CGNXCognex CorporationTechnology · Hardware, Equipment & Partsas of 2026-09-16
Horizon

Issued 2026-09-16 at $60.10 · now $60.10 (2026-09-16, +0.0% since)

Based on its own history, a month from the 2026-09-16 close, CGNX has typically landed between $50.19 and $70.49 — a range of −16.5% to +17.3% from the issuance price $60.10.

Range of outcomes in historically similar periods — not a price prediction. Ranges are scored publicly on /methodology.
  • Actual close
  • Typical path (median)
  • Middle 50% of outcomes
  • 90% range

5,003 overlapping 1 month windows · 2006-09-262026-08-17 · basis climatology · forecast (batch). Probability up 53.9% (90% CI 51.756.1%, ≈1,408 obs).

The cone is anchored at the 2026-09-16 issuance close ($60.10) — the price the forecast resolves against on 2026-10-15, not the latest close. The drawn path shape is illustrative (bands widen with √t); every labeled number is real — the anchor, the scored batch p90/IQR endpoints, and the typical move.

Where CGNX has typically landed a month from the 2026-09-16 close of $60.1 — the range is history, not a prediction.

$50.19worst · -16.5%$70.49best · +17.3%
  • now $60.1 (+0.0%)
  • typicalThe typical outcome — half of similar past periods did better and half did worse (not an average, so a few wild periods don't skew it). $60.32 (+0.4%)
  • middle 50%The central range of outcomes — half of similar past periods landed inside it, a quarter finished above, a quarter below. $55.65$65
  • 90% rangeA nine-in-ten range — in about nine of every ten similar past periods the outcome stayed within these bounds. $50.19$70.49
Actual 1-month windows behind the coneiEvery overlapping 1-month window in this security's own price history was ranked by realized return; shown are the 3 worst and 3 best of 5,003 windows spanning 2006-09-26 to 2026-09-16. Not cherry-picked — these are the extremes of the full sample. Max drop / max rise are the deepest and highest points reached within each window. See /methodology.
StartReturnMax dropMax rise
3 worst
2022-04-25−36.0%−36.0%+0.0%
2022-04-07−35.4%−35.4%+0.0%
2022-04-08−35.1%−35.1%+0.0%
3 best
2026-01-13+48.1%−2.3%+48.1%
2026-01-14+46.8%−3.3%+46.8%
2026-01-26+45.8%−1.6%+49.3%

5,003 overlapping windows · 2006-09-262026-09-16 · not cherry-picked

Seasonality · by month iHow this security has tended to do in each calendar month historically — a frequency, never a prediction.

iFor each calendar month, the share of years this security closed higher than the month before, and the average month-over-month return, over ~20 years of its own price history. Cells are shaded by average return. This is historical frequency, not a prediction — no month is a signal.
Jan
55%
−0.4%
n=20
Feb
65%
+4.0%
n=20
Mar
55%
+2.3%
n=20
Apr
45%
+1.4%
n=20
May
65%
+3.2%
n=20
Jun
60%
+0.1%
n=20
Jul
65%
+5.4%
n=20
Aug
55%
−1.5%
n=20
Sep
45%
+0.7%
n=20
Oct
45%
−0.2%
n=20
Nov
65%
+3.0%
n=20
Dec
60%
+1.4%
n=20

Up-frequency and average month-over-month return · historical frequency, not a prediction

Reported insider & political trades

Every Form 4 the people closest to this company have filed with the SEC — plotted against the share price, aggregated by month, and shown with the gap between when each trade happened and when it was disclosed. A public record, not advice.

