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After finishing at $9.42 in the prior trading day, Cognyte Software Ltd (NASDAQ: CGNT) closed at $8.96, down -4.88%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$4.88 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.69 million shares were traded.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of CGNT by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 6.26 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 45.28. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.25 and its Current Ratio is at 1.33. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.16 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.16.
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 the company, Stifel on September 29, 2022, Downgraded its rating to Hold and sets its target price to $6 from $8 previously.
On June 29, 2022, Evercore ISI Downgraded its rating to In-line which previously was Outperform and also lowered its target price recommendation from $12 to $5.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on May 12 ’25 when Barel Amir bought 7,079 shares for $9.80 per share.
Nottenburg Richard N bought 20,432 shares of CGNT for $178,780 on Apr 16 ’25. On Jan 16 ’25, another insider, Rotem Ilan, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 10,000 shares for $9.59 each.
Valuation Measures:
For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.77 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.35.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, CGNT has reached a high of $11.65, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $6.21. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -10.40%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 4.47%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 72.88M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 60.17M. Insiders hold about 16.38% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 68.11% stake in the company.
