KeyBanc Capital Markets upgrades Cognex Corp (CGNX) rating to an Overweight

Cognex Corp’s filing revealed that its Chief Technology Officer Kuechen Joerg unloaded Company’s shares for reported $0.26 million on Mar 11 ’25. In the deal valued at $32.97 per share,7,991 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, Kuechen Joerg now holds 0 shares worth roughly $0.0.

Then, JOERG KUECHEN bought 7,991 shares, generating $263,469 in total proceeds.

Before that, Gerst Carl sold 6,803 shares. Cognex Corp shares valued at $222,630 were divested by the EVP, Vision & ID Products at a price of $32.73 per share. As a result of the transaction, Gerst Carl now holds 4,566 shares, worth roughly $0.19 million.

KeyBanc Capital Markets upgraded its Cognex Corp [CGNX] rating to an Overweight from a a Sector weight in a research note published recently. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Melius’s analysts, who increased its forecast for the stock in early July from “a Hold” to “a Buy”. TD Cowen also remained covering CGNX and has increased its forecast on April 28, 2025 with a “Buy” recommendation from previously “Hold” rating. HSBC Securities revised its rating on February 21, 2025. It rated CGNX as “a Hold” which previously was an “a Buy”.

Price Performance Review of CGNX

On Monday, Cognex Corp [NASDAQ:CGNX] saw its stock jump 2.37% to $41.43. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 19.64%. Cognex Corp shares have fallen nearly -16.51% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 15.53% over the past one year.

How much short interest is there in Cognex Corp?

A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Cognex Corp stocks on 2025-07-15, growing by 0.13 million shares to a total of 5.74 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-06-13 was 5.61 million shares. There was a rise of 2.35%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.

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