Cognex (CGNX) Stock Forecast & Price Target

$32.24 -0.56 (-1.70%)

As of 03:00 PM Eastern

Cognex - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2025)

MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0 to .5 = Strong Sell, .5 to 1 = Sell, 1 to 1.5 = Reduce, 1.5 to 2.5 = Hold, 2.5 to 3.0 = Moderate Buy, 3.0 to 3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.

Consensus Rating

Hold

Based on 13 Analyst Ratings

Sell
1

Hold
6

Buy
6

Based on 13 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for Cognex in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold." Out of the 13 analysts, 1 has given a sell rating, 6 have given a hold rating, 5 have given a buy rating, and 1 has given a strong buy rating for CGNX.

Consensus Price Target

$44.83
39.04% Upside

According to the 13 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Cognex, the average price target is $44.83. The highest price target for CGNX is $58.00, while the lowest price target for CGNX is $33.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 39.04% from the current price of $32.24.

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CGNX Analyst Ratings Over Time

Type	Current Forecast 3/3/24 to 3/3/25	1 Month Ago 2/2/24 to 2/1/25	3 Months Ago 12/4/23 to 12/3/24	1 Year Ago 3/4/23 to 3/3/24
Strong Buy	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	5 Buy rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)
Hold	6 Hold rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)
Sell	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	$44.83	$47.92	$47.91	$48.56
Forecasted Upside	39.04% Upside	20.09% Upside	22.03% Upside	21.91% Upside
Consensus Rating	Hold	Moderate Buy	Hold	Hold

CGNX Analyst Recommendations By Month

The chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.

CGNX Price Targets by Month

The chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.

Cognex Stock vs. The Competition

Type	Cognex	Computer and Technology Companies	S&P 500
Consensus Rating Score	2.46	2.69	2.53
Consensus Rating	Hold	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy
Predicted Upside	36.69% Upside	67.43% Upside	14.40% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Positive News See Recent CGNX News	Positive News	Positive News

Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings

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Date	Brokerage	Analyst Name	Action	Rating	Price Target	Upside/Downside on Report Date
2/21/2025	Hsbc Global Res 0 of 5 stars	H. Fang Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Strong-Buy ➝ Hold
2/21/2025	HSBC 3 of 5 stars		Downgrade	Buy ➝ Hold	$33.00	-1.20%
2/18/2025	The Goldman Sachs Group 2 of 5 stars	Joe Ritchie Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Sell ➝ Sell	$39.00 ➝ $35.00	+5.82%
2/18/2025	UBS Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Damian Karas Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$58.00 ➝ $56.00	+68.67%
2/18/2025	Robert W. Baird Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Richard Eastman Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$42.00 ➝ $38.00	+14.46%
2/14/2025	Truist Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	J. Cook Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Hold ➝ Hold	$43.00 ➝ $37.00	+13.58%
2/14/2025	Needham & Company LLC Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	James Ricchiuti Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$47.00 ➝ $41.00	+20.87%
1/13/2025	Citigroup Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Piyush Avasthy Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$44.00 ➝ $42.00	+12.93%
1/2/2025	Stephens Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	T. Moll Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$55.00 ➝ $55.00	+53.37%
12/20/2024	Cantor Fitzgerald Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	T. Jensen Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Strong-Buy
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8/5/2024	DA Davidson Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$41.00 ➝ $39.00	+5.83%
7/23/2024	Vertical Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	K. Mccarthy Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Buy	$58.00	+14.94%
5/3/2024	Sanford C. Bernstein Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$52.00 ➝ $55.00	+25.60%
11/6/2023	Raymond James Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Strong-Buy ➝ Strong-Buy	$65.00 ➝ $60.00	+65.47%
10/5/2023	BNP Paribas Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Initiated Coverage	Outperform	$55.00	+31.26%
10/2/2023	KeyCorp Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Initiated Coverage	Sector Weight ➝ Sector Weight
8/7/2023	Credit Suisse Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$47.00 ➝ $46.00	-6.83%
8/4/2023	Morgan Stanley Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Underweight ➝ Underweight	$45.00 ➝ $46.00	-8.42%
6/23/2023	CL King Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Initiated Coverage	Neutral

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CGNX Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

: According to the research reports of 13 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for Cognex is $44.83, with a high forecast of $58.00 and a low forecast of $33.00.
: 13 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Cognex in the last year. There is currently 1 sell rating, 6 hold ratings, 5 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "hold" CGNX shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in CGNX, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
: According to analysts, Cognex's stock has a predicted upside of 39.04% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.
: Over the previous 90 days, Cognex's stock had 2 downgrades and 1 upgrade by analysts.
: Cognex has been rated by research analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald, Citigroup, Hsbc Global Res, HSBC, Needham & Company LLC, Robert W. Baird, Stephens, The Goldman Sachs Group, Truist Financial, and UBS Group in the past 90 days.
: Analysts like Cognex less than other "computer and technology" companies. The consensus rating for Cognex is Hold while the average consensus rating for "computer and technology" companies is Moderate Buy. Learn more on how CGNX compares to other companies.

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This page (NASDAQ:CGNX) was last updated on 3/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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Cognex (CGNX) Stock Forecast & Price Target