Insider trading activities (stock purchases, sales, and option exercises) reported by insiders of Cognex Corp (CGNX) since 2015 are shown in Table 1 and Table 2. Table 1 shows the monthly insider trading data of Cognex Corp. Table 2 shows the detailed insider transactions. This company's CIK number is 851205.
Total stock buying since 2015: $598,326.
Total stock sales since 2015: $248,646,835.
Total stock option exercises since 2015: $76,598,603.
| Insider Buying | Insider Sales | Option Exercises | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Shares | Value | Shares | Value | Shares | Value |
| 2025 | 0 | $0 | 19,360 | $636,996 | 95,474 | $0 |
| 2024 | 8,570 | $327,730 | 15,047 | $603,907 | 76,757 | $511,030 |
| 2023 | 0 | $0 | 17,782 | $956,082 | 56,075 | $660,126 |
| 2022 | 3,000 | $138,000 | 52,427 | $2,627,221 | 72,996 | $1,432,860 |
| 2021 | 0 | $0 | 215,300 | $18,264,183 | 231,200 | $8,857,203 |
| 2020 | 0 | $0 | 1,352,300 | $93,234,711 | 1,305,100 | $27,866,100 |
| 2019 | 0 | $0 | 894,400 | $46,533,633 | 893,500 | $17,879,796 |
| 2018 | 0 | $0 | 50,000 | $2,739,610 | 93,500 | $1,239,382 |
| 2017 | 0 | $0 | 518,000 | $52,229,275 | 518,000 | $8,762,767 |
| 2016 | 3,000 | $111,799 | 446,750 | $23,333,862 | 454,250 | $7,463,590 |
| 2015 | 575 | $20,797 | 150,000 | $7,487,355 | 150,000 | $1,925,749 |
| Trading Period | Insider Buying | Insider Sales | Option Exercises | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| year-month | Shares | Value | Shares | Value | Shares | Value |
| 2025-08 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 3,441 | $0 |
| 2025-05 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 5,445 | $0 |
| 2025-03 | 0 | $0 | 7,991 | $263,471 | 246 | $0 |
| 2025-02 | 0 | $0 | 11,369 | $373,525 | 86,342 | $0 |
| 2024-12 | 0 | $0 | 2,934 | $110,773 | 0 | $0 |
| 2024-11 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 272 | $0 |
| 2024-09 | 6,570 | $250,500 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| 2024-08 | 2,000 | $77,230 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| 2024-05 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 1,109 | $0 |
| 2024-03 | 0 | $0 | 12,113 | $493,134 | 0 | $0 |
| 2024-02 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 49,376 | $0 |
| 2024-01 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 26,000 | $511,030 |
| 2023-11 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 163 | $0 |
| 2023-05 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 740 | $0 |
| 2023-04 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 11,666 | $0 |
| 2023-03 | 0 | $0 | 4,975 | $246,376 | 4,375 | $73,150 |
| 2023-02 | 0 | $0 | 12,807 | $709,706 | 39,131 | $586,976 |
| 2022-12 | 0 | $0 | 52,000 | $2,600,000 | 52,000 | $1,432,860 |
| 2022-11 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 109 | $0 |
| 2022-05 | 3,000 | $138,000 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| 2022-04 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 11,667 | $0 |
| 2022-02 | 0 | $0 | 427 | $27,221 | 9,220 | $0 |
| 2021-11 | 0 | $0 | 3,000 | $248,978 | 0 | $0 |