Share price & reported tradesMonthly open-market valueReporting lag — trade date to filing date2026-092026-082026-072026-062026-052026-042026-032026-022026-012025-122025-112025-102025-092025-08$72$352026-08-11: 5 insider sales, $1.6M — Moschner Matthew …2026-05-27: 4 insider sales, $1.3M — Long Darren Marc …2026-05-12: 3 insider sales, $2.7M — MACDONALD LAURA ANN …2026-05-11: 14 insider sales, $10.9M — MACDONALD LAURA ANN, Fennell Mark …2026-03-02: 4 insider sales, $2.4M — PARROTTE DIANNE M …2026-02-23: 2 insider sales, $820K — Gerst Carl, Papadimitriou Angelos2026-02-20: 5 insider sales, $3.7M — Kuechen Joerg, Gerst Carl …2026-02-13: 1 insider sale, $128K — Willett Robert2026-02-12: 4 insider sales, $11.2M — Willett Robert, MACDONALD LAURA ANN …2025-10-21: 1 insider sale, $332K — Willett Robert2025-09-08: 1 insider sale, $90K — DiPalma Sheila Marie2025-09-05: 2 insider sales, $210K — MACDONALD LAURA ANN, DiPalma Sheila Marie2025-09: 3 open-market sales, $300K2025-10: 1 open-market sale, $332K2026-02: 12 open-market sales, $15.8M2026-03: 4 open-market sales, $2.4M2026-05: 21 open-market sales, $15.0M2026-08: 5 open-market sales, $1.6M↑ buys↓ salesdirector Moschner Matthew — Sale on 2026-08-11, filed 1 day after the tradedirector Moschner Matthew — Sale on 2026-08-11, filed 1 day after the tradedirector Moschner Matthew — Sale on 2026-08-11, filed 1 day after the tradedirector Moschner Matthew — Sale on 2026-08-11, filed 1 day after the tradedirector Moschner Matthew — Sale on 2026-08-11, filed 1 day after the tradeofficer Long Darren Marc — Sale on 2026-05-27, filed 1 day after the tradeofficer Long Darren Marc — Sale on 2026-05-27, filed 1 day after the tradeofficer Long Darren Marc — Sale on 2026-05-27, filed 1 day after the tradeofficer Long Darren Marc — Sale on 2026-05-27, filed 1 day after the tradeofficer MACDONALD LAURA ANN — Sale on 2026-05-12, filed same dayofficer MACDONALD LAURA ANN — Sale on 2026-05-12, filed same dayofficer MACDONALD LAURA ANN — Sale on 2026-05-12, filed same dayofficer MACDONALD LAURA ANN — Sale on 2026-05-11, filed 1 day after the tradeofficer Fennell Mark — Sale on 2026-05-11, filed 1 day after the tradeofficer MACDONALD LAURA ANN — Sale on 2026-05-11, filed 1 day after the tradeofficer Fennell Mark — Sale on 2026-05-11, filed 1 day after the tradeofficer MACDONALD LAURA ANN — Sale on 2026-05-11, filed 1 day after the tradeofficer MACDONALD LAURA ANN — Sale on 2026-05-11, filed 1 day after the tradeofficer MACDONALD LAURA ANN — Sale on 2026-05-11, filed 1 day after the tradeofficer Fennell Mark — Sale on 2026-05-11, filed 1 day after the tradeofficer Fennell Mark — Sale on 2026-05-11, filed 1 day after the tradeofficer MACDONALD LAURA ANN — Sale on 2026-05-11, filed 1 day after the tradeofficer Fennell Mark — Sale on 2026-05-11, filed 1 day after the tradeofficer Fennell Mark — Sale on 2026-05-11, filed 1 day after the tradeofficer Fennell Mark — Sale on 2026-05-11, filed 1 day after the tradeofficer MACDONALD LAURA ANN — Sale on 2026-05-11, filed 1 day after the tradedirector PARROTTE DIANNE M — Sale on 2026-03-02, filed 1 day after the tradedirector PARROTTE DIANNE M — Sale on 2026-03-02, filed 1 day after the tradedirector PARROTTE DIANNE M — Sale on 2026-03-02, filed 1 day after the tradedirector PARROTTE DIANNE M — Sale on 2026-03-02, filed 1 day after the tradeofficer Gerst Carl — Sale on 2026-02-23, filed 1 day after the tradedirector Papadimitriou Angelos — Sale on 2026-02-23, filed 1 day after the tradeofficer Kuechen Joerg — Sale on 2026-02-20, filed 4 days after the tradeofficer Kuechen Joerg — Sale on 2026-02-20, filed 4 days after the tradeofficer Kuechen Joerg — Sale on 2026-02-20, filed 4 days after the tradeofficer Gerst Carl — Sale on 2026-02-20, filed 