combine a camera, processor, and vision software into a single package. Vision sensors deliver simple, low-cost solutions for common vision applications, such as checking the size of parts. ID products read codes that have been applied to items during the manufacturing process. Cognex generates the maximum proportion of its sales in the United States and Europe.

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Average target
$48.67
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CGNX recent ratings
DateFirmRatingTarget
Oct 12, 2026BarclaysOverweight—
Oct 5, 2026Truist SecuritiesHold—
Sep 23, 2026DA DavidsonNeutral—
Sep 23, 2026BairdNeutral—
Sep 15, 2026NeedhamBuy—
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Yahoo · Oct 20, 2026

Cognex (CGNX) Stock Looks Rich After Fresh Robotics Demand News

Cognex has ridden a sharp multi year upswing, yet the recent pullback leaves investors asking a simple question: Does the current share price still line up with what the business earns today? Over the past 3 years Cognex has returned 55.5%, which puts real weight on whether that gain is fully grounded in its earnings power. Goldman Sachs' projection for millions of additional robot units by 2035 highlights how Cognex's machine vision role can influence expectations for its future profit...

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