Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) Stock Forecast & Price Target $66.03 0.00 (0.00%) Closing price 10/16/2026 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$65.75 -0.28 (-0.42%) As of 07:25 AM 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 Massive. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Analyst Forecasts Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesNews and TrendsOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort Interest Cognizant Technology Solutions - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2026) How MarketBeat Calculates Price Target and Consensus Rating Consensus Rating HoldBased on 24 Analyst RatingsSell1Hold13Buy10 Based on 24 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for Cognizant Technology Solutions in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold." Out of the 24 analysts, 1 has given a sell rating, 13 have given a hold rating, and 10 have given a buy rating for CTSH. Consensus Price Target $64.70-2.02% Downside According to the 24 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Cognizant Technology Solutions, the average price target is $64.70. The highest price target for CTSH is $82.00, while the lowest price target for CTSH is $51.00. The average price target represents a forecasted downside of -2.02% from the current price of $66.03. MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. 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CTSH Analyst Ratings Over TimeTypeCurrent Forecast10/19/25 to 10/19/261 Month Ago9/19/25 to 9/19/263 Months Ago7/21/25 to 7/21/261 Year Ago10/19/24 to 10/19/25Strong Buy0 Strong Buy rating(s)0 Strong Buy rating(s)0 Strong Buy rating(s)0 Strong Buy rating(s)Buy10 Buy rating(s)10 Buy rating(s)10 Buy rating(s)5 Buy rating(s)Hold13 Hold rating(s)13 Hold rating(s)14 Hold rating(s)11 Hold rating(s)Sell1 Sell rating(s)1 Sell rating(s)0 Sell rating(s)0 Sell rating(s)Consensus Price Target$64.70$63.65$64.26$86.79Forecasted Upside-2.02% Downside6.32% Upside47.29% Upside31.33% UpsideConsensus RatingHoldHoldHoldHold CTSH Analyst Recommendations By MonthAnalyst Ratings Chart DescriptionThe chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.Skip Chart & View Analyst Rating History CTSH Price Targets by MonthAverage Share Price and Price Target by Month Chart DescriptionThe chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.Skip Chart and View Analyst Price Target HistorySkip Chart & View Price History Table Cognizant Technology Solutions Stock vs. The CompetitionTypeCognizant Technology SolutionsTechnology CompaniesBroader MarketConsensus Rating Score 2.38 2.23 2.53Consensus RatingHoldHoldModerate BuyPredicted Upside-2.02% Downside731.83% Upside18.02% UpsideNews Sentiment RatingVery Positive NewsSee Recent CTSH NewsPositive NewsPositive News Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings Most Recent from Each Brokerage All Show All Ratings Strong Buy Buy Hold Sell Rating Show All Upside > 100% Upside 50% - 100% Upside 20% - 50% Upside 10% - 20% Upside 0% - 10% Downside 0% - 10% Downside 10% - 20% Downside 20% - 50% Downside 50% - 100% Downside > 100% Upside/Downside All Actions Upgrades Downgrades Initiates Coverage Raises Target Lowers Target Reiterates Rating Action 10/19/2024 - 10/19/2026 Report Date Report Date From Report Date To 1M3M6MYTD1Y2Y3Y5Y More filters Fewer filters Done 0 Results Export DateBrokerageAnalystActionRatingPrice TargetReport Date Upside/DownsideDetails10/13/2026 TD Cowen3 of 5 starsBryan C. BerginNot RatedReiterated RatingHold$54.00 ➝ $60.00-3.80%10/9/2026 Wedbush5 of 5 starsSteven WahrhaftigNot RatedReiterated RatingOutperform$70.00+16.65%9/25/2026 Daiwa Securities Group3 of 5 stars Boost TargetNeutral$42.00 ➝ $60.00+4.66%9/18/2026 Deutsche Bank AktiengesellschaftSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankingsNate SvenssonSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock analyst rankingsReiterated RatingBuy$65.00 ➝ $70.00+15.90%8/7/2026 Weiss RatingsSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings Reiterated RatingHold (C-)8/6/2026 MizuhoSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankingsDan DolevSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock analyst rankingsSet Target$64.00+17.18%7/30/2026 SusquehannaSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankingsJames FriedmanSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock analyst rankingsSet TargetPositive$88.00 ➝ $82.00+54.16%7/30/2026 Robert W. 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But there's a specific asset class and investment system that actually thrives when the dollar collapses.Watch how to protect yourself from what Dalio and Buffett see coming (free training).7/30/2026 Wells Fargo & CompanySubscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankingsJason KupferbergSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock analyst rankingsBoost TargetOverweight$61.00 ➝ $67.00+28.56%7/27/2026 GuggenheimSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankingsJonathan LeeSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock analyst rankingsReiterated RatingBuy$80.00 ➝ $65.00+43.01%7/24/2026 Royal Bank Of CanadaSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings Set Target$55.00+24.52%7/24/2026 JPMorgan Chase & Co.Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankingsTien-Tsin HuangSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock analyst rankingsLower TargetOverweight$74.00 ➝ $55.00+22.36%7/1/2026 NomuraSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings Lower TargetBuy$93.00 ➝ $74.00+83.65%7/1/2026 HSBCSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings Lower TargetBuy$80.00 ➝ $68.00+68.76%6/17/2026 Berenberg BankSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings Set TargetBuy ➝ Hold$59.00+15.57%6/1/2026 Truist FinancialSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankingsArvind RamnaniSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock analyst rankingsInitiated CoverageHold$66.00+18.36%5/11/2026 UBS GroupSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankingsKevin McVeighSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock analyst rankingsLower Target$60.00 ➝ $55.00+13.66%5/7/2026 Dbs BankSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings Lower Target$80.00 ➝ $66.00+31.01%5/4/2026 Jefferies Financial GroupSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings Lower TargetBuy$80.00 ➝ $65.00+22.68%4/30/2026 EvercoreSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings Lower Target$100.00 ➝ $70.00+31.17%4/30/2026 BMO Capital MarketsSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings Lower Target$83.00 ➝ $63.00+18.05%4/29/2026 The Goldman Sachs GroupSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings Set Target$75.00+37.11%2/10/2026 ArgusSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings UpgradeHold11/21/2025 William BlairSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankingsMaggie NolanSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock analyst rankingsUpgradeMarket Perform ➝ Outperform5/1/2025 TD SecuritiesSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankingsBryan BerginSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock analyst rankingsBoost TargetHold$77.00 ➝ $79.00+2.52%5/1/2025 Needham & Company LLCSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankingsMayank TandonSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock analyst rankingsReiterated RatingHold4/25/2025 BarclaysSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankingsRamsey El-AssalSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock analyst rankingsLower TargetOverweight$103.00 ➝ $90.00+24.79%Analyst ratings data on MarketBeat is provided by Benzinga and other data providers. This page was last refreshed on Monday at 07:25 AM ET. Should I Buy Cognizant Technology Solutions Stock? CTSH Pros and Cons Explained These pros and cons were generated based on recent news and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest and most accurate insights. They were last updated on Thursday, October 15, 2026. Please send any questions or comments about these Cognizant Technology Solutions pros and cons to contact@marketbeat.com. Cognizant Technology Solutions Bull Case Here are some ways that investors could benefit from investing in Cognizant Technology Solutions Co.: The stock is currently trading at $65.77, which is below the consensus price target of $64.43 set by analysts, suggesting potential for upside as the market digests recent positive developments. Cognizant Technology Solutions Co. recently raised its full-year 2026 adjusted EPS outlook to a range of $5.70 to $5.82, indicating stronger-than-expected profitability and operational efficiency in its IT services and consulting segments. The company secured a new unsecured credit agreement featuring a $550 million term loan and a $1.85 billion revolving credit facility, providing significant financial flexibility and liquidity to support future growth initiatives and general corporate purposes. Recent quarterly results showed 4.5% year-over-year revenue growth and 5% growth in trailing 12-month bookings, demonstrating sustained demand for the company's digital engineering, AI, and cloud computing services. With a dividend yield of 2.11% and a payout ratio of 28.39%, the company offers a stable income stream to investors while maintaining a conservative approach to capital distribution, supported by a current ratio of 2.18. Cognizant Technology Solutions Bear Case Investors should be bearish about investing in Cognizant Technology Solutions Co. for these reasons: Wall Street analysts currently hold a consensus rating of "Hold" for the stock, with thirteen analysts issuing Hold ratings compared to ten Buy ratings, reflecting a divided opinion on the company's near-term growth potential relative to its valuation. Insider selling activity has been notable, with nine sales recorded in the past six months and zero purchases, including significant share reductions by the CEO and other senior executives, which may signal a lack of internal confidence in the current stock price. The company's short interest has increased to 33,055,948 shares, representing 7.37% of the float, indicating that a significant portion of the market is betting against the stock's performance in the near term. Cognizant Technology Solutions Co. missed its earnings per share estimate in the most recent quarter, reporting $1.37 against a consensus of $1.38, which could raise concerns about the company's ability to meet future profit targets despite revenue growth. The stock has experienced significant volatility, hitting a 52-week low of $37.08 in July 2026, and remains well below its 52-week high of $87.03, suggesting ongoing uncertainty and potential downside risk for investors. CTSH Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions What is Cognizant Technology Solutions' forecast for 2026? According to the research reports of 24 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for Cognizant Technology Solutions is $64.70, with a high forecast of $82.00 and a low forecast of $51.00. Should I buy or sell Cognizant Technology Solutions stock right now? 24 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Cognizant Technology Solutions in the last year. There is currently 1 sell rating, 13 hold ratings and 10 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "hold" CTSH shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in CTSH, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares. Does Cognizant Technology Solutions's stock price have much downside? According to analysts, Cognizant Technology Solutions's stock has a predicted downside of -2.02% based on their 12-month stock forecasts. What analysts cover Cognizant Technology Solutions? Cognizant Technology Solutions has been rated by research analysts at Citigroup, Daiwa Securities Group, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft, Guggenheim, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Mizuho, Morgan Stanley, Robert W. Baird, Royal Bank Of Canada, Susquehanna, TD Cowen, Wedbush, Weiss Ratings, and Wells Fargo & Company in the past 90 days. Do Wall Street analysts like Cognizant Technology Solutions more than its competitors? Analysts like Cognizant Technology Solutions more than other "technology" companies. The consensus rating score for Cognizant Technology Solutions is 2.38 while the average consensus rating score for "technology" companies is 2.23. Learn more on how CTSH compares to other companies. 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