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Cognex Analyst Ratings and Price Targets | NASDAQ:CGNX | Benzinga
Cognex Corp has a consensus price target of $44.76 based on the ratings of 20 analysts. The high is $60 issued by Raymond James on November 6, 2023. The low is $26 issued by Citigroup on April 14, 2025. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by Goldman Sachs, DA Davidson, and UBS on May 6, 2025, May 5, 2025, and May 2, 2025, respectively. With an average price target of $38 between Goldman Sachs, DA Davidson, and UBS, there's an implied 18.49% upside for Cognex Corp from these most-recent analyst ratings.
Analyst Firms Making Recommendations1
Goldman Sachs
DA Davidson
UBS
Needham
Citigroup
1calculated from analyst ratings
Analyst Ratings for Cognex
| Buy Now | Get Alert | |||||||
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| 05/06/2025 | Buy Now | -9.57% | Goldman Sachs | Joe Ritchie75% | $33 → $29 | Maintains | Sell | Get Alert |
| 05/05/2025 | Buy Now | -0.22% | DA Davidson | Matthew Summerville62% | $35 → $32 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 05/02/2025 | Buy Now | 65.26% | UBS | Damian Karas61% | $56 → $53 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 05/01/2025 | Buy Now | 2.9% | Needham | James Ricchiuti77% | $41 → $33 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/14/2025 | Buy Now | -18.93% | Citigroup | Piyush Avasthy1% | $37 → $26 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 04/08/2025 | Buy Now | -9.57% | Truist Securities | Jamie Cook70% | $37 → $29 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 03/12/2025 | Buy Now | 71.5% | Stephens & Co. | Tommy Moll75% | $55 → $55 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 02/18/2025 | Buy Now | 9.14% | Goldman Sachs | Joe Ritchie75% | $39 → $35 | Maintains | Sell | Get Alert |
| 02/18/2025 | Buy Now | 74.62% | UBS | Damian Karas61% | $58 → $56 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 02/18/2025 | Buy Now | 18.49% | Baird | Richard Eastman74% | $42 → $38 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 02/14/2025 | Buy Now | 15.37% | Truist Securities | Jamie Cook70% | $43 → $37 | Reiterates | Hold → Hold | Get Alert |
| 02/14/2025 | Buy Now | 27.85% | Needham | James Ricchiuti77% | $47 → $41 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 01/16/2025 | Buy Now | 34.08% | Truist Securities | Jamie Cook70% | $42 → $43 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 01/13/2025 | Buy Now | 30.96% | Citigroup | Piyush Avasthy1% | $44 → $42 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 01/02/2025 | Buy Now | 71.5% | Stephens & Co. | Tommy Moll75% | $55 → $55 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 12/19/2024 | Buy Now | 52.79% | Cantor Fitzgerald | Troy Jensen55% | → $49 | Initiates | → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 12/19/2024 | Buy Now | 30.96% | Truist Securities | Jamie Cook70% | $43 → $42 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 11/05/2024 | Buy Now | 34.08% | Truist Securities | Jamie Cook70% | $46 → $43 | Downgrade | Buy → Hold | Get Alert |
| 11/01/2024 | Buy Now | 46.55% | Needham | James Ricchiuti77% | $50 → $47 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 08/05/2024 | Buy Now | 21.61% | DA Davidson | Matthew Summerville62% | $41 → $39 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 08/05/2024 | Buy Now | 40.32% | Stephens & Co. | Tommy Moll75% | $45 → $45 | Reiterates | Equal-Weight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 08/05/2024 | Buy Now | 30.96% | Baird | Richard Eastman74% | $46 → $42 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 08/02/2024 | Buy Now | 21.61% | Goldman Sachs | Joe Ritchie75% | $45 → $39 | Maintains | Sell | Get Alert |
