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Cognex Corp Stock: price and insider trades · United States
No insider purchase over the last 90 days. The latest, by Fehr Dennis, was filed 05 Sept 2024.
Insider Decl.
571
Thresholds
n/a
Buy Volume
€528,920
6 ops. · all time
Sell Volume
€229M
190 ops. · all time
Who traded when
BuySaleKuechen Joerg6 sales
Matthew Moschner5 sales
Darren Marc Long4 sales
Gerst Carl4 sales
Parrotte Dianne M4 sales
Willett Robert4 sales
+4 other insiders
Since the insiders bought
- +16.7%Entry US$38.23 · Close at T+365 US$44.61
- +4.5%Entry US$38.74 · Close at T+365 US$40.47
- +131.0%Entry US$19.67 · Close at T+365 US$45.45
Entry is the close on the day after publication, the first price a reader could act on. Prices in the listing currency. Past moves are not a forecast.
Analyst consensus: bullish or bearish?
Analysts rate Cognex Corp Buy (bullish), based on 19 analysts. Average price target: US$79.37.
This score ranks the purchase within its own market. A position size is suggested only on the venues of the backtested strategy universe; elsewhere, signals stay on watch. Not investment advice.
Fundamental score
Ranked 11,752 of 26,246 companies
54.2
score / 100
Value32
Quality77
FCF yld2.6%
Earn yld1.2%
EV/EBITDA47.9x
ROE11%
Gross mgn67%
Net mgn12%
Debt/EBITDA0.4x
Pillars2/3
Transparent value + quality ranking, distinct from the insider signal.
Financial data
as of FY 2025FY ended December 2025 · cache
US$55.16
Analyst consensus
19 analystsBuy
US$60.00Target US$79.37(+44%)US$92.00
Income statement
RevenueUS$994.4M
Gross profitUS$665.4M67% margin
EBITDAUS$193.4M19% margin
Net incomeUS$114.4M16.1% margin
Valuation
PER (trailing)53.0x
PER (forward)27.3x
P/Book5.7x
Beta1.48
Balance sheet & cash
Market capUS$9.3B
Total debtUS$76.6M
Free Cash FlowUS$236.8M
Debt / Equity4%
Profitability & ownership
ROE11.1%
ROA7.1%
% insiders0.4%
% institutions108.9%
Last declaration on 12 August 2026
Declarations571 total
4,000 shares@ US$51.490.0021% mcap8.2% of flowCommon StockSEC:0002054688-26-000008:2
4,000 shares@ US$65.360.0027% mcap10.4% of flowCommon StockSEC:0002054688-26-000008:3
4,000 shares@ US$40.710.0017% mcap6.5% of flowCommon StockSEC:0002054688-26-000008:4
4,000 shares@ US$63.61580.0026% mcap10.2% of flowCommon StockSEC:0002054688-26-000008:5
7,000 shares@ US$42.840.0030% mcap12.0% of flowCommon StockSEC:0002054688-26-000008:6
7,000 shares@ US$63.61020.0045% mcap17.8% of flowCommon StockSEC:0002054688-26-000008:7
8,362 shares@ US$63.6210.0054% mcap21.2% of flowCommon StockSEC:0002054688-26-000008:8
1,600 shares@ US$56.440.0009% mcap3.6% of flowCommon StockSEC:0002054688-26-000008:0
1,600 shares@ US$65.360.0011% mcap4.2% of flowCommon StockSEC:0002054688-26-000008:1
24,962 shares@ US$64.360.016% mcap100.0% of flowCommonSEC144:0001950047-26-007967
4,999 shares0Common StockSEC:0002054688-26-000006:0
2,500 shares0Common StockSEC:0002132179-26-000006:0
2,218 shares@ US$66.890.0015% mcap5.9% of flowCommon StockSEC:0002054688-26-000006:1
734 shares@ US$66.890.0005% mcap2.1% of flowCommon StockSEC:0002132179-26-000006:1
172,667 shares@ US$71.32770.13% mcap62.7% of flowCommonSEC144:0001959173-26-004981
8,576 shares@ US$69.5080.0061% mcap3.0% of flowCommonSEC144:0001959173-26-004957
5,498 shares@ US$49.120.0022% mcap11.4% of flowCommon StockSEC:0002132179-26-000004:4
5,498 shares@ US$66.32150.0029% mcap15.4% of flowCommon StockSEC:0002132179-26-000004:5
4,500 shares@ US$56.440.0020% mcap10.7% of flowCommon StockSEC:0002132179-26-000004:0
4,500 shares@ US$66.32150.0024% mcap12.6% of flowCommon StockSEC:0002132179-26-000004:1
8,675 shares@ US$51.490.0036% mcap18.9% of flowCommon StockSEC:0002132179-26-000004:2
8,675 shares@ US$66.32150.0046% mcap24.3% of flowCommon StockSEC:0002132179-26-000004:3
1,579 shares@ US$66.52010.0008% mcap4.4% of flowCommon StockSEC:0002132179-26-000004:6
109 shares@ US$47.980.1% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001773704-26-000012:1
368 shares0Common StockSEC:0001773704-26-000012:0
25 of 571 declarations
About Cognex Corp
Robert Willett, filed as CEO & President and later as a director, tops the Cognex Corp (Technology) record: EUR 10,937,577 sold on November 2, 2017, EUR 8,520,293 on February 12, 2026 and EUR 6,912,630 on November 8, 2019. The filer has 98 filings, of which 44 sales. In total, 190 sales weigh EUR 228,810,633 (median EUR 530,304), against 6 purchases worth EUR 528,920, or 3% of open-market trades.
The purchases come from elsewhere. Dennis Fehr (SVP, Chief Financial Officer) bought EUR 214,511 on September 4, 2024, director Dianne M. Parrotte EUR 132,953 on May 12, 2022 and EUR 70,671 on August 7, 2024. From August 7 to September 4, 2024, 2 filers bought EUR 296,222 worth.
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The record holds 571 filings from 28 filers. Equity pay is mostly option exercises (302), well ahead of grants (65). The year 2018 has only 14 filings, against 99 in 2026. Sheila Marie DiPalma (EVP, Employee Services) files 44 and Theodor Krantz 43. The last twelve months total 100 filings, of which 26 sales and no purchase. Insiders hold 0.4% of the capital, valued at USD 9.3 billion.
