As of the latest Form 4 filed May 28, 2026.
What Cognex Corporation insiders — officers, directors and 10% owners — have bought and sold in their own stock, straight from their SEC Form 4 filings. Values are shares × the reported transaction price where both are disclosed.
Buys plotted up, sells down; bar height is the disclosed dollar value (shares × reported price). Our Form 4 history is only complete from mid-2026, so early months are sparse — the series fills in as more filings land. Open-market purchases and sales only.
Newest filing first — the 108 most recent filings for CGNX.
| Filed | Trade date | Insider | Transaction | Shares | Price | Value | 10b5-1 | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-28 | 2026-05-27 | Long Darren Marc Vice President | SSale | −1.58K | $66.52 | $105K | No | Form 4 ↗ |
| 2026-05-28 | 2026-05-27 | Long Darren Marc, Vice President | SSale | −5.50K | $66.32 | $365K | No | Form 4 ↗ |
| 2026-05-28 | 2026-05-27 | Long Darren Marc, Vice President | MExercise | +5.50K | $49.12 | $270K | No | Form 4 ↗ |
| 2026-05-28 | 2026-05-27 | Long Darren Marc, Vice President | SSale | −8.68K | $66.32 | $575K | No | Form 4 ↗ |
| 2026-05-28 | 2026-05-27 | Long Darren Marc, Vice President | MExercise | +8.68K | $51.49 | $447K | No | Form 4 ↗ |
| 2026-05-28 | 2026-05-27 | Long Darren Marc, Vice President | SSale | −4.50K | $66.32 | $298K | No | Form 4 ↗ |
| 2026-05-28 | 2026-05-27 | Long Darren Marc, Vice President | MExercise | +4.50K | $56.44 | $254K | No | Form 4 ↗ |
| 2026-05-12 | 2026-05-12 | MACDONALD LAURA ANN VP and PAO | SSale | −25.5K | $65.56 | $1.67M | No | Form 4 ↗ |
| 2026-05-12 | 2026-05-12 | MACDONALD LAURA ANN, VP and PAO | MExercise | +25.5K | $50.94 | $1.30M | No | Form 4 ↗ |
| 2026-05-12 | 2026-05-12 | MACDONALD LAURA ANN, VP and PAO | SSale | −10.0K | $65.56 | $656K | No | Form 4 ↗ |
| 2026-05-12 | 2026-05-12 | MACDONALD LAURA ANN, VP and PAO | MExercise | +10.0K | $48.28 | $483K | No | Form 4 ↗ |
| 2026-05-12 | 2026-05-12 | MACDONALD LAURA ANN, VP and PAO | SSale | −6.10K | $65.56 | $400K | No | Form 4 ↗ |
| 2026-05-12 | 2026-05-12 | MACDONALD LAURA ANN, VP and PAO | MExercise | +6.10K | $47.21 | $288K | No | Form 4 ↗ |
| 2026-05-12 | 2026-05-11 | Fennell Mark Chief Legal Officer &Secretary | SSale | −4.86K | $66.73 | $325K | No | Form 4 ↗ |
| 2026-05-12 | 2026-05-11 | Fennell Mark, Chief Legal Officer &Secretary | SSale | −4.00K | $67.08 | $268K | No | Form 4 ↗ |
| 2026-05-12 | 2026-05-11 | Fennell Mark, Chief Legal Officer &Secretary | MExercise | +4.00K | $42.84 | $171K | No | Form 4 ↗ |
| 2026-05-12 | 2026-05-11 | Fennell Mark, Chief Legal Officer &Secretary | SSale | −9.60K | $67.08 | $644K | No | Form 4 ↗ |
| 2026-05-12 | 2026-05-11 | Fennell Mark, Chief Legal Officer &Secretary | MExercise | +9.60K | $56.44 | $542K | No | Form 4 ↗ |
| 2026-05-12 | 2026-05-11 | Fennell Mark, Chief Legal Officer &Secretary | SSale | −6.63K | $67.08 | $445K | No | Form 4 ↗ |
