CGNX

-3.0%🟢 Fundamentally supported

Cognex Corp · Technology

$54.02Vol 1.93M · 1.0× normalMkt cap −$0.28BMarket closed — 2026-10-16 session

What happened

Move

-3.0%

Price

$54.02

Volume

1.93M

1.0× normal

Market cap

$9.09B

−$0.28B today

Why it moved

Earnings releasemedium confidence

Cognex Announces Third Quarter 2026 Earnings Release and Conference Call Dates — finnhub-news
Sector-wide move — computed

Possible catalyst: earnings release.

Verdict — was the move justified?

🟢 Fundamentally supported

Earnings release — direction and rough magnitude are consistent with the identified fundamental catalyst.

How unusual is this move

σ score

0.8σ

vs own 20d volatility

Percentile

81th

of 1271 daily moves

Avg daily move

±1.9%

own 5y average

What happened after similar moves

160 similar down moves in CGNX’s 5-year history:

After 5 days

+0.7%

59% higher

After 20 days

-0.3%

50% higher

Median of same-direction moves within ±35% magnitude band. Past patterns don’t predict outcomes — context, not signal.

Fundamental context

V 39G 25P 72H 75Q 84

Insider activity (90d): net selling $1.60M

Valuation context

P/E (TTM)

52.0

5y median 48.1

P/E percentile

54%

vs own 5y history

FCF yield

0.0%

Valuation sits near the middle of its own historical range (54th percentile).

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