| 2021-09 | 0 | $0 | 30,000 | $2,592,300 | 30,000 | $251,940 |
| Trade Date | Insider Name | Trade Type | Shares | Price ($) | Value ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-04 | Moschner Matthew (CEO & President) | Option Ex | 3,441 | .00 | 0 |
| 2025-05-09 | Lee John Tseng-chung (Director) | Option Ex | 1,848 | .00 | 0 |
| 2025-05-06 | Fehr Dennis (SVP, Chief Financial Officer) | Option Ex | 3,597 | .00 | 0 |
| 2025-03-15 | Macdonald Laura Ann (VP and PAO) | Option Ex | 246 | .00 | 0 |
| 2025-03-11 | Kuechen Joerg (Chief Technology Officer) | Sale | 7,991 | 32.97 | 263,471 |
| 2025-02-25 | Gerst Carl (EVP, Vision & ID Products) | Sale | 4,566 | 33.05 | 150,897 |
| 2025-02-24 | Gerst Carl (EVP, Vision & ID Products) | Sale | 6,803 | 32.73 | 222,628 |
| 2025-02-22 | Moschner Matthew (President and COO) | Option Ex | 1,552 | .00 | 0 |
| 2025-02-22 | Gerst Carl (EVP, Vision & ID Products) | Option Ex | 6,464 | .00 | 0 |
| 2025-02-22 | Macdonald Laura Ann (PFO & PAO) | Option Ex | 2,072 | .00 | 0 |
| 2025-02-22 | Parrotte Dianne M (Director) | Option Ex | 2,134 | .00 | 0 |
| 2025-02-22 | Dipalma Sheila Marie (EVP, Employee Services) | Option Ex | 3,880 | .00 | 0 |
| 2025-02-22 | Sennett Marjorie T. (Director) | Option Ex | 2,134 | .00 | 0 |
| 2025-02-22 | Sun Anthony (Director) | Option Ex | 2,134 | .00 | 0 |
| 2025-02-21 | Moschner Matthew (President and COO) | Option Ex | 2,097 | .00 | 0 |
| 2025-02-21 | Papadimitriou Angelos (Director) | Option Ex | 1,522 | .00 | 0 |
| 2025-02-21 | Gerst Carl (EVP, Vision & ID Products) | Option Ex | 5,274 | .00 | 0 |
| 2025-02-21 | Macdonald Laura Ann (PFO & PAO) | Option Ex | 1,652 | .00 | 0 |
| 2025-02-21 | Parrotte Dianne M (Director) | Option Ex | 1,747 | .00 | 0 |
| 2025-02-21 | Dipalma Sheila Marie (EVP, Employee Services) | Option Ex | 3,177 | .00 | 0 |
| 2025-02-21 | Sennett Marjorie T. (Director) | Option Ex | 1,747 | .00 | 0 |
| 2025-02-21 | Lee John Tseng-chung (Director) | Option Ex | 1,747 | .00 | 0 |
| 2025-02-21 | Sun Anthony (Director) | Option Ex | 1,747 | .00 | 0 |
| 2025-02-20 | Moschner Matthew (President and COO) | Option Ex | 2,029 | .00 | 0 |
| 2025-02-20 | Papadimitriou Angelos (Director) | Option Ex | 6,973 | .00 | 0 |
| 2025-02-20 | Gerst Carl (EVP, Vision & ID Products) | Option Ex | 4,564 | .00 | 0 |
| 2025-02-20 | Macdonald Laura Ann (PFO & PAO) | Option Ex | 1,268 | .00 | 0 |
| 2025-02-20 | Parrotte Dianne M (Director) | Option Ex | 6,973 | .00 | 0 |
| 2025-02-20 | Dipalma Sheila Marie (EVP, Employee Services) | Option Ex | 2,536 | .00 | 0 |
| 2025-02-20 | Sennett Marjorie T. (Director) | Option Ex | 6,973 | .00 | 0 |
| 2025-02-20 | Lee John Tseng-chung (Director) | Option Ex | 6,973 | .00 | 0 |
| 2025-02-20 | Sun Anthony (Director) | Option Ex | 6,973 | .00 | 0 |
| 2024-12-12 | Kuechen Joerg (Chief Technology Officer) | Sale | 2,934 | 37.76 | 110,773 |
| 2024-11-08 | Sennett Marjorie T. (Director) | Option Ex | 272 | .00 | 0 |
| 2024-09-04 | Fehr Dennis (SVP, Chief Financial Officer) | Buy | 6,570 | 38.13 | 250,500 |
| 2024-08-07 | Parrotte Dianne M (Director) | Buy | 2,000 | 38.62 | 77,230 |
