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

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$49.25 -2.43 (-4.70%)
Closing price 05/11/2026 04:00 PM Eastern
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$49.67 +0.42 (+0.85%)
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About Cognizant Technology Solutions Stock (NASDAQ:CTSH)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$49.03
$51.45
50-Day Range
$49.25
$66.26
52-Week Range
$49.03
$87.03
Volume
8.34 million shs
Average Volume
6.84 million shs
Market Capitalization
$23.34 billion
P/E Ratio
10.71
Dividend Yield
2.68%
Price Target
$73.76
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Cognizant Technology Solutions Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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94th Percentile Overall Score

CTSH MarketRank™: 

Cognizant Technology Solutions scored higher than 94% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 26th out of 621 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 2.45, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 10 buy ratings, 12 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Upside Potential

    Cognizant Technology Solutions has a consensus price target of $73.76, representing about 49.8% upside from its current price of $49.25.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Cognizant Technology Solutions has been the subject of 16 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 8.77% in the coming year, from $5.70 to $6.20 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Cognizant Technology Solutions is 10.71, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.23.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Cognizant Technology Solutions is 10.71, 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 164.93.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Cognizant Technology Solutions has a PEG Ratio of 1.09. 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 1.57. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Cognizant Technology Solutions' valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    8.72% 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 6.03.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Cognizant Technology Solutions has recently increased by 15.19%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Cognizant Technology Solutions pays a meaningful dividend of 2.55%, 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 28.70%. 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 21.29% next year. This indicates that Cognizant Technology Solutions will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Cognizant Technology Solutions' dividend.
  • News Sentiment

    Cognizant Technology Solutions has a news sentiment score of 0.38. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.56 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 18 news articles for Cognizant Technology Solutions this week, compared to 10 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    57 people have searched for CTSH on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 307% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    7 people have added Cognizant Technology Solutions to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 250% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • 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 $7,962.00 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.

  • 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 $83.00 at the beginning of the year. Since then, CTSH stock has decreased by 40.7% and is now trading at $49.25.

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation (NASDAQ:CTSH) issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April, 29th. The information technology service provider reported $1.40 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.33 by $0.07. Cognizant Technology Solutions's quarterly revenue was up 5.8% compared to the same quarter last year.
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Cognizant Technology Solutions shares split before market open on Monday, March 10th 2014.The 2-1 split was announced on Wednesday, February 5th 2014. The newly created shares were issued to shareholders after the closing bell 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 approved a share repurchase plan on Tuesday, March 25th 2025, which allows the company to buy back $2,000,000,000 in shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could reacquire up to 5.1% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are usually 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 more.

Top institutional investors of Cognizant Technology Solutions include Pzena Investment Management LLC (4.24%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.60%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (1.34%) and Hsbc Holdings PLC (0.73%). Insiders that own company stock include Ravi Kumar Singisetti, John Sunshin Kim, Michael Patsalos-Fox, Leo S Jr Mackay, Surya Gummadi, Zein Abdalla, Kathryn Diaz, Robert C Walker and Alina Kerdman.
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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
2/18/2026
Ex-Dividend for 2/26 Dividend
2/18/2026
Dividend Payable
2/26/2026
Last Earnings
4/29/2026
Today
5/11/2026
Record date for 5/27 Dividend
5/18/2026
Ex-Dividend for 5/27 Dividend
5/18/2026
J.P. Morgan 54th Annual Global Technology, Media and Communications Conference
5/18/2026
Dividend Payable
5/27/2026
AGM 2026
6/02/2026
Next Earnings (Estimated)
7/29/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry
IT Services
Sub-Industry
IT Consulting & Other Services
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:CTSH
Previous Symbol
NASDAQ:CTSH
CIK
1058290
Employees
351,600
Year Founded
1994

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$100.00
Low Price Target
$56.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+49.8%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.45
Research Coverage
22 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$4.60
Trailing P/E Ratio
10.71
Forward P/E Ratio
8.64
P/E Growth
1.09
Net Income
$2.23 billion
Net Margins
10.41%
Pretax Margin
16.23%
Return on Equity
17.50%
Return on Assets
12.94%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.04
Current Ratio
2.23
Quick Ratio
2.23

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$21.11 billion
Price / Sales
1.11
Cash Flow
$6.23 per share
Price / Cash Flow
7.90
Book Value
$31.35 per share
Price / Book
1.57

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
473,870,000
Free Float
471,831,000
Market Cap
$23.34 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.81

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This page (NASDAQ:CTSH) was last updated on 5/12/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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