| 08/02/2024 | Buy Now | 43.44% | Truist Securities | Jamie Cook70% | $55 → $46 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 08/02/2024 | Buy Now | 55.91% | Needham | James Ricchiuti77% | $57 → $50 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/29/2024 | Buy Now | 77.74% | Needham | James Ricchiuti77% | $48 → $57 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/23/2024 | Buy Now | 80.85% | Vertical Research | Kevin McCarthy46% | → $58 | Initiates | → Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/02/2024 | Buy Now | 71.5% | Truist Securities | Jamie Cook70% | $50 → $55 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 05/07/2024 | Buy Now | 62.15% | HSBC | Helen Fang32% | → $52 | Upgrade | Hold → Buy | Get Alert |
| 05/07/2024 | Buy Now | 55.91% | Truist Securities | Jamie Cook70% | $47 → $50 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | Get Alert |
| 05/06/2024 | Buy Now | 27.85% | Goldman Sachs | Joe Ritchie75% | $36 → $41 | Maintains | Sell | Get Alert |
| 05/03/2024 | Buy Now | 40.32% | Stephens & Co. | Tommy Moll75% | $40 → $45 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 05/03/2024 | Buy Now | 71.5% | Bernstein | Jay Huang24% | $52 → $55 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 05/03/2024 | Buy Now | 49.67% | Needham | James Ricchiuti77% | $46 → $48 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 05/03/2024 | Buy Now | 37.2% | Baird | Richard Eastman74% | $40 → $44 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 04/08/2024 | Buy Now | 34.08% | Citigroup | Piyush Avasthy1% | $41 → $43 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 03/19/2024 | Buy Now | 68.38% | UBS | Damian Karas61% | $42 → $54 | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert |
| 03/14/2024 | Buy Now | 46.55% | Truist Securities | Jamie Cook70% | → $47 | Initiates | → Buy | Get Alert |
| 11/06/2023 | Buy Now | 87.09% | Raymond James | Brian Gesuale75% | $65 → $60 | Maintains | Strong Buy | Get Alert |
| 11/02/2023 | Buy Now | 24.73% | Stephens & Co. | Tommy Moll75% | $55 → $40 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 11/01/2023 | Buy Now | 43.44% | Needham | James Ricchiuti77% | $55 → $46 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/10/2023 | Buy Now | 24.73% | Goldman Sachs | Joe Ritchie75% | $45 → $40 | Maintains | Sell | Get Alert |
| 10/03/2023 | Buy Now | — | Keybanc | Ken Newman74% | — | Initiates | → Sector Weight | Get Alert |
| 09/01/2023 | Buy Now | 71.5% | Needham | James Ricchiuti77% | → $55 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | Get Alert |
| 08/30/2023 | Buy Now | 62.15% | Citigroup | Piyush Avasthy1% | → $52 | Initiates | → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 08/07/2023 | Buy Now | 43.44% | Credit Suisse | Guy Hardwick65% | $47 → $46 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 08/04/2023 | Buy Now | 43.44% | Morgan Stanley | Joshua Pokrzywinski74% | $45 → $46 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
| 08/03/2023 | Buy Now | 71.5% | Needham | James Ricchiuti77% | $58 → $55 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/13/2023 | Buy Now | 46.55% | Credit Suisse | Guy Hardwick65% | $46 → $47 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 06/20/2023 | Buy Now | 46.55% | Stephens & Co. | Tommy Moll75% | → $47 | Reiterates | Equal-Weight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 05/09/2023 | Buy Now | 43.44% | Credit Suisse | Guy Hardwick65% | $44 → $46 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 05/05/2023 | Buy Now | 40.32% | Morgan Stanley | Joshua Pokrzywinski74% | $40 → $45 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
| 05/05/2023 | Buy Now | 80.85% | Needham | James Ricchiuti77% | → $58 | Reiterates | → Buy | Get Alert |
| 02/23/2023 | Buy Now | 37.2% | Credit Suisse | Guy Hardwick65% | $41 → $44 | Upgrade | Underperform → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 02/21/2023 | Buy Now | 40.32% | Stephens & Co. | Tommy Moll75% | → $45 | Reiterates | → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 02/17/2023 | Buy Now | 80.85% | Needham | James Ricchiuti77% | $54 → $58 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 02/01/2023 | Buy Now | — | Northcoast Research | Tom Hayes63% | — | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 01/17/2023 | Buy Now | 24.73% | Morgan Stanley | Joshua Pokrzywinski74% | $41 → $40 | Downgrade | Equal-Weight → Underweight | Get Alert |
