Cognex Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 12 analysts with 12-month price forecasts for Cognex stock have an average target of 55.08, with a low estimate of 35 and a high estimate of 70. The average target predicts an increase of 2.74% from the current stock price of 53.61.

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$35	$55.08	$58	$70
Change	-34.71%	+2.74%	+8.19%	+30.57%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Cognex stock from 12 stock analysts is "Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to outperform the market over the next twelve months.

Recommendation Trends

Rating	Sep '25	Oct '25	Nov '25	Dec '25	Jan '26	Feb '26
Strong Buy	2	2	2	3	3	4
Buy	3	4	4	4	3	3
Hold	5	5	5	4	4	4
Sell	0	0	0	1	1	1
Strong Sell	1	1	1	0	0	0
Total	11	12	12	12	11	12

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Matthew Summerville DA Davidson	DA Davidson	Hold Maintains $38 → $55	Hold	Maintains	$38 → $55	+2.59%	Feb 17, 2026
Joe Ritchie Goldman Sachs	Goldman Sachs	Strong Buy Maintains $50 → $68	Strong Buy	Maintains	$50 → $68	+26.84%	Feb 17, 2026
Helen Fang HSBC	HSBC	Hold → Strong Buy Upgrades $47 → $68	Hold → Strong Buy	Upgrades	$47 → $68	+26.84%	Feb 17, 2026
Guy Hardwick Barclays	Barclays	Buy Maintains $54 → $61	Buy	Maintains	$54 → $61	+13.78%	Feb 13, 2026
Ken Newman Keybanc	Keybanc	Buy Maintains $50 → $70	Buy	Maintains	$50 → $70	+30.57%	Feb 13, 2026

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

1.09B

from 994.36M

9.92%

from 994.36M

Revenue Next Year

1.19B

from 1.09B

8.78%

from 1.09B

EPS This Year

1.27

from 0.68

87.49%

from 0.68

EPS Next Year

1.55

from 1.27

21.84%

from 1.27

Fiscal Year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026	FY 2027
Period Ending	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026	Dec 31, 2027
Revenue	1.04B	1.01B	837.55M	914.52M	994.36M	1.09B	1.19B
Revenue Growth	27.88%	-2.99%	-16.75%	9.19%	8.73%	9.92%	8.78%
EPS	1.56	1.23	0.65	0.62	0.68	1.27	1.55
EPS Growth	56.00%	-21.15%	-47.15%	-4.72%	9.80%	87.49%	21.84%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	42.05	34.51
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	24	24

Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2026	2027
High	1.2B	1.3B
Avg	1.1B	1.2B
Low	1.0B	1.1B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2026	2027
High	17.0%	19.7%
Avg	9.9%	8.8%
Low	3.5%	-2.9%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2026	2027
High	1.38	1.73
Avg	1.27	1.55
Low	1.18	1.37

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2026	2027
High	102.3%	35.9%
Avg	87.5%	21.8%
Low	72.9%	7.6%

Sources: Price targets and analyst ratings provided by Benzinga. Revenue and EPS forecast data provided by Finnhub. The data is sourced from Wall Street analysts. Data disclaimer.