NASDAQ:CTSH - Cognizant Technology Solutions Stock Price, Forecast & News

Cognizant Technology Solutions trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "CTSH."

Cognizant Technology Solutions declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, October 30th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, November 19th will be given a dividend of $0.20 per share on Friday, November 29th. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.27%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, November 18th. View Cognizant Technology Solutions' Dividend History.

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 issued shares were distributed to shareholders after the closing bell on Friday, March 7th 2014. An investor that had 100 shares of Cognizant Technology Solutions stock prior to the split would have 200 shares after the split.

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp (NASDAQ:CTSH) released its earnings results on Wednesday, October, 30th. The information technology service provider reported $1.08 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $1.05 by $0.03. The information technology service provider earned $4.25 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $4.21 billion. Cognizant Technology Solutions had a return on equity of 20.23% and a net margin of 12.60%. Cognizant Technology Solutions's quarterly revenue was up 4.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $1.05 EPS. View Cognizant Technology Solutions' Earnings History.

Cognizant Technology Solutions is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, February 5th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Cognizant Technology Solutions.

Cognizant Technology Solutions will be holding an earnings conference call on Wednesday, February 5th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

Cognizant Technology Solutions updated its FY19 earnings guidance on Wednesday, October, 30th. The company provided EPS guidance of $3.95-3.98 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $3.96. The company issued revenue guidance of $16.70-16.74 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $16.69 billion.

25 brokers have issued 1-year price targets for Cognizant Technology Solutions' shares. Their forecasts range from $57.00 to $90.00. On average, they expect Cognizant Technology Solutions' share price to reach $71.06 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 13.2% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Cognizant Technology Solutions.

25 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Cognizant Technology Solutions in the last year. There are currently 7 sell ratings, 9 hold ratings and 9 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Cognizant Technology Solutions.

News coverage about CTSH stock has been trending somewhat positive on Sunday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research firm identifies negative and positive media coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Cognizant Technology Solutions earned a media sentiment score of 1.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media headlines about the information technology service provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next few days. View News Stories for Cognizant Technology Solutions.

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Cognizant Technology Solutions' stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include LGT Capital Partners LTD. (0.17%), PGGM Investments (0.16%), Gateway Investment Advisers LLC (0.05%), Nisa Investment Advisors LLC (0.04%), CLARET ASSET MANAGEMENT Corp (0.04%) and State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.03%). Company insiders that own Cognizant Technology Solutions stock include Allen Shaheen, Brian Humphries, Chandrasekaran Ramakrishnan, Debashis Chatterjee, Francisco Dsouza, Gajakarnan Vibushanan Kandiah, James Patrick Lennox, John E Klein, John Nelson Fox Jr, Karen Mcloughlin, Leo S Jr Mackay, Malcolm Frank, Matthew W Friedrich, Maureen Breakiron-Evans, Rajeev Mehta, Robert Telesmanic, Sean Middleton, Srinivasan Veeraraghavachary, Sumithra Gomatam and Venkat Krishnaswamy. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Cognizant Technology Solutions.

CTSH stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Assenagon Asset Management S.A., Rockland Trust Co., PGGM Investments, Meag Munich Ergo Kapitalanlagegesellschaft MBH, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC, Galibier Capital Management Ltd., State of Alaska Department of Revenue and Orrstown Financial Services Inc.. Company insiders that have sold Cognizant Technology Solutions company stock in the last year include Allen Shaheen, Francisco Dsouza, Gajakarnan Vibushanan Kandiah, James Patrick Lennox, John E Klein, Karen Mcloughlin, Malcolm Frank, Matthew W Friedrich, Rajeev Mehta, Robert Telesmanic, Srinivasan Veeraraghavachary and Venkat Krishnaswamy. View Insider Buying and Selling for Cognizant Technology Solutions.

CTSH stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including LGT Capital Partners LTD., CLARET ASSET MANAGEMENT Corp, Alpine Global Management LLC, Pensionfund DSM Netherlands, Pensionfund Sabic, DNB Asset Management AS, Diversified Trust Co and Trinity Legacy Partners LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for Cognizant Technology Solutions.

Shares of CTSH can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of CTSH stock can currently be purchased for approximately $62.77.

Cognizant Technology Solutions has a market capitalization of $34.37 billion and generates $16.13 billion in revenue each year. The information technology service provider earns $2.10 billion in net income (profit) each year or $4.02 on an earnings per share basis. Cognizant Technology Solutions employs 281,600 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Cognizant Technology Solutions.

The official website for Cognizant Technology Solutions is http://www.cognizant.com/.

Cognizant Technology Solutions' mailing address is GLENPOINTE CENTRE WEST 500 FRANK W. BURR BLVD., TEANECK NJ, 07666. The information technology service provider can be reached via phone at 201-801-0233 or via email at [email protected]