4 days after the tradeofficer Kuechen Joerg — Sale on 2026-02-20, filed 4 days after the tradedirector Willett Robert — Sale on 2026-02-13, filed 4 days after the tradedirector Willett Robert — Sale on 2026-02-12, filed 1 day after the tradeofficer MACDONALD LAURA ANN — Sale on 2026-02-12, filed 1 day after the tradedirector Willett Robert — Sale on 2026-02-12, filed 1 day after the tradeofficer MACDONALD LAURA ANN — Sale on 2026-02-12, filed 1 day after the tradedirector Willett Robert — Sale on 2025-10-21, filed 1 day after the tradeofficer DiPalma Sheila Marie — Sale on 2025-09-08, filed same dayofficer MACDONALD LAURA ANN — Sale on 2025-09-05, filed 3 days after the tradeofficer DiPalma Sheila Marie — Sale on 2025-09-05, filed 3 days after the trade
DatePersonRoleActionShares @ priceValueOwnership Δvs S&P 1mvs S&P 6mOwned afterFiling
2026-08-11Moschner MatthewdirectorSale8,362 @ $63.62$532K−43.4% of holding−0.3%not yet — horizon still open10,884Form 4 · filed 1 day after the trade
2026-08-11Moschner MatthewdirectorSale7,000 @ $63.61$445K−26.7% of holding−0.3%not yet — horizon still open19,246Form 4 · filed 1 day after the trade
2026-08-11Moschner MatthewdirectorSale4,000 @ $65.36$261K−17.2% of holding−0.3%not yet — horizon still open19,246Form 4 · filed 1 day after the trade
2026-08-11Moschner MatthewdirectorSale4,000 @ $63.62$254K−17.2% of holding−0.3%not yet — horizon still open19,246Form 4 · filed 1 day after the trade
2026-08-11Moschner MatthewdirectorSale1,600 @ $65.36$105K−7.7% of holding−0.3%not yet — horizon still open19,246Form 4 · filed 1 day after the trade
2026-05-27Long Darren MarcofficerSale8,675 @ $66.32$575K−60.9% of holding+2.4%not yet — horizon still open5,569Form 4 · filed 1 day after the trade
2026-05-27Long Darren MarcofficerSale5,498 @ $66.32$365K−49.7% of holding+2.4%not yet — horizon still open5,569Form 4 · filed 1 day after the trade
2026-05-27Long Darren MarcofficerSale4,500 @ $66.32$298K−44.7% of holding+2.4%not yet — horizon still open5,569Form 4 · filed 1 day after the trade
2026-05-27Long Darren MarcofficerSale1,579 @ $66.52$105K−28.4% of holding+2.4%not yet — horizon still open3,990Form 4 · filed 1 day after the trade
2026-05-12MACDONALD LAURA ANNofficerSale25,500 @ $65.56$1.7M−82.9% of holding−5.2%not yet — horizon still open5,258Form 4 · filed same day
2026-05-12MACDONALD LAURA ANNofficerSale10,000 @ $65.56$656K−65.5% of holding−5.2%not yet — horizon still open5,258Form 4 · filed same day
2026-05-12MACDONALD LAURA ANNofficerSale6,100 @ $65.56$400K−53.7% of holding−5.2%not yet — horizon still open5,258Form 4 · filed same day
2026-05-11MACDONALD LAURA ANNofficerSale30,000 @ $66.80$2.0M−80.1% of holding−10.7%not yet — horizon still open7,470Form 4 · filed 1 day after the trade
2026-05-11Fennell MarkofficerSale18,296 @ $67.08$1.2M−79.0% of holding−10.7%not yet — horizon still open4,863Form 4 · filed 1 day after the trade
2026-05-11MACDONALD LAURA ANNofficerSale17,000 @ $66.80$1.1M−69.5% of holding−10.7%not yet — horizon still open7,470Form 4 · filed 1 day after the trade
2026-05-11Fennell MarkofficerSale15,080 @ $67.08$1.0M−75.6% of holding−10.7%not yet — horizon still open4,863Form 4 · filed 1 day after the trade
2026-05-11MACDONALD LAURA ANNofficerSale15,080 @ $66.80$1.0M−66.9% of holding−10.7%not yet — horizon still open7,470Form 4 · filed 1 day after the trade
2026-05-11MACDONALD LAURA ANNofficerSale15,000 @ $66.80$1.0M−66.8% of holding−10.7%not yet — horizon still open7,470Form 4 · filed 1 day after the trade
2026-05-11MACDONALD LAURA ANNofficerSale12,196 @ $66.80$815K−62.0% of holding−10.7%not yet — horizon still open7,470Form 4 · filed 1 day after the trade
2026-05-11Fennell MarkofficerSale9,600 @ $67.08$644K−66.4% of holding−10.7%not yet — horizon still open4,863Form 4 · filed 1 day after the trade
