Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) Competitors $75.62 +0.26 (+0.34%) As of 02:13 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. GOOGL, SSNC, TRMB, ACN, TEL, IT, LDOS, BAH, CACI, and DOXShould 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), TE Connectivity (TEL), Gartner (IT), Leidos (LDOS), Booz Allen Hamilton (BAH), CACI International (CACI), and Amdocs (DOX). Cognizant Technology Solutions vs. Its Competitors Alphabet SS&C Technologies Trimble Accenture TE Connectivity Gartner Leidos Booz Allen Hamilton CACI International Amdocs Cognizant Technology Solutions (NASDAQ:CTSH) and Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership. Do analysts prefer CTSH or GOOGL? Cognizant Technology Solutions currently has a consensus price target of $85.00, suggesting a potential upside of 12.41%. Alphabet has a consensus price target of $199.61, suggesting a potential upside of 9.88%. Given Cognizant Technology Solutions' higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Cognizant Technology Solutions is more favorable than Alphabet.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Cognizant Technology Solutions 0 Sell rating(s) 14 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.22Alphabet 0 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 29 Buy rating(s) 4 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.86 Is CTSH or GOOGL a better dividend stock? Cognizant Technology Solutions pays an annual dividend of $1.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Alphabet pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Cognizant Technology Solutions pays out 26.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Alphabet pays out 9.4% 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. Cognizant Technology Solutions has increased its dividend for 6 consecutive years and Alphabet has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Cognizant Technology Solutions is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Which has stronger valuation and earnings, CTSH or GOOGL? 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 RatioCognizant Technology Solutions$19.74B1.89$2.24B$4.7515.92Alphabet$350.02B6.30$100.12B$8.9720.25 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in CTSH or GOOGL? 92.4% of Cognizant Technology Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.0% of Alphabet shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Cognizant Technology Solutions shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 11.6% of Alphabet shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media favor CTSH or GOOGL? In the previous week, Alphabet had 176 more articles in the media than Cognizant Technology Solutions. MarketBeat recorded 199 mentions for Alphabet and 23 mentions for Cognizant Technology Solutions. Alphabet's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Cognizant Technology Solutions' score of 1.11 indicating that Alphabet is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Cognizant Technology Solutions 14 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Alphabet 141 Very Positive mention(s) 25 Positive mention(s) 14 Neutral mention(s) 11 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is CTSH or GOOGL more profitable? Alphabet has a net margin of 30.86% compared to Cognizant Technology Solutions' net margin of 11.73%. Alphabet's return on equity of 34.54% beat Cognizant Technology Solutions' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Cognizant Technology Solutions11.73% 16.73% 12.26% Alphabet 30.86%34.54%25.07% Which has more volatility & risk, CTSH or GOOGL? Cognizant Technology Solutions has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alphabet has a beta of 1, suggesting that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500. SummaryAlphabet beats Cognizant Technology Solutions on 16 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$37.29B$16.70B$27.94B$9.13BDividend Yield1.65%1.52%3.13%4.01%P/E Ratio15.9237.9733.9819.58Price / Sales1.8912.121,961.1979.96Price / Cash12.8624.7233.7127.50Price / Book2.604.887.295.55Net Income$2.24B$434.10M$774.15M$252.28M7 Day Performance-6.02%-6.19%0.53%2.99%1 Month Performance-4.22%0.09%6.39%11.65%1 Year Performance5.71%15.56%52,797.55%17.15% Cognizant Technology Solutions Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CTSHCognizant Technology Solutions4.8435 of 5 stars$75.62+0.3%$85.00+12.4%+5.4%$37.29B$19.74B15.92336,800Positive NewsGOOGLAlphabet4.1965 of 5 stars$176.79-1.5%$199.95+13.1%-2.6%$2.15T$350.02B19.71183,323Trending NewsSSNCSS&C Technologies4.9285 of 5 stars$83.54+0.0%$91.86+10.0%+26.3%$20.61B$5.88B25.9426,800Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastTRMBTrimble4.6494 of 5 stars$78.63-0.3%$88.43+12.5%+39.5%$18.76B$3.68B12.8312,100ACNAccenture4.991 of 5 stars$300.48-1.4%$370.71+23.4%-9.5%$188.20B$64.90B23.92774,000Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionTELTE Connectivity4.6747 of 5 stars$171.05-1.9%$163.90-4.2%+13.7%$50.72B$15.85B37.5987,000Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeITGartner4.6619 of 5 stars$399.08-0.3%$515.89+29.3%-17.8%$30.72B$6.30B24.8321,044LDOSLeidos4.5118 of 5 stars$164.44-0.1%$177.46+7.9%+8.1%$21.17B$16.66B16.5448,000Positive NewsBAHBooz Allen Hamilton4.9691 of 5 stars$110.58+1.5%$134.64+21.8%-32.5%$13.73B$11.98B15.2535,800CACICACI International2.3181 of 5 stars$506.21+3.5%$520.31+2.8%+9.5%$11.13B$7.66B23.8924,000DOXAmdocs4.8357 of 5 stars$91.82-0.8%$105.33+14.7%+9.4%$10.37B$5.00B19.3329,058News CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies GOOGL Competitors SSNC Competitors TRMB Competitors ACN Competitors TEL Competitors IT Competitors LDOS 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 7/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersYour Bank Account Is No Longer SafeWhat If Washington Declared That: YOUR Money ISN'T Actually Yours? 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