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What the tape says about CGNX
Cognex Corporation is +50% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +23%: 28 points ahead of the market.
+50%
1-year return · S&P 500 +23%
- vs 200-day average
- +20%
vs 200-day average · a clear uptrend
- RSI (14)
- 39
RSI (14) · neutral
- Below its 52-week high
- −14%
Below its 52-week high
Details›
- Last close2026-08-26
- $61.72
- 1 monthS&P 500 +3.7%
- −2.7%
- 1 yearS&P 500 +23%
- +50%
- 5 yearsS&P 500 +87%
- −29%
- vs 50-day average$63.86
- −3.4%
- 52-week high
- $71.55
- 52-week low
- $34.70
- Annualised volatility
- 51%
- Insider buying, net, 6 monthsForms 3/4/5 to 2026-06-30
- −$33M
| Year | Return |
|---|---|
| 2026 (year to date) | +72% |
| 2025 | +1.2% |
| 2024 | −13% |
| 2023 | −11% |
| 2022 | −39% |
| 2021 | −2.9% |
| 2020 | +48% |
| 2019 | +46% |
| 2018 | −37% |
| 2017 | +93% |
| Month | Years | Positive | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10 | 7 of 10 | +2.6% |
| Feb | 10 | 6 of 10 | +2.6% |
| Mar | 10 | 5 of 10 | +0.43% |
| Apr | 10 | 4 of 10 | +1.1% |
| May | 10 | 6 of 10 | +0.76% |
| Jun | 10 | 7 of 10 | +1.9% |
| Jul | 11 | 8 of 11 | +8.1% |
| Aug | 11 | 7 of 11 | −0.72% |
| Sep | 10 | 6 of 10 | −0.32% |
| Oct | 10 | 5 of 10 | −1.2% |
| Nov | 10 | 6 of 10 | +3.6% |
| Dec | 10 | 5 of 10 | −0.58% |
End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.
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