[Form 4] COGNEX CORP Insider Trading Activity
Filing Impact
Filing Sentiment
Form Type
4
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Cognex (CGNX) director Robert Willett reported an option exercise and same‑day sale. On 10/21/2025, he exercised 6,704 non-qualified stock options at an exercise price of $38.39 per share and sold 6,704 common shares at an average price of $49.5062. The transactions were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5‑1 trading plan.
Following these transactions, the filing shows 0 shares held directly and 15,804 shares held indirectly by a trust. The report also lists multiple outstanding option grants and a restricted stock unit award, reflecting ongoing equity incentives with stated vesting and expiration dates.
Positive
- None.
Negative
- None.
Insider Trade Summary
Net Seller: 6,704 shares ($331,890)
Net Sell
13 txns
Insider
Willett Robert
Role
Director
Sold
6,704 shs ($332K)
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exercise | Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) | 6,704 | $0.00 | -- |
| Exercise | Common Stock | 6,704 | $38.39 | $257K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 6,704 | $49.5062 | $332K |
| holding | Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) | -- | -- | -- |
| holding | Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) | -- | -- | -- |
| holding | Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) | -- | -- | -- |
| holding | Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) | -- | -- | -- |
| holding | Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) | -- | -- | -- |
| holding | Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) | -- | -- | -- |
| holding | Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) | -- | -- | -- |
| holding | Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) | -- | -- | -- |
| holding | Restricted Stock Unit | -- | -- | -- |
| holding | Common Stock | -- | -- | -- |
Holdings After Transaction:
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) — 173,296 shares (Direct);
Common Stock — 6,704 shares (Direct);
Restricted Stock Unit — 70,824 shares (Direct);
Common Stock — 15,804 shares (Indirect, by Trust)
Footnotes (1)
- These stock option exercises were effected pursuant to a trading plan adopted by the reporting person in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The reporting person is a trustee and beneficiary of Willett Parkhill Investment Trust dated August 2, 2010. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these securities in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.
