Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) Competitors $68.43 -0.74 (-1.07%) As of 01:53 PM Eastern This is a fair market value 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 Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (NASDAQ:CSQ) and Cognizant Technology Solutions (NASDAQ:CTSH) are related companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, risk, earnings, dividends and media sentiment. Does the media prefer CSQ or CTSH? In the previous week, Cognizant Technology Solutions had 28 more articles in the media than Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund. MarketBeat recorded 29 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 1.66 indicating that Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund Very Positive Cognizant Technology Solutions Very Positive Do analysts rate CSQ or CTSH? Cognizant Technology Solutions has a consensus target price of $86.79, indicating a potential upside of 26.82%. Given Cognizant Technology Solutions' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, 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 Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Cognizant Technology Solutions 0 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33 Is CSQ or CTSH 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 Calamos Strategic Total Return FundN/A N/A N/A Cognizant Technology Solutions 11.89%16.77%12.34% Do insiders and institutionals believe in CSQ or CTSH? 92.4% of Cognizant Technology Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Cognizant Technology Solutions shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has higher earnings and valuation, CSQ or CTSH? Cognizant Technology Solutions has higher revenue and earnings than Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCalamos Strategic Total Return Fund$280.21MN/AN/AN/AN/ACognizant Technology Solutions$19.74B1.69$2.24B$4.9213.91 Is CSQ or CTSH a better dividend stock? 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 an annual dividend of $1.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Cognizant Technology Solutions pays out 25.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cognizant Technology Solutions has raised its dividend for 6 consecutive years. 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. 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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$33.42B$221.51B$31.70B$10.27BDividend Yield1.79%1.72%3.14%4.60%P/E Ratio13.9135.58444.1326.34Price / Sales1.6934.791,805.4789.55Price / Cash11.8024.7934.5929.91Price / Book2.357.537.366.27Net Income$2.24B$364.92M$808.30M$270.67M7 Day Performance-3.88%3.38%2.66%2.71%1 Month Performance-2.24%4.77%5.26%5.87%1 Year Performance-11.37%197.81%24,415.33%25.85% Cognizant Technology Solutions Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CTSHCognizant Technology Solutions4.8706 of 5 stars$68.43-1.1%$86.79+26.8%-10.4%$33.42B$19.74B13.91336,800Positive NewsCSQCalamos Strategic Total Return FundN/A$18.76+0.8%N/A+13.7%$0.00$280.21M0.00N/APositive NewsGOOGLAlphabet3.8894 of 5 stars$234.04-0.4%$221.44-5.4%+52.9%$2.83T$350.02B24.92183,323Trending NewsAnalyst UpgradeSSNCSS&C Technologies4.9171 of 5 stars$88.87+0.1%$97.38+9.6%+19.4%$21.70B$5.88B27.8626,800Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeTRMBTrimble4.7018 of 5 stars$81.29+0.7%$90.50+11.3%+43.2%$19.34B$3.68B70.0812,100Positive NewsACNAccenture4.9845 of 5 stars$255.79+0.3%$353.76+38.3%-31.8%$160.21B$64.90B20.37774,000Positive NewsLDOSLeidos4.1688 of 5 stars$178.27-0.4%$183.31+2.8%+18.3%$22.87B$16.66B16.8548,000Positive NewsITGartner4.9501 of 5 stars$245.860.0%$369.25+50.2%-51.5%$18.62B$6.30B15.1321,044BAHBooz Allen Hamilton4.9459 of 5 stars$101.73-0.7%$134.00+31.7%-33.4%$12.54B$11.98B12.5035,800Positive NewsCACICACI International3.0811 of 5 stars$473.16-0.3%$549.69+16.2%+4.1%$10.40B$8.63B21.1725,000DOXAmdocs4.9705 of 5 stars$85.80-0.2%$105.33+22.8%-1.7%$9.69B$5.00B17.4029,058Positive 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 9/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersOut of 18,347 Cryptocurrencies... 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