Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation (CTSH)Technology | Information Technology Services | Teaneck, United States | NasdaqGS
61.30 USD
+0.77
(1.272%)
⇧
(April 17, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 61.20 -0.10 (-0.100%) ⇩ (April 17, 2026, 7:36 p.m. EDT) Short-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★★☆ | Dividends: ★★★★☆ |
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 2:54 p.m. EDT
CTSH is currently in a volatile phase with mixed signals from the market. The recent price action shows a range-bound movement with some dips, but the stock has a solid dividend yield and consistent payout history, making it a decent option for income-focused investors. The options data suggests a cautious outlook, with more put activity indicating potential short-term downside concerns. However, the long-term fundamentals are strong, with a solid earnings growth and revenue growth, suggesting that this could be a good time to consider a long-term buy. The stock's current price is near its 52-week low, which might present a buying opportunity for those with a long-term view. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoARIMA ✓ | 0.260981 |
| AutoETS | 0.260982 |
| MSTL | 0.262408 |
| AutoTheta | 0.264188 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 32% |
| H-stat | 2.85 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.000 |
| Excess Kurtosis | 0.85 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Technology |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2026-02-17 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2026-02-17 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 7.819 |
| Revenue per Share | 43.254 |
| Market Cap | 29,586,227,200 |
| Trailing P/E | 13.44 |
| Forward P/E | 10.00 |
| Beta | 0.98 |
| Profit Margins | 10.56% |
| Website | https://www.cognizant.com |
As of April 11, 2026, 2:54 p.m. EDT: The options data indicates mixed sentiment. There is a notable presence of both calls and puts, with a concentration of open interest and volume on the put side, particularly around strikes below the current price. This suggests some bearish sentiment or caution among speculators. However, there are also signs of buying pressure on the call side, especially for strikes above the current price, indicating potential bullish speculation. The IV levels are generally moderate, suggesting a lack of extreme volatility expectations, but there are spikes in certain strikes, indicating possible targeted speculation. Overall, the market appears to be in a state of uncertainty, with both sides showing activity.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.49% | 1.76% | 1.71% | 1.65% |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-18 | 0.33 | 0.493938 |
| 2025-11-18 | 0.31 | 0.434254 |
| 2025-08-18 | 0.31 | 0.446420 |
| 2025-05-19 | 0.31 | 0.385353 |
| 2025-02-18 | 0.31 | 0.355451 |
| 2024-11-19 | 0.30 | 0.401471 |
| 2024-08-20 | 0.30 | 0.407637 |
| 2024-05-17 | 0.30 | 0.449130 |
| 2024-02-16 | 0.30 | 0.402786 |
| 2023-11-20 | 0.29 | 0.431181 |
| 2023-08-18 | 0.29 | 0.439280 |
| 2023-05-18 | 0.29 | 0.477049 |
| 2023-02-16 | 0.29 | 0.459475 |
| 2022-11-17 | 0.27 | 0.479420 |
| 2022-08-18 | 0.27 | 0.414311 |
| 2022-05-19 | 0.27 | 0.408902 |
| 2022-02-17 | 0.27 | 0.335951 |
| 2021-11-18 | 0.24 | 0.317565 |
| 2021-08-19 | 0.24 | 0.340572 |
| 2021-05-19 | 0.24 | 0.366030 |
| 2021-02-17 | 0.24 | 0.339930 |
| 2020-11-18 | 0.22 | 0.319827 |
| 2020-08-20 | 0.22 | 0.361381 |
| 2020-05-19 | 0.22 | 0.466951 |
| 2020-02-14 | 0.22 | 0.352800 |
| 2019-11-18 | 0.20 | 0.345964 |
| 2019-08-21 | 0.20 | 0.356529 |
| 2019-05-21 | 0.20 | 0.363202 |
| 2019-02-20 | 0.20 | 0.307674 |
| 2018-11-19 | 0.20 | 0.322069 |
| 2018-08-21 | 0.20 | 0.298451 |
| 2018-05-21 | 0.20 | 0.295892 |
| 2018-02-21 | 0.20 | 0.274730 |
| 2017-11-17 | 0.15 | 0.231739 |
| 2017-08-18 | 0.15 | 0.241613 |
| 2017-05-18 | 0.15 | 0.260934 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.110637665 |
| Address1 | 300 Frank West Burr Boulevard |
| Address2 | Suite 36, 6th Floor |
| All Time High | 93.47 |
| All Time Low | 0.145833 |
| Ask | 61.36 |
| Ask Size | 6 |
| Audit Risk | 2 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 2.2 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 5,129,890 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 6,724,608 |
| Average Volume | 6,724,608 |
| Average Volume10Days | 5,129,890 |
| Beta | 0.976 |
| Bid | 57.57 |
| Bid Size | 1 |
| Board Risk | 5 |
| Book Value | 31.347 |
| City | Teaneck |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,735,603,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 6 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 61.3 |
| Current Ratio | 2.137 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 61.88 |
| Day Low | 60.73 |
| Debt To Equity | 7.819 |
| Display Name | Cognizant Technology |
| Dividend Date | 1,772,064,000 |
| Dividend Rate | 1.32 |
| Dividend Yield | 2.15 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,777,465,800 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,777,465,800 |
| Earnings Growth | 0.221 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 0.187 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,777,465,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,777,465,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,777,465,800 |
| Ebitda | 3,833,999,872 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.18164 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 7.453 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 1.354 |
| Enterprise Value | 28,576,536,576 |
| Eps Current Year | 5.65219 |
| Eps Forward | 6.13241 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 4.56 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,771,372,800 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 63.8604 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -2.560402 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.040093735 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -11.0637665 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 87.03 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -25.73 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.29564518 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 57.39 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 3.9099998 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.06813034 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 57.39 - 87.03 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 898,263,000,000 |
