Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) Competitors $69.17 -1.38 (-1.96%) Closing price 09/12/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$70.04 +0.88 (+1.26%) As of 09/12/2025 07:55 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 Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock CTSH vs. CSQ, GOOGL, SSNC, TRMB, ACN, LDOS, IT, BAH, CACI, and DOXShould you be buying Cognizant Technology Solutions stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Cognizant Technology Solutions include Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ), Alphabet (GOOGL), SS&C Technologies (SSNC), Trimble (TRMB), Accenture (ACN), Leidos (LDOS), Gartner (IT), Booz Allen Hamilton (BAH), CACI International (CACI), and Amdocs (DOX). Cognizant Technology Solutions vs. Its Competitors Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund Alphabet SS&C Technologies Trimble Accenture Leidos Gartner Booz Allen Hamilton CACI International Amdocs Cognizant Technology Solutions (NASDAQ:CTSH) and Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (NASDAQ:CSQ) are related companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, valuation, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations. Is CTSH or CSQ a better dividend stock? Cognizant Technology Solutions pays an annual dividend of $1.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.4%. Cognizant Technology Solutions pays out 25.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cognizant Technology Solutions has increased its dividend for 6 consecutive years. Do analysts recommend CTSH or CSQ? Cognizant Technology Solutions presently has a consensus price target of $86.79, indicating a potential upside of 25.47%. Given Cognizant Technology Solutions' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Cognizant Technology Solutions is more favorable than Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Cognizant Technology Solutions 0 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CTSH or CSQ? 92.4% of Cognizant Technology Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Cognizant Technology Solutions shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the media refer more to CTSH or CSQ? In the previous week, Cognizant Technology Solutions had 29 more articles in the media than Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Cognizant Technology Solutions and 1 mentions for Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund. Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.91 beat Cognizant Technology Solutions' score of 1.73 indicating that Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Cognizant Technology Solutions Very Positive Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund Very Positive Which has preferable valuation and earnings, CTSH or CSQ? Cognizant Technology Solutions has higher revenue and earnings than Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCognizant Technology Solutions$19.74B1.71$2.24B$4.9214.06Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund$280.21MN/AN/AN/AN/A Is CTSH or CSQ more profitable? Cognizant Technology Solutions has a net margin of 11.89% compared to Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund's net margin of 0.00%. Cognizant Technology Solutions' return on equity of 16.77% beat Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Cognizant Technology Solutions11.89% 16.77% 12.34% Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund N/A N/A N/A SummaryCognizant Technology Solutions beats Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Cognizant Technology Solutions News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CTSH and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart CTSH vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCognizant Technology SolutionsIT Services IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$34.46B$221.55B$31.34B$10.14BDividend Yield1.76%1.71%3.16%4.59%P/E Ratio14.0635.18438.4125.93Price / Sales1.7133.051,775.37198.13Price / Cash12.0424.7736.9460.44Price / Book2.387.487.246.29Net Income$2.24B$364.92M$808.32M$270.77M7 Day Performance-3.69%5.26%3.40%3.88%1 Month Performance-1.78%3.71%3.97%4.88%1 Year Performance-10.41%198.35%24,081.54%26.01% Cognizant Technology Solutions Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CTSHCognizant Technology Solutions4.8692 of 5 stars$69.17-2.0%$86.79+25.5%-9.4%$34.46B$19.74B14.06336,800Positive NewsShort Interest ↑CSQCalamos Strategic Total Return FundN/A$18.76+0.8%N/A+13.6%$0.00$280.21M0.00N/APositive NewsGOOGLAlphabet3.8788 of 5 stars$234.04-0.4%$221.44-5.4%+55.7%$2.83T$350.02B24.92183,323Trending NewsAnalyst UpgradeSSNCSS&C Technologies4.902 of 5 stars$88.87+0.1%$97.38+9.6%+21.0%$21.70B$5.88B27.8626,800Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeTRMBTrimble4.7242 of 5 stars$81.29+0.7%$90.50+11.3%+45.3%$19.34B$3.68B70.0812,100Positive NewsACNAccenture4.9868 of 5 stars$255.79+0.3%$353.76+38.3%-31.8%$160.21B$64.90B20.37774,000News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastLDOSLeidos4.2367 of 5 stars$178.27-0.4%$183.31+2.8%+19.4%$22.87B$16.66B16.8548,000News CoveragePositive NewsITGartner4.9541 of 5 stars$245.860.0%$369.25+50.2%-51.1%$18.62B$6.30B15.1321,044Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastBAHBooz Allen Hamilton4.9535 of 5 stars$101.73-0.7%$134.00+31.7%-32.4%$12.54B$11.98B12.5035,800Positive NewsCACICACI International3.1065 of 5 stars$473.16-0.3%$549.69+16.2%+5.2%$10.40B$8.63B21.1725,000News CoverageDOXAmdocs4.9715 of 5 stars$85.80-0.2%$105.33+22.8%-0.1%$9.69B$5.00B17.4029,058News CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CSQ Competitors GOOGL Competitors SSNC Competitors TRMB Competitors ACN Competitors LDOS Competitors IT Competitors BAH Competitors CACI Competitors DOX Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:CTSH) was last updated on 9/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhy Trump’s “Smart Dollar” could rewrite the rulesMUST SEE: Donald Trump's Radical Overhaul of the U.S. Dollar Congress just approved President Trump's lates...Stansberry Research | SponsoredTrump's Law S.1582: $21T Dollar Revolution ComingDo you have money in any of these banks? 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