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Dianne M Parrotte sold $2.4M of CGNX

director at COGNEX CORP. 44,000 shares at an average of $54.00, traded Mar 2, 2026, filed Mar 3, 2026.

Warning score
60
Value
$2.4M
44,000 shares
Holdings after
33,431
-122% from before
From 52-week low
+133%
low $23.02, close $53.68
From 52-week high
-8%
high $58.54, as of Mar 2, 2026

Score components

  • Role
    Director
    +15
  • Trade size
    $2.4M at market
    +25
  • Share of holdings sold
    Sold 100% of holdings
    +20
  • Cluster
    4 insiders selling within 14 days
    +15
  • Exercise and sell
    Shares came from an option exercise in the same filing
    -15

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.

This signal so far: 1m -8.3%, 3m +23.4%, 6m +12.4%.

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 Mar 3, 2026: +17.7%SPY +15.3% · excess +2.4%

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 0001739237-26-000006, as filed. Open on EDGAR

DateTransactionSharesPriceValueHoldings afterFiled
Mar 2, 2026MOption exercise
Common Stock
+2,500$51.49$129k35,931Mar 3, 2026
Mar 2, 2026SOpen-market sale
Common Stock
-2,500$54.00$135k33,431Mar 3, 2026
Mar 2, 2026MOption exercise
Common Stock
+15,600$51.49$803k49,031Mar 3, 2026
Mar 2, 2026SOpen-market sale
Common Stock
-15,600$54.00$842k33,431Mar 3, 2026
Mar 2, 2026MOption exercise
Common Stock
+7,500$45.06$338k40,931Mar 3, 2026
Mar 2, 2026SOpen-market sale
Common Stock
-7,500$54.00$405k33,431Mar 3, 2026
Mar 2, 2026MOption exercise
Common Stock
+18,400$50.94$937k51,831Mar 3, 2026
Mar 2, 2026SOpen-market sale
Common Stock
-18,400$54.00$994k33,431Mar 3, 2026
Mar 2, 2026MOption exercise
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)derivative
-7,500$0.00$00Mar 3, 2026
Mar 2, 2026MOption exercise
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)derivative
-18,400$0.00$00Mar 3, 2026
Mar 2, 2026MOption exercise
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)derivative
-2,500$0.00$015,600Mar 3, 2026
Mar 2, 2026MOption exercise
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)derivative
-15,600$0.00$00Mar 3, 2026

Related signals

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

ScoreCompanyInsiderValueHoldingsFiled
35Weak
CGNXsell10b5-1
COGNEX CORP
Matthew Moschner
CEO & President
$1.6M
24,962 shares
-120%
45Moderate
CGNXsell
COGNEX CORP
Darren Marc Long
Vice President
$1.3M
20,252 shares
-201%
53Moderate
CGNXsell 2
COGNEX CORP
Laura Ann Macdonald
VP and PAO
$9.3M
139,722 shares
-991%
53Moderate
CGNXsell 2
COGNEX CORP
Mark Fennell
Chief Legal Officer &Secretary
$4.3M
64,873 shares
-576%
37Weak
CGNXsell 610b5-1
COGNEX CORP
Carl Gerst
EVP, Global Sales and Products
$802k
14,336 shares
-166%
60Notable
CGNXsell 6
COGNEX CORP
Joerg Kuechen
Head of Corporate M&A
$3.5M
61,900 shares
-450%
33Weak
CGNXsell 6
COGNEX CORP
Angelos Papadimitriou
director
$231k
4,150 shares
-20%
26Weak
CGNXsell 510b5-1
COGNEX CORP
Robert Willett
CEO & President
$128k
2,148 shares
-100%
40Moderate
CGNXsell 510b5-1
COGNEX CORP
Robert Willett
CEO & President
$10M
177,052 shares
-102%
38Weak
CGNXsell 510b5-1
COGNEX CORP
Laura Ann Macdonald
VP and PAO
$851k
14,881 shares
-324%

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.

Dianne M Parrotte sold $2.4M of CGNX | InsiderTell