Cognex Corporation
A maker of machine vision systems, sensors, software, and industrial barcode readers that help factories and warehouses inspect, measure, and track products automatically — with brands like In-Sight, DataMan, and VisionPro. Founded in 1981 by MIT lecturer Robert Shillman, who coaxed two grad students to join him by offering free bicycles. The name comes from "cognition experts," and employees jokingly call themselves "Cognoids."
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| Insider | Stake change | Holds now | Granted / vested | Bought | Sold |
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| Sun AnthonyDirector · 3 transactions | +10.6% | 387.7K | 37.2K | — | — |
| Parrotte Dianne MDirector · 10 transactions | +50.6% | 33.4K | 55.2K | — | 44.0K |
| Lawande SachinDirector · 2 transactions | +65.4% | 28.4K | 11.2K | — | — |
| Sennett MarjorieDirector · 2 transactions | — | 25.9K | 11.2K | — | — |
| Lee John Tseng-ChungDirector · 2 transactions | +82.7% | 24.8K | 11.2K | — | — |
| Willett RobertDirector · 10 transactions | -26.9% | 23.1K | 200.1K | — | 185.9K |
| Fehr DennisSVP, Chief Financial Officer · 4 transactions | +97.3% | 18.0K | 10.5K | — | — |
| DiPalma Sheila MarieEVP, Employee Services · 8 transactions | +41.3% | 16.6K | 12.1K | — | 4.0K |
| Moschner MatthewCEO & President, Director · 6 transactions | +78.1% | 16.5K | 11.6K | — | — |
| Papadimitriou AngelosDirector · 3 transactions | +70.6% | 16.2K | 10.9K | — | 4.2K |
| Macdonald Laura AnnVP and PAO · 31 transactions | +56.3% | 11.4K | 157.5K | — | 157.3K |
| Kuechen JoergHead of Corporate M&A · 13 transactions | — | 6.0K | 74.9K | — | 61.9K |
| Long Darren MarcVice President · 7 transactions | — | 5.6K | 18.7K | — | 20.3K |
| Fennell MarkChief Legal Officer &Secretary · 13 transactions | — | 4.9K | 60.0K | — | 64.9K |
| Gerst CarlEVP, Global Sales and Products · 8 transactions | — | 0 | 21.2K | — | 14.3K |
Select a row to see that insider’s individual transactions. Sum of the holdings confirmed in the 12 months before this insider's last filing. A Form 4 reports a holding per line — held directly, or through a named trust, partnership or foundation, and in each share class separately — never a person’s total. Lines not restated in that time are left out and shown apart: an active filer restates what they still hold, so a line they did not restate is more often an entity since renamed, whose shares a successor line reports too. An amber marker means some were left out.
Net open-market activity over the last year: -556.7K shares. Grants, option exercises and tax withholding are excluded — they are compensation mechanics, not decisions to buy or sell.