Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) Stock Forecast & Price Target

$41.37 -0.62 (-1.48%)

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Cognizant Technology Solutions - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2026)

Consensus Rating

Hold

Based on 25 Analyst Ratings

Sell
0

Hold
14

Buy
11

Based on 25 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 25 analysts, 14 have given a hold rating, and 11 have given a buy rating for CTSH.

Consensus Price Target

$68.35
65.21% Upside

According to the 25 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Cognizant Technology Solutions, the average price target is $68.35. The highest price target for CTSH is $100.00, while the lowest price target for CTSH is $42.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 65.21% from the current price of $41.37.

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. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0 to .5 = Strong Sell, .5 to 1 = Sell, 1 to 1.5 = Reduce, 1.5 to 2.5 = Hold, 2.5 to 3.0 = Moderate Buy, 3.0 to 3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.

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CTSH Analyst Ratings Over Time

Type	Current Forecast 7/7/25 to 7/7/26	1 Month Ago 6/7/25 to 6/7/26	3 Months Ago 4/8/25 to 4/8/26	1 Year Ago 7/7/24 to 7/7/25
Strong Buy	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	11 Buy rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)
Hold	14 Hold rating(s)	13 Hold rating(s)	12 Hold rating(s)	14 Hold rating(s)
Sell	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	$68.35	$72.68	$88.00	$85.00
Forecasted Upside	65.21% Upside	36.59% Upside	44.26% Upside	5.64% Upside
Consensus Rating	Hold	Hold	Hold	Hold

CTSH Analyst Recommendations By Month

The 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.

CTSH Price Targets by Month

The 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.

Cognizant Technology Solutions Stock vs. The Competition

Type	Cognizant Technology Solutions	Computer and Technology Companies	Broader Market
Consensus Rating Score	2.44	2.28	2.52
Consensus Rating	Hold	Hold	Moderate Buy
Predicted Upside	65.21% Upside	179.00% Upside	13.46% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Positive News See Recent CTSH News	Positive News	Positive News

Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings

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Date	Brokerage	Analyst	Action	Rating	Price Target	Report Date Upside/Downside
7/1/2026	Nomura 5 of 5 stars		Lower Target	Buy	$93.00 ➝ $74.00	+83.65%
7/1/2026	HSBC 3 of 5 stars		Lower Target	Buy	$80.00 ➝ $68.00	+68.76%
6/26/2026	TD Cowen 3 of 5 stars	Bryan Bergin Not Rated	Lower Target	Hold	$62.00 ➝ $47.00	+17.59%
6/24/2026	Daiwa Securities Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Neutral	$65.00 ➝ $42.00	-0.39%
6/23/2026	Morgan Stanley Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	James Faucette Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Set Target	Equal Weight	$63.00 ➝ $44.00	+4.57%
6/17/2026	Berenberg Bank Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Set Target	Buy ➝ Hold	$59.00	+15.57%
6/8/2026	Wedbush Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Steven Wahrhaftig Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Neutral ➝ Outperform	$56.00 ➝ $70.00	+31.55%
6/8/2026	Citigroup Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Bryan Keane Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Neutral	$51.00 ➝ $55.00	+3.11%
6/1/2026	Truist Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Arvind Ramnani Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Hold	$66.00	+18.36%
5/13/2026	Weiss Ratings Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Hold (C) ➝ Hold (C-)
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5/11/2026	UBS Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Kevin McVeigh Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target		$60.00 ➝ $55.00	+13.66%
5/7/2026	Dbs Bank Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target		$80.00 ➝ $66.00	+31.01%
5/6/2026	Mizuho Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Dan Dolev Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Neutral	$87.00 ➝ $68.00	+31.10%
5/4/2026	Jefferies Financial Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Buy	$80.00 ➝ $65.00	+22.68%
5/1/2026	Susquehanna Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	James Friedman Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Positive	$98.00 ➝ $88.00	+66.35%
4/30/2026	Evercore Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target		$100.00 ➝ $70.00	+31.17%
4/30/2026	BMO Capital Markets Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target		$83.00 ➝ $63.00	+18.05%
4/30/2026	Guggenheim Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Jonathan Lee Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Buy	$85.00 ➝ $80.00	+50.95%
4/30/2026	Wells Fargo & Company Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Jason Kupferberg Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Overweight	$98.00 ➝ $83.00	+56.23%
4/29/2026	The Goldman Sachs Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Set Target		$75.00	+37.11%
4/28/2026	JPMorgan Chase & Co. Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Tien-Tsin Huang Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Overweight	$92.00 ➝ $74.00	+33.83%
4/10/2026	Robert W. Baird Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	David Koning Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Set Target	Neutral	$90.00 ➝ $72.00	+24.97%
2/10/2026	Argus Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Hold
2/5/2026	Royal Bank Of Canada Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Daniel R. Perlin Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Sector Perform	$82.00 ➝ $88.00	+12.98%
1/26/2026	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Hold ➝ Buy	$100.00	+18.79%
11/21/2025	William Blair Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Maggie Nolan Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Market Perform ➝ Outperform
5/1/2025	TD Securities Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Bryan Bergin Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Hold	$77.00 ➝ $79.00	+2.52%
5/1/2025	Needham & Company LLC Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Mayank Tandon Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Hold
4/25/2025	Barclays Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Ramsey El-Assal Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Overweight	$103.00 ➝ $90.00	+24.79%
8/7/2024	Bank of America Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Underperform ➝ Neutral	$73.00 ➝ $75.00	+3.23%

