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Matthew Moschner sold $1.6M of CGNX

CEO & President at COGNEX CORP. 24,962 shares at an average of $64.01, traded Aug 11, 2026, filed Aug 12, 2026.

Warning score
35
Value
$1.6M
24,962 shares
Holdings after
10,884
-120% from before
From 52-week low
+81%
low $34.65, close $62.81
From 52-week high
-13%
high $72.32, as of Aug 11, 2026

Score components

  • Role
    CEO
    +25
  • Trade size
    $1.6M at market
    +25
  • Share of holdings sold
    Sold 100% of holdings
    +20
  • Cluster
    No other insider selling within 14 days
    0
  • Exercise and sell
    Shares came from an option exercise in the same filing
    -15
  • 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 13, 2026 · close 60.01
Since filing Aug 12, 2026: -0.9%SPY +1.0% · excess -1.9%

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 0002054688-26-000008, as filed. Open on EDGAR

DateTransactionSharesPriceValueHoldings afterFiled
Aug 11, 2026MOption exercise
Common Stock10b5-1
+1,600$56.44$90k20,846Aug 12, 2026
Aug 11, 2026SOpen-market sale
Common Stock10b5-1
-1,600$65.36$105k19,246Aug 12, 2026
Aug 11, 2026MOption exercise
Common Stock10b5-1
+4,000$51.49$206k23,246Aug 12, 2026
Aug 11, 2026SOpen-market sale
Common Stock10b5-1
-4,000$65.36$261k19,246Aug 12, 2026
Aug 11, 2026MOption exercise
Common Stock10b5-1
+4,000$40.71$163k23,246Aug 12, 2026
Aug 11, 2026SOpen-market sale
Common Stock10b5-1
-4,000$63.62$254k19,246Aug 12, 2026
Aug 11, 2026MOption exercise
Common Stock10b5-1
+7,000$42.84$300k26,246Aug 12, 2026
Aug 11, 2026SOpen-market sale
Common Stock10b5-1
-7,000$63.61$445k19,246Aug 12, 2026
Aug 11, 2026SOpen-market sale
Common Stock10b5-1
-8,362$63.62$532k10,884Aug 12, 2026
Aug 11, 2026MOption exercise
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)derivative10b5-1
-4,000$0.00$00Aug 12, 2026
Aug 11, 2026MOption exercise
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)derivative10b5-1
-7,000$0.00$00Aug 12, 2026
Aug 11, 2026MOption exercise
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)derivative10b5-1
-4,000$0.00$00Aug 12, 2026
Aug 11, 2026MOption exercise
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)derivative10b5-1
-1,600$0.00$00Aug 12, 2026

Related signals

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

ScoreCompanyInsiderValueHoldingsFiled
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%
60Notable
CGNXsell 4
COGNEX CORP
Dianne M Parrotte
director
$2.4M
44,000 shares
-122%
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.

Matthew Moschner sold $1.6M of CGNX | InsiderTell