Cognex (CGNX) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $32.80 -0.60 (-1.80%) Closing price 02/21/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$32.78 -0.02 (-0.05%) As of 02/21/2025 07:51 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends Cognex Short Interest DataCognex (CGNX) has a short interest of 4.41 million shares, representing 2.61% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 9.70% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 4.0, indicating that it would take 4.0 days of the average trading volume of 1.42 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest4,410,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest4,020,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+9.70%Dollar Volume Sold Short$175.96 millionShort Interest Ratio4.0 Days to CoverLast Record DateJanuary 31, 2025Outstanding Shares169,870,000 sharesFloat Size168,860,000 sharesShort Percent of Float2.61%Today's Trading Volume1,669,656 sharesAverage Trading Volume1,418,890 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average118% Short Selling Cognex? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Cognex and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartCGNX Short Interest Over TimeCGNX Days to Cover Over TimeCGNX Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Cognex Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 1/31/20254,410,000 shares $175.96 million +9.7%2.6%4 $39.90 1/15/20254,020,000 shares $154.85 million +11.1%2.4%3.4 $38.52 12/31/20243,620,000 shares $129.81 million -1.1%2.1%3.2 $35.86 12/15/20243,660,000 shares $135.71 million +6.4%2.1%3.2 $37.08 11/30/20243,440,000 shares $137.53 million +2.1%2.0%3.2 $39.98 11/15/20243,370,000 shares $133.49 million +23.0%2.0%3.1 $39.61 10/31/20242,740,000 shares $110.23 million -28.7%1.6%2.5 $40.23 10/15/20243,840,000 shares $152.41 million -3.5%2.2%3.3 $39.69 9/30/20243,980,000 shares $161.19 million -5.7%2.3%3.3 $40.50 9/15/20244,220,000 shares $163.19 million +2.7%2.5%3.5 $38.67 Get the Latest News and Ratings for CGNX and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Cognex and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 8/31/20244,110,000 shares $165.96 million -27.8%2.4%3.4 $40.38 8/15/20245,690,000 shares $223.84 million +21.1%3.3%4.7 $39.34 7/31/20244,700,000 shares $233.21 million +1.3%2.8%3.9 $49.62 7/15/20244,640,000 shares $240.26 million +10.0%2.7%4.3 $51.78 6/30/20244,220,000 shares $197.33 million +2.2%2.5%4.1 $46.76 6/15/20244,130,000 shares $188.25 million -9.4%2.4%4.1 $45.58 5/31/20244,560,000 shares $207.57 million -15.4%2.7%4.4 $45.52 5/15/20245,390,000 shares $255.70 million +16.4%3.2%4.8 $47.44 4/30/20244,630,000 shares $192.33 million +2.4%2.7%3.1 $41.54 4/15/20244,520,000 shares $180.62 million +2.0%2.6%3 $39.96 3/31/20244,430,000 shares $187.92 million -0.5%2.6%2.7 $42.42 3/15/20244,450,000 shares $181.20 million No Change2.6%2.7 $40.72 2/29/20244,450,000 shares $175.55 million +15.3%2.6%2.7 $39.45 2/15/20243,860,000 shares $148.65 million -12.9%2.3%2.2 $38.51 1/31/20244,430,000 shares $160.10 million +13.0%2.6%3 $36.14 1/15/20243,920,000 shares $149.27 million +8.9%2.3%2.8 $38.08 12/31/20233,600,000 shares $150.26 million -14.1%2.1%2.6 $41.74 12/15/20234,190,000 shares $175.31 million -20.2%2.4%3.2 $41.84 11/30/20235,250,000 shares $197.93 million +0.2%3.1%4.3 $37.70 11/15/20235,240,000 shares $195.82 million -10.1%3.1%5.1 $37.37 10/31/20235,830,000 shares $209.82 million +51.8%3.4%6 $35.99 10/15/20233,840,000 shares $146.92 million -3.0%2.2%4.2 $38.26 9/30/20233,960,000 shares $168.06 million -0.3%2.3%4.9 $42.44 9/15/20233,970,000 shares $173.77 million +5.6%2.3%5.1 $43.77 8/31/20233,760,000 shares $177.02 million -7.4%2.2%4.6 $47.08 8/15/20234,060,000 shares $192.69 million +3.8%2.4%4.8 $47.46 7/31/20233,910,000 shares $213.56 million -4.2%2.3%4.7 $54.62 7/15/20234,080,000 shares $232.89 million +11.2%2.4%5.2 $57.08 6/30/20233,670,000 shares $205.59 million +0.3%2.1%4.8 $56.02 6/15/20233,660,000 shares $206.79 million +16.2%2.1%4.6 $56.50Trump doesn’t give a damn (Ad)Porter Stansberry: “I met with Trump’s biggest backers… they’re scooping up these 10 stocks” I recently met with one of Trump’s longest-serving advisors. 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And we found out these 10 stocks are the most likely to boom…Go here now to find out the names of these 10 stocks. 