The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. 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.
Also, JOERG KUECHEN purchased 7,991 shares, netting a total of over 263,469 in proceeds.
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 KeyBanc Capital Markets on August 01, 2025, Cognex Corp [CGNX] has been rated up from a Sector weight to an Overweight and the price target has been revised to $50. Analysts at Melius upgraded the stock from ‘”a Hold”‘ to ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in early July. As of April 28, 2025, TD Cowen has increased its “Hold” rating to a “Buy” for CGNX. Earlier on February 21, 2025, HSBC Securities downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Hold” for CGNX stock which previously was a “a Buy”.
Analyzing CGNX Stock Performance
On last trading session, Cognex Corp [NASDAQ: CGNX] rose 1.15% to $41.36. The stock’s lowest price that day was $40.66, but it reached a high of $41.58 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 1.45%. Over the course of the year, Cognex Corp shares have jumped approximately 12.24%.
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.
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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 14.94% from the previous closing price of $40.89. 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 December 20, 2024, Cantor Fitzgerald assigned a price target of “an Overweight” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $49.
