What is DA Davidson’s Estimate for Cognex Q1 Earnings?

Cognex Co. (NASDAQ:CGNX) – Research analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Cognex in a research note issued on Wednesday, February 19th. DA Davidson analyst M. Summerville forecasts that the scientific and technical instruments company will earn $0.05 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Cognex’s current full-year earnings is $0.62 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for Cognex’s FY2026 earnings at $0.84 EPS.

Cognex (NASDAQ:CGNX) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, February 12th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $0.14 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.15 by ($0.01). Cognex had a return on equity of 5.65% and a net margin of 11.61%.

A number of other analysts also recently issued reports on the company. UBS Group dropped their price target on Cognex from $58.00 to $56.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday. Cantor Fitzgerald raised Cognex to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, December 20th. HSBC cut Cognex from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $33.00 price objective on the stock. in a report on Friday. Truist Financial reissued a “hold” rating and set a $37.00 price objective (down from $43.00) on shares of Cognex in a report on Friday, February 14th. Finally, Citigroup decreased their price objective on Cognex from $44.00 to $42.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, January 13th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating, five have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $44.83.

Cognex Stock Down 1.8 %

Shares of NASDAQ CGNX opened at $32.80 on Thursday. Cognex has a 52 week low of $32.35 and a 52 week high of $53.13. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $37.35 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $38.74. The company has a market cap of $5.57 billion, a P/E ratio of 53.77 and a beta of 1.40.

Cognex Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 13th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, February 27th will be paid a dividend of $0.08 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, February 27th. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.98%. Cognex’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 52.46%.

Insider Activity

In related news, CTO Joerg Kuechen sold 2,934 shares of Cognex stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $37.75, for a total transaction of $110,758.50. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Insiders own 1.10% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Cognex

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in CGNX. Advisors Asset Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of Cognex by 123.1% during the third quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 714 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $29,000 after purchasing an additional 394 shares in the last quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. bought a new stake in Cognex in the fourth quarter worth $29,000. SRS Capital Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in Cognex by 50.0% in the fourth quarter. SRS Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 885 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $32,000 after acquiring an additional 295 shares in the last quarter. Truvestments Capital LLC bought a new stake in Cognex in the third quarter worth $36,000. Finally, CBIZ Investment Advisory Services LLC boosted its holdings in Cognex by 129.9% in the fourth quarter. CBIZ Investment Advisory Services LLC now owns 1,007 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $36,000 after acquiring an additional 569 shares in the last quarter. 88.12% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Cognex Company Profile

Cognex Corporation provides machine vision products that capture and analyze visual information to automate manufacturing and distribution tasks worldwide. Its machine vision products are used to automate the manufacturing and tracking of discrete items, including mobile phones, electric vehicle batteries, and e-commerce packages by locating, identifying, inspecting, and measuring them during the manufacturing or distribution process.