Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Cognex Corp shares valued at $331,890 were sold by Willett Robert on Oct 21 ’25. At $49.51 per share, Willett Robert sold 6,704 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 0 shares worth approximately $0.0 following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Willett Robert purchased 6,704 shares, netting a total of over 331,890 in proceeds.
Before that, DiPalma Sheila Marie had sold 2,002 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $90,090, the EVP, Employee Services traded Cognex Corp shares for $45.00 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 2,002 shares, worth approximately $0.34 million.
As published in a research note from Goldman on December 16, 2025, Cognex Corp [CGNX] has been rated up from a Sell to a Buy and the price target has been revised to $50. Analysts at JP Morgan downgraded the stock from ‘”a Neutral”‘ to ‘”an Underweight”‘ outlook in a report released in early December. As of October 08, 2025, Barclays has initiated its “an Overweight” rating for CGNX. Earlier on September 15, 2025, JP Morgan initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Neutral” for CGNX stock.
Analyzing CGNX Stock Performance
On last trading session, Cognex Corp [NASDAQ: CGNX] rose 1.09% to $40.06. The stock’s lowest price that day was $39.415, but it reached a high of $40.14 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 5.63%. Over the course of the year, Cognex Corp shares have jumped approximately 7.72%.
Is Cognex Corp subject to short interest?
Stocks of Cognex Corp saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-12-31 jumping by 1.09 million shares to 6.51 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-28 was 5.42 million shares. A jump of 16.81% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.56 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 3.56.
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 50 in the next 12 months, up nearly 26.17% from the previous closing price of $39.63. Analysts anticipate Cognex Corp stock to reach 58 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 38. In spite of this, 13 analysts ranked Cognex Corp stock as Hold at the end of 2026. On August 01, 2025, KeyBanc Capital Markets assigned a price target of “an Overweight” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $50.