| 2024-05-09 | Lee John Tseng-chung (Director) | Option Ex | 1,109 | .00 | 0 |
| 2024-03-12 | Kuechen Joerg (Chief Technology Officer) | Sale | 5,331 | 40.93 | 218,213 |
| 2024-03-06 | Gerst Carl (EVP, Vision & ID Products) | Sale | 6,782 | 40.54 | 274,921 |
| 2024-02-22 | Kuechen Joerg (Chief Technology Officer) | Option Ex | 2,538 | .00 | 0 |
| 2024-02-22 | Parrotte Dianne M (Director) | Option Ex | 1,281 | .00 | 0 |
| 2024-02-22 | Dipalma Sheila Marie (EVP, Employee Services) | Option Ex | 2,328 | .00 | 0 |
| 2024-02-22 | Sennett Marjorie T. (Director) | Option Ex | 1,281 | .00 | 0 |
| 2024-02-22 | Lawande Sachin (Director) | Option Ex | 1,281 | .00 | 0 |
| 2024-02-22 | Sun Anthony (Director) | Option Ex | 1,281 | .00 | 0 |
| 2024-02-21 | Papadimitriou Angelos (Director) | Option Ex | 1,016 | .00 | 0 |
| 2024-02-21 | Kuechen Joerg (Chief Technology Officer) | Option Ex | 2,542 | .00 | 0 |
| 2024-02-21 | Gerst Carl (EVP, Vision & ID Products) | Option Ex | 3,517 | .00 | 0 |
| 2024-02-21 | Todgham Paul (SVP, CFO) | Option Ex | 3,178 | .00 | 0 |
| 2024-02-21 | Parrotte Dianne M (Director) | Option Ex | 1,166 | .00 | 0 |
| 2024-02-21 | Dipalma Sheila Marie (EVP, Employee Services) | Option Ex | 2,119 | .00 | 0 |
| 2024-02-21 | Sennett Marjorie T. (Director) | Option Ex | 1,166 | .00 | 0 |
| 2024-02-21 | Lawande Sachin (Director) | Option Ex | 1,166 | .00 | 0 |
| 2024-02-21 | Lee John Tseng-chung (Director) | Option Ex | 1,166 | .00 | 0 |
| 2024-02-21 | Sun Anthony (Director) | Option Ex | 1,166 | .00 | 0 |
| 2024-02-16 | Kuechen Joerg (Chief Technology Officer) | Option Ex | 2,698 | .00 | 0 |
| 2024-02-16 | Todgham Paul (SVP, CFO) | Option Ex | 4,144 | .00 | 0 |
| 2024-02-16 | Parrotte Dianne M (Director) | Option Ex | 1,519 | .00 | 0 |
| 2024-02-16 | Willett Robert (CEO & President) | Option Ex | 11,304 | .00 | 0 |
| 2024-02-16 | Sun Anthony (Director) | Option Ex | 1,519 | .00 | 0 |
| 2024-01-09 | Sun Anthony (Director) | Option Ex | 26,000 | 19.66 | 511,030 |
| 2023-11-08 | Sennett Marjorie T. (Director) | Option Ex | 163 | .00 | 0 |
| 2023-05-09 | Lee John Tseng-chung (Director) | Option Ex | 740 | .00 | 0 |
| 2023-04-29 | Todgham Paul (SVP, CFO) | Option Ex | 11,666 | .00 | 0 |
| 2023-03-06 | Alias Patrick (Director) | Sale | 4,375 | 49.53 | 216,676 |
| 2023-03-06 | Alias Patrick (Director) | Option Ex | 4,375 | 16.72 | 73,150 |
| 2023-03-03 | Alias Patrick (Director) | Sale | 600 | 49.50 | 29,700 |
| 2023-02-23 | Krantz Theodor (Director) | Sale | 854 | 48.04 | 41,026 |
| 2023-02-22 | Kuechen Joerg (Chief Technology Officer) | Option Ex | 1,692 | .00 | 0 |
| 2023-02-22 | Gerst Carl (EVP, Vision & ID Products) | Option Ex | 2,586 | .00 | 0 |
| 2023-02-22 | Todgham Paul (SVP, CFO) | Option Ex | 2,329 | .00 | 0 |
| 2023-02-22 | Parrotte Dianne M (Director) | Option Ex | 854 | .00 | 0 |
| 2023-02-22 | Dipalma Sheila Marie (EVP, Employee Services) | Option Ex | 1,553 | .00 | 0 |
| 2023-02-22 | Sennett Marjorie T. (Director) | Option Ex | 854 | .00 | 0 |
| 2023-02-22 | Lawande Sachin (Director) | Option Ex | 854 | .00 | 0 |
| 2023-02-22 | Krantz Theodor (Director) | Option Ex | 854 | .00 | 0 |
