The Question Is Whether To Buy Or Not To Buy Cognex Corp (NASDAQ: CGNX)

Jeremiah Abramson

After Hours

The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours.

Stocks Info

Cognex Corp is listed on the NASDAQ as a member of the Technology sector and is a part of the Scientific & Technical Instruments industry. The current market capitalization of Cognex Corp is $6.17B. A total of 4.5 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.87M shares.

In the most recent transaction, Willett Robert sold 6,704 shares of CGNX for 49.51 per share on Oct 21 ’25. After the transaction, the Director now owns 0 company shares. In a previous transaction on Oct 21 ’25, Willett Robert bought 6,704 shares at 49.51 per share.

Among the insiders who sold shares, DiPalma Sheila Marie disposed of 2,002 shares on Sep 05 ’25 at a per-share price of $45.00. This resulted in the EVP, Employee Services holding 8,582 shares of CGNX after the transaction. In another insider transaction, DiPalma Sheila Marie sold 2,000 shares at $45.03 per share on Sep 08 ’25. Company shares held by the EVP, Employee Services now total 6,582.

Dividend

It is more appealing for investors to invest in companies that pay dividends because dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate a positive outlook for the company. Cognex Corp pays an annual dividend of $0.33, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.88%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 56.83.

Though price targets are rarely accurate, they can exert some influence from time to time and were often accepted as valuable by the market. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, CGNX has a high of $49.76 and a low of $22.67.

As of this writing, CGNX has an earnings estimate of $0.22 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 18.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $0.24 per share and a lower estimate of $0.19. The company reported an EPS of $0.2 in the last quarter

Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly

A balance sheet is a report that shows the company’s assets and liabilities. In addition, it shows how much equity investors have invested in the company. Investors can determine the company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. CGNX’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $323.62M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $25.58M in debt and $188.59M in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $8.89, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $1.43B.

Analysts Opinion

It may be riskier to trade before market opening and after market closing than during regular market hours. Since issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities due to lower liquidity and higher volatility. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for CGNX is Buy with a score of 4.11.

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