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Cognizant

78.95 USD
-1.51
1.88%
At close Jun 13, 4:00 PM EDT
After hours
78.90
-0.05
0.06%
1 day
-1.88%
5 days
-1.66%
1 month
-2.85%
3 months
0.78%
6 months
-1.39%
Year to date
3.32%
1 year
22.19%
5 years
44.41%
10 years
25.36%
 

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: 336,300

0
Funds holding %
of 7,296 funds
0
Analysts bullish %
of 8 analysts

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2025 Q1 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

41% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 114 | Existing positions closed: 81

11% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 9 [Q4 2024] → 10 (+1) [Q1 2025]

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 967 [Q4 2024] → 980 (+13) [Q1 2025]

0.78% less ownership

Funds ownership: 94.47% [Q4 2024] → 93.69% (-0.78%) [Q1 2025]

1% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 361 | Existing positions reduced: 366

2% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $35.9B [Q4 2024] → $35.2B (-$715M) [Q1 2025]

51% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $293M | Put options by funds: $595M

Research analyst outlook

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

Low target
$79
0%
upside
Avg. target
$88
12%
upside
High target
$98
24%
upside

8 analyst ratings

positive
38%
neutral
63%
negative
0%
JP Morgan
Tien-Tsin Huang
24%upside
$98
Overweight
Upgraded
19 May 2025
TD Securities
Bryan Bergin
0%upside
$79
Hold
Maintained
1 May 2025
BMO Capital
Keith Bachman
8%upside
$85
Market Perform
Maintained
1 May 2025
Susquehanna
James Friedman
14%upside
$90
Positive
Upgraded
1 May 2025
Baird
David Koning
4%upside
$82
Neutral
Maintained
1 May 2025

Financial journalist opinion

Based on 15 articles about CTSH published over the past 30 days

Positive
Zacks Investment Research
3 days ago
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Positive
Zacks Investment Research
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Neutral
PRNewsWire
1 week ago
Cognizant to Present at the Nasdaq Investor Conference in Partnership with Jefferies
TEANECK, N.J. , June 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ --  Cognizant  (Nasdaq: CTSH), a leading provider of information technology, consulting, and business process services, today announced a presentation at the following investor conference:  Nasdaq Investor Conference in Partnership with Jefferies Presenter: Jatin Dalal, Chief Financial Officer Date: Wednesday, June 11, 2025  Time: 2:00PM GMT | 9:00 AM EDT   A live audio webcast of the presentation will be available at Cognizant's website: http://investors.cognizant.com   A replay of the webcasts will remain available on the company's website for 90 days.
Cognizant to Present at the Nasdaq Investor Conference in Partnership with Jefferies
Neutral
PRNewsWire
1 week ago
Cognizant Named Snowflake's Global Data Cloud Services Implementation Partner of the Year for Driving AI-Ready Transformation at Scale
Award recognizes high-impact collaboration helping global clients navigate complex data landscapes and accelerate AI readiness at scale TEANECK, N.J. , June 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Cognizant (NASDAQ: CTSH) has been named Global Data Cloud Services Implementation Partner of the Year by Snowflake, the AI Data Cloud company, at Snowflake's annual user conference, Snowflake Summit 2025.
Cognizant Named Snowflake's Global Data Cloud Services Implementation Partner of the Year for Driving AI-Ready Transformation at Scale
Neutral
PRNewsWire
1 week ago
Cognizant Recognized as Pega Partner of the Year for Advancing AI-Powered Enterprise Transformation
TEANECK, N.J. , June 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Cognizant (NASDAQ: CTSH) has been named Partner of the Year by Pegasystems, Inc., a global leader in enterprise software, at the annual PegaWorld 2025 conference.
Cognizant Recognized as Pega Partner of the Year for Advancing AI-Powered Enterprise Transformation
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
2 weeks ago
Cognizant (CTSH) Up 7.2% Since Last Earnings Report: Can It Continue?
Cognizant (CTSH) reported earnings 30 days ago. What's next for the stock?
Cognizant (CTSH) Up 7.2% Since Last Earnings Report: Can It Continue?
Neutral
PRNewsWire
2 weeks ago
Cognizant to Present at the Bank of America Securities 2025 Global Technology Conference
TEANECK, N.J. , May 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH), a leading provider of information technology, consulting, and business process services, today announced a presentation at the following investor conference:  Bank of America Securities 2025 Global Technology Conference Presenter:  Surya Gummadi, President, Americas Date: Wednesday, June 4, 2025  Time: 2:00PM PST | 5:00PM EDT   A live audio webcast of the presentation will be available at Cognizant's website:  http://investors.cognizant.com   A replay of the webcasts will remain available on the company's website for 90 days.
Cognizant to Present at the Bank of America Securities 2025 Global Technology Conference
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
2 weeks ago
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CTSH Rises 9% in a Month: Is the Stock a Must-Have for Your Portfolio?
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
2 weeks ago
CTSH or EPAM: Which Is the Better Value Stock Right Now?
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