Analyst Activity – Deutsche Bank Initiates Coverage On Cognex (NASDAQ:CGNX) With a Buy

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Analyst Ratings For Cognex (NASDAQ:CGNX)

Today, Deutsche Bank initiated coverage on Cognex (NASDAQ:CGNX) with a Buy with a price target of $80.00.

Some recent analyst ratings include

  • 1/19/2018-Deutsche Bank initiated coverage with a Buy rating.
  • 11/8/2017-JPMorgan Chase & Co. was Downgraded by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from a “Neutral ” rating to a ” Underweight” rating. They now have a $62.50 price target on the stock.
  • 8/14/2017-Wolfe Research Upgrade from a “Market Perform ” rating to a ” Outperform” rating.
  • 8/8/2017-Cowen Reiterated Rating of Outperform.
  • 4/3/2017-Goldman Sachs Group initiated coverage with a Buy rating.

Dividend information for Cognex (NASDAQ:CGNX)

Cognex (NASDAQ:CGNX) pays an annual dividend of $0.18 with a yield of 0.26%.

Dividend History for Cognex (NASDAQ:CGNX)

  • On 10/31/2017 Cognex announced a quarterly dividend of $0.05 0.29% with an ex dividend date of 11/16/2017 which will be payable on 12/1/2017.
  • On 10/30/2017 Cognex announced a quarterly dividend of $0.05 with an ex dividend date of which will be payable on 11/1/2017.
  • On 8/1/2017 Cognex announced a quarterly dividend of $0.04 0.32% with an ex dividend date of 8/16/2017 which will be payable on 9/1/2017.
  • On 5/1/2017 Cognex announced a quarterly dividend of $0.04 0.4% with an ex dividend date of 5/31/2017 which will be payable on 6/16/2017.
  • On 2/16/2017 Cognex announced a quarterly dividend of $0.04 0.39% with an ex dividend date of 3/1/2017 which will be payable on 3/17/2017.
  • On 10/31/2016 Cognex announced a quarterly dividend of $0.04 0.58% with an ex dividend date of 11/30/2016 which will be payable on 12/16/2016.
  • On 8/1/2016 Cognex announced a quarterly dividend of $0.04 0.61% with an ex dividend date of 8/31/2016 which will be payable on 9/16/2016.

Recent Insider Trading Activity For Cognex (NASDAQ:CGNX)
Cognex (NASDAQ:CGNX) has insider ownership of 5.60% and institutional ownership of 42.10%.

  • On 11/27/2017 Patrick Alias, Director, sold 5,000 with an average share price of $143.54 per share and the total transaction amounting to $717,700.00.
  • On 11/9/2017 Theodor Krantz, Director, sold 15,000 with an average share price of $134.05 per share and the total transaction amounting to $2,010,750.00.
  • On 11/6/2017 Jeffrey Benjamin Miller, Director, sold 3,750 with an average share price of $134.48 per share and the total transaction amounting to $504,300.00.
  • On 11/3/2017 John J Curran, Insider, sold 12,500 with an average share price of $132.60 per share and the total transaction amounting to $1,657,500.00.
  • On 11/2/2017 Robert Willett, CEO, sold 100,000 with an average share price of $127.19 per share and the total transaction amounting to $12,719,000.00.
  • On 11/1/2017 Jeffrey Benjamin Miller, Director, sold 7,500 with an average share price of $124.23 per share and the total transaction amounting to $931,725.00.
  • On 9/12/2017 Patrick Alias, Director, sold 5,000 with an average share price of $111.31 per share and the total transaction amounting to $556,550.00.

Recent Trading Activity for Cognex (NASDAQ:CGNX)
Shares of Cognex closed the previous trading session at 69.20 up +0.93 1.36% with 244436 shares trading hands.