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Cognex Corp has a consensus price target of $55.89 based on the ratings of 18 analysts. The high is $70 issued by Keybanc on February 13, 2026. The low is $37 issued by Citigroup on July 14, 2025. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by Truist Securities, Barclays, and JP Morgan on April 20, 2026, March 16, 2026, and March 9, 2026, respectively. With an average price target of $56.33 between Truist Securities, Barclays, and JP Morgan, there's an implied 3.94% upside for Cognex Corp from these most-recent analyst ratings.
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The latest price target for Cognex (NASDAQ:CGNX) was reported by Truist Securities on April 20, 2026. The analyst firm set a price target for $50.00 expecting CGNX to fall to within 12 months (a possible -7.75% downside). 36 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.
The latest analyst rating for Cognex (NASDAQ:CGNX) was provided by Truist Securities, and Cognex maintained their hold rating.
The last upgrade for Cognex Corp happened on March 9, 2026 when JP Morgan raised their price target to $55. JP Morgan previously had an underweight for Cognex Corp.
The last downgrade for Cognex Corp happened on December 3, 2025 when JP Morgan changed their price target from $45 to $35 for Cognex Corp.
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 April 20, 2026 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around April 20, 2027.
While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest Cognex (CGNX) rating was a maintained with a price target of $52.00 to $50.00. The current price Cognex (CGNX) is trading at is $54.20, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.
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| 04/20/2026 | Buy Now | -7.75% | Truist Securities | $52 → $50 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 03/16/2026 | Buy Now | 18.08% | Barclays | $61 → $64 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 03/09/2026 | Buy Now | 1.48% | JP Morgan | → $55 | Upgrade | Underweight → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 02/17/2026 | Buy Now | 1.48% | DA Davidson | $38 → $55 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 02/17/2026 | Buy Now | 25.46% | Goldman Sachs | $50 → $68 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 02/17/2026 | Buy Now | 25.46% | HSBC | $47 → $68 | Upgrade | Hold → Buy | Get Alert |
| 02/13/2026 | Buy Now | 12.55% | Barclays | $54 → $61 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 02/13/2026 | Buy Now | 29.15% | Keybanc | $50 → $70 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 02/12/2026 | Buy Now | 23.62% | Needham | $47 → $67 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 01/12/2026 | Buy Now | -0.37% | Barclays | $56 → $54 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 12/18/2025 | Buy Now | -22.51% | Truist Securities | $45 → $42 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 12/16/2025 | Buy Now | -7.75% | Goldman Sachs | $42 → $50 | Upgrade | Sell → Buy | Get Alert |
| 12/03/2025 | Buy Now | -35.42% | JP Morgan | $45 → $35 | Downgrade | Neutral → Underweight | Get Alert |
| 11/03/2025 | Buy Now | -29.89% | DA Davidson | $35 → $38 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 10/31/2025 | Buy Now | -16.97% | Baird | $43 → $45 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 10/31/2025 | Buy Now | 3.32% | Barclays | $55 → $56 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/31/2025 | Buy Now | -13.28% | Needham | $45 → $47 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/08/2025 | Buy Now | -16.97% | Truist Securities | $37 → $45 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 10/08/2025 | Buy Now | 1.48% | Barclays | → $55 | Initiates | → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 09/16/2025 | Buy Now | -26.2% | Goldman Sachs | $36 → $40 | Maintains | Sell | Get Alert |
| 09/15/2025 | Buy Now | -16.97% | JP Morgan | → $45 | Initiates | → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 08/04/2025 | Buy Now | -35.42% | DA Davidson | $32 → $35 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 08/01/2025 | Buy Now | -20.66% | Baird | $32 → $43 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 08/01/2025 | Buy Now | 7.01% | UBS | $53 → $58 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 08/01/2025 | Buy Now | -7.75% | Keybanc | → $50 | Upgrade | Sector Weight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 07/31/2025 | Buy Now | -16.97% | Needham | $36 → $45 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/14/2025 | Buy Now | -31.73% | Citigroup | $30 → $37 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 06/16/2025 | Buy Now | -40.96% | DA Davidson | $32 → $32 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 06/16/2025 | Buy Now | -40.96% | Baird | $30 → $32 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 06/12/2025 | Buy Now | -40.96% | Goldman Sachs | $29 → $32 | Maintains | Sell | Get Alert |