| 2026-05-12 | 2026-05-11 | Fennell Mark, Chief Legal Officer &Secretary | MExercise | +6.63K | $33.04 | $219K | No | Form 4 ↗ |
| 2026-05-12 | 2026-05-11 | Fennell Mark, Chief Legal Officer &Secretary | SSale | −15.1K | $67.08 | $1.01M | No | Form 4 ↗ |
| 2026-05-12 | 2026-05-11 | Fennell Mark, Chief Legal Officer &Secretary | MExercise | +15.1K | $39.44 | $595K | No | Form 4 ↗ |
| 2026-05-12 | 2026-05-11 | Fennell Mark, Chief Legal Officer &Secretary | SSale | −18.3K | $67.08 | $1.23M | No | Form 4 ↗ |
| 2026-05-12 | 2026-05-11 | Fennell Mark, Chief Legal Officer &Secretary | MExercise | +18.3K | $47.21 | $864K | No | Form 4 ↗ |
| 2026-05-12 | 2026-05-11 | Fennell Mark, Chief Legal Officer &Secretary | SSale | −6.40K | $67.08 | $429K | No | Form 4 ↗ |
| 2026-05-12 | 2026-05-11 | Fennell Mark, Chief Legal Officer &Secretary | MExercise | +6.40K | $51.49 | $330K | No | Form 4 ↗ |
| 2026-05-12 | 2026-05-11 | MACDONALD LAURA ANN VP and PAO | SSale | −2.21K | $66.80 | $148K | No | Form 4 ↗ |
| 2026-05-12 | 2026-05-11 | MACDONALD LAURA ANN, VP and PAO | SSale | −15.0K | $66.80 | $1.00M | No | Form 4 ↗ |
| 2026-05-12 | 2026-05-11 | MACDONALD LAURA ANN, VP and PAO | MExercise | +15.0K | $56.44 | $847K | No | Form 4 ↗ |
| 2026-05-12 | 2026-05-11 | MACDONALD LAURA ANN, VP and PAO | SSale | −30.0K | $66.80 | $2.00M | No | Form 4 ↗ |
| 2026-05-12 | 2026-05-11 | MACDONALD LAURA ANN, VP and PAO | MExercise | +30.0K | $51.49 | $1.54M | No | Form 4 ↗ |
| 2026-05-12 | 2026-05-11 | MACDONALD LAURA ANN, VP and PAO | SSale | −17.0K | $66.80 | $1.14M | No | Form 4 ↗ |
| 2026-05-12 | 2026-05-11 | MACDONALD LAURA ANN, VP and PAO | MExercise | +17.0K | $50.94 | $866K | No | Form 4 ↗ |
| 2026-05-12 | 2026-05-11 | MACDONALD LAURA ANN, VP and PAO | SSale | −12.2K | $66.80 | $815K | No | Form 4 ↗ |
| 2026-05-12 | 2026-05-11 | MACDONALD LAURA ANN, VP and PAO | MExercise | +12.2K | $47.21 | $576K | No | Form 4 ↗ |
| 2026-05-12 | 2026-05-11 | MACDONALD LAURA ANN, VP and PAO | SSale | −15.1K | $66.80 | $1.01M | No | Form 4 ↗ |
| 2026-05-12 | 2026-05-11 | MACDONALD LAURA ANN, VP and PAO | MExercise | +15.1K | $39.44 | $595K | No | Form 4 ↗ |
| 2026-05-12 | 2026-05-11 | MACDONALD LAURA ANN, VP and PAO | SSale | −6.63K | $66.80 | $443K | No | Form 4 ↗ |
| 2026-05-12 | 2026-05-11 | MACDONALD LAURA ANN, VP and PAO | MExercise | +6.63K | $33.04 | $219K | No | Form 4 ↗ |
| 2026-05-08 | 2026-05-06 | Fehr Dennis SVP, Chief Financial Officer | FTax | −1.98K | $62.26 | $124K | No | Form 4 ↗ |
| 2026-05-08 | 2026-05-06 | Fehr Dennis, SVP, Chief Financial Officer | MExercise | +5.39K | $0.00 | $0.00 | No | Form 4 ↗ |
| 2026-03-16 | 2026-03-15 | MACDONALD LAURA ANN VP and PAO | FTax | −109.00 | $47.98 | $5.23K | No | Form 4 ↗ |
| 2026-03-16 | 2026-03-15 | MACDONALD LAURA ANN, VP and PAO | MExercise | +368.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | No | Form 4 ↗ |
