CGNX Insider Trading

Insider Ownership Percentage: 1.10%
Insider Buying (Last 12 Months): $327,162.80
Insider Selling (Last 12 Months): $274,942.28

Cognex Insider Trading History Chart

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Cognex Share Price & Price History

Current Price: $38.65
Price Change: Price Decrease of -0.31 (-0.80%)
As of 10/10/2024 01:18 PM ET

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Cognex Insider Trading History

Transaction DateInsider NameTitleBuy/SellNumber of SharesAverage Share PriceTotal TransactionShares Held After TransactionDetails
9/4/2024Dennis FehrCFOBuy6,570$38.04$249,922.806,570View SEC Filing Icon  
8/7/2024Dianne M. ParrotteDirectorBuy2,000$38.62$77,240.0011,340View SEC Filing Icon  
3/6/2024Carl GerstEVPSell6,782$40.54$274,942.28View SEC Filing Icon  
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  
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SEC Filings (Institutional Ownership Changes) for Cognex (NASDAQ:CGNX)

88.12% 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
10/8/2024CWM LLC86,941$3.52M0.0%+1.6%0.051%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
10/7/2024GAMMA Investing LLC649$26K0.0%-40.3%0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
10/3/2024Park Avenue Securities LLC8,290$0.34M0.0%-27.2%0.005%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
10/3/2024SG Americas Securities LLC19,266$0.78M0.0%+58.9%0.011%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
9/23/2024Centaurus Financial Inc.2,816$0.13M0.0%N/A0.002%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
9/16/2024Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd.3,706$0.17M0.0%N/A0.002%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/21/2024Truist Financial Corp89,168$4.17M0.0%-16.4%0.052%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/16/2024Creative Planning21,407$1M0.0%+31.1%0.012%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/16/2024Disciplined Growth Investors Inc. MN3,445,894$161.13M3.0%+1.4%2.007%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/16/2024Algert Global LLC70,097$3.28M0.1%-37.6%0.041%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/15/2024Mackenzie Financial Corp1,494,312$69.87M0.1%+16.3%0.870%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/15/2024The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company148,284$6.93M0.0%-2.3%0.086%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/15/2024Daventry Group LP487,873$22.81M10.2%+30.1%0.284%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/15/2024AQR Capital Management LLC16,808$0.79M0.0%+13.2%0.010%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/15/2024AXA S.A.861,768$40.30M0.1%-1.9%0.502%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/15/2024Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd.3,706$0.17M0.0%N/A0.002%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/15/2024Point72 Hong Kong Ltd1,168$55K0.0%N/A0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/14/2024Squarepoint Ops LLC18,298$0.86M0.0%-90.7%0.011%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/14/2024Point72 Asset Management L.P.1,272,640$59.51M0.2%+132.0%0.742%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/14/2024272 Capital LP23,800$1.11M0.6%N/A0.014%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/14/2024Point72 DIFC Ltd19,405$0.91M0.0%N/A0.011%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/14/2024Marshall Wace LLP137,895$6.45M0.0%-33.7%0.080%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/14/2024Front Street Capital Management Inc.1,061,641$49.56M9.5%+2.0%0.618%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/14/2024Xponance Inc.22,383$1.05M0.0%-13.2%0.013%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/14/2024Bank of Montreal Can64,900$3.04M0.0%-86.0%0.038%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/14/2024ProShare Advisors LLC190,660$8.92M0.0%-8.8%0.111%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/14/2024Profund Advisors LLC4,683$0.22M0.0%-19.0%0.003%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/13/2024Ensign Peak Advisors Inc1,241,656$58.06M0.1%-3.0%0.723%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/13/2024Nkcfo LLC12,000$0.56M0.3%N/A0.007%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/13/2024Thrivent Financial for Lutherans55,500$2.60M0.0%-13.2%0.032%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/13/2024Sei Investments Co.228,247$10.67M0.0%+9.1%0.133%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/13/2024Pacer Advisors Inc.25,950$1.21M0.0%-1.1%0.015%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/13/2024Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB publ45,304$2.12M0.0%+17.4%0.026%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/13/2024Bridges Investment Management Inc.20,966$0.98M0.0%N/A0.012%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/12/2024Intech Investment Management LLC39,079$1.83M0.0%N/A0.023%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/12/2024Inspire Investing LLC29,529$1.38M0.2%-16.3%0.017%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/12/2024XTX Topco Ltd5,991$0.28M0.0%N/A0.003%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/12/2024Hsbc Holdings PLC8,847$0.42M0.0%-77.9%0.005%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/12/2024Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC24,730$1.14M0.0%+14.6%0.014%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/12/2024Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV5,816$0.27M0.0%-26.2%0.003%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/12/2024Amalgamated Bank86,901$4.06M0.0%-7.2%0.051%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/12/2024Tredje AP fonden132,200$6.18M0.1%N/A0.077%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/12/2024Meiji Yasuda Asset Management Co Ltd.4,325$0.20M0.0%N/A0.003%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/10/2024Wealth Alliance4,523$0.21M0.0%N/A0.003%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/10/2024Mutual of America Capital Management LLC98,285$4.60M0.1%-4.2%0.057%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/9/2024Edgestream Partners L.P.11,086$0.52M0.0%N/A0.006%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/9/2024Lmcg Investments LLC91,757$4.29M0.2%+5.6%0.053%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/9/2024Dimensional Fund Advisors