| 06/11/2025 | Buy Now | -33.58% | Needham | $33 → $36 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 05/06/2025 | Buy Now | -46.49% | Goldman Sachs | $33 → $29 | Maintains | Sell | Get Alert |
| 05/05/2025 | Buy Now | -40.96% | DA Davidson | $35 → $32 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 05/02/2025 | Buy Now | -44.65% | Baird | $31 → $30 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 05/02/2025 | Buy Now | -2.21% | UBS | $56 → $53 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 05/01/2025 | Buy Now | -39.11% | Needham | $41 → $33 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/14/2025 | Buy Now | -52.03% | Citigroup | $37 → $26 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 04/08/2025 | Buy Now | -46.49% | Truist Securities | $37 → $29 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 03/12/2025 | Buy Now | 1.48% | Stephens & Co. | $55 → $55 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 02/18/2025 | Buy Now | -35.42% | Goldman Sachs | $39 → $35 | Maintains | Sell | Get Alert |
| 02/18/2025 | Buy Now | 3.32% | UBS | $58 → $56 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 02/18/2025 | Buy Now | -29.89% | Baird | $42 → $38 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 02/14/2025 | Buy Now | -31.73% | Truist Securities | $43 → $37 | Reiterates | Hold → Hold | Get Alert |
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| 01/16/2025 | Buy Now | -20.66% | Truist Securities | $42 → $43 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 01/13/2025 | Buy Now | -22.51% | Citigroup | $44 → $42 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 01/02/2025 | Buy Now | 1.48% | Stephens & Co. | $55 → $55 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
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| 12/19/2024 | Buy Now | -22.51% | Truist Securities | $43 → $42 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 12/18/2024 | Buy Now | 7.01% | UBS | $57 → $58 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 11/05/2024 | Buy Now | -20.66% | Truist Securities | $46 → $43 | Downgrade | Buy → Hold | Get Alert |
| 11/01/2024 | Buy Now | -13.28% | Needham | $50 → $47 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 08/05/2024 | Buy Now | -28.04% | DA Davidson | $41 → $39 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 08/05/2024 | Buy Now | -16.97% | Stephens & Co. | $45 → $45 | Reiterates | Equal-Weight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
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| 05/07/2024 | Buy Now | -4.06% | HSBC | → $52 | Upgrade | Hold → Buy | Get Alert |
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| 05/06/2024 | Buy Now | 5.17% | UBS | $54 → $57 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 05/06/2024 | Buy Now | -24.35% | Goldman Sachs | $36 → $41 | Maintains | Sell | Get Alert |
| 05/03/2024 | Buy Now | -16.97% | Stephens & Co. | $40 → $45 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 05/03/2024 | Buy Now | 1.48% | Bernstein | $52 → $55 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 05/03/2024 | Buy Now | -11.44% | Needham | $46 → $48 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 05/03/2024 | Buy Now | -18.82% | Baird | $40 → $44 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 04/08/2024 | Buy Now | -20.66% | Citigroup | $41 → $43 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 03/19/2024 | Buy Now | -0.37% | UBS | $42 → $54 | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert |
| 03/14/2024 | Buy Now | -13.28% | Truist Securities | → $47 | Initiates | → Buy | Get Alert |
| 11/06/2023 | Buy Now | 10.7% | Raymond James | $65 → $60 | Maintains | Strong Buy | Get Alert |
| 11/02/2023 | Buy Now | -26.2% | Stephens & Co. | $55 → $40 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 11/01/2023 | Buy Now | -15.13% | Needham | $55 → $46 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/10/2023 | Buy Now | -26.2% | Goldman Sachs | $45 → $40 | Maintains | Sell | Get Alert |
| 10/03/2023 | Buy Now | — | Keybanc | — | Initiates | → Sector Weight | Get Alert |
| 09/01/2023 | Buy Now | 1.48% | Needham | → $55 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | Get Alert |
| 08/30/2023 | Buy Now | -4.06% | Citigroup | → $52 | Initiates | → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 08/07/2023 | Buy Now | -15.13% | Credit Suisse | $47 → $46 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 08/04/2023 | Buy Now | -15.13% | Morgan Stanley | $45 → $46 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
| 08/03/2023 | Buy Now | 1.48% | Needham | $58 → $55 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/13/2023 | Buy Now | -13.28% | Credit Suisse | $46 → $47 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 06/20/2023 | Buy Now | -13.28% | Stephens & Co. | → $47 | Reiterates | Equal-Weight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 05/09/2023 | Buy Now | -15.13% | Credit Suisse | $44 → $46 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 05/05/2023 | Buy Now | -16.97% | Morgan Stanley | $40 → $45 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
| 05/05/2023 | Buy Now | 7.01% | Needham | → $58 | Reiterates | → Buy | Get Alert |