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In the latest session, Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp (NASDAQ: CTSH) closed at $74.66 up 2.54% from its previous closing price of $72.81. In other words, the price has increased by $2.54 from its previous closing price. On the day, 5.45 million shares were traded. CTSH stock price reached its highest trading level at $74.91 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $72.74.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 15.31 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 13.59. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.36 and its Current Ratio is at 2.36. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.08 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.07.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of. The stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Citigroup on October 23, 2025, initiated with a Neutral rating and assigned the stock a target price of $75.
On October 22, 2025, Wells Fargo started tracking the stock assigning a Overweight rating and target price of $82.
Guggenheim Upgraded its Neutral to Buy on July 18, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $90.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Oct 29 ’25 when Kim John Sunshin sold 2,500 shares for $75.18 per share. The transaction valued at 187,950 led to the insider holds 36,630 shares of the business.
JOHN KIM bought 2,500 shares of CTSH for $169,550 on Oct 29 ’25. On Aug 28 ’25, another insider, Patsalos-Fox Michael, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 6,965 shares for $72.48 each. As a result, the insider received 504,823 and left with 54,729 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 36034387968 and an Enterprise Value of 34850385920. As of this moment, Cognizant’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 17.31, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 13.31. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.99. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.73 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.42. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.671 whereas that against EBITDA is 9.225.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CTSH is 0.97, which has changed by -0.10508847 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.13367426 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 $65.15. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 8.04%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -1.29%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, CTSH has traded an average of 4.34M shares per day and 5918080 over the past ten days. A total of 483.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 480.64M. Insiders hold about 0.41% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 102.48% stake in the company. Shares short for CTSH as of 1760486400 were 27566387 with a Short Ratio of 6.34, compared to 1757894400 on 27368258. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 27566387 and a Short% of Float of 7.48.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for CTSH is 1.23, from 1.24 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.017030628. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.5. The current Payout Ratio is 26.63% for CTSH, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-08-18 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-11-18. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2014-03-10 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
A comprehensive evaluation of Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp (CTSH) is underway, with the input of 20.0 analysts contributing to its current rating.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.34, with high estimates of $1.37 and low estimates of $1.28.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $5.34 and $5.23 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $5.25. EPS for the following year is $5.61, with 28.0 analysts recommending between $5.78 and $5.4.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 19 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $5.31B this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $5.35B to a low estimate of $5.27B. As of. The current estimate, Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp’s year-ago sales were $5.08BFor the next quarter, 19 analysts are estimating revenue of $5.34B. There is a high estimate of $5.4B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $5.29B.
A total of 24 analysts have provided revenue estimates for CTSH’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $21.12B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $21.07B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $21.09B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $19.74BBased on 27 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $22.05B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $22.37B and the low estimate is $21.59B.
