Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Cognex Corp shares valued at $263,469 were sold by Kuechen Joerg on Mar 11 ’25. At $32.97 per share, Kuechen Joerg sold 7,991 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 0 shares worth approximately $0.0 following the completion of this transaction.
Before that, Gerst Carl had sold 6,803 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $222,630, the EVP, Vision & ID Products traded Cognex Corp shares for $32.73 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 6,803 shares, worth approximately $0.19 million.
As published in a research note from Melius on July 10, 2025, Cognex Corp [CGNX] has been rated up from a Hold to a Buy and the price target has been revised to $60. Analysts at TD Cowen upgraded the stock from ‘”a Hold”‘ to ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in late April. As of February 21, 2025, HSBC Securities has decreased its “Buy” rating to a “Hold” for CGNX. Earlier on December 20, 2024, Cantor Fitzgerald initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “an Overweight” for CGNX stock.
Analyzing CGNX Stock Performance
On last trading session, Cognex Corp [NASDAQ: CGNX] rose 20.76% to $40.77. The stock’s lowest price that day was $38.47, but it reached a high of $42.14 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 19.32%. Over the course of the year, Cognex Corp shares have dropped approximately -17.60%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $42.14 on 07/31/25 and a 52-week low of $22.67 on 04/09/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Cognex Corp (CGNX)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 38.78, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 36.79. In the upper region, resistance lies at 42.45. The next price resistance is at 44.13. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 79.58 on the 14-day chart, showing overbought technical sentiment.
Is Cognex Corp subject to short interest?
Stocks of Cognex Corp saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-07-15 jumping by 0.13 million shares to 5.74 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-13 was 5.61 million shares. A jump of 2.35% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.35 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 3.35.
Which companies own the most shares of Cognex Corp (CGNX)?
In terms of Cognex Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 47 in the next 12 months, up nearly 39.22% from the previous closing price of $33.76. Analysts anticipate Cognex Corp stock to reach 56 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 38. In spite of this, 13 analysts ranked Cognex Corp stock as Hold at the end of 2025. On November 05, 2024, Truist assigned a price target of “a Hold” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $43.
