Cognex Corporation (CGNX) Insider Trading

Last 12 months

Insiders sold $34.8M and bought nothing on the open market.

39% of the selling was scheduled in advance under 10b5-1 plans. VP and PAO Laura Ann Macdonald sold $9.28M on May 12, 96% of their stake, outside a plan. The last open-market buy by an executive or director was in Sep 2024.

Net open-market

−$34.8M

0 buys · 11 sales

Under a 10b5-1 plan

39%

of the value sold

Insiders who bought / sold

0 / 9

executives and directors

Last open-market buy

Sep 2024

Sep 4, 2024

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Trades · last 2 years

Date	Insider	Trade	Shares	Price	Value	Of their stake	Filing
Aug 11	Matthew Moschner CEO & President	Sold10b5-1 plan 5 parts	24,962	$64.01 average	$1.6M	70%	Form 4
May 27	Darren Marc Long Vice President	SoldNo plan 4 parts	20,252	$66.34 average	$1.34M	84%	Form 4
May 11 – 12	Laura Ann Macdonald VP and PAO	SoldNo plan 10 parts	139,722	$66.43 average	$9.28M	96%	Form 4
May 11	Mark Fennell Chief Legal Officer &Secretary	SoldNo plan 7 parts	64,873	$67.05 average	$4.35M	100%	Form 4
Mar 2	Dianne M Parrotte Director	SoldNo plan 4 parts	44,000	$54.00 average	$2.38M	57%	Form 4
Feb 23	Angelos Papadimitriou Director	SoldNo plan	4,150	$55.58	$231k	20%	Form 4
Feb 20 – 23	Carl Gerst EVP, Global Sales and Products	Sold10b5-1 plan 2 parts	14,336	$55.95 average	$802k	100%	Form 4
Feb 20	Joerg Kuechen Head of Corporate M&A	SoldNo plan 4 parts	61,900	$56.03 average	$3.47M	91%	Form 4
Feb 13	Robert Willett Director	Sold10b5-1 plan	2,148	$59.50	$128k	12%	Form 4
Feb 12	Laura Ann Macdonald VP and PAO	Sold10b5-1 plan 2 parts	14,881	$57.16 average	$851k	87%	Form 4
Feb 12	Robert Willett Director	Sold10b5-1 plan 2 parts	177,052	$58.39 average	$10.3M	92%	Form 4
Oct 21, 2025	Robert Willett Director	Sold10b5-1 plan	6,704	$49.51	$332k	30%	Form 4
Sep 5, 2025 – Sep 8, 2025	Sheila Marie Dipalma EVP, Employee Services	Sold10b5-1 plan 2 parts	4,002	$45.01 average	$180k	38%	Form 4
Sep 5, 2025	Laura Ann Macdonald VP and PAO	Sold10b5-1 plan	2,666	$45.00	$120k	37%	Form 4
Mar 11, 2025	Joerg Kuechen Chief Technology Officer	Sold10b5-1 plan	7,991	$32.97	$263k	100%	Form 4
Feb 24, 2025 – Feb 25, 2025	Carl Gerst EVP, Vision & ID Products	Sold10b5-1 plan 2 parts	11,369	$32.86 average	$374k	100%	Form 4
Dec 12, 2024	Joerg Kuechen Chief Technology Officer	SoldNo plan	2,934	$37.75	$111k	100%	Form 4
Nov 22, 2024	Anthony Sun Director	SoldNo plan	26,000	$40.03	$1.04M	7.1%	Form 4

Aug 1110b5-1 plan
Matthew Moschner
CEO & President · sold 24,962 at avg $64.01
$1.6M
70% of stake
May 27No plan
Darren Marc Long
Vice President · sold 20,252 at avg $66.34
$1.34M
84% of stake
May 11 – 12No plan
Laura Ann Macdonald
VP and PAO · sold 139,722 at avg $66.43
$9.28M
96% of stake
May 11No plan
Mark Fennell
Chief Legal Officer &Secretary · sold 64,873 at avg $67.05
$4.35M
100% of stake
Mar 2No plan
Dianne M Parrotte
Director · sold 44,000 at avg $54.00
$2.38M
57% of stake
Feb 23No plan
Angelos Papadimitriou
Director · sold 4,150 at $55.58
$231k
20% of stake
Feb 20 – 2310b5-1 plan
Carl Gerst
EVP, Global Sales and Products · sold 14,336 at avg $55.95
$802k
100% of stake
Feb 20No plan
Joerg Kuechen
Head of Corporate M&A · sold 61,900 at avg $56.03
$3.47M
91% of stake
Feb 1310b5-1 plan
Robert Willett
Director · sold 2,148 at $59.50
$128k
12% of stake
Feb 1210b5-1 plan
Laura Ann Macdonald
VP and PAO · sold 14,881 at avg $57.16
$851k
87% of stake
Feb 1210b5-1 plan
Robert Willett
Director · sold 177,052 at avg $58.39
$10.3M
92% of stake
Oct 21, 202510b5-1 plan
Robert Willett
Director · sold 6,704 at $49.51
$332k
30% of stake
Sep 5, 2025 – Sep 8, 202510b5-1 plan
Sheila Marie Dipalma
EVP, Employee Services · sold 4,002 at avg $45.01
$180k
38% of stake
Sep 5, 202510b5-1 plan
Laura Ann Macdonald
VP and PAO · sold 2,666 at $45.00
$120k
37% of stake
Mar 11, 202510b5-1 plan
Joerg Kuechen
Chief Technology Officer · sold 7,991 at $32.97
$263k
100% of stake
Feb 24, 2025 – Feb 25, 202510b5-1 plan
Carl Gerst
EVP, Vision & ID Products · sold 11,369 at avg $32.86
$374k
100% of stake
Dec 12, 2024No plan
Joerg Kuechen
Chief Technology Officer · sold 2,934 at $37.75
$111k
100% of stake
Nov 22, 2024No plan
Anthony Sun
Director · sold 26,000 at $40.03
$1.04M
7.1% of stake

How to read this. Insiders sell for many reasons: taxes, diversifying, a house. Open-market buys are rarer and say more. A 10b5-1 plan is a trading schedule set up months in advance, so those sales were not timed on news. Large holders (funds and 10% owners) are listed under Everything but not counted as insiders. If you own or watch CGNX, we send a push when an executive buys or makes a large sale outside a plan.

Source: SEC Form 4 filings, filed within two business days of each trade and checked for new ones every hour.

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