Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) Competitors $72.37 +1.29 (+1.81%) Closing price 08/22/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$72.50 +0.13 (+0.19%) As of 08/22/2025 07:11 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. GOOGL, SSNC, TRMB, ACN, LDOS, IT, BAH, CACI, DOX, and EPAMShould you be buying Cognizant Technology Solutions stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Cognizant Technology Solutions include Alphabet (GOOGL), SS&C Technologies (SSNC), Trimble (TRMB), Accenture (ACN), Leidos (LDOS), Gartner (IT), Booz Allen Hamilton (BAH), CACI International (CACI), Amdocs (DOX), and EPAM Systems (EPAM). Cognizant Technology Solutions vs. Its Competitors Alphabet SS&C Technologies Trimble Accenture Leidos Gartner Booz Allen Hamilton CACI International Amdocs EPAM Systems Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) and Cognizant Technology Solutions (NASDAQ:CTSH) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings and media sentiment. Do analysts prefer GOOGL or CTSH? Alphabet currently has a consensus target price of $211.53, indicating a potential upside of 2.64%. Cognizant Technology Solutions has a consensus target price of $86.31, indicating a potential upside of 19.27%. Given Cognizant Technology Solutions' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Cognizant Technology Solutions is more favorable than Alphabet.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Alphabet 0 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 29 Buy rating(s) 4 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.86Cognizant Technology Solutions 0 Sell rating(s) 12 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33 Is GOOGL or CTSH a better dividend stock? Alphabet pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Cognizant Technology Solutions pays an annual dividend of $1.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Alphabet pays out 8.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cognizant Technology Solutions pays out 25.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Alphabet has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Cognizant Technology Solutions has raised its dividend for 6 consecutive years. Cognizant Technology Solutions is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Does the media favor GOOGL or CTSH? In the previous week, Alphabet had 174 more articles in the media than Cognizant Technology Solutions. MarketBeat recorded 199 mentions for Alphabet and 25 mentions for Cognizant Technology Solutions. Cognizant Technology Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat Alphabet's score of 1.19 indicating that Cognizant Technology Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Alphabet 155 Very Positive mention(s) 16 Positive mention(s) 16 Neutral mention(s) 8 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Cognizant Technology Solutions 19 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has stronger valuation & earnings, GOOGL or CTSH? Alphabet has higher revenue and earnings than Cognizant Technology Solutions. Cognizant Technology Solutions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alphabet, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAlphabet$350.02B7.12$100.12B$9.3921.95Cognizant Technology Solutions$20.49B1.73$2.24B$4.9214.71 Is GOOGL or CTSH more profitable? Alphabet has a net margin of 31.12% compared to Cognizant Technology Solutions' net margin of 11.89%. Alphabet's return on equity of 34.31% beat Cognizant Technology Solutions' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Alphabet31.12% 34.31% 24.88% Cognizant Technology Solutions 11.89%16.77%12.34% Which has more volatility and risk, GOOGL or CTSH? Alphabet has a beta of 1.01, indicating that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cognizant Technology Solutions has a beta of 0.9, indicating that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals believe in GOOGL or CTSH? 40.0% of Alphabet shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.4% of Cognizant Technology Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.6% of Alphabet shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Cognizant Technology Solutions shares are owned 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. SummaryAlphabet beats Cognizant Technology Solutions on 15 of the 20 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding CTSH and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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$34.72B$16.10B$29.24B$9.60BDividend Yield1.76%1.68%3.09%4.10%P/E Ratio14.7137.2554.4226.04Price / Sales1.7312.431,252.16103.40Price / Cash12.1323.2135.2058.48Price / Book2.314.449.586.61Net Income$2.24B$443.54M$805.43M$265.56M7 Day Performance3.39%2.20%1.55%1.95%1 Month Performance-6.24%-3.42%-0.63%-0.37%1 Year Performance-5.62%11.49%24,052.27%19.02% Cognizant Technology Solutions Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CTSHCognizant Technology Solutions4.8121 of 5 stars$72.37+1.8%$86.31+19.3%-5.1%$34.72B$20.49B14.71336,800Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastGOOGLAlphabet3.9478 of 5 stars$203.50-0.2%$211.53+3.9%+25.8%$2.46T$350.02B21.67183,323Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeOptions VolumeSSNCSS&C Technologies4.91 of 5 stars$86.91+0.1%$97.13+11.8%+22.9%$21.23B$5.88B27.2426,800News CoveragePositive NewsDividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastTRMBTrimble3.3911 of 5 stars$82.80+0.7%$90.50+9.3%+47.3%$19.70B$3.68B71.3812,100Positive NewsShort Interest ↑ACNAccenture4.9934 of 5 stars$249.11+0.9%$360.21+44.6%-21.7%$156.03B$64.90B19.83774,000Analyst ForecastLDOSLeidos4.5883 of 5 stars$178.25+0.3%$179.46+0.7%+18.6%$22.87B$17.05B16.8548,000Positive NewsITGartner4.9919 of 5 stars$239.15+0.2%$369.25+54.4%-47.7%$18.41B$6.42B14.7221,044Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeBAHBooz Allen Hamilton4.9122 of 5 stars$109.17-0.1%$134.00+22.7%-28.7%$13.45B$11.98B13.4135,800News CoveragePositive NewsShort Interest ↑CACICACI International3.2353 of 5 stars$486.75-0.4%$549.69+12.9%+2.7%$10.70B$8.63B21.7825,000Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionDOXAmdocs4.7745 of 5 stars$87.00-0.4%$105.33+21.1%+4.1%$9.82B$5.00B17.6529,058Positive NewsEPAMEPAM Systems4.8127 of 5 stars$164.62+4.4%$230.06+39.8%-11.1%$9.17B$4.73B23.4861,200Analyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies GOOGL Competitors SSNC Competitors TRMB Competitors ACN Competitors LDOS Competitors IT Competitors BAH Competitors CACI Competitors DOX Competitors EPAM 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 8/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBONUS GUIDE - Ben Stein Prepares For the Next Financial CrisisWith inflation high, debt soaring, and global tensions rising, a financial storm may be brewing. 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