Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation is a professional services and information technology company that helps organizations modernize their technology infrastructure, operations and customer experiences. The company provides consulting, systems integration, application development and maintenance, and business process services to clients across industries.

Its offerings include cloud enablement, software engineering, data and analytics, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, automation and digital workplace solutions. Cognizant also develops industry-specific services for sectors such as financial services, health care, life sciences, manufacturing, retail and communications.

Cognizant serves clients internationally, with operations spanning North America, Europe, India, Asia-Pacific and other global markets. The company was established in 1994 as a technology unit of Dun & Bradstreet and became an independent public company in 1998. Ravi Kumar S. has served as Cognizant’s chief executive officer since January 2023.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $59.76 to $61.89
• 50-Day Range: $43.01 to $64.64
• 52-Week Range: $37.08 to $87.03
• Volume: 19.13 million shs
• Average Volume: 5.34 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $26.97 billion
• P/E Ratio: 12.88
• Dividend Yield: 2.20%
• Price Target: $63.65
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Cognizant Technology Solutions Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Cognizant Technology Solutions scored higher than 75% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 256th out of 598 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: 2.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Cognizant Technology Solutions has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.38, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 10 buy ratings, 13 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Cognizant Technology Solutions is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Cognizant Technology Solutions has been the subject of 14 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 10.10%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Cognizant Technology Solutions are expected to grow by 10.10% in the coming year, from $5.74 to $6.32 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Cognizant Technology Solutions is 12.88, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.93.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Cognizant Technology Solutions is 12.88, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 77.22.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Cognizant Technology Solutions has a PEG Ratio of 1.15. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Cognizant Technology Solutions has a P/B Ratio of 1.91. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

7.94% of the float of Cognizant Technology Solutions has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Cognizant Technology Solutions has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.13.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Cognizant Technology Solutions has recently increased by 0.05%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Cognizant Technology Solutions pays a meaningful dividend of 2.13%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Cognizant Technology Solutions has been increasing its dividend for 6 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Cognizant Technology Solutions is 28.39%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Cognizant Technology Solutions will have a dividend payout ratio of 20.89% next year. This indicates that Cognizant Technology Solutions will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.23

News Sentiment

Cognizant Technology Solutions has a news sentiment score of 1.23. 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 0.76 average news sentiment score of Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 15 news articles for Cognizant Technology Solutions this week, compared to 10 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 16 people have searched for CTSH on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -24% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 2 people have added Cognizant Technology Solutions to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -82% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Cognizant Technology Solutions insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $9,121.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.43% of the stock of Cognizant Technology Solutions is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

92.44% of the stock of Cognizant Technology Solutions is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/29/2026
• Record date for 8/25 Dividend: 8/18/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/25 Dividend: 8/18/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/25/2026
• Today: 9/18/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/04/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Technology
• Industry: IT Services
• Sub-Industry: IT Consulting & Other Services
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:CTSH
• Previous Symbol: NASDAQ:CTSH
• CIK: 1058290
• Web: www.cognizant.com
• Phone: (201) 801-0233
• Fax: 201-801-0243
• Employees: 351,600
• Year Founded: 1994

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Cognizant Technology Solutions: $63.65
• High Price Target: $82.00
• Low Price Target: $42.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +6.3%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.38
• Research Coverage: 24 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $4.65
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 12.88
• Forward P/E Ratio: 10.43
• P/E Growth: 1.15
• Net Income: $2.23 billion
• Net Margins: 10.26%
• Pretax Margin: 16.20%
• Return on Equity: 17.70%
• Return on Assets: 12.81%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.11
• Current Ratio: 2.18
• Quick Ratio: 2.18

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $21.11 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.28
• Cash Flow: $6.33 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.46
• Book Value: $31.35 per share
• Price / Book: 1.91

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 450,440,000
• Free Float: 448,507,000
• Market Cap: $26.97 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.83