NASDAQ:CTSH Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) Stock Price, News & Analysis $64.43 -0.57 (-0.88%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$64.49 +0.06 (+0.09%) As of 07:36 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Massive. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesNews and TrendsOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort Interest About Cognizant Technology Solutions Stock (NASDAQ:CTSH) View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced 1 Day 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced Show volume Show extended hours Get CTSH alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$63.46▼$64.6850-Day Range$56.75▼$73.7252-Week Range$37.08▼$87.03Volume2.90 million shsAverage Volume6.76 million shsMarket Capitalization$28.80 billionP/E Ratio11.76Dividend Yield2.05%Price Target$68.17Consensus RatingHold Company Overview Cognizant Technology Solutions is a professional services company that helps businesses use technology to modernize operations and develop digital capabilities. Its services include IT consulting, application development and maintenance, cloud and infrastructure services, data and artificial intelligence, engineering, and business process services. The company serves clients across industries including financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, communications, media, and retail. Its operations span North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific, with a significant global delivery network. Cognizant was established in 1994 as a technology unit of Dun & Bradstreet and became an independent company in 1996. Ravi Kumar S has served as the company’s chief executive officer since 2023.AI Generated. May Contain Errors. Read More Cognizant Technology Solutions Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks90th Percentile Overall ScoreCTSH MarketRank™: 4.50916230366 of 5 starsCognizant Technology Solutions scored higher than 90% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 119th out of 593 stocks in the technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion2.7 / 5Analyst RatingHold Consensus RatingCognizant Technology Solutions has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.42, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 10 buy ratings, 14 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Upside/DownsideThe consensus price target for Cognizant Technology Solutions is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.Amount of Analyst CoverageCognizant Technology Solutions has been the subject of 11 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 and Valuation2.5 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth8.65% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Cognizant Technology Solutions are expected to grow by 8.65% in the coming year, from $5.78 to $6.28 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Cognizant Technology Solutions is 11.59, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.19.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Cognizant Technology Solutions is 11.59, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 41.54.Price to Earnings Growth RatioCognizant Technology Solutions has a PEG Ratio of 1.29. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioCognizant Technology Solutions has a P/B Ratio of 1.96. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Short Interest4.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted5.21% of the float of Cognizant Technology Solutions has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverCognizant Technology Solutions has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.34, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Cognizant Technology Solutions has recently decreased by 20.97%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. Dividend3.3 / 5Dividend StrengthStrong Dividend YieldCognizant Technology Solutions pays a meaningful dividend of 2.03%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthCognizant Technology Solutions has been increasing its dividend for 6 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Cognizant Technology Solutions is 24.09%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Cognizant Technology Solutions will have a dividend payout ratio of 21.02% 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 and Social Media3.8 / 5News Sentiment1.08 News SentimentCognizant Technology Solutions has a news sentiment score of 1.08. 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 0.61 average news sentiment score of Technology companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 17 news articles for Cognizant Technology Solutions this week, compared to 10 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 16 people have searched for CTSH on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows3 people have added Cognizant Technology Solutions to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership1.4 / 5Insider TradingSelling Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn 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 $17,027.