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sellWeak cluster of 210b5-1 plan

Laura Ann Macdonald sold $120k of CGNX

VP and PAO at COGNEX CORP. 2,666 shares at an average of $45.00, traded Sep 5, 2025, filed Sep 8, 2025.

Warning score
23
Value
$120k
2,666 shares
Holdings after
4,593
-37% from before
From 52-week low
+94%
low $23.02, close $44.65
From 52-week high
0%
high $44.65, as of Sep 5, 2025

Score components

  • Role
    Officer
    +15
  • Trade size
    $120k at market
    +10
  • Share of holdings sold
    Sold 37% of holdings
    +10
  • Cluster
    2 insiders selling within 14 days
    +8
  • 10b5-1 plan
    Pre-scheduled under a 10b5-1 plan
    -20

What happened after comparable sells

Same side and tier, against the S&P 500, at 1, 3 and 6 months. Shown to Pro users; the whole table is on the backtest page.

Price around the trade, and since

From a quarter before the trade to today. The arrow is the trade, the circle the day the filing reached EDGAR, which is the first day anyone outside could act; the dotted line is the S&P 500 rebased to that day's close.

CGNXOct 9, 2026 · close 62.92
Since filing Sep 8, 2025: +42.0%SPY +21.6% · excess +20.3%

Daily candles, adjusted for splits and dividends. Green arrows are insider buys, red are sells, sized by value; the dashed line is the close on the filing day, the dotted line SPY rebased to it.Charts by TradingView Lightweight Charts™

Rows in this filing

Every transaction in Form 4 0002054688-25-000018, as filed. Open on EDGAR

DateTransactionSharesPriceValueHoldings afterFiled
Sep 5, 2025SOpen-market sale
Common Stock10b5-1
-2,666$45.00$120k4,593Sep 8, 2025

Related signals

Other insiders at COGNEX CORP and this insider’s other filings.

ScoreCompanyInsiderValueHoldingsFiled
15Weak
CGNXsell10b5-1
COGNEX CORP
Robert Willett
CEO & President
$332k
6,704 shares
-100%
25Weak
CGNXsell 210b5-1
COGNEX CORP
Sheila Marie DiPalma
EVP, Employee Services
$180k
4,002 shares
-38%
28Weak
CGNXsell10b5-1
COGNEX CORP
Joerg Kuechen
Chief Technology Officer
$263k
7,991 shares
-100%
30Weak
CGNXsell10b5-1
COGNEX CORP
Carl Gerst
EVP, Vision & ID Products
$374k
11,369 shares
-100%
45Moderate
CGNXsell
COGNEX CORP
Joerg Kuechen
Chief Technology Officer
$111k
2,934 shares
-100%
35Weak
CGNXsell
COGNEX CORP
Anthony Sun
director
$1.0M
26,000 shares
-49%

Not investment advice. Scores and forward returns are decision support built from public SEC filings and past prices; they describe what happened after comparable filings, not what will happen after this one. Do your own research and size your risk.

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