5/31/20233,150,000 shares $173.12 million +2.3%1.8%4.2 $54.96 5/15/20233,080,000 shares $157.63 million -18.7%1.8%4 $51.18 4/30/20233,790,000 shares $180.75 million -3.6%2.2%4.8 $47.69 4/15/20233,930,000 shares $192.88 million -6.4%2.3%5.2 $49.08 3/31/20234,200,000 shares $208.11 million -7.5%2.4%5.1 $49.55 3/15/20234,540,000 shares $216.56 million -3.0%2.7%5.7 $47.70 2/28/20234,680,000 shares $221.93 million +3.1%2.8%5.6 $47.42 2/15/20234,540,000 shares $255.92 million -7.2%2.7%5.3 $56.37 1/31/20234,890,000 shares $267.68 million -0.8%2.9%6.1 $54.74 1/15/20234,930,000 shares $262.28 million -0.6%3.0%5.9 $53.20 12/30/20224,960,000 shares $233.67 million -1.2%3.0%6 $47.11 12/15/20225,020,000 shares $247.84 million +1.8%3.0%5.9 $49.37 11/30/20224,930,000 shares $245.42 million +3.6%3.0%5.3 $49.78 11/15/20224,760,000 shares $243.76 million -3.3%2.9%5.1 $51.21 10/31/20224,920,000 shares $227.45 million -8.4%3.0%5.2 $46.23 10/15/20225,370,000 shares $219.53 million -2.4%3.2%5.3 $40.88 9/30/20225,500,000 shares $227.98 million +3.0%3.3%5.4 $41.45 9/15/20225,340,000 shares $223.91 million +10.1%3.2%4.9 $41.93 8/31/20224,850,000 shares $204.23 million -3.0%2.9%4.4 $42.11 8/15/20225,000,000 shares $242.80 million -4.2%3.0%4.2 $48.56 7/31/20225,220,000 shares $266.12 million -9.8%3.1%4 $50.98 7/15/20225,790,000 shares $261.71 million +19.9%3.5%4.7 $45.20 6/30/20224,830,000 shares $205.37 million +6.2%3.0%4 $42.52 6/15/20224,550,000 shares $198.93 million +5.8%2.8%3.8 $43.72 5/31/20224,300,000 shares $208.21 million +15.0%2.6%4 $48.42 5/15/20223,740,000 shares $186.93 million +57.8%2.2%3.7 $49.98 4/30/20222,370,000 shares $160.28 million +4.4%1.4%2.5 $67.63 4/15/20222,270,000 shares $159.40 million -23.1%1.4%2.5 $70.22 3/31/20222,950,000 shares $227.59 million +26.1%1.8%3.1 $77.15 3/15/20222,340,000 shares $156.17 million +5.9%1.4%2.8 $66.74 2/28/20222,210,000 shares $149.31 million -2.6%1.3%2.7 $67.56 2/15/20222,270,000 shares $147.64 million -7.4%1.3%2.9 $65.04 1/31/20222,450,000 shares $162.83 million +28.3%1.4%3.3 $66.46 1/15/20221,910,000 shares $134.96 million +20.9%1.1%2.7 $70.66 12/31/20211,580,000 shares $122.86 million -19.8%0.9%2.4 $77.76 12/15/20211,970,000 shares $153.40 million +9.4%1.2%2.9 $77.87 11/30/20211,800,000 shares $139.05 million -2.7%1.1%2.6 $77.25 11/15/20211,850,000 shares $153.85 million -21.6%1.1%2.7 $83.16 10/29/20212,360,000 shares $206.71 million -3.7%1.4%3.6 $87.59 10/15/20212,450,000 shares $206.80 million +12.9%1.4%4 $84.41 9/30/20212,170,000 shares $174.08 million -6.9%1.3%3.4 $80.22 9/15/20212,330,000 shares $209.68 million -1.7%1.4%3.7 $89.99 8/31/20212,370,000 shares $210.03 million +10.8%1.4%4 $88.62 8/13/20212,140,000 shares $175.67 million -6.6%1.3%3.5 $82.09 7/30/20212,290,000 shares $207.04 million -0.4%1.3%3.5 $90.41 7/15/20212,300,000 shares $193.75 million -4.6%1.4%3.4 $84.24 6/30/20212,410,000 shares $202.56 million +2.6%1.4%3.6 $84.05 6/15/20212,350,000 shares $187.30 million +14.6%1.4%3.4 $79.70 5/28/20212,050,000 shares $162.75 million +23.5%1.2%2.8 $79.39 5/14/20211,660,000 shares $121.46 million -2.4%1.0%2.1 $73.17Trump doesn’t give a damn (Ad)Porter Stansberry: “I met with Trump’s biggest backers… they’re scooping up these 10 stocks” I recently met with one of Trump’s longest-serving advisors. 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And we found out these 10 stocks are the most likely to boom…Go here now to find out the names of these 10 stocks. 4/30/20211,700,000 shares $149.29 million -7.6%1.0%2 $87.82 4/15/20211,840,000 shares $153.14 million -10.7%1.1%2.3 $83.23 3/31/20212,060,000 shares $168.45 million -13.1%1.2%2.5 $81.77 3/15/20212,370,000 shares $192.30 million +0.9%1.4%2.7 $81.14 2/26/20212,350,000 shares $191.34 million -4.5%1.4%2.9 $81.42 2/12/20212,460,000 shares $221.01 million +0.4%1.5%3.2 $89.84 1/29/20212,450,000 shares $199.75 million -14.0%1.5%3.4 $81.53 1/15/20212,850,000 shares $246.70 million -5.9%1.7%3.8 $86.56 12/31/20203,030,000 shares $245.10 million -7.9%1.8%4.1 $80.89 12/15/20203,290,000 shares $256.09 million +12.3%2.0%4.4 $77.84 11/30/20202,930,000 shares $218.29 million -20.2%1.8%4.1 $74.50 11/15/20203,670,000 shares $261.23 million -0.3%2.2%4.9 $71.18 10/30/20203,680,000 shares $248.99 million -14.2%2.2%5 $67.66 10/15/20204,290,000 