Cognex (CGNX) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $39.84 -1.01 (-2.47%) (As of 11/5/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends Cognex Short Interest DataCognex (CGNX) has a short interest of 3.84 million shares, representing 2.24% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -3.52% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 3.3, indicating that it would take 3.3 days of the average trading volume of 1.28 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest3,840,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest3,980,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-3.52%Dollar Volume Sold Short$152.41 millionShort Interest Ratio3.3 Days to CoverLast Record DateOctober 15, 2024Outstanding Shares171,501,000 sharesFloat Size171,070,000 sharesShort Percent of Float2.24%Today's Trading Volume1,120,659 sharesAverage Trading Volume1,282,291 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average87% 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 Ad TradingTips5 Stocks Under $5Ready to discover some hidden gems in the stock market? We’ve put together a report of 5 stocks under $5 with huge potential. Whether you’re looking for value or growth, these stocks have the potential to help you make your next winning investment.[Download Your Free Report Here] 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 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 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 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. 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 $56.50 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 $47.42Blackrock’s Sending THIS Crypto Higher on Purpose (Ad)It's a groundbreaking opportunity that could be poised for extraordinary gains. The catalyst behind this surge is a massive new blockchain development…YES, I WANT THE #1 CRYPTO NOW 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 $73.17 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 $81.53Blackrock’s Sending THIS Crypto Higher on Purpose (Ad)It's a groundbreaking opportunity that could be poised for extraordinary gains. The catalyst behind this surge is a massive new blockchain development…YES, I WANT THE #1 CRYPTO NOW 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 2/14/20206,070,000 shares $257.85 million -8.7%3.7%6.4 $42.48 1/31/20206,650,000 shares $310.75 million +0.3%4.1%7.6 $46.73 1/15/20206,630,000 shares $349.14 million -1.0%4.1%7.5 $52.66 12/31/20196,700,000 shares $386.79 million +8.9%4.1%7.8 $57.73 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 October 15th, investors have sold 3,840,000 shares of CGNX short. 2.24% 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 3.0. 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: Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, and Cubist Systematic Strategies 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. 2.24% of Cognex's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Cognex's short interest increasing or decreasing? Cognex saw a drop in short interest in October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 3,840,000 shares, a drop of 3.5% from the previous total of 3,980,000 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 171,501,000 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 171,070,000 shares. How does Cognex's short interest compare to its competitors? 2.24% of Cognex's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Cognex: Coherent Corp. (4.40%), Badger Meter, Inc. (3.94%), Itron, Inc. (6.70%), OSI Systems, Inc. (8.79%), Daktronics, Inc. (6.88%), Mesa Laboratories, Inc. (3.12%), FARO Technologies, Inc. (5.74%), Vishay Precision Group, Inc. (1.57%), Keysight Technologies, Inc. (1.22%), Fortive Co. (1.02%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.14 billion), AppLovin Co. ($3.15 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.69 billion), Nu Holdings Ltd. ($2.48 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.24 billion), International Paper ($2.04 billion), Tractor Supply ($1.96 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($1.93 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($1.91 billion), and SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.84 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 $0.36 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 October, 15 2024. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies Coherent Short Interest Data Badger Meter Short Interest Data Itron Short Interest Data OSI Systems Short Interest Data Daktronics Short Interest Data Mesa Laboratories Short Interest Data FARO Technologies Short Interest Data Vishay Precision Group Short Interest Data Keysight Technologies Short Interest Data Fortive Short Interest Data Short Interest Tools Stocks to Short Largest Short Interest Positions Short Interest Increases Short Interest Decreases Short Interest Reporting Dates This page (NASDAQ:CGNX) was last updated on 11/5/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBill Gates’s Next Big AI Bet: StargateIn February 2016… when almost nobody was talking about artificial intelligence…. 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