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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 Friday, July 3, 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 company reported earnings per share (EPS) of $1.40 for the latest quarter, exceeding analysts' expectations, which indicates strong financial performance and effective management.
With a revenue of $5.41 billion, Cognizant Technology Solutions Co. has shown a year-over-year growth of 5.8%, suggesting a positive trend in business operations and market demand.
The current stock price is around $72.50, which reflects a consensus price target that analysts believe is achievable, indicating potential for growth.
The company has a solid net margin of 10.41% and a return on equity of 17.50%, showcasing efficient use of resources and profitability, which are attractive metrics for investors.
A recent stock buyback plan of $2.00 billion signals that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued, which can enhance shareholder value over time.

Cognizant Technology Solutions
Bear Case

Investors should be bearish about investing in Cognizant Technology Solutions Co. for these reasons:

Several analysts have recently downgraded their price targets for the stock, indicating a lack of confidence in short-term performance and potential volatility.
The company's payout ratio is 28.70%, which, while sustainable, may limit the potential for future dividend increases, affecting income-focused investors.
Despite recent growth, the competitive landscape in the information technology sector is intense, which could impact future market share and profitability.
Analysts have mixed ratings on the stock, with a significant number assigning a "Hold" rating, suggesting uncertainty about its future performance.
Market conditions and economic factors could pose risks to the company's growth trajectory, making it essential for investors to consider external influences on performance.

CTSH Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

According to the research reports of 25 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for Cognizant Technology Solutions is $68.35, with a high forecast of $100.00 and a low forecast of $42.00.

25 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Cognizant Technology Solutions in the last year. There are currently 14 hold ratings and 11 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street 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.

According to analysts, Cognizant Technology Solutions's stock has a predicted upside of 65.21% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.

Over the previous 90 days, Cognizant Technology Solutions's stock had 1 upgrade and 1 downgrade by analysts.

Cognizant Technology Solutions has been rated by research analysts at Berenberg Bank, BMO Capital Markets, Citigroup, Daiwa Securities Group, Dbs Bank, Evercore, Guggenheim, HSBC, Jefferies Financial Group, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Mizuho, Morgan Stanley, Nomura, Robert W. Baird, Susquehanna, TD Cowen, The Goldman Sachs Group, Truist Financial, UBS Group, Wedbush, Weiss Ratings, and Wells Fargo & Company in the past 90 days.

Analysts like Cognizant Technology Solutions more than other "computer and technology" companies. The consensus rating score for Cognizant Technology Solutions is 2.44 while the average consensus rating score for "computer and technology" companies is 2.28. Learn more on how CTSH compares to other companies.

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Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) Stock Forecast & Price Target

Cognizant Technology Solutions - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2026)

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Consensus Price Target

CTSH Analyst Ratings Over Time

CTSH Analyst Recommendations By Month

CTSH Price Targets by Month

Cognizant Technology Solutions Stock vs. The Competition

Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings

Should I Buy Cognizant Technology Solutions Stock? CTSH Pros and Cons Explained

Cognizant Technology Solutions Bull Case

Cognizant Technology Solutions Bear Case

CTSH Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

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