shares $288.97 million -3.2%2.6%5.6 $67.36 9/30/20204,430,000 shares $288.39 million -6.1%2.7%5.8 $65.10 9/15/20204,720,000 shares $303.26 million -8.7%2.9%5.6 $64.25 8/31/20205,170,000 shares $357.71 million -15.9%3.1%5.9 $69.19 8/14/20206,150,000 shares $415.06 million -0.7%3.7%6.3 $67.49 7/31/20206,190,000 shares $413.93 million -16.6%3.7%5.8 $66.87 7/15/20207,420,000 shares $456.11 million -4.6%4.5%6.8 $61.47 6/30/20207,780,000 shares $464.62 million +12.6%4.7%6.9 $59.72 6/15/20206,910,000 shares $386.27 million +2.1%4.2%5.9 $55.90 5/29/20206,770,000 shares $426.78 million -17.6%4.1%5.1 $63.04 5/15/20208,220,000 shares $470.35 million +1.0%5.0%6.3 $57.22 4/30/20208,140,000 shares $449.65 million +4.8%5.0%6 $55.24 4/15/20207,770,000 shares $350.66 million +0.9%4.7%6 $45.13 3/31/20207,700,000 shares $375.76 million +23.4%4.7%6.1 $48.80 3/13/20206,241,100 shares $288.28 million -10.6%3.8%4.8 $46.19 2/28/20206,980,000 shares $266.85 million +15.0%4.2%6.8 $38.23 CGNX Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Cognex's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Cognex shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of January 31st, investors have sold 4,410,000 shares of CGNX short. 2.61% of Cognex's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Cognex's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Cognex? The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. CGNX shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on Cognex's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Cognex? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Cognex: Citadel Advisors LLC, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., Walleye Trading LLC, and Walleye Capital LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Cognex? Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 2.61% of Cognex's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Cognex's short interest increasing or decreasing? Cognex saw a increase in short interest in January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totaling 4,410,000 shares, an increase of 9.7% from the previous total of 4,020,000 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment. What is Cognex's float size? Cognex currently has issued a total of 169,870,000 shares. Some of Cognex's outstanding shares are available for trading, while others are subject to various restrictions. The public float, also referred to as floating shares or "the float", are shares that publicly owned, unrestricted and available to trade on the open market. Cognex currently has a public float of 168,860,000 shares. How does Cognex's short interest compare to its competitors? 2.61% of Cognex's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Cognex: Coherent Corp. (3.56%), Badger Meter, Inc. (5.24%), Itron, Inc. (6.91%), OSI Systems, Inc. (13.13%), Mesa Laboratories, Inc. (3.74%), Daktronics, Inc. (3.75%), FARO Technologies, Inc. (5.11%), Vishay Precision Group, Inc. (1.58%), MKS Instruments, Inc. (4.44%), Sensata Technologies Holding plc (2.71%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Co. ($5.21 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.07 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($3.33 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.67 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.29 billion), Hims & Hers Health, Inc. ($2.17 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.99 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.87 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.76 billion), and Moderna, Inc. ($1.60 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Cognex stock? Short selling CGNX is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Cognex as its price is falling. CGNX shares are trading down $0.60 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit. How does a short squeeze work against Cognex? A short squeeze for Cognex occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock increases in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of CGNX, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Cognex's short interest reported? Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including CGNX, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 31 2025. 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