Cognyte Software (CGNT) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Cognyte Software Ltd. (NASDAQ: CGNT) develops software and technology solutions that help governments and other organizations transform large volumes of data into actionable intelligence. Its platforms are designed to support investigative, security and intelligence operations by enabling users to collect, analyze, visualize and manage information from multiple sources.

The company’s product portfolio includes solutions for digital intelligence, investigative analytics, network intelligence and cyber-related investigations. These tools are used to identify relationships and patterns, investigate threats, support lawful intelligence gathering and improve situational awareness. Cognyte primarily serves government agencies, law enforcement organizations and other public-sector customers.

Cognyte was separated from Verint Systems and became an independent publicly traded company in 2021. The company is headquartered in Herzliya, Israel, and serves customers internationally, with operations and deployments across multiple global regions.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $8.46 to $8.73
• 50-Day Range: $8.02 to $9.37
• 52-Week Range: $6.29 to $12.31
• Volume: 452,296 shs
• Average Volume: 669,412 shs
• Market Capitalization: $629.63 million
• P/E Ratio: 284.00
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $13.50
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Cognyte Software Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Cognyte Software scored higher than 80% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 165th out of 597 stocks in the technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.9 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Cognyte Software has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 2 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Cognyte Software has a consensus price target of $13.50, representing about 58.5% upside from its current price of $8.52.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Cognyte Software has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 242.86%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Cognyte Software are expected to grow by 242.86% in the coming year, from $0.14 to $0.48 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Cognyte Software is 284.00, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.64.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Cognyte Software is 284.00, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 79.31.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Cognyte Software has a P/B Ratio of 2.87. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.31% of the float of Cognyte Software has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Cognyte Software has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.83, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Cognyte Software has recently increased by 15.37%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Cognyte Software does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Cognyte Software does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.98

News Sentiment

Cognyte Software has a news sentiment score of 0.98. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.68 average news sentiment score of Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Cognyte Software this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 3 people have searched for CGNT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Cognyte Software insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

62.70% of the stock of Cognyte Software is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

72.92% of the stock of Cognyte Software is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 9/09/2026
• Today: 9/27/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 12/08/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 1/31/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Technology
• Industry: Software
• Sub-Industry: Application Software
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:CGNT
• Previous Symbol: NASDAQ:CGNT
• CIK: 1824814
• Web: www.cognyte.com
• Phone: 972-9962-2300
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 1,710
• Year Founded: 2020

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Cognyte Software: $13.50
• High Price Target: $14.00
• Low Price Target: $13.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +58.5%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 284.00
• Forward P/E Ratio: 60.86
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$640 thousand
• Net Margins: -0.01%
• Pretax Margin: 3.05%
• Return on Equity: 1.31%
• Return on Assets: 0.57%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 1.34
• Quick Ratio: 1.22

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $400.04 million
• Price / Sales: 1.57
• Cash Flow: $0.18 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 46.59
• Book Value: $2.97 per share
• Price / Book: 2.87

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 73,900,000
• Free Float: 27,565,000
• Market Cap: $629.63 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.67