| Five Year Avg Dividend Yield | 1.55 |
| Float Shares | 477,089,562 |
| Forward Eps | 6.13241 |
| Forward P E | 9.99607 |
| Free Cashflow | 1,927,250,048 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 351,600 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,775,001,600 |
| Gross Margins | 0.33717 |
| Gross Profits | 7,117,000,192 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.00113 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 1.0441 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 482,646,474 |
| Industry | Information Technology Services |
| Industry Disp | Information Technology Services |
| Industry Key | information-technology-services |
| Ir Website | http://investors.cognizant.com/ |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,771,372,800 |
| Last Dividend Value | 0.33 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Last Split Date | 1,394,409,600 |
| Last Split Factor | 2:1 |
| Long Business Summary | Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation, a professional services company, provides consulting and technology, and outsourcing services in North America, Europe, and internationally. It operates through four segments: Financial Services; Health Sciences; Products and Resources; and Communications, Media and Technology. The company provides services including artificial intelligence (AI) and other technology services and solutions, consulting, application development, systems integration, quality engineering and assurance, engineering research and development, application maintenance, infrastructure, security, and business process services and automation. It also offers AI-led automation, which includes advisory, and process and IT automation solutions designed to simplify and accelerate automation adoption; business process outsourcing services, which help deliver business outcomes including revenue growth, increased customer and employee satisfaction, and cost savings; and Cognizant Moment, a digital experience service that uses AI to reimagine customer experiences and engineer strategies aimed at driving growth. In addition, the company develops, licenses, implements, and supports proprietary and third-party software products and platforms; and develops industry-specific products and services. It offers solution to healthcare providers and payers, life sciences companies, banking, capital markets, payments and insurance companies, manufacturers, automakers, retailers, consumer goods, travel and hospitality, communications, media and entertainment, education, information services, and technology companies, as well as businesses providing logistics, energy, and utility services. The company has a strategic partnership with Uniphore Technologies Inc. for the development of AI solutions that combine small language models and AI agents. Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation was incorporated in 1988 and is headquartered in Teaneck, New Jersey. |
| Long Name | Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 29,586,227,200 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_386024 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,767,139,200 |
| Net Income To Common | 2,230,000,128 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 29,316,536,196 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 26 |
| Open | 61.17 |
| Operating Cashflow | 2,883,000,064 |
| Operating Margins | 0.15995 |
| Overall Risk | 2 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.2719 |
| Peg Ratio | 0.99 |
| Phone | 201 801 0233 |
| Post Market Change | -0.099998474 |
| Post Market Change Percent | -0.16312964 |
| Post Market Price | 61.2 |
| Post Market Time | 1,776,468,980 |
| Previous Close | 60.53 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 10.845353 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 1.95553 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 1.4016594 |
| Profit Margins | 0.10564999 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.736 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 2.17857 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.77 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 1.2721 |
| Regular Market Day High | 61.88 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 60.73 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 60.73 - 61.88 |
| Regular Market Open | 61.17 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 60.53 |
| Regular Market Price | 61.3 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,456,001 |
| Regular Market Volume | 4,806,046 |
| Return On Assets | 0.102290004 |
| Return On Equity | 0.15158 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.049 |
| Revenue Per Share | 43.254 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.36506534 |
| Sector | Technology |
| Sector Disp | Technology |
| Sector Key | technology |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 2 |
| Shares Outstanding | 478,246,920 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.069299996 |
| Shares Short | 33,126,617 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 31,578,912 |
| Short Name | Cognizant Technology Solutions |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0911 |
| Short Ratio | 5.76 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | NJ |
| Symbol | CTSH |
| Target High Price | 107.0 |
| Target Low Price | 61.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 83.17577 |
| Target Median Price | 83.5 |
| Total Cash | 1,914,000,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 4.002 |
| Total Debt | 1,174,000,000 |
| Total Revenue | 21,108,000,768 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 1.26 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.020816125 |
| Trailing Eps | 4.56 |
| Trailing P E | 13.442983 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | 1.0046 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 72.2411 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -10.941097 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.15145254 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 4,806,046 |
| Website | https://www.cognizant.com |
| Zip | 7,666 |