Cognizant Technology Solutions Stock Today
| CTSH Stock | USD 80.75 0.31 0.38% |
Performance4 of 100
| Odds Of DistressLess than 1
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Cognizant Technology is trading at 80.75 as of the 28th of November 2024. This is a 0.38% down since the beginning of the trading day. The stock's open price was 81.06. Cognizant Technology has a very small chance of experiencing financial distress in the next few years but had a somewhat insignificant performance during the last 90 days. Note, on September 6, 2024, Representative John James of US Congress acquired under $15k worth of Cognizant Technology's common stock.
Business Domain Software & Services | IPO Date 19th of June 1998 | Category Technology | Classification Information Technology |
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation, a professional services company, provides consulting and technology, and outsourcing services in North America, Europe, and internationally. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Teaneck, New Jersey. The company has 495.82 M outstanding shares of which 15.49 M shares are currently shorted by private and institutional investors with about 5.18 trading days to cover. More on Cognizant Technology Solutions
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| CEO Director | Ravi Singisetti | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Business Concentration | IT Consulting & Other Services, Information Technology Services, Information Technology, SP 500 Index, NASDAQ Composite, NASDAQ 100 Pre, NASDAQ 100 Technology, Nasdaq 100, BTRINVSTNG 100 INDEX, BETTERINVESTING 100 INDEX, Baby Boomer Prospects, Technology, Information Technology, IT Services, Information Technology Services, Technology (View all Sectors) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Debt LevelsCognizant Technology can leverage the use of borrowed funds to amplify returns from an investment. In general, analyzing the relationship between debt to total assets helps investors to understand Cognizant Technology's financial leverage. It provides some insight into what part of Cognizant Technology's total assets is financed by creditors.
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Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) is traded on NASDAQ Exchange in USA. It is located in 300 Frank West Burr Boulevard, Teaneck, NJ, United States, 07666 and employs 340,100 people. Cognizant Technology is listed under IT Consulting & Other Services category by Fama And French industry classification. The company currently falls under 'Large-Cap' category with a current market capitalization of 40.19 B. Cognizant Technology conducts business under IT Services sector and is part of Information Technology industry. The entity has 495.82 M outstanding shares of which 15.49 M shares are currently shorted by private and institutional investors with about 5.18 trading days to cover.
Cognizant Technology Solutions currently holds about 2.73 B in cash with 2.33 B of positive cash flow from operations. This results in cash-per-share (CPS) ratio of 5.31.
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Ownership AllocationCognizant Technology holds a total of 495.82 Million outstanding shares. The majority of Cognizant Technology Solutions outstanding shares are owned by other corporate entities. These outside corporations are usually referred to as non-private investors looking to acquire positions in Cognizant Technology to benefit from reduced commissions. Consequently, institutional investors are subject to a different set of regulations than regular investors in Cognizant Technology. Please pay attention to any change in the institutional holdings of Cognizant Technology Solutions as this could imply that something significant has changed or is about to change at the company. On September 6, 2024, Representative John James of US Congress acquired under $15k worth of Cognizant Technology's common stock.
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Cognizant Stock Institutional Holders
| Instituion | Recorded On | Shares | |
| Amvescap Plc. | 2024-06-30 | 10.8 M | |
| First Trust Advisors L.p. | 2024-06-30 | 9 M | |
| Macquarie Group Ltd | 2024-06-30 | 7.6 M | |
| Norges Bank | 2024-06-30 | 6.5 M | |
| Wellington Management Company Llp | 2024-06-30 | 6.1 M | |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc. | 2024-09-30 | 5.6 M | |
| Legal & General Group Plc | 2024-06-30 | 5.3 M | |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 2024-06-30 | 5.3 M | |
| Bank Of America Corp | 2024-06-30 | 5.2 M | |
| Vanguard Group Inc | 2024-09-30 | 58.5 M | |
| Blackrock Inc | 2024-06-30 | 53 M |
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Cognizant Technology Corporate Management
| Katie CFA | Global Relations | Profile | |
| Rajesh MCA | Chairman VP | Profile | |
| Anil Cheriyan | Ex Technology | Profile | |
| Balu Ayyar | Automation Operations | Profile |
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Is IT Consulting & Other Services space expected to grow? Or is there an opportunity to expand the business' product line in the future? Factors like these will boost the valuation of Cognizant Technology. If investors know Cognizant will grow in the future, the company's valuation will be higher. The financial industry is built on trying to define current growth potential and future valuation accurately. All the valuation information about Cognizant Technology listed above have to be considered, but the key to understanding future value is determining which factors weigh more heavily than others.
Quarterly Earnings Growth 0.125 | Dividend Share 1.2 | Earnings Share 4.52 | Revenue Per Share 38.96 | Quarterly Revenue Growth 0.03 |
The market value of Cognizant Technology is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Cognizant that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Cognizant Technology's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Cognizant Technology's true underlying value. Investors use various methods to calculate intrinsic value and buy a stock when its market value falls below its intrinsic value. Because Cognizant Technology's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Cognizant Technology's underlying business (such as a pandemic or basic market pessimism), market value can vary widely from intrinsic value.
Please note, there is a significant difference between Cognizant Technology's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Cognizant Technology is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Cognizant Technology's price is the amount at which it trades on the open market and represents the number that a seller and buyer find agreeable to each party.