Analyst ratings
Across 20 analysts the consensus is a Strong Buy: 14 buy calls against 0 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $79.11.
NASDAQ: CGNX · Scientific & Technical Instruments
Over the past week, Cognex (CGNX) saw about 31 mentions across Reddit, X and news, and the read is an Adanos Sell. The crowd averages 19% bullish across the tracked sources. Wall Street is more constructive, with 14 of 20 analysts rating CGNX a buy.
There is little buzz around CGNX this week and broad agreement on direction, which is why it reads as a Sell.
Wall Street’s 70% buy share sits next to a crowd that ranges from X at 17% to Reddit at 20%. No other tracker puts the two side by side.
Across 20 analysts the consensus is a Strong Buy: 14 buy calls against 0 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $79.11.
The Adanos signal blends each source’s bullish ratio, source breadth, buzz intensity and 3-day momentum. This week bullish sits just below the neutral line, momentum is mixed and the 3 sources broadly agree, so the read is a Sell.
Analysts sit 51 points above the crowd average of 19%, the professionals are more constructive than retail. The split is inside the crowd: Reddit reads 20% bullish while X sits at 17%, a 3-point spread that single-source trackers miss.
Over the 30-day window, Cognex (CGNX) buzz held subdued around 30.1 while the price drifted down 2.0% across the period. The chart tracks how social and news attention moved against end-of-day price. Average daily trading volume across the displayed trading days is 1.8M shares. Updated Oct 10, 2026. Over the last 7 trading days, CGNX gained 1.1%. Buzz activity in the recent week averaged 27.5 and was variable, swinging between 20.6 and 46.4. Recent volume is running above the 30-day average, suggesting heightened trading interest. Daily crowd sentiment leaned bullish on 10 of the 17 days with directional mentions, shown as the green, grey and red breakdown bars below the chart.
Signal metrics use the latest 7 days; contributor and breadth context uses the 30-day chart window.
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| Adanos signal | Sell |
|---|---|
| Analyst consensus | Strong Buy (14 / 6 / 0) |
| Crowd bullish (7d) | 19% |
| Avg price target | $79.11 |
| Most bullish source | Reddit, 20% |
| Most bearish source | X, 17% |
| Sentiment spread | 3 pts |
| Mentions (7d) | 31 |
| Market cap | $10.25B |
| P/E · Forward P/E | 58.6 · 29.5 |
| EPS · Beta | $1.04 · 1.5 |
| Revenue (TTM) | $1.09B · 16% margin |
| Industry | Scientific & Technical Instruments |
Based on aggregated sentiment from Reddit, X and News sources, Cognex (CGNX) currently carries an Adanos sell signal with 93/100 conviction. The current cross-source average reads 19% bullish across 3 active sources. Those sources contribute 31 tracked mentions over the last 7 days. This is a sentiment-based reading, not financial advice.
Reddit discussion around Cognex (CGNX) is fairly quiet with 10 mentions over the last 7 days; the 30-day context spans 5 tracked subreddits. The 7-day tone is 20% bullish; 3-day activity momentum is rising, suggesting building attention.
The crowd reads bearish on Cognex (CGNX), averaging 19% bullish across 3 tracked sources over the last 7 days. The two ends of the range are Reddit at 20% bullish and X at 17%, a 3-point spread. On the professional side, 14 of 20 analysts rate CGNX a buy.
Of the 20 analysts covering Cognex (CGNX), 14 rate it a buy, 6 a hold and 0 a sell, for a strong buy consensus. The average price target is $79.11. That puts the street ahead of the crowd, which averages 19% bullish.
Cognex (CGNX)'s cross-source average is bearish at 19% bullish. All 3 tracked sources lean bearish. Reddit reads 20% bullish, News reads 20% bullish and x coverage is the most negative at 17% bullish. The combined signal points to broad sell-side pressure with 93/100 conviction.
The cross-source average is bearish for Cognex (CGNX) at 19% bullish. All 3 tracked sources lean bearish. The most bearish reading is x at 17% bullish. 3-day activity momentum is falling on News, while reddit activity is rising. The sell signal carries 93/100 conviction.
News is the dominant discussion channel with 15 mentions (48% of total volume). Reddit contributes 10 mentions and X contributes 6 mentions. The cross-source average is bearish at 19% bullish, while reddit is the only source with rising 3-day activity. All 3 tracked sources lean bearish.
The Adanos signal blends bullish ratio, buzz score, source breadth and 3-day activity momentum into a single buy/sell reading. CGNX's sell signal at 93/100 conviction reflects a bearish cross-source average at 19% bullish. All 3 tracked sources lean bearish. It is a research shortcut, not financial advice.
The CGNX sentiment page is regenerated from the latest 7-day tracking window at each build. Data reflects the most recent Reddit posts, tweets and news articles available in the current publishing cycle.
Peers are ranked first by matching the Sell signal, then by the closest bullish ratio. Discussion activity breaks any remaining ties.
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