Cognex (CGNX) – Investment Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Updates

Cognex (NASDAQ: CGNX) has recently received a number of price target changes and ratings updates:

• 11/3/2025 – Cognex was given a new $38.00 price target on by analysts at DA Davidson. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 10/31/2025 – Cognex had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at UBS Group AG. They now have a $58.00 price target on the stock.
• 10/31/2025 – Cognex had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by analysts at KeyCorp. They now have a $50.00 price target on the stock.
• 10/31/2025 – Cognex was given a new $45.00 price target on by analysts at Robert W. Baird.
• 10/31/2025 – Cognex had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Barclays PLC. They now have a $56.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $55.00.
• 10/31/2025 – Cognex had its price target raised by analysts at Needham & Company LLC from $45.00 to $47.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 10/8/2025 – Cognex was given a new $45.00 price target on by analysts at Truist Financial Corporation. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.
• 10/8/2025 – Cognex had its “hold (c)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 10/7/2025 – Cognex was given a new $55.00 price target on by analysts at Barclays PLC. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 10/7/2025 – Cognex was upgraded by analysts at Barclays PLC to a “strong-buy” rating.
• 9/27/2025 – Cognex had its “hold (c)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 9/16/2025 – Cognex had its price target raised by analysts at The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. from $36.00 to $40.00. They now have a “sell” rating on the stock.
• 9/15/2025 – Cognex is now covered by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co.. They set a “neutral” rating and a $45.00 price target on the stock.

Cognex Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 28th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, November 13th will be paid a dividend of $0.085 per share. This represents a $0.34 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, November 13th. This is a positive change from Cognex’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.08. Cognex’s dividend payout ratio is currently 53.13%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Cognex news, EVP Sheila Marie Dipalma sold 2,002 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $45.00, for a total transaction of $90,090.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 8,582 shares in the company, valued at approximately $386,190. The trade was a 18.92% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Robert Willett sold 6,704 shares of Cognex stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, October 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $49.51, for a total value of $331,915.04. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 10,706 shares of company stock worth $512,065 in the last quarter. Insiders own 1.60% of the company’s stock.

Cognex Corporation provides machine vision products that capture and analyze visual information to automate manufacturing and distribution tasks worldwide. Its machine vision products are used to automate the manufacturing and tracking of discrete items, including mobile phones, electric vehicle batteries, and e-commerce packages by locating, identifying, inspecting, and measuring them during the manufacturing or distribution process.