LP1,621,629$75.83M0.0%+33.8%0.945%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/8/2024Envestnet Asset Management Inc.492,667$23.04M0.0%+2.3%0.287%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/8/2024Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc.72,365$3.38M0.0%+6.8%0.042%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/8/2024William Blair Investment Management LLC4,018,539$187.91M0.5%+8.1%2.341%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/8/2024Federated Hermes Inc.563,252$26.34M0.1%+7.5%0.328%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/8/2024Robeco Schweiz AG250,000$11.69M0.2%N/A0.146%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/8/2024American Century Companies Inc.1,746,783$81.68M0.0%+26.8%1.018%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/8/2024State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D60,632$2.84M0.0%-38.5%0.035%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/8/2024Bahl & Gaynor Inc.10,600$0.50M0.0%-3.6%0.006%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/8/2024HHM Wealth Advisors LLC1,819$85K0.0%+19.8%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/7/2024Chesapeake Capital Corp IL7,699$0.36M0.5%N/A0.004%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/7/2024Dorsey & Whitney Trust CO LLC4,519$0.21M0.0%N/A0.003%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/7/2024Texas Permanent School Fund Corp167,923$7.85M0.1%+11.5%0.098%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/5/2024Impax Asset Management Group plc5,098,711$237.81M1.0%+32.8%2.970%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/5/2024Arizona State Retirement System48,102$2.25M0.0%+1.7%0.028%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/5/2024Victory Capital Management Inc.35,850$1.68M0.0%-1.5%0.021%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/3/2024TD Asset Management Inc761,482$35.61M0.0%-10.1%0.444%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/2/2024Roubaix Capital LLC77,972$3.65M2.3%+18.1%0.045%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/2/2024Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund35,656$1.67M0.0%-16.2%0.021%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/1/2024Rhumbline Advisers477,582$22.33M0.0%-1.7%0.278%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
7/31/2024Confluence Wealth Services Inc.20,429$0.96M0.1%+18.6%0.012%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
7/31/2024Van ECK Associates Corp71,368$3.34M0.0%+10.0%0.042%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
7/31/2024Commonwealth Equity Services LLC13,356$0.63M0.0%-3.7%0.008%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
7/31/2024Legacy Advisors LLC17,625$0.82M0.1%+15.3%0.010%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
7/30/2024Pinnacle Associates Ltd.605,916$28.33M0.4%+2.6%0.353%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
7/30/2024Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd18,819$0.88M0.0%+3.1%0.011%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
7/30/2024Signaturefd LLC1,704$80K0.0%+43.2%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
7/30/2024BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A.112,491$5.26M0.0%+6.4%0.066%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
7/29/2024Crossmark Global Holdings Inc.11,389$0.53M0.0%-10.8%0.007%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
7/29/2024Principal Financial Group Inc.1,693,877$79.21M0.0%-3.8%0.987%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
7/29/2024Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank39,303$1.84M0.0%+21.5%0.023%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
7/26/2024Conestoga Capital Advisors LLC321,549$15.04M0.2%+15.0%0.187%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
7/26/2024Railway Pension Investments Ltd581,600$27.20M0.3%N/A0.339%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
7/26/2024State of Michigan Retirement System41,353$1.93M0.0%-2.1%0.024%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
7/26/2024Bank of New York Mellon Corp1,635,838$76.49M0.0%+16.9%0.953%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
7/25/2024Raymond James Trust N.A.15,828$0.74M0.0%+5.9%0.009%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
7/25/2024Baillie Gifford & Co.1,299,175$60.75M0.0%+11.6%0.757%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
7/25/2024Ceredex Value Advisors LLC365,600$17.10M0.3%N/A0.213%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
7/24/2024Retirement Systems of Alabama211,871$9.91M0.0%-2.0%0.123%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
7/24/2024Slow Capital Inc.71,178$3.33M0.5%+9.0%0.041%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
7/24/2024JB Capital LLC29,521$1.38M0.1%N/A0.017%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
7/24/2024New York State Teachers Retirement System187,618$8.77M0.0%-0.1%0.109%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
7/24/2024Louisiana State Employees Retirement System48,600$2.27M0.0%-1.8%0.028%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
7/23/2024Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC5,447$0.26M0.0%N/A0.003%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
7/22/2024Fifth Third Bancorp3,829$0.18M0.0%+11.3%0.002%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
7/22/2024Chevy Chase Trust Holdings LLC2,056,701$96.17M0.3%+30.5%1.198%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
7/20/2024First Citizens Bank & Trust Co.4,474$0.21M0.0%N/A0.003%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
7/20/2024Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc.225,560$10.55M0.0%+9.5%0.131%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
7/19/2024Raymond James & Associates379,100$17.73M0.0%+8.3%0.221%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
7/19/2024Values First Advisors Inc.44,349$2.07M1.2%+18.6%0.026%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
7/19/2024Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc.1,309,827$61.25M0.0%+1.2%0.763%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
7/19/2024TCW Group Inc.486,820$22.76M0.2%-0.6%0.284%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
7/18/2024Foster Victor Wealth Advisors LLC267,223$12.50M0.9%-35.9%0.156%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. The company was incorporated in 1981 and is headquartered in Natick, Massachusetts.
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Today's Range