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders0.43% of the stock of Cognizant Technology Solutions is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions92.44% 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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Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. CTSH Stock News HeadlinesCognizant (CTSH) Stock Could Be 42% Undervalued On Fresh AI Services ExpansionNovember 11 at 7:40 AM | finance.yahoo.comCognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) Could Be 7% Undervalued On Claude AI ExpansionNovember 11 at 7:40 AM | finance.yahoo.comURGENT: If you own a home, please review the map below.More than 1,300 red dots are scattered across the country, and 2,800 more are already on the way. Jim Rickards urges homeowners to check the map and see whether one is near them. Families in Georgia have been forced to sell, entire Ohio neighborhoods are being torn down, and nearly 50,000 Lake Tahoe residents face losing power. Rickards advised the Pentagon and the U.S. intelligence community for decades. He says one man outside Washington can stop it.November 11 at 1:00 AM | Paradigm Press (Ad)The Overlooked AI Trade Hiding in a Beaten-Down Corner of the MarketNovember 10 at 5:01 PM | fool.comCognizant establishes 25,000-person Claude AI group and introduces enterprise managed servicesNovember 10 at 3:16 PM | msn.comCognizant dedicates more than 25,000 professionals to Claude delivery, introduces managed services model to run Claude at the core of enterprise operationsNovember 10 at 6:30 AM | prnewswire.comCognizant Completes Acquisition of AI-Native Digital Engineering Firm WizelineNovember 6, 2026 | marketscreener.comMCognizant Completes Acquisition of WizelineNovember 6, 2026 | prnewswire.comSee More Headlines CTSH Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have CTSH shares performed this year? Cognizant Technology Solutions' stock was trading at $83.00 at the start of the year. Since then, CTSH shares have decreased by 22.4% and is now trading at $64.43. How were Cognizant Technology Solutions' earnings last quarter? Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation (NASDAQ:CTSH) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October, 29th. The information technology service provider reported $1.49 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.46 by $0.03. The company's quarterly revenue was up 4.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Read the conference call transcript. When did Cognizant Technology Solutions' stock split? Shares of Cognizant Technology Solutions split on the morning of Monday, March 10th 2014.The 2-1 split was announced on Wednesday, February 5th 2014. The newly minted shares were issued 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. How will Cognizant Technology Solutions' stock buyback program work? Cognizant Technology Solutions' board initiated a stock buyback plan on Monday, May 18th 2026, which authorizes the company to buy back $2 billion in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could repurchase up to 9% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are typically an indication that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued. Does Cognizant Technology Solutions have any subsidiaries? Cognizant Technology Solutions subsidiaries include these companies: Devbridge, HUNTER Technical Resources, Cognizant Life Sciences Manufacturing, ESG Mobility, Servian, Magenic, Linium LLC, and more. Who are Cognizant Technology Solutions' major shareholders? Cognizant Technology Solutions' top institutional investors include Pzena Investment Management LLC (5.51%), Artemis Investment Management LLP (0.65%), Russell Investments Group Ltd. (0.50%) and Vontobel Holding Ltd. (0.41%). Insiders that own company stock include Ravi Kumar Singisetti, John Sunshin Kim, Michael Patsalos-Fox, Surya Gummadi, Kathryn Diaz and Alina Kerdman. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Cognizant Technology Solutions? 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. What other stocks do shareholders of Cognizant Technology Solutions own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Cognizant Technology Solutions investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Tesla (TSLA), Qualcomm (qcom), Netflix (NFLX), Micron Technology (MU), Walt Disney (DIS) and Gilead Sciences (gild). Company Calendar Record date for 8/25 Dividend8/18/2026Ex-Dividend for 8/25 Dividend8/18/2026Dividend Payable8/25/2026Last Earnings10/29/2026Today11/11/2026BMO Capital Technology and Innovation Leaders Conference11/12/2026Record date for 11/25 Dividend11/13/2026Ex-Dividend for 11/25 Dividend11/13/2026Dividend Payable11/25/2026Fiscal Year End12/31/2026Get Stock Alerts Health Indicator TradeSmith's Health IndicatorA long-term volatility-based measure designed for securities held 12 months or longer.Green: Strong and healthy uptrend with normal pullbacks.Yellow: Significant pullback but still within expected volatility.Red: Dropped beyond expected volatility; considered unhealthy. Green Zone (1w+) 1-Year History Nov 25 Feb 26 May 26 Aug 26 Nov 26 For the last 12 days, CTSH's financial health has been in the Green zone, according to TradeSmith. Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ SectorTechnology Industry IT Services Sub-IndustryIT Consulting & Other Services Current SymbolNASDAQ:CTSH Previous SymbolNASDAQ:CTSH CIK1058290 Webwww.cognizant.com Phone(201) 801-0233Fax201-801-0243Employees351,600Year Founded1994Price Target and Rating Average Price Target for Cognizant Technology Solutions$68.17 High Price Target$82.00 Low Price Target$55.00 Potential Upside/Downside+5.8%Consensus RatingHold Rating Score (0-4)2.42 Research Coverage24 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$5.48 Trailing P/E Ratio11.76 Forward P/E Ratio10.26 P/E Growth1.29Net Income$2.23 billion Net Margins11.75% Pretax Margin15.91% Return on Equity17.72% Return on Assets12.60% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.11 Current Ratio2.22 Quick Ratio2.22 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$21.89 billion Price / Sales1.32 Cash Flow$6.48 per share Price / Cash Flow9.94 Book Value$32.94 per share Price / Book1.96Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares447,030,000Free Float445,108,000Market Cap$28.80 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.83 Social Links 7 Blue-Chip Stocks to Add To Your Forever PortfolioA strong long-term portfolio starts with companies that can survive recessions, inflation, changing consumer habits, and shifting market leadership. 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