2026-05-11Fennell MarkofficerSale6,634 @ $67.08$445K−57.7% of holding−10.7%not yet — horizon still open4,863Form 4 · filed 1 day after the trade
2026-05-11MACDONALD LAURA ANNofficerSale6,634 @ $66.80$443K−47.0% of holding−10.7%not yet — horizon still open7,470Form 4 · filed 1 day after the trade
2026-05-11Fennell MarkofficerSale6,400 @ $67.08$429K−56.8% of holding−10.7%not yet — horizon still open4,863Form 4 · filed 1 day after the trade
2026-05-11Fennell MarkofficerSale4,863 @ $66.73$325K−100.0% of holding−10.7%not yet — horizon still open0Form 4 · filed 1 day after the trade
2026-05-11Fennell MarkofficerSale4,000 @ $67.08$268K−45.1% of holding−10.7%not yet — horizon still open4,863Form 4 · filed 1 day after the trade
2026-05-11MACDONALD LAURA ANNofficerSale2,212 @ $66.80$148K−29.6% of holding−10.7%not yet — horizon still open5,258Form 4 · filed 1 day after the trade
2026-03-02PARROTTE DIANNE MdirectorSale18,400 @ $54.00$994K−35.5% of holding−4.0%+1.0%33,431Form 4 · filed 1 day after the trade
2026-03-02PARROTTE DIANNE MdirectorSale15,600 @ $54.00$842K−31.8% of holding−4.0%+1.0%33,431Form 4 · filed 1 day after the trade
2026-03-02PARROTTE DIANNE MdirectorSale7,500 @ $54.00$405K−18.3% of holding−4.0%+1.0%33,431Form 4 · filed 1 day after the trade
2026-03-02PARROTTE DIANNE MdirectorSale2,500 @ $54.00$135K−7.0% of holding−4.0%+1.0%33,431Form 4 · filed 1 day after the trade
2026-02-23Gerst CarlofficerSale10,532 @ $55.93$589K−100.0% of holding−5.5%−8.5%0Form 4 · filed 1 day after the trade
2026-02-23Papadimitriou AngelosdirectorSale4,150 @ $55.58$231K−20.4% of holding−5.5%−8.5%16,222Form 4 · filed 1 day after the trade
2026-02-20Kuechen JoergofficerSale35,642 @ $56.03$2.0M−92.9% of holding−4.5%−3.3%2,729Form 4 · filed 4 days after the trade
2026-02-20Kuechen JoergofficerSale12,500 @ $56.03$700K−82.1% of holding−4.5%−3.3%2,729Form 4 · filed 4 days after the trade
2026-02-20Kuechen JoergofficerSale11,029 @ $55.98$617K−80.2% of holding−4.5%−3.3%2,729Form 4 · filed 4 days after the trade
2026-02-20Gerst CarlofficerSale3,804 @ $55.99$213K−44.0% of holding−4.5%−3.3%4,836Form 4 · filed 4 days after the trade
2026-02-20Kuechen JoergofficerSale2,729 @ $56.24$153K−100.0% of holding−4.5%−3.3%0Form 4 · filed 4 days after the trade
2026-02-13Willett RobertdirectorSale2,148 @ $59.50$128K−100.0% of holding−13.0%−0.3%0Form 4 · filed 4 days after the trade
2026-02-12Willett RobertdirectorSale173,296 @ $58.39$10.1M−100.0% of holding−13.6%−2.4%0Form 4 · filed 1 day after the trade
2026-02-12MACDONALD LAURA ANNofficerSale12,500 @ $57.27$716K−85.0% of holding−13.6%−2.4%2,212Form 4 · filed 1 day after the trade
2026-02-12Willett RobertdirectorSale3,756 @ $58.39$219K−100.0% of holding−13.6%−2.4%0Form 4 · filed 1 day after the trade
2026-02-12MACDONALD LAURA ANNofficerSale2,381 @ $56.56$135K−51.8% of holding−13.6%−2.4%2,212Form 4 · filed 1 day after the trade
2025-10-21Willett RobertdirectorSale6,704 @ $49.51$332K−100.0% of holding−23.8%+6.4%0Form 4 · filed 1 day after the trade
2025-09-08DiPalma Sheila MarieofficerSale2,000 @ $45.03$90K−23.3% of holding−0.4%+8.8%6,582Form 4 · filed same day
2025-09-05MACDONALD LAURA ANNofficerSale2,666 @ $45.00$120K−36.7% of holding+0.2%+8.1%4,593Form 4 · filed 3 days after the trade
2025-09-05DiPalma Sheila MarieofficerSale2,002 @ $45.00$90K−18.9% of holding+0.2%+8.1%8,582Form 4 · filed 3 days after the trade
2025-03-11Kuechen JoergofficerSale7,991 @ $32.97$263K−100.0% of holding−18.8%+20.6%0Form 4 · filed 1 day after the trade
2025-02-25Gerst CarlofficerSale4,566 @ $33.05$151K−100.0% of holding−0.4%+25.5%0Form 4 · filed same day
2025-02-24Gerst CarlofficerSale6,803 @ $32.73$223K−59.8% of holding−1.2%+26.8%4,566Form 4 · filed 1 day after the trade

