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The closing price of Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp (NASDAQ: CTSH) was $75.39 for the day, up 0.04% from the previous closing price of $75.36. In other words, the price has increased by $0.04 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.6 million shares were traded. CTSH stock price reached its highest trading level at $75.89 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $74.8896.
Ratios:
Our analysis of CTSH’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 18.66 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 17.41. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.22 and its Current Ratio is at 2.22. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.08 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.07.
On May 01, 2025, Susquehanna Upgraded its rating to Positive which previously was Neutral but kept the price unchanged to $90.
Barclays Upgraded its Equal Weight to Overweight on December 17, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $80 to $95.
Insider Transactions:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jun 02 ’25 when Kim John Sunshin sold 5,000 shares for $80.24 per share. The transaction valued at 401,200 led to the insider holds 35,636 shares of the business.
JOHN KIM bought 5,000 shares of CTSH for $404,950 on Jun 02 ’25. On Mar 14 ’25, another insider, Patsalos-Fox Michael, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 3,225 shares for $78.72 each. As a result, the insider received 253,867 and left with 6,775 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 37162897408 and an Enterprise Value of 37651259392. As of this moment, Cognizant’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 15.87, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 13.89. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.14. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.85 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.49. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.874 whereas that against EBITDA is 10.473.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CTSH is 0.90, which has changed by 0.021683097 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.10611236 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 $65.52. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -4.96%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -4.19%.
Shares Statistics:
CTSH traded an average of 3.51M shares per day over the past three months and 2899350 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 493.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 490.86M. Insiders hold about 0.42% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 97.80% stake in the company. Shares short for CTSH as of 1749772800 were 18159230 with a Short Ratio of 5.98, compared to 1747267200 on 18734535. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 18159230 and a Short% of Float of 4.8.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 1.22, CTSH has a forward annual dividend rate of 1.22. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.01618896The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.47. The current Payout Ratio is 26.63% for CTSH, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-05-19 with an ex-dividend date of 1747612800. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2014-03-10 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
