Cognex Corporation

CGNX stock score: 49/100

$54.60 · -5.94% · Scored Oct 22, 2026

Technical
50
Fundamental
49
News
57

The reading

Cognex (CGNX) scores 49 out of 100, which reads weak, higher than 45% of Technology stocks and 41% of the 4,161 US stocks we score.

The composite is technicals and fundamentals weighted equally: technicals read 50, fundamentals 49.

Among the fundamentals, Price Target at 100 and Fund Ownership at 100 score highest, while Earnings Growth (5-Year) at 0 weighs the most against it.

On the daily chart, trend-following indicators average 28 and contrarian oscillators 63 — a split worth reading before trusting the technical total.

News sentiment is neutral at 57; it is shown, not counted in the composite.

Since Jul 25, 2026 the composite has ranged from 49 to 66, and it is down 15 points over the period.

What’s driving the score

The strongest and weakest of the scorers that count toward CGNX’s composite. Each returns 0–100, higher is more bullish — including metrics where low is good, like P/E.

Fundamental

49

Pulling it up

  • Price Target100

    Price target score compares the current stock price to analyst consensus targets.

  • Fund Ownership100

    Fund ownership tracks institutional investor holdings and changes.

  • Quick Ratio97

    Quick ratio measures a company's ability to meet short-term obligations with liquid assets.

Holding it back

  • Earnings Growth (5-Year)0

    5-year earnings growth evaluates long-term profit trajectory and consistency.

  • Fair Value8

    Fair value score synthesizes multiple valuation methods (DCF, P/E, P/B, P/S) to estimate intrinsic worth.

  • Revenue Growth (5-Year)18

    5-year revenue growth analyzes long-term sales trajectory and consistency.

40 weighted scorers; 1 had no data today and are left out rather than counted as zero.

Technical · daily

31

Pulling it up

  • Bollinger Bands (50)100

    Bollinger Bands (50-period) measure where price sits between bands two standard deviations around its 50-period average.

  • Bollinger Bands (20)87

    Bollinger Bands (20-period) plot standard deviations above and below a moving average.

  • Chaikin Money Flow (20)77

    Chaikin Money Flow (20-period) measures buying and selling pressure over 20 periods.

Holding it back

  • Candlestick Patterns0

    Candlestick patterns recognize specific price formations that historically suggest continuation or reversal.

  • Ichimoku Cloud0

    Ichimoku Cloud is a comprehensive indicator showing support/resistance, trend direction, and momentum.

  • VWAP0

    Volume Weighted Average Price (VWAP) shows the average price weighted by volume.

62 weighted scorers; 3 had no data today and are left out rather than counted as zero.

News · shown, not counted

Global News
57

Technical score by timeframe

ChartScoreWeight
Hourly381
Daily313
Weekly502
Monthly692
Quarterly652

Composite score, last 90 days

05010049Jul 25, 2026Oct 22, 2026Jul 25, 2026: 64Jul 26, 2026: 64Jul 27, 2026: 66Jul 28, 2026: 65Jul 29, 2026: 52Jul 30, 2026: 54Jul 31, 2026: 56Aug 2, 2026: 54Aug 3, 2026: 55Aug 5, 2026: 55Aug 6, 2026: 54Aug 7, 2026: 57Aug 8, 2026: 57Aug 9, 2026: 57Aug 10, 2026: 55Aug 11, 2026: 54Aug 12, 2026: 52Aug 13, 2026: 54Aug 14, 2026: 56Aug 15, 2026: 56Aug 16, 2026: 56Aug 17, 2026: 58Aug 18, 2026: 55Aug 19, 2026: 53Aug 20, 2026: 52Aug 22, 2026: 53Aug 23, 2026: 53Aug 24, 2026: 52Aug 25, 2026: 54Aug 26, 2026: 55Aug 27, 2026: 54Aug 28, 2026: 54Aug 29, 2026: 54Aug 30, 2026: 54Aug 31, 2026: 54Sep 1, 2026: 54Sep 2, 2026: 54Sep 3, 2026: 55Sep 4, 2026: 56Sep 5, 2026: 55Sep 6, 2026: 56Sep 7, 2026: 56Sep 8, 2026: 57Sep 9, 2026: 55Sep 10, 2026: 54Sep 11, 2026: 57Sep 12, 2026: 57Sep 13, 2026: 57Sep 14, 2026: 53Sep 15, 2026: 52Sep 16, 2026: 52Sep 17, 2026: 55Sep 18, 2026: 56Sep 19, 2026: 55Sep 20, 2026: 55Sep 21, 2026: 56Sep 22, 2026: 54Sep 23, 2026: 54Sep 24, 2026: 53Sep 25, 2026: 52Sep 26, 2026: 53Sep 27, 2026: 53Sep 28, 2026: 53Sep 29, 2026: 53Sep 30, 2026: 55Oct 1, 2026: 56Oct 2, 2026: 59Oct 3, 2026: 58Oct 4, 2026: 58Oct 5, 2026: 58Oct 6, 2026: 58Oct 7, 2026: 55Oct 8, 2026: 53Oct 9, 2026: 57Oct 10, 2026: 56Oct 11, 2026: 56Oct 12, 2026: 55Oct 13, 2026: 53Oct 14, 2026: 51Oct 15, 2026: 49Oct 16, 2026: 49Oct 17, 2026: 49Oct 18, 2026: 49Oct 19, 2026: 50Oct 20, 2026: 52Oct 21, 2026: 53Oct 22, 2026: 49
Show the daily numbers
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Jul 28, 202665
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Key facts

Market cap
$9.2B
Sector
Technology
Industry
Scientific & Technical Instruments
Beta
1.48
Risk grade (1–10)
5
Next earnings
Nov 4, 2026

Scientific & Technical Instruments peers

CompanyMarket capScore
TRMB Trimble$14.9B54
MKSI MKS$13.3B52
ESE ESCO Technologies$6.0B54
ST Sensata Technologies Holding$5.9B47
NOVT Novanta$5.2B45
VNT Vontier$4.7B54

Questions

What is CGNX's stock score today?

CGNX scores 49/100 (Weak) as of Oct 22, 2026: technical 50, fundamental 49, and news sentiment 57, which is shown but not counted. Scores are recomputed every night.

Is CGNX a buy?

The score is not a buy or sell recommendation. A 49 says the technical and fundamental signals we measure lean weak today, relative to every other stock scored the same way. Use the breakdown above to see why, and treat it as a starting point for your own research.

How is the CGNX score calculated?

102 weighted scorers feed it today: 40 fundamental, scored against Technology ranges, and 62 technical on the daily chart, with 5 timeframes blended into the technical total. Every scorer returns 0–100; missing data is left out, never counted as zero.

Scores are information, not investment advice. Computed from Yahoo Finance, Finnhub and Alpha Vantage data; technical indicators via TA-Lib. Past scores do not predict future returns.