| 2026-02-24 | 2026-02-23 | Papadimitriou Angelos Director | SSale | −4.15K | $55.58 | $231K | No | Form 4 ↗ |
| 2026-02-24 | 2026-02-23 | Gerst Carl EVP, Global Sales and Products | SSale | −10.5K | $55.93 | $589K | No | Form 4 ↗ |
| 2026-02-24 | 2026-02-21 | Moschner Matthew CEO & President | FTax | −1.03K | $56.03 | $57.5K | No | Form 4 ↗ |
| 2026-02-24 | 2026-02-21 | Moschner Matthew, CEO & President | MExercise | +3.50K | $0.00 | $0.00 | No | Form 4 ↗ |
| 2026-02-24 | 2026-02-21 | Papadimitriou Angelos Director | MExercise | +2.54K | $0.00 | $0.00 | No | Form 4 ↗ |
| 2026-02-24 | 2026-02-21 | Kuechen Joerg Head of Corporate M&A | FTax | −3.07K | $56.03 | $172K | No | Form 4 ↗ |
| 2026-02-24 | 2026-02-21 | Kuechen Joerg, Head of Corporate M&A | MExercise | +6.36K | $0.00 | $0.00 | No | Form 4 ↗ |
| 2026-02-24 | 2026-02-21 | Gerst Carl EVP, Global Sales and Products | FTax | −3.10K | $56.03 | $173K | No | Form 4 ↗ |
| 2026-02-24 | 2026-02-21 | Gerst Carl, EVP, Global Sales and Products | MExercise | +8.79K | $0.00 | $0.00 | No | Form 4 ↗ |
| 2026-02-24 | 2026-02-21 | MACDONALD LAURA ANN VP and PAO | FTax | −809.00 | $56.03 | $45.3K | No | Form 4 ↗ |
| 2026-02-24 | 2026-02-21 | MACDONALD LAURA ANN, VP and PAO | MExercise | +2.75K | $0.00 | $0.00 | No | Form 4 ↗ |
| 2026-02-24 | 2026-02-21 | PARROTTE DIANNE M Director | MExercise | +2.91K | $0.00 | $0.00 | No | Form 4 ↗ |
| 2026-02-24 | 2026-02-21 | DiPalma Sheila Marie EVP, Employee Services | FTax | −1.55K | $56.03 | $87.1K | No | Form 4 ↗ |
| 2026-02-24 | 2026-02-21 | DiPalma Sheila Marie, EVP, Employee Services | MExercise | +5.29K | $0.00 | $0.00 | No | Form 4 ↗ |
| 2026-02-24 | 2026-02-21 | Sennett Marjorie Director | MExercise | +2.91K | $0.00 | $0.00 | No | Form 4 ↗ |
| 2026-02-24 | 2026-02-21 | Lawande Sachin Director | MExercise | +2.91K | $0.00 | $0.00 | No | Form 4 ↗ |
| 2026-02-24 | 2026-02-21 | Lee John Tseng-Chung Director | MExercise | +2.91K | $0.00 | $0.00 | No | Form 4 ↗ |
| 2026-02-24 | 2026-02-21 | SUN ANTHONY Director | MExercise | +2.91K | $0.00 | $0.00 | No | Form 4 ↗ |
| 2026-02-24 | 2026-02-20 | Moschner Matthew CEO & President | FTax | −893.00 | $56.03 | $50.0K | No | Form 4 ↗ |
| 2026-02-24 | 2026-02-20 | Moschner Matthew, CEO & President | MExercise | +3.04K | $0.00 | $0.00 | No | Form 4 ↗ |
| 2026-02-24 | 2026-02-20 | Kuechen Joerg Head of Corporate M&A | FTax | −2.58K | $56.03 | $144K | No | Form 4 ↗ |
| 2026-02-24 | 2026-02-20 | Kuechen Joerg, Head of Corporate M&A | MExercise | +5.33K | $0.00 | $0.00 | No | Form 4 ↗ |
| 2026-02-24 | 2026-02-20 | Kuechen Joerg, Head of Corporate M&A | SSale | −2.73K | $56.24 | $153K | No | Form 4 ↗ |
| 2026-02-24 | 2026-02-20 | Kuechen Joerg, Head of Corporate M&A | SSale | −35.6K | $56.03 | $2.00M | No | Form 4 ↗ |
| 2026-02-24 | 2026-02-20 | Kuechen Joerg, Head of Corporate M&A | MExercise | +35.6K | $39.44 | $1.41M | No | Form 4 ↗ |
