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CGNX Insider Trading

Insider Ownership Percentage: 1.10%
Insider Buying (Last 12 Months): $0.00
Insider Selling (Last 12 Months): $3,483,325.43

Cognex Insider Trading History Chart

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Cognex Share Price & Price History

Current Price: $42.44
Price Change: Price Increase of +0.1 (0.24%)
As of 09/29/2023 01:00 AM ET

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Cognex Insider Trading History

Transaction DateInsider NameTitleBuy/SellNumber of SharesAverage Share PriceTotal TransactionShares Held After TransactionDetails
3/6/2023Patrick AliasDirectorSell4,375$49.53$216,693.75View SEC Filing Icon  
3/3/2023Patrick AliasDirectorSell600$49.50$29,700.00View SEC Filing Icon  
2/17/2023Theodor KrantzDirectorSell912$48.39$44,131.6835,500View SEC Filing Icon  
2/2/2023Theodor KrantzDirectorSell10,400$57.00$592,800.0035,500View SEC Filing Icon  
12/12/2022Theodor KrantzDirectorSell52,000$50.00$2,600,000.0036,108View SEC Filing Icon  
5/12/2022Dianne M. ParrotteDirectorBuy3,000$46.00$138,000.003,608View SEC Filing Icon  
11/12/2021Paul TodghamCFOSell3,000$82.99$248,970.00View SEC Filing Icon  
9/8/2021Anthony SunDirectorSell30,000$86.41$2,592,300.00337,262View SEC Filing Icon  
8/24/2021Patrick AliasDirectorSell17,500$87.19$1,525,825.00View SEC Filing Icon  
6/1/2021Dianne M. ParrotteDirectorSell333$80.03$26,649.99333View SEC Filing Icon  
3/18/2021Jerry A. SchneiderDirectorSell5,000$82.26$411,300.005,000View SEC Filing Icon  
2/23/2021Carl GerstEVPSell115,000$82.76$9,517,400.00
2/19/2021Dianne M. ParrotteDirectorSell9,800$87.06$853,188.004,600View SEC Filing Icon  
12/10/2020Eugene G. BanucciDirectorSell10,400$75.48$784,992.0015,000View SEC Filing Icon  
12/9/2020Sheila Marie DipalmaEVPSell52,000$77.39$4,024,280.0016,000View SEC Filing Icon  
11/16/2020Theodor KrantzDirectorSell14,670$72.13$1,058,147.1035,830View SEC Filing Icon  
11/13/2020Theodor KrantzDirectorSell330$72.00$23,760.0035,830View SEC Filing Icon  
11/11/2020Robert J. WillettCEOSell160,000$71.04$11,366,400.00
11/4/2020Patrick AliasDirectorSell10,000$72.71$727,100.00
11/4/2020Robert J. WillettCEOSell159,638$71.05$11,342,279.90
10/30/2020Robert J. WillettCEOSell362$66.73$24,156.26362View SEC Filing Icon  
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SEC Filings (Institutional Ownership Changes) for Cognex (NASDAQ:CGNX)

89.86% of Cognex stock is owned by institutions. Institutional ownership can be a sign of analyst confidence in the fundamentals of the stock.

Institutional Buying and Selling by Quarter

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Cognex Institutional Trading History