The vs-S&P columns are a labeled look-back on what the stock did after each filing, measured against the index over the same window. Descriptive history, not a claim about the person or a reason to trade.

251 award / exercise / gift records — not counted as purchases

Awards, option exercises, gifts and tax-withholding disposals are shown separately and never counted as open-market purchases or sales — they carry no conviction information.

DatePersonRoleActionSharesOwned afterFiling
2026-08-11Moschner MatthewdirectorOption exercise7,00026,246Form 4
2026-08-11Moschner MatthewdirectorOption exercise4,00023,246Form 4
2026-08-11Moschner MatthewdirectorOption exercise4,00023,246Form 4
2026-08-11Moschner MatthewdirectorOption exercise1,60020,846Form 4
2026-08-11Moschner MatthewdirectorOption exercise7,0000Form 4
2026-08-11Moschner MatthewdirectorOption exercise1,6000Form 4
2026-08-11Moschner MatthewdirectorOption exercise4,0000Form 4
2026-08-07Moschner MatthewdirectorWithheld for tax2,21819,246Form 4
2026-08-07Long Darren MarcofficerWithheld for tax7345,756Form 4
2026-08-07Moschner MatthewdirectorOption exercise4,99921,464Form 4
2026-08-07Long Darren MarcofficerOption exercise2,5006,490Form 4
2026-08-07Long Darren MarcofficerOption exercise2,5000Form 4
2026-08-07Moschner MatthewdirectorOption exercise4,9990Form 4
2026-05-27Long Darren MarcofficerOption exercise8,67514,244Form 4
2026-05-27Long Darren MarcofficerOption exercise5,49811,067Form 4
2026-05-27Long Darren MarcofficerOption exercise4,50010,069Form 4
2026-05-27Long Darren MarcofficerOption exercise8,6750Form 4
2026-05-27Long Darren MarcofficerOption exercise4,5000Form 4
2026-05-27Long Darren MarcofficerOption exercise5,49811,160Form 4
2026-05-12MACDONALD LAURA ANNofficerOption exercise25,50030,758Form 4
2026-05-12MACDONALD LAURA ANNofficerOption exercise10,00015,258Form 4
2026-05-12MACDONALD LAURA ANNofficerOption exercise6,10011,358Form 4
2026-05-12MACDONALD LAURA ANNofficerOption exercise10,0000Form 4
2026-05-12MACDONALD LAURA ANNofficerOption exercise25,5000Form 4
2026-05-12MACDONALD LAURA ANNofficerOption exercise6,10012,196Form 4
2026-05-11MACDONALD LAURA ANNofficerOption exercise30,00037,470Form 4
2026-05-11MACDONALD LAURA ANNofficerOption exercise17,00024,470Form 4
2026-05-11Fennell MarkofficerOption exercise18,29623,159Form 4
2026-05-11MACDONALD LAURA ANNofficerOption exercise15,00022,470Form 4
2026-05-11MACDONALD LAURA ANNofficerOption exercise15,08022,550Form 4
2026-05-11Fennell MarkofficerOption exercise15,08019,943Form 4
2026-05-11MACDONALD LAURA ANNofficerOption exercise12,19619,666Form 4
2026-05-11Fennell MarkofficerOption exercise9,60014,463Form 4
2026-05-11Fennell MarkofficerOption exercise6,40011,263Form 4
2026-05-11Fennell MarkofficerOption exercise6,63411,497Form 4
2026-05-11MACDONALD LAURA ANNofficerOption exercise6,63414,104Form 4
2026-05-11Fennell MarkofficerOption exercise4,0008,863Form 4
2026-05-11Fennell MarkofficerOption exercise15,08022,618Form 4
2026-05-11MACDONALD LAURA ANNofficerOption exercise30,0000Form 4
2026-05-11MACDONALD LAURA ANNofficerOption exercise15,0000Form 4

Source: SEC Form 4 filings. Each row links to its original filing.

Across 2012–2021, stocks where a CEO, C-suite officer, or director had recently made an open-market common-stock purchase ran about +28 bp per month above the universe average (n=34,268 stock-weeks). A historical tendency, not a prediction.

Congressional disclosures

No congressional trades disclosed for this company.

Research tool, not investment advice — historical frequencies, not recommendations. A product of Marovel Technologies LLC. Full terms.