| 2026-02-24 | 2026-02-20 | Kuechen Joerg, Head of Corporate M&A | SSale | −12.5K | $56.03 | $700K | No | Form 4 ↗ |
| 2026-02-24 | 2026-02-20 | Kuechen Joerg, Head of Corporate M&A | MExercise | +12.5K | $38.39 | $480K | No | Form 4 ↗ |
| 2026-02-24 | 2026-02-20 | Kuechen Joerg, Head of Corporate M&A | SSale | −11.0K | $55.98 | $617K | No | Form 4 ↗ |
| 2026-02-24 | 2026-02-20 | Kuechen Joerg, Head of Corporate M&A | MExercise | +11.0K | $33.04 | $364K | No | Form 4 ↗ |
| 2026-02-24 | 2026-02-20 | Gerst Carl EVP, Global Sales and Products | SSale | −3.80K | $55.99 | $213K | No | Form 4 ↗ |
| 2026-02-24 | 2026-02-20 | Gerst Carl, EVP, Global Sales and Products | FTax | −2.01K | $56.03 | $113K | No | Form 4 ↗ |
| 2026-02-24 | 2026-02-20 | Gerst Carl, EVP, Global Sales and Products | MExercise | +6.85K | $0.00 | $0.00 | No | Form 4 ↗ |
| 2026-02-24 | 2026-02-20 | MACDONALD LAURA ANN VP and PAO | FTax | −559.00 | $56.03 | $31.3K | No | Form 4 ↗ |
| 2026-02-24 | 2026-02-20 | MACDONALD LAURA ANN, VP and PAO | MExercise | +1.90K | $0.00 | $0.00 | No | Form 4 ↗ |
| 2026-02-24 | 2026-02-20 | DiPalma Sheila Marie EVP, Employee Services | FTax | −1.12K | $56.03 | $62.6K | No | Form 4 ↗ |
| 2026-02-24 | 2026-02-20 | DiPalma Sheila Marie, EVP, Employee Services | MExercise | +3.80K | $0.00 | $0.00 | No | Form 4 ↗ |
| 2026-02-19 | 2026-02-18 | Moschner Matthew CEO & President | FTax | −1.60K | $56.72 | $90.8K | No | Form 4 ↗ |
| 2026-02-19 | 2026-02-18 | Moschner Matthew, CEO & President | MExercise | +5.08K | $0.00 | $0.00 | No | Form 4 ↗ |
| 2026-02-19 | 2026-02-18 | Papadimitriou Angelos Director | MExercise | +8.32K | $0.00 | $0.00 | No | Form 4 ↗ |
| 2026-02-19 | 2026-02-18 | Kuechen Joerg Chief Technology Officer | FTax | −1.33K | $56.72 | $75.3K | No | Form 4 ↗ |
| 2026-02-19 | 2026-02-18 | Kuechen Joerg, Chief Technology Officer | MExercise | +4.06K | $0.00 | $0.00 | No | Form 4 ↗ |
| 2026-02-19 | 2026-02-18 | Fehr Dennis SVP, Chief Financial Officer | FTax | −1.62K | $56.72 | $91.8K | No | Form 4 ↗ |
| 2026-02-19 | 2026-02-18 | Fehr Dennis, SVP, Chief Financial Officer | MExercise | +5.08K | $0.00 | $0.00 | No | Form 4 ↗ |
| 2026-02-19 | 2026-02-18 | Gerst Carl EVP, Vision & ID Products | FTax | −1.77K | $56.72 | $100K | No | Form 4 ↗ |
| 2026-02-19 | 2026-02-18 | Gerst Carl, EVP, Vision & ID Products | MExercise | +5.57K | $0.00 | $0.00 | No | Form 4 ↗ |
| 2026-02-19 | 2026-02-18 | MACDONALD LAURA ANN VP and PAO | FTax | −711.00 | $56.72 | $40.3K | No | Form 4 ↗ |
| 2026-02-19 | 2026-02-18 | MACDONALD LAURA ANN, VP and PAO | MExercise | +2.42K | $0.00 | $0.00 | No | Form 4 ↗ |
| 2026-02-19 | 2026-02-18 | PARROTTE DIANNE M Director | MExercise | +8.32K | $0.00 | $0.00 | No | Form 4 ↗ |
| 2026-02-19 | 2026-02-18 | DiPalma Sheila Marie EVP, Employee Services | FTax | −1.02K | $56.72 | $58.0K | No | Form 4 ↗ |
| 2026-02-19 | 2026-02-18 | DiPalma Sheila Marie, EVP, Employee Services | MExercise | +3.03K | $0.00 | $0.00 | No | Form 4 ↗ |