Reporting DateHedge FundShares HeldMarket Value% of PortfolioQuarterly Change in SharesOwnership in CompanyDetails
9/21/2023Barclays PLC190,088$10.65M0.0%+9.9%0.110%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/24/2023Alberta Investment Management Corp3,800$0.21M0.0%N/A0.002%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/21/2023California State Teachers Retirement System278,314$15.59M0.0%-2.7%0.162%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/21/2023Osaic Holdings Inc.27,063$1.52M0.0%-1.3%0.016%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/21/2023Teachers Retirement System of The State of Kentucky29,684$1.66M0.0%+10.6%0.017%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/17/2023Orion Portfolio Solutions LLC62,507$3.50M0.0%-5.0%0.036%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/16/2023Nuveen Asset Management LLC501,672$28.10M0.0%-7.2%0.291%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/15/2023Alliancebernstein L.P.4,796,437$268.70M0.1%-0.8%2.784%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/15/2023Wells Fargo & Company MN200,720$11.24M0.0%+5.1%0.117%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/15/2023Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio79,346$4.45M0.0%-9.4%0.046%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/15/2023State of Tennessee Treasury Department45,387$2.54M0.0%+167.2%0.026%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/15/2023Natixis Advisors L.P.180,233$10.10M0.0%+13.4%0.105%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/15/2023Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC3,733$0.21M0.0%N/A0.002%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/15/2023Raymond James Trust N.A.11,631$0.65M0.0%+59.0%0.007%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/15/2023Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd31,543$1.77M0.2%+181.9%0.018%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/15/2023United Services Automobile Association11,403$0.64M0.0%+9.2%0.007%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/15/2023Goldman Sachs Group Inc.446,610$25.02M0.0%+60.2%0.259%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/15/2023Front Street Capital Management Inc.946,677$53.03M11.2%-0.9%0.549%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/15/2023Captrust Financial Advisors27,923$1.56M0.0%+1.3%0.016%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/15/2023Stephens Investment Management Group LLC643,070$36.03M0.6%+2.3%0.373%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/15/2023Lazard Asset Management LLC4,698,868$263.23M0.3%-0.6%2.727%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/15/2023Royal Bank of Canada387,600$21.71M0.0%+0.8%0.225%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/15/2023Rockefeller Capital Management L.P.9,739$0.55M0.0%+7.9%0.006%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/15/2023Stifel Financial Corp33,353$1.87M0.0%-9.5%0.019%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/15/2023Holocene Advisors LP56,602$3.17M0.0%N/A0.033%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/15/2023BROOKFIELD Corp ON 107,212$6.01M0.0%-28.3%0.062%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/15/2023Brown Capital Management LLC5,171,383$289.70M4.1%-1.2%3.002%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/15/2023Bayesian Capital Management LP6,127$0.34M0.0%N/A0.004%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/15/2023Bridgefront Capital LLC7,131$0.40M0.2%+31.4%0.004%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/14/2023Seaport Global Advisors LLC7,054$0.40M1.2%+116.6%0.004%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/14/2023Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV8,966$0.50M0.0%+57.4%0.005%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/14/2023Orion Portfolio Solutions LLC62,507$3.50M0.0%-5.0%0.036%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/14/2023Itau Unibanco Holding S.A.470$26K0.0%-75.7%0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/14/2023State of Wyoming6,528$0.37M0.1%-10.4%0.004%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/14/2023Gilbert & Cook Inc.4,217$0.24M0.0%N/A0.002%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/14/2023Tower Research Capital LLC TRC 14,723$0.83M0.0%+56.7%0.009%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/14/2023Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC8,644$0.48M0.0%N/A0.005%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/14/2023Cipher Capital LP7,038$0.39M0.1%N/A0.004%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/14/2023State of Wisconsin Investment Board89,946$5.04M0.0%-1.9%0.052%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/14/2023Snyder Capital Management L P659,566$36.95M0.8%-0.3%0.383%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/14/2023State Street Corp5,624,005$315.06M0.0%-2.0%3.264%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/14/2023MML Investors Services LLC15,506$0.87M0.0%+18.9%0.009%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/14/2023UniSuper Management Pty Ltd1,200$67K0.0%N/A0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/14/2023Capital Fund Management S.A.28,836$1.62M0.0%+38.1%0.017%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/14/2023Treasurer of the State of North Carolina77,743$4.36M0.0%-0.7%0.045%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/14/2023WINTON GROUP Ltd3,829$0.22M0.0%N/A0.002%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/14/2023Nuveen Asset Management LLC501,672$28.10M0.0%-7.2%0.291%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/14/2023Polar Capital Holdings Plc315,936$17.70M0.1%+23.6%0.183%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/14/2023Thrivent Financial for Lutherans679,563$38.07M0.1%-1.8%0.394%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/14/2023Cerity Partners LLC7,323$0.41M0.0%+10.0%0.004%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/14/2023Graham Capital Management L.P.12,206$0.68M0.0%N/A0.007%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/11/2023Alpine Peaks Capital LP149,595$8.38M5.9%-5.6%0.087%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/11/2023BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp15,645$0.88M0.0%+2.3%0.009%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/11/2023Pinebridge Investments L.P.16,004$0.90M0.0%-59.0%0.009%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/11/2023Renaissance Technologies LLC4,100$0.23M0.0%N/A0.002%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/11/2023Ossiam4,591$0.26M0.0%+90.6%0.003%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/11/2023Natixis459$26K0.0%N/A0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/11/2023Credit Suisse AG891,944$49.97M0.0%-35.6%0.518%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/11/2023BlackRock Inc.16,501,764$924.43M0.0%-4.1%9.578%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/11/2023Ameritas