| 2023-02-22 | Sun Anthony (Director) | Option Ex | 854 | .00 | 0 |
| 2023-02-22 | Alias Patrick (Director) | Option Ex | 854 | .00 | 0 |
| 2023-02-17 | Krantz Theodor (Director) | Sale | 912 | 48.39 | 44,131 |
| 2023-02-17 | Alias Patrick (Director) | Sale | 641 | 49.50 | 31,729 |
| 2023-02-16 | Kuechen Joerg (Chief Technology Officer) | Option Ex | 1,619 | .00 | 0 |
| 2023-02-16 | Todgham Paul (SVP, CFO) | Option Ex | 2,486 | .00 | 0 |
| 2023-02-16 | Parrotte Dianne M (Director) | Option Ex | 912 | .00 | 0 |
| 2023-02-16 | Lawande Sachin (Director) | Option Ex | 912 | .00 | 0 |
| 2023-02-16 | Willett Robert (CEO & President) | Option Ex | 6,782 | .00 | 0 |
| 2023-02-16 | Krantz Theodor (Director) | Option Ex | 912 | .00 | 0 |
| 2023-02-16 | Sun Anthony (Director) | Option Ex | 912 | .00 | 0 |
| 2023-02-16 | Alias Patrick (Director) | Option Ex | 912 | .00 | 0 |
| 2023-02-02 | Krantz Theodor (Director) | Sale | 10,400 | 57.00 | 592,820 |
| 2023-02-02 | Krantz Theodor (Director) | Option Ex | 10,400 | 56.44 | 586,976 |
| 2022-12-12 | Krantz Theodor (Director) | Sale | 52,000 | 50.00 | 2,600,000 |
| 2022-12-12 | Krantz Theodor (Director) | Option Ex | 52,000 | 27.55 | 1,432,860 |
| 2022-11-08 | Sennett Marjorie T. (Director) | Option Ex | 109 | .00 | 0 |
| 2022-05-12 | Parrotte Dianne M (Director) | Buy | 3,000 | 46.00 | 138,000 |
| 2022-04-29 | Todgham Paul (SVP, CFO) | Option Ex | 11,667 | .00 | 0 |
| 2022-02-17 | Alias Patrick (Director) | Sale | 427 | 63.75 | 27,221 |
| 2022-02-16 | Todgham Paul (SVP, CFO) | Option Ex | 1,658 | .00 | 0 |
| 2022-02-16 | Parrotte Dianne M (Director) | Option Ex | 608 | .00 | 0 |
| 2022-02-16 | Lawande Sachin (Director) | Option Ex | 608 | .00 | 0 |
| 2022-02-16 | Willett Robert (CEO & President) | Option Ex | 4,522 | .00 | 0 |
| 2022-02-16 | Krantz Theodor (Director) | Option Ex | 608 | .00 | 0 |
| 2022-02-16 | Sun Anthony (Director) | Option Ex | 608 | .00 | 0 |
| 2022-02-16 | Alias Patrick (Director) | Option Ex | 608 | .00 | 0 |
| 2021-11-12 | Todgham Paul (SVP, CFO) | Sale | 3,000 | 82.99 | 248,978 |
| 2021-09-08 | Sun Anthony (Director) | Sale | 30,000 | 86.41 | 2,592,300 |
| 2021-09-08 | Sun Anthony (Director) | Option Ex | 30,000 | 8.40 | 251,940 |
| 2021-08-24 | Alias Patrick (Director) | Sale | 17,500 | 87.19 | 1,525,877 |
| 2021-08-24 | Alias Patrick (Director) | Option Ex | 17,500 | 16.72 | 292,600 |
| 2021-06-11 | Parrotte Dianne M (Director) | Sale | 9,667 | 80.00 | 773,360 |
| 2021-06-11 | Parrotte Dianne M (Director) | Option Ex | 9,667 | 48.27 | 466,674 |
| 2021-06-01 | Parrotte Dianne M (Director) | Sale | 333 | 80.03 | 26,651 |
| 2021-06-01 | Parrotte Dianne M (Director) | Option Ex | 333 | 45.06 | 15,004 |
| 2021-03-18 | Schneider Jerry A. (Director) | Sale | 5,000 | 82.26 | 411,290 |
| 2021-03-18 | Schneider Jerry A. (Director) | Option Ex | 5,000 | 38.39 | 191,950 |
| 2021-03-02 | Banucci Eugene G (Director) | Option Ex | 18,900 | 49.31 | 932,053 |
| 2021-02-23 | Gerst Carl (EVP, Vision & ID Products) | Sale | 115,000 | 82.76 | 9,517,170 |
| 2021-02-23 | Gerst Carl (EVP, Vision & ID Products) | Option Ex | 115,000 | 49.31 | 5,671,225 |
