CGNX

Cognex Corp

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34.560

+0.48(1.408%)1D

Overview
Forecast
Valuation
Earnings

Line

Candle

YTD

High

34.610

Open

34.375

VWAP

Vol

655.82K

Mkt Cap

5.72B

Low

34.020

Amount

EV/EBITDA(TTM)

34.61

Total Shares

171.66M

5.52B

EV/OCF(TTM)

31.38

P/S(TTM)

6.37

Cognex Corporation invents and commercializes technologies that address various critical manufacturing and distribution challenges. The Company is a global provider of machine vision products and solutions that improve efficiency and quality in businesses across industrial end markets. It operates through the machine vision technology segment. Its solutions blend physical products and software to capture and analyze visual information, allowing for the automation of manufacturing and distribution tasks for customers worldwide. Machine vision products are used to automate the manufacturing or distribution and tracking of discrete items, such as mobile phones, electric vehicle batteries and e-commerce packages, by locating, identifying, inspecting, and measuring them. Machine vision is important for applications in which human vision is inadequate to meet requirements for size, accuracy, or speed, or in instances where substantial cost savings or quality improvements are maintained.

Market Estimates

Earnings Estimates

Revenue

YoY Chg

EPS

YoYChg

FY2025Q4

FY2025Q3

FY2025Q2

240.57M

+4.74%

249.32M

+6.21%

246.47M

+3%

Estimates Revision

The market is revising Downward the revenue expectations for Cognex Corporation (CGNX) for FY2025, with the revenue forecasts being adjusted by -0.46% over the past three months. During the same period, the stock price has changed by 28.38%.

Revenue Estimates for FY2025

Revise Downward

-0.46%

In Past 3 Month

Stock Price

Go Up

+28.38%

In Past 3 Month

12 Analyst Rating

14.29% Upside

Wall Street analysts forecast CGNX stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for CGNX is 39.50 USD with a low forecast of 32.00 USD and a high forecast of 60.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.

6 Buy

5 Hold

1 Sell

Moderate Buy

14.29% Upside

Current: 34.560

Low

32.00

Averages

39.50

High

60.00

14.29% Upside

Current: 34.560

Low

32.00

Averages

39.50

High

60.00

Citi

Neutral

maintain

$30 -> $37

2025-07-14

Reason

Citi

Price Target

$30 -> $37

2025-07-14

maintain

Neutral

Reason

Citi raised the firm's price target on Cognex to $37 from $30 and keeps a Neutral rating on the shares. The firm adjusted targets in the industrial conglomerate group as part of a Q2 earnings preview. It expects most in the sector to report solid results and slightly increase 2025 earnings outlooks. Citi elevated Dover to its top multis pick.

Melius Research

Hold

Buy

upgrade

$60

2025-07-10

Reason

Melius Research

Price Target

$60

2025-07-10

upgrade

Hold

Buy

Reason

Melius Research upgraded Cognex to Buy from Hold with a $60 price target.

Baird

Neutral

maintain

$30 -> $32

2025-06-17

Reason

Baird

Price Target

$30 -> $32

2025-06-17

maintain

Neutral

Reason

Baird raised the firm's price target on Cognex to $32 from $30 and keeps a Neutral rating on the shares. The firm updated its model following its Investor Day.

Citigroup

Piyush Avasthy

Hold

Maintains

$37 → $26

2025-04-14

Reason

Citigroup

Piyush Avasthy

Price Target

$37 → $26

2025-04-14

Maintains

Hold

Reason

Truist Securities

Jamie Cook

Hold

Maintains

$37 → $29

2025-04-08

Reason

Truist Securities

Jamie Cook

Price Target

$37 → $29

2025-04-08

Maintains

Hold

Reason

Truist lowered the firm's price target on Cognex to $29 from $37 and keeps a Hold rating on the shares as part of a broader research note previewing Q1 results in Machinery, Infrastructure Services, and Multi-Industry sector. With continued uncertainty looming around tariffs, the firm sees tempered demand as a short term risk, reflecting prior uncertainty around lack of news around tariffs and now a potential worse-than-expected outcome that is starting to show up in real time data as March ISM manufacturing PMI disappointed while new orders fell short of Street expectations again, the analyst tells investors in a research note. Truist adds that it sees risk that companies will imply demand deteriorated through the first quarter and potentially into April, creating concerns around recession and/or a short term pause in demand, also noting a greater risk to pruning full year guidance.

Stephens & Co.

Tommy Moll

Buy

Reiterates

$55

2025-03-12

Reason

Stephens & Co.

Tommy Moll

Price Target

$55

2025-03-12

Reiterates

Buy

Reason

Meeting to be held in Minneapolis on March 10 and in Chicago on March 11 hosted by Stephens.

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Valuation Metrics

The current forward P/E ratio for Cognex Corp (CGNX.O) is 38.74, compared to its 5-year average forward P/E of 51.58. For a more detailed relative valuation and DCF analysis to assess Cognex Corp 's fair value, click here.

Forward PE

The forward P/E ratio is a valuation metric that divides a company's current stock price by its estimated future earnings per share over the next 12 months.

Undervalued

5Y Average PE

51.58

Current PE

38.74

Overvalued PE

63.30

Undervalued PE

39.85

Forward EV/EBITDA

The forward EV/EBITDA ratio is a valuation metric that divides a company's enterprise value (EV) by its estimated future earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) over the next 12 months.

Fair

5Y Average EV/EBITDA

37.14

Current EV/EBITDA

29.92

Overvalued EV/EBITDA

45.01

Undervalued EV/EBITDA

29.27

Forward PS

The forward P/S ratio is a valuation metric that divides a company's current stock price by its estimated future sales (or revenue) per share over the next 12 months.

Undervalued

5Y Average PS

9.89

Current PS

5.88

Overvalued PS

13.00

Undervalued PS

6.77