Now: $38.65
Low: $38.01
High: $38.70

50 Day Range

MA: $39.08
Low: $36.85
High: $40.50

52 Week Range

Now: $38.65
Low: $34.28
High: $53.13

Volume

244,224 shs

Average Volume

1,279,286 shs

Market Capitalization

$6.63 billion

P/E Ratio

66.64

Dividend Yield

0.77%

Beta

1.41

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. Dennis Fehr (CFO)
  4. Carl Gerst (EVP)
  5. Patrick Alias (Director)
Learn More about top insider investors at Cognex.

Who are the major institutional investors of Cognex?

Cognex's top institutional shareholders include:
  1. CWM LLC — 0.05%
  2. SG Americas Securities LLC — 0.01%
  3. Park Avenue Securities LLC — 0.00%
  4. GAMMA Investing LLC — 0.00%
Learn More about top institutional investors of Cognex stock.

Which institutional investors are selling Cognex stock?

During the previous quarter, CGNX stock was sold by these institutional investors:
  1. Park Avenue Securities LLC
  2. GAMMA Investing LLC

Which institutional investors are buying Cognex stock?

Within the last quarter, CGNX stock was purchased by institutional investors including:
  1. SG Americas Securities LLC
  2. CWM LLC
During the previous year, these company insiders have bought Cognex stock:
  1. Theodor Krantz (Director)
  2. Dianne M Parrotte (Director)
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