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Cognizant

69.09 USD
+0.50
0.73%
At close Updated Sep 16, 12:18 PM EDT
1 day
0.73%
5 days
-2.11%
1 month
-1.44%
3 months
-13.8%
6 months
-13.66%
Year to date
-9.58%
1 year
-11.28%
5 years
-2.3%
10 years
8.6%
 

About: Cognizant is a global IT services provider, offering consulting and outsourcing services to some of the world's largest enterprises spanning the financial services, media and communications, healthcare, natural resources, and consumer products industries. Cognizant employs nearly 350,000 people globally, roughly 70% of whom are in India, although the company's headquarters are in Teaneck, New Jersey.

Employees: 343,800

0
Funds holding %
of 7,463 funds
0
Analysts bullish %
of 4 analysts

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2025 Q2 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

1.66% more ownership

Funds ownership: 93.93% [Q1] → 95.58% (+1.66%) [Q2]

5% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 374 | Existing positions reduced: 355

4% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $35.5B [Q1] → $36.8B (+$1.25B) [Q2]

6% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 105 | Existing positions closed: 112

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 991 [Q1] → 964 (-27) [Q2]

15% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $249M | Put options by funds: $293M

27% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 [Q1] → 8 (-3) [Q2]

Research analyst outlook

4 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months

Low target
$80
16% upside
Avg. target
$90
30% upside
High target
$100
45% upside

4 analyst ratings

positive
75%
neutral
25%
negative
0%
JP Morgan
Tien-Tsin Huang
$89
Overweight
Maintained
20 Aug 2025
Guggenheim
Jonathan Lee
$90
Buy
Upgraded
18 Jul 2025
Deutsche Bank
Bryan Keane
$80
Hold
Reinstated
17 Jul 2025
Evercore ISI Group
David Togut
$100
Outperform
Initiated
17 Jul 2025

Financial journalist opinion

Based on 9 articles about CTSH published over the past 30 days

Neutral
PRNewsWire
yesterday
Cognizant and the North Carolina Turnpike Authority Collaborate to Modernize Toll Operations
Strategic collaboration aims to revolutionize infrastructure-less tolling and enhance operational efficiency across North Carolina TEANECK, N.J and RALEIGH, N.C. , Sept. 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) today announced a strategic partnership with the North Carolina Turnpike Authority (NCTA) to develop and implement a next-generation tolling back-office system.
Cognizant and the North Carolina Turnpike Authority Collaborate to Modernize Toll Operations
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
5 days ago
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation (CTSH) Presents At Goldman Sachs Communacopia + Technology Conference (Transcript)
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation (NASDAQ:CTSH ) Goldman Sachs Communacopia + Technology Conference September 10, 2025 4:45 PM EDT Company Participants Ravi Kumar S - CEO & Director Conference Call Participants James Schneider - Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Research Division Presentation James Schneider Senior Research Analyst Okay. Good afternoon, and welcome, everybody, to the Goldman Sachs Communacopia and Technology Conference.
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation (CTSH) Presents At Goldman Sachs Communacopia + Technology Conference (Transcript)
Neutral
PRNewsWire
11 days ago
Cognizant Joins AI Education Taskforce meeting at the White House to Advance AI Literacy Nationwide
WASHINGTON , Sept. 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Cognizant today announced its participation in the AI Education Taskforce meeting at the White House, joining senior executives from leading AI companies and officials from the Trump Administration to support a national initiative aimed at expanding AI education across the United States.
Cognizant Joins AI Education Taskforce meeting at the White House to Advance AI Literacy Nationwide
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
12 days ago
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation (CTSH) Presents At Citi's 2025 Global Technology, Media And Telecommunications Conference Transcript
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation (NASDAQ:CTSH ) Citi's 2025 Global Technology, Media and Telecommunications Conference September 3, 2025 1:30 PM EDT Company Participants Surya Gummadi - President of Americas Conference Call Participants Bryan Keane Presentation Bryan Keane Tech Conference. And I'm Bryan Keane.
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation (CTSH) Presents At Citi's 2025 Global Technology, Media And Telecommunications Conference Transcript
Negative
Zacks Investment Research
17 days ago
Why Is Cognizant (CTSH) Down 0.1% Since Last Earnings Report?
Cognizant (CTSH) reported earnings 30 days ago. What's next for the stock?
Why Is Cognizant (CTSH) Down 0.1% Since Last Earnings Report?
Neutral
PRNewsWire
18 days ago
Cognizant to Deploy 1,000 Context Engineers, Powered by ContextFabric™, to Industrialize Agentic AI
Cognizant and Workfabric AI join forces to create a new discipline that enables high-impact, enterprise-grade agentic AI solutions for clients across industries TEANECK, N.J. , Aug. 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Cognizant (NASDAQ: CTSH) today announced a strategic initiative to industrialize agentic AI across enterprises by deploying 1,000 context engineers over the next year.
Cognizant to Deploy 1,000 Context Engineers, Powered by ContextFabric™, to Industrialize Agentic AI
Neutral
PRNewsWire
20 days ago
Cognizant to Present at Upcoming Investor Conferences
TEANECK, N.J. , Aug. 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ --  Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH), a leading provider of information technology, consulting, and business process services, today announced its participation in the following investor conferences: Citi's 2025 Global TMT Conference  Presenter:         Surya Gummadi, President, AmericasDate:                  Wednesday, September 3, 2025 Time:                  1:30 PM EST    Goldman Sachs Communacopia + Technology Conference Presenter:         Ravi Kumar S, Chief Executive OfficerDate:                  Wednesday, September 10, 2025 Time:                  1:45 PM PST | 4:45 PM EST Live audio webcasts of the presentations will be available at Cognizant's website:   http://investors.cognizant.com   Replays of the webcasts will remain available on the company's website for 90 days.
Cognizant to Present at Upcoming Investor Conferences
Neutral
PRNewsWire
26 days ago
Cognizant's "Vibe Coding" Event Sets GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ Title
Cognizant assembled the world's largest online generative AI hackathon, producing 30,601 working protype projects. More than 53,000 Cognizant associates, across 40 countries, joined the Vibe Coding event to explore the future of work and accelerate AI literacy across the enterprise.
Cognizant's "Vibe Coding" Event Sets GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ Title
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
29 days ago
Here's Why Cognizant (CTSH) is a Strong Value Stock
The Zacks Style Scores offers investors a way to easily find top-rated stocks based on their investing style. Here's why you should take advantage.
Here's Why Cognizant (CTSH) is a Strong Value Stock
Positive
Seeking Alpha
1 month ago
Cognizant Technology Solutions: An Unheralded AI Value Play
Many assume we know who's who in AI: Nvidia, Microsoft, Alphabet, etc. Not so! Many are missing out on consultants that help companies implement AI. Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation is one such consultant. It's not the biggest. But the path it traveled that led it to AI consulting gives it some unique advantages and perspectives. With roots in Business Process Outsourcing, CTSH has developed serious “domain knowledge” in particular industries. If you ever hired a consultant, you KNOW how valuable that is.
Cognizant Technology Solutions: An Unheralded AI Value Play
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