| 12/13/2022 | Buy Now | 27.85% | Credit Suisse | Guy Hardwick65% | → $41 | Initiates | → Underperform | Get Alert |
| 11/22/2022 | Buy Now | 55.91% | Cowen & Co. | Joseph Giordano59% | $55 → $50 | Downgrade | Outperform → Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 11/07/2022 | Buy Now | 102.68% | Raymond James | Brian Gesuale75% | $75 → $65 | Maintains | Strong Buy | Get Alert |
| 11/04/2022 | Buy Now | 68.38% | Needham | James Ricchiuti77% | $52 → $54 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/12/2022 | Buy Now | 27.85% | Morgan Stanley | Joshua Pokrzywinski74% | $45 → $41 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 09/20/2022 | Buy Now | 62.15% | Needham | James Ricchiuti77% | $50 → $52 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 08/12/2022 | Buy Now | — | JP Morgan | Paul Chung54% | — | Downgrade | Neutral → Underweight | Get Alert |
| 08/04/2022 | Buy Now | 40.32% | Morgan Stanley | Joshua Pokrzywinski74% | $52 → $45 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 08/03/2022 | Buy Now | 71.5% | Cowen & Co. | Joseph Giordano59% | $75 → $55 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 08/03/2022 | Buy Now | 133.86% | Raymond James | Brian Gesuale75% | $80 → $75 | Maintains | Strong Buy | Get Alert |
| 08/03/2022 | Buy Now | 102.68% | Bernstein | Jay Huang24% | → $65 | Upgrade | Market Perform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 08/03/2022 | Buy Now | 40.32% | Stephens & Co. | Tommy Moll75% | $80 → $45 | Downgrade | Overweight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 08/03/2022 | Buy Now | 55.91% | Needham | James Ricchiuti77% | $60 → $50 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 08/01/2022 | Buy Now | 87.09% | Needham | James Ricchiuti77% | $80 → $60 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 06/23/2022 | Buy Now | 27.85% | Goldman Sachs | Joe Ritchie75% | $59 → $41 | Maintains | Sell | Get Alert |
| 06/09/2022 | Buy Now | 149.45% | Raymond James | Brian Gesuale75% | $90 → $80 | Maintains | Strong Buy | Get Alert |
| 05/31/2022 | Buy Now | 62.15% | Morgan Stanley | Joshua Pokrzywinski74% | $68 → $52 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 05/26/2022 | Buy Now | 55.91% | UBS | Markus Mittermaier79% | $80 → $50 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
FAQ
What is the target price for Cognex (CGNX) stock?
The latest price target for Cognex (NASDAQ:CGNX) was reported by Goldman Sachs on May 6, 2025. The analyst firm set a price target for $29.00 expecting CGNX to fall to within 12 months (a possible -9.57% downside). 28 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.
What is the most recent analyst rating for Cognex (CGNX)?
The latest analyst rating for Cognex (NASDAQ:CGNX) was provided by Goldman Sachs, and Cognex maintained their sell rating.
When was the last upgrade for Cognex (CGNX)?
The last upgrade for Cognex Corp happened on May 7, 2024 when HSBC raised their price target to $52. HSBC previously had a hold for Cognex Corp.
When was the last downgrade for Cognex (CGNX)?
The last downgrade for Cognex Corp happened on November 5, 2024 when Truist Securities changed their price target from $46 to $43 for Cognex Corp.
When is the next analyst rating going to be posted or updated for Cognex (CGNX)?
Analysts arrive at stock ratings after doing extensive research, which includes going through public financial statements, talking to executives and customers of Cognex, and listening in to earnings conference calls. Most analysts do this every three months, so you should get 4 ratings per company per firm each year. The last rating for Cognex was filed on May 6, 2025 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around May 6, 2026.
Is the Analyst Rating Cognex (CGNX) correct?
While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest Cognex (CGNX) rating was a maintained with a price target of $33.00 to $29.00. The current price Cognex (CGNX) is trading at is $32.07, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.
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