Investment Partners Inc.43,103$2.42M0.1%-2.1%0.025%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/11/2023B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG4,295$0.24M0.0%N/A0.002%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/11/2023State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System180,900$10.13M0.0%-4.1%0.105%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/11/2023The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company 132,032$7.40M0.0%-3.7%0.077%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/11/2023Hsbc Holdings PLC107,593$6.03M0.0%-52.7%0.062%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/11/2023Montanaro Asset Management Ltd356,500$19.97M3.2%-21.1%0.207%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/11/2023Inceptionr LLC18,149$1.02M0.5%+89.5%0.011%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/11/2023Schroder Investment Management Group1,548,474$86.75M0.1%+0.7%0.899%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/11/2023Capital Research Global Investors3,663,095$205.21M0.1%+0.1%2.126%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/11/2023Geode Capital Management LLC3,431,066$191.98M0.0%+3.9%1.991%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/11/2023Twin Tree Management LP278,256$15.59M0.0%N/A0.162%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/11/2023Sei Investments Co.227,630$12.75M0.0%+78.1%0.132%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/11/2023Korea Investment CORP73,395$4.11M0.0%+16.1%0.043%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/11/2023JPMorgan Chase & Co.903,158$50.60M0.0%-57.4%0.524%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/11/2023PNC Financial Services Group Inc.13,512$0.76M0.0%-6.2%0.008%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/11/2023Northern Trust Corp1,559,347$87.36M0.0%-6.5%0.905%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/11/2023William Blair Investment Management LLC2,764,198$154.85M0.5%+19.8%1.604%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/11/2023ExodusPoint Capital Management LP29,925$1.68M0.0%N/A0.017%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/10/2023MetLife Investment Management LLC103,440$5.80M0.0%-8.1%0.060%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/10/2023Osaic Holdings Inc.31,079$1.51M0.0%+13.3%0.018%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/10/2023Bessemer Group Inc.1,614$91K0.0%+806.7%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/10/2023Great West Life Assurance Co. Can146,785$8.24M0.0%-12.6%0.085%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/10/2023ProShare Advisors LLC103,221$5.78M0.0%+31.2%0.060%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/10/2023Profund Advisors LLC5,313$0.30M0.0%-12.4%0.003%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/10/2023Edgestream Partners L.P.38,930$2.18M0.2%+216.3%0.023%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/10/2023Commonwealth Equity Services LLC16,085$0.90M0.0%+22.1%0.009%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/10/2023Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd.1,939,029$108.60M0.2%+29.0%1.125%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/10/2023Great Lakes Advisors LLC366,391$20.53M0.2%+7.0%0.213%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/10/2023Quadrant Capital Group LLC2,193$0.12M0.0%+26.8%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/10/2023Russell Investments Group Ltd.113,087$6.33M0.0%-22.9%0.066%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/10/2023US Bancorp DE86,325$4.84M0.0%-14.6%0.050%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/10/2023Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc.1,221,672$68.44M0.0%-0.7%0.709%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/10/2023Citigroup Inc.142,730$8M0.0%-5.7%0.083%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/9/2023Dimensional Fund Advisors LP715,053$40.06M0.0%+2.9%0.415%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/9/2023Fiera Capital Corp757,411$42.43M0.1%-1.9%0.440%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/9/2023BNP Paribas Arbitrage SNC39,658$2.22M0.0%-63.8%0.023%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/9/2023TD Asset Management Inc525,701$29.45M0.0%-0.2%0.305%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/9/2023Banque Cantonale Vaudoise2,616$0.15M0.0%-60.5%0.002%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/9/2023Swiss National Bank623,700$34.94M0.0%-9.1%0.362%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/9/2023Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS83,433$4.67M0.0%+7.1%0.048%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/9/2023California Public Employees Retirement System326,835$18.31M0.0%-8.7%0.190%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
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Cognex logo
Cognex Corporation provides machine vision products that capture and analyze visual information to automate manufacturing and distribution tasks worldwide. Its machine vision products are used to automate the manufacturing and tracking of discrete items, including mobile phones, electric vehicle batteries, and e-commerce packages by locating, identifying, inspecting, and measuring them during the manufacturing or distribution process. The company offers VisionPro software, a suite of patented vision tools for advanced programming; QuickBuild that allows customers to build vision applications with a graphical, flowchart-based programming interface; and Cognex deep learning vision software. It also provides a range of inspection tasks, including part location, identification, measurement, assembly verification, and robotic guidance; vision sensors for vision applications, such as checking the presence and size of parts; and the In-Sight product line of vision systems and sensors. In addition, the company offers DataMan, an image-based barcode readers and barcode verifiers. It sells its products to automotive, logistics, consumer electronics, medical-related, semiconductor, consumer products, food and beverage, and others, as well as through a network of distributors and integrators. Cognex Corporation was incorporated in 1981 and is headquartered in Natick, Massachusetts.
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Today's Range

Now: $42.44
Low: $42.39
High: $43.16

50 Day Range

MA: $47.08
Low: $41.86
High: $54.62

52 Week Range

Now: $42.44
Low: $40.21
High: $59.51

Volume

634,936 shs

Average Volume

785,453 shs

Market Capitalization

$7.31 billion

P/E Ratio

42.87

Dividend Yield

0.66%

Beta

1.56

Who are the company insiders with the largest holdings of Cognex?

Cognex's top insider investors include:
  1. Theodor Krantz (Director)
  2. Dianne M Parrotte (Director)
  3. Patrick Alias (Director)
  4. Paul Todgham (CFO)
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