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

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$77.70 +2.47 (+3.28%)
Closing price 05/2/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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$77.95 +0.25 (+0.32%)
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About Cognizant Technology Solutions Stock (NASDAQ:CTSH)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$76.09
$77.84
50-Day Range
$66.47
$84.29
52-Week Range
$63.79
$90.82
Volume
5.33 million shs
Average Volume
3.60 million shs
Market Capitalization
$38.43 billion
P/E Ratio
17.23
Dividend Yield
1.60%
Price Target
$83.87
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation, a professional services company, provides consulting and technology, and outsourcing services in North America, Europe, and internationally. It operates through four segments: Financial Services, Health Sciences, Products and Resources, and Communications, Media and Technology. The company provides customer experience, robotic process automation, analytics, and AI services in areas, such as digital lending, fraud detection, and next generation payments; the shift towards consumerism, outcome-based contracting, digital health, delivering integrated seamless, omni-channel, and patient-centered experience; and services that drive operational improvements in areas, such as clinical development, pharmacovigilance, and manufacturing, as well as claims processing, enrollment, membership, and billing to healthcare providers and payers, and life sciences companies, including pharmaceutical, biotech, and medical device companies. It offers solution to manufacturers, automakers, retailers and travel and hospitality companies, as well as companies providing logistics, energy and utility services; and digital content, business process improvement, technology modernization, and the creation of unified and compelling user experience services to communications, media and entertainment, education, and information services and technology companies. The company was incorporated in 1988 and is headquartered in Teaneck, New Jersey.

Cognizant Technology Solutions Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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88th Percentile Overall Score

CTSH MarketRank™: 

Cognizant Technology Solutions scored higher than 88% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 67th out of 654 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Cognizant Technology Solutions has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.17, and is based on 3 buy ratings, 15 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Cognizant Technology Solutions has been the subject of 12 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Cognizant Technology Solutions' stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Cognizant Technology Solutions are expected to grow by 7.43% in the coming year, from $4.98 to $5.35 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Cognizant Technology Solutions is 17.23, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 21.95.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Cognizant Technology Solutions is 17.23, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 42.79.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Cognizant Technology Solutions has a PEG Ratio of 2.11. 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 2.67. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    3.59% 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 4.2.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Cognizant Technology Solutions has recently increased by 1.32%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • Dividend Yield

    Cognizant Technology Solutions pays a meaningful dividend of 1.72%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Cognizant Technology Solutions does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Cognizant Technology Solutions is 27.49%. 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 23.18% next year. This indicates that Cognizant Technology Solutions will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Cognizant Technology Solutions' dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    3.59% 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 4.2.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Cognizant Technology Solutions has recently increased by 1.32%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • News Sentiment

    Cognizant Technology Solutions has a news sentiment score of 1.03. 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 0.79 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 35 news articles for Cognizant Technology Solutions this week, compared to 14 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    9 people have searched for CTSH on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 29% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 4 people have added Cognizant Technology Solutions to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -69% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Cognizant Technology Solutions insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 0.26% 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.

  • Read more about Cognizant Technology Solutions' insider trading history.
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CTSH Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Cognizant Technology Solutions' stock was trading at $76.90 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, CTSH shares have increased by 1.0% and is now trading at $77.70.
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Cognizant Technology Solutions Co. (NASDAQ:CTSH) announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April, 30th. The information technology service provider reported $1.23 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.20 by $0.03. The business's quarterly revenue was up 7.5% on a year-over-year basis.
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Shares of Cognizant Technology Solutions split before market open on Monday, March 10th 2014. The 2-1 split was announced on Wednesday, February 5th 2014. The newly minted shares were payable to shareholders after the market closes on Friday, March 7th 2014. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the split would have 200 shares after the split.

Cognizant Technology Solutions' Board of Directors authorized a stock buyback program on Tuesday, March 25th 2025, which allows the company to repurchase $2,000,000,000 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could repurchase up to 5.1% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are often an indication that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

The following companies are subsidiaries of Cognizant Technology Solutions: Devbridge, HUNTER Technical Resources, Cognizant Life Sciences Manufacturing, ESG Mobility, Servian, Magenic, Linium LLC, and others.

Cognizant Technology Solutions' top institutional investors include Pzena Investment Management LLC (3.45%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (2.05%), Yacktman Asset Management LP (0.71%) and KBC Group NV (0.41%). Insiders that own company stock include Michael Patsalos-Fox, Ravi Kumar Singisetti, John Sunshin Kim, Leo S Jr Mackay, Zein Abdalla, Kathryn Diaz, Robert C Walker, Andrew J Stafford and Maureen Breakiron-Evans.
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Shares of CTSH stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Cognizant Technology Solutions investors own include Chevron (CVX), Meta Platforms (META), NVIDIA (NVDA), Humana (HUM), American Water Works (AWK), Verizon Communications (VZ) and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD).

Company Calendar

Record date for 2/26 Dividend
2/18/2025
Ex-Dividend for 2/26 Dividend
2/18/2025
Dividend Payable
2/26/2025
Last Earnings
4/30/2025
Today
5/02/2025
Record date for 5/28 Dividend
5/19/2025
Ex-Dividend for 5/28 Dividend
5/19/2025
Dividend Payable
5/28/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry
Custom computer programming services
Sub-Industry
IT Consulting & Other Services
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:CTSH
Previous Symbol
NASDAQ:CTSH
Employees
355,300
Year Founded
1994

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$83.87
High Stock Price Target
$94.00
Low Stock Price Target
$75.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+7.8%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.17
Research Coverage
18 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
17.25
Forward P/E Ratio
15.62
P/E Growth
2.11
Net Income
$2.24 billion
Pretax Margin
14.89%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$19.74 billion
Cash Flow
$5.21 per share
Price / Cash Flow
14.94
Book Value
$29.13 per share
Price / Book
2.67

Miscellaneous

Free Float
494,535,000
Market Cap
$38.49 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.03

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This page (NASDAQ:CTSH) was last updated on 5/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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