| 2021-02-19 | Parrotte Dianne M (Director) | Sale | 9,800 | 87.06 | 853,227 |
| 2021-02-19 | Parrotte Dianne M (Director) | Option Ex | 9,800 | 51.22 | 501,907 |
| 2021-02-16 | Schneider Jerry A. (Director) | Sale | 5,000 | 93.56 | 467,810 |
| 2021-02-16 | Schneider Jerry A. (Director) | Option Ex | 5,000 | 24.27 | 121,350 |
| 2021-02-16 | Alias Patrick (Director) | Sale | 20,000 | 92.38 | 1,847,520 |
| 2021-02-16 | Alias Patrick (Director) | Option Ex | 20,000 | 20.62 | 412,500 |
| 2020-12-11 | Banucci Eugene G (Director) | Sale | 10,000 | 75.95 | 759,530 |
| 2020-12-10 | Banucci Eugene G (Director) | Sale | 10,400 | 75.48 | 784,950 |
| 2020-12-09 | Dipalma Sheila Marie (EVP, Employee Services) | Sale | 52,000 | 77.39 | 4,024,020 |
| 2020-12-09 | Dipalma Sheila Marie (EVP, Employee Services) | Option Ex | 52,000 | 56.98 | 2,963,220 |
| 2020-12-09 | Alias Patrick (Director) | Sale | 15,000 | 78.10 | 1,171,470 |
| 2020-12-09 | Alias Patrick (Director) | Option Ex | 15,000 | 20.62 | 309,375 |
| 2020-12-09 | Banucci Eugene G (Director) | Option Ex | 10,400 | 53.97 | 561,236 |
| 2020-11-16 | Krantz Theodor (Director) | Sale | 14,670 | 72.13 | 1,058,191 |
| 2020-11-16 | Krantz Theodor (Director) | Option Ex | 14,670 | 10.53 | 154,445 |
| 2020-11-13 | Krantz Theodor (Director) | Sale | 330 | 72.00 | 23,760 |
| 2020-11-13 | Krantz Theodor (Director) | Option Ex | 330 | 10.53 | 3,474 |
| 2020-11-11 | Willett Robert (CEO & President) | Sale | 26,384 | 71.85 | 1,895,611 |
| 2020-11-11 | Willett Robert (CEO & President) | Option Ex | 26,384 | 20.20 | 532,824 |
| 2020-11-10 | Willett Robert (CEO & President) | Sale | 53,616 | 70.05 | 3,755,586 |
| 2020-11-10 | Willett Robert (CEO & President) | Option Ex | 53,616 | 20.20 | 1,082,775 |
| 2020-11-09 | Willett Robert (CEO & President) | Sale | 80,000 | 71.44 | 5,715,200 |
| 2020-11-09 | Willett Robert (CEO & President) | Option Ex | 80,000 | 20.20 | 1,615,600 |
| 2020-11-06 | Willett Robert (CEO & President) | Sale | 80,000 | 72.03 | 5,762,800 |
| 2020-11-06 | Willett Robert (CEO & President) | Option Ex | 80,000 | 20.20 | 1,615,600 |
| 2020-11-05 | Willett Robert (CEO & President) | Sale | 80,000 | 73.84 | 5,907,440 |
| 2020-11-05 | Willett Robert (CEO & President) | Option Ex | 80,000 | 20.20 | 1,615,600 |
| 2020-11-04 | Parrotte Dianne M (Director) | Sale | 10,200 | 72.53 | 739,826 |
| 2020-11-04 | Parrotte Dianne M (Director) | Option Ex | 10,200 | 51.49 | 525,198 |
| 2020-11-04 | Willett Robert (CEO & President) | Sale | 80,000 | 72.53 | 5,802,160 |
| 2020-11-04 | Willett Robert (CEO & President) | Option Ex | 80,000 | 20.20 | 1,615,600 |
| 2020-11-04 | Alias Patrick (Director) | Sale | 10,000 | 72.71 | 727,080 |
| 2020-11-04 | Alias Patrick (Director) | Option Ex | 10,000 | 19.66 | 196,550 |
Insider trading activities including stock purchases, stock sales, and option exercises of CGNX listed in the above tables cannot be completely guaranteed as to their accuracy. For more insider trading information of Cognex Corp (symbol CGNX, CIK number 851205) see the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) website.