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The price of Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp (NASDAQ: CTSH) closed at $68.36 in the last session, up 1.02% from day before closing price of $67.67. In other words, the price has increased by $1.02 from its previous closing price. On the day, 4.71 million shares were traded. CTSH stock price reached its highest trading level at $68.87 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $67.62.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at CTSH’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 18.47 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 14.63. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.41 and its Current Ratio is at 2.41. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.08 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.06.
On July 17, 2025, Evercore ISI started tracking the stock assigning a Outperform rating and target price of $100.Evercore ISI initiated its Outperform rating on July 17, 2025, with a $100 target price.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 28 ’25 when Patsalos-Fox Michael sold 6,965 shares for $72.48 per share. The transaction valued at 504,823 led to the insider holds 54,729 shares of the business.
MICHAEL PATSALOS-FOX bought 6,965 shares of CTSH for $504,823 on Aug 28 ’25. On Aug 19 ’25, another insider, Kerdman Alina, who serves as the SVP, Controller & CAO of the company, sold 439 shares for $70.38 each. As a result, the insider received 30,897 and left with 160 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, CTSH now has a Market Capitalization of 33386745856 and an Enterprise Value of 32755746816. As of this moment, Cognizant’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 13.88, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 12.36. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.69. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.63 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.19. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.599 whereas that against EBITDA is 8.882.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CTSH is 0.95, which has changed by -0.114507794 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15535986 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, CTSH has reached a high of $90.82, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $65.17. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -4.40%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -11.40%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, CTSH traded on average about 4.01M shares per day over the past 3-months and 5403870 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 489.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 486.32M. Insiders hold about 0.42% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 99.06% stake in the company. Shares short for CTSH as of 1756425600 were 25139311 with a Short Ratio of 6.26, compared to 1753920000 on 17156425. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 25139311 and a Short% of Float of 6.7299999999999995.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for CTSH is 1.23, which was 1.23 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.018176446. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.49. The current Payout Ratio is 26.63% for CTSH, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-08-18 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-08-18. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2014-03-10 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
As of right now, 17.0 analysts gave their recommendation on the stock of the company. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.32, with high estimates of $1.34 and low estimates of $1.3.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $5.27 and $5.1 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $5.16. EPS for the following year is $5.53, with 26.0 analysts recommending between $5.75 and $5.32.
Revenue Estimates
According to 16 analysts,. The current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $5.32B. It ranges from a high estimate of $5.34B to a low estimate of $5.28B. As of. The current estimate, Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp’s year-ago sales were $5.04BFor the next quarter, 16 analysts are estimating revenue of $5.28B. There is a high estimate of $5.43B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $5.19B.
A total of 24 analysts have provided revenue estimates for CTSH’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $21.1B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $20.74B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $20.95B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $19.74BBased on 24 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $21.92B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $22.3B and the low estimate is $21.54B.
