Cognex Market Sentiment

Market sentiment signals for Cognex (CGNX): analyst consensus, short interest, options flow and insider activity.

Recent Analyst Actions

Date	Firm	Analyst & Accuracy	Upside / Downside	PT Change	Action	Rating
Aug 10, 2026	DA Davidson	Matthew Summerville—	+3.4%	$62 → $65	Maintained	Neutral
Aug 10, 2026	HSBC	Helen Fang—	—	—	Downgrade	Buy→Hold
Aug 10, 2026	Barclays	Guy Hardwick—	+27.2%	$75 → $80	Maintained	Overweight
Aug 7, 2026	Citigroup	Piyush Avasthy—	+17.7%	$72 → $74	Maintained	Neutral
Aug 7, 2026	Needham	James Ricchiuti—	+27.2%	$75 → $80	Maintained	Buy
Aug 7, 2026	Truist Securities	Jamie Cook—	+24.0%	$71 → $78	Maintained	Hold
Aug 7, 2026	Cantor Fitzgerald	Troy Jensen—	+33.6%	$76 → $84	Maintained	Overweight
Jul 13, 2026	Citigroup	Piyush Avasthy—	+14.5%	$68 → $72	Maintained	Neutral
Jul 2, 2026	Truist Securities	Jamie Cook—	+12.9%	$61 → $71	Maintained	Hold
May 26, 2026	JP Morgan	Tomohiko Sano—	+19.3%	$65 → $75	Upgrade	Neutral→Overweight
May 14, 2026	DA Davidson	Matthew Summerville—	-1.4%	$55 → $62	Maintained	Neutral
May 11, 2026	Goldman Sachs	Joe Ritchie—	+27.2%	$70 → $80	Maintained	Buy
May 11, 2026	Barclays	Guy Hardwick—	+19.3%	$64 → $75	Maintained	Overweight
May 8, 2026	Citigroup	Piyush Avasthy—	+8.1%	$60 → $68	Maintained	Neutral
May 8, 2026	JP Morgan	Tomohiko Sano—	+3.4%	$55 → $65	Maintained	Neutral
May 8, 2026	Truist Securities	Jamie Cook—	-3.0%	$50 → $61	Maintained	Hold
May 8, 2026	Needham	James Ricchiuti—	+19.3%	$67 → $75	Maintained	Buy
May 7, 2026	Stephens & Co.	Tommy Moll—	+19.3%	$65 → $75	Maintained	Overweight
Apr 20, 2026	Truist Securities	Jamie Cook—	-20.5%	$52 → $50	Maintained	Hold
Mar 16, 2026	Barclays	Guy Hardwick—	+1.8%	$61 → $64	Maintained	Overweight
Mar 9, 2026	JP Morgan	Tomohiko Sano—	-12.5%	$55	Upgrade	Underweight→Neutral
Feb 17, 2026	DA Davidson	Matthew Summerville—	-12.5%	$38 → $55	Maintained	Neutral
Feb 17, 2026	Goldman Sachs	Joe Ritchie—	+8.1%	$50 → $68	Maintained	Buy
Feb 17, 2026	HSBC	Helen Fang—	+8.1%	$47 → $68	Upgrade	Hold→Buy
Feb 13, 2026	Barclays	Guy Hardwick—	-3.0%	$54 → $61	Maintained	Overweight