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Barclays raises Cognex stock target to USD 85.00

Published on 10/20/2026 at 20:10 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Q2 revenue reached USD 291.26 million, up 16.90 percent year over year. Cognex stock costs EUR 50.49 on October 20, 2026 at 8:06 p.m. CEST.

Analyst view and reporting date

Barclays raised its Cognex target from USD 80.00 to USD 85.00 on October 12, 2026.
Second-quarter revenue reached USD 291.26 million, up 16.90 percent year over year.
Cognex stock costs EUR 50.49 at Lang & Schwarz on October 20, 2026 at 8:06 p.m. CEST.
Cognex will release third-quarter results on November 4, 2026.

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Cognex Corporation (ISIN US1924221039) drew a higher valuation marker from Barclays on October 12, 2026, when the firm raised its price target from USD 80.00 to USD 85.00 and kept an Overweight rating, as reported by MarketBeat. The target stood 37.61 percent above the Nasdaq price of USD 61.77 cited in that report. Cognex stock was trading at EUR 50.49 at Lang & Schwarz on October 20, 2026 at 8:06 p.m. CEST.

Revenue growth sets the baseline

Cognex reported second-quarter 2026 revenue of USD 291.26 million, an increase of 16.90 percent from the same quarter a year earlier, according to MarketBeat. The company also reported quarterly earnings per share of USD 0.45 against a USD 0.42 consensus estimate. That combination gives the Barclays target a clear operating reference, although the target itself remains an analyst view rather than company guidance.

Nasdaq range keeps the valuation wide

The same October 12 market summary placed Cognex's 12-month range at USD 34.60 to USD 72.88, with a market capitalization of USD 10.39 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of 60.04. The reported range puts the quoted Nasdaq price USD 11.11 below the yearly high and USD 27.17 above the yearly low. These figures belong to the US listing and are separate from the euro quotation used for German-market investors.

What comes before the next results?

Cognex will release third-quarter 2026 results after the US market close on November 4, 2026. The company will hold its earnings call on November 5, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. EST, according to the company's investor-relations release dated October 15, 2026, published on Cognex. The next report will test whether the 16.90 percent second-quarter revenue growth rate carried into the third quarter.

Cognex stock in euros

Cognex stock was trading at EUR 50.49 at Lang & Schwarz on October 20, 2026 at 8:06 p.m. CEST. The euro quotation gives investors in Germany a live view of the US-listed machine-vision company while its primary listing remains on Nasdaq.

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