| 2026-02-19 | 2026-02-18 | Sennett Marjorie Director | MExercise | +8.32K | $0.00 | $0.00 | No | Form 4 ↗ |
| 2026-02-19 | 2026-02-18 | Lawande Sachin Director | MExercise | +8.32K | $0.00 | $0.00 | No | Form 4 ↗ |
| 2026-02-19 | 2026-02-18 | Willett Robert Director | FTax | −6.85K | $56.72 | $388K | No | Form 4 ↗ |
| 2026-02-19 | 2026-02-18 | Willett Robert, Director | MExercise | +14.2K | $0.00 | $0.00 | No | Form 4 ↗ |
| 2026-02-19 | 2026-02-18 | Lee John Tseng-Chung Director | MExercise | +8.32K | $0.00 | $0.00 | No | Form 4 ↗ |
| 2026-02-19 | 2026-02-18 | SUN ANTHONY Director | MExercise | +8.32K | $0.00 | $0.00 | No | Form 4 ↗ |
| 2026-02-17 | 2026-02-13 | Willett Robert Director | SSale | −2.15K | $59.50 | $128K | No | Form 4 ↗ |
| 2026-02-17 | 2026-02-13 | Willett Robert, Director | MExercise | +2.15K | $39.44 | $84.7K | No | Form 4 ↗ |
| 2026-02-13 | 2026-02-12 | MACDONALD LAURA ANN VP and PAO | SSale | −12.5K | $57.27 | $716K | No | Form 4 ↗ |
| 2026-02-13 | 2026-02-12 | MACDONALD LAURA ANN, VP and PAO | MExercise | +12.5K | $38.39 | $480K | No | Form 4 ↗ |
| 2026-02-13 | 2026-02-12 | MACDONALD LAURA ANN, VP and PAO | SSale | −2.38K | $56.56 | $135K | No | Form 4 ↗ |
| 2026-02-13 | 2026-02-12 | Willett Robert Director | SSale | −3.76K | $58.39 | $219K | No | Form 4 ↗ |
| 2026-02-13 | 2026-02-12 | Willett Robert, Director | MExercise | +3.76K | $39.44 | $148K | No | Form 4 ↗ |
| 2026-02-13 | 2026-02-12 | Willett Robert, Director | SSale | −173K | $58.39 | $10.1M | No | Form 4 ↗ |
| 2026-02-13 | 2026-02-12 | Willett Robert, Director | MExercise | +173K | $38.39 | $6.65M | No | Form 4 ↗ |
Insiders — a company’s officers, directors and holders of more than 10% of its stock — must report any trade in that stock to the SEC on a Form 4 within two business days. Each row here is one transaction from those filings.
The transaction code tells you what happened: Purchase (P) and Sale (S) are open-market trades — the ones markets watch most; Award (A) is a granted stock or unit, Option exercise (M) converts options into shares, and Gift (G) is a transfer for no consideration. Awards, exercises and gifts are largely compensation or administrative, not a directional bet.
One caveat on sales: many are made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan scheduled months in advance, so a sale is not automatically a bearish signal. Insider activity is a noisy input — read it alongside the filings, not on its own.
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Source: SEC Form 4 filings for CGNX, parsed from EDGAR. Transaction prices are as reported in the filing — SEC public-domain data, not market quotes. Values are shares × reported price where both are disclosed; grants and gifts often carry no price. A delayed record of what insiders reported, not a live position or a recommendation.
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