Cognex (CGNX) Stock Forecast & Price Target

$35.57 -0.47 (-1.30%)

(As of 11:57 AM ET)

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

Moderate Buy

Based on 12 Analyst Ratings

Sell
1

Hold
4

Buy
7

Based on 12 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for Cognex in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy." Out of the 12 analysts, 1 has given a sell rating, 4 have given a hold rating, 6 have given a buy rating, and 1 has given a strong buy rating for CGNX.

Consensus Price Target

$47.92
34.71% Upside

According to the 12 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Cognex, the average price target is $47.92. The highest price target for CGNX is $58.00, while the lowest price target for CGNX is $39.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 34.71% from the current price of $35.57.

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CGNX Analyst Ratings Over Time

Type	Current Forecast 12/31/23 to 12/30/24	1 Month Ago 12/1/23 to 11/30/24	3 Months Ago 10/2/23 to 10/1/24	1 Year Ago 12/31/22 to 12/31/23
Strong Buy	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	6 Buy rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)
Hold	4 Hold rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)
Sell	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	$47.92	$47.91	$49.62	$48.50
Forecasted Upside	34.71% Upside	19.83% Upside	25.01% Upside	16.20% Upside
Consensus Rating	Moderate Buy	Hold	Moderate Buy	Hold

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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	2.58	2.69	2.51
Consensus Rating	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy
Predicted Upside	32.95% Upside	418.53% Upside	14.08% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Positive News See Recent CGNX News	Positive News	Neutral News

Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings

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Date	Brokerage	Analyst Name	Action	Rating	Price Target	Upside/Downside on Report Date
12/20/2024	Cantor Fitzgerald 4 of 5 stars	T. Jensen Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Strong-Buy
12/19/2024	Truist Financial 2 of 5 stars	J. Cook Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Hold ➝ Hold	$43.00 ➝ $42.00	+16.83%
11/1/2024	Needham & Company LLC 2 of 5 stars		Lower Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$50.00 ➝ $47.00	+16.83%
10/16/2024	Stephens Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	T. Moll Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Equal Weight ➝ Overweight	$45.00 ➝ $55.00	+38.57%
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%
8/5/2024	Robert W. Baird Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$46.00 ➝ $42.00	+9.89%
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8/2/2024	The Goldman Sachs Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Sell ➝ Sell	$45.00 ➝ $39.00	+2.04%
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%
5/7/2024	HSBC Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Hold ➝ Buy	$52.00	+13.89%
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%
4/8/2024	Citigroup Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$41.00 ➝ $43.00	+4.93%
3/19/2024	UBS Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Neutral ➝ Buy	$42.00 ➝ $54.00	+34.63%
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
2/17/2023	Cowen Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target		$50.00 ➝ $48.00	-13.22%
2/1/2023	Northcoast Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Buy ➝ Neutral

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CGNX Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

: According to the research reports of 12 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for Cognex is $47.92, with a high forecast of $58.00 and a low forecast of $39.00.
: 12 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Cognex in the last twelve months. There is currently 1 sell rating, 4 hold ratings, 6 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" CGNX shares.
: According to analysts, Cognex's stock has a predicted upside of 34.71% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.
: Over the previous 90 days, Cognex's stock had 2 upgrades and 1 downgrade by analysts.
: Cognex has been rated by research analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald, Needham & Company LLC, Stephens, and Truist Financial in the past 90 days.
: Analysts like Cognex less than other "computer and technology" companies. The consensus rating score for Cognex is 2.58 while the average consensus rating score for "computer and technology" companies is 2.69. Learn more on how CGNX compares to other companies.

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This page (NASDAQ:CGNX) was last updated on 12/30/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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Cognex (CGNX) Stock Forecast & Price Target