Analysts’ Recent Ratings Changes for Cognex (CGNX)

Several brokerages have updated their recommendations and price targets on shares of Cognex (NASDAQ: CGNX) in the last few weeks:

• 8/11/2026 – Cognex was upgraded by Weiss Ratings from “hold (c)” to “hold (c+)”.
• 8/10/2026 – Cognex was given a new $65.00 price target by DA Davidson. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 8/10/2026 – Cognex was downgraded by HSBC Holdings plc from “buy” to “hold”. They now have a $65.00 price target on the stock.
• 8/10/2026 – Cognex had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by Barclays PLC. They now have a $80.00 price target on the stock, up from $75.00.
• 8/8/2026 – Cognex was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “buy” to “hold”.
• 8/7/2026 – Cognex had its “neutral” rating reaffirmed by Citigroup Inc.. They now have a $74.00 price target on the stock, up from $72.00.
• 8/7/2026 – Cognex had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.. They now have a $91.00 price target on the stock.
• 8/7/2026 – Cognex had its price target raised by Needham & Company LLC from $75.00 to $80.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 8/7/2026 – Cognex had its price target raised by Truist Financial Corporation from $71.00 to $78.00. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.
• 8/7/2026 – Cognex had its price target raised by Cantor Fitzgerald from $76.00 to $84.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 7/13/2026 – Cognex had its “neutral” rating reaffirmed by Citigroup Inc.. They now have a $72.00 price target on the stock, up from $68.00.
• 7/2/2026 – Cognex had its price target raised by Truist Financial Corporation from $61.00 to $71.00. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.

Cognex Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 3rd. Investors of record on Thursday, August 20th will be issued a dividend of $0.085 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, August 20th. This represents a $0.34 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.5%. Cognex’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 33.01%.

Insider Transactions at Cognex

In other Cognex news, VP Darren Marc Long sold 20,252 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $66.34, for a total value of $1,343,517.68. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president directly owned 3,990 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $264,696.60. The trade was a 83.54% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. 1.70% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Cognex Corporation is a leading provider of machine vision systems, software, sensors and industrial barcode readers used to automate manufacturing, logistics and distribution processes. The company designs and develops vision-based products that help manufacturers and logistics operators inspect, identify and guide parts, assemblies and packaged goods in real time. Its solutions are applied in a broad range of industries, including automotive, electronics, semiconductor, pharmaceutical, food and beverage, and general manufacturing.

The company’s product portfolio includes stand-alone vision systems, vision sensors and deep learning-based software platforms that enable automated inspection, quality control and traceability.