Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Cognex Corp shares valued at $90,090 were sold by DiPalma Sheila Marie on Sep 05 ’25. At $45.00 per share, DiPalma Sheila Marie sold 2,002 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 8,582 shares worth approximately $0.38 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, DiPalma Sheila Marie sold 2,000 shares, netting a total of over 90,060 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $45.03 each, the insider now holds 6,582 shares.
Before that, MACDONALD LAURA ANN had sold 2,666 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $119,970, the VP and PAO traded Cognex Corp shares for $45.00 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 2,666 shares, worth approximately $0.2 million.
As published in their initiating research note from JP Morgan on September 15, 2025, Cognex Corp [CGNX] has been a Neutral and the price target has been revised to $45. Analysts at KeyBanc Capital Markets upgraded the stock from ‘”a Sector weight”‘ to ‘”an Overweight”‘ outlook in a report released in early August. As of July 10, 2025, Melius has increased its “Hold” rating to a “Buy” for CGNX. Earlier on April 28, 2025, TD Cowen upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Buy” for CGNX stock which previously was a “a Hold”.
Analyzing CGNX Stock Performance
On last trading session, Cognex Corp [NASDAQ: CGNX] plunged -0.36% to $44.08. The stock’s lowest price that day was $43.42, but it reached a high of $44.7 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -0.72%. Over the course of the year, Cognex Corp shares have jumped approximately 13.99%.
Is Cognex Corp subject to short interest?
Stocks of Cognex Corp saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-08-29 jumping by 0.76 million shares to 6.1 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-07-31 was 5.34 million shares. A jump of 12.49% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.61 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.61.
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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 6.24% from the previous closing price of $44.24. Analysts anticipate Cognex Corp stock to reach 75 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 February 21, 2025, HSBC Securities assigned a price target of “a Hold” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $33.
