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Stocks Info
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp is listed on the NASDAQ in the Technology sector while operating in the Information Technology Services industry. The current market capitalization of Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp is $39.85B. A total of 1.87 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 3.17M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Dalal Jatin P sold 4,900 shares of CTSH for 81.19 per share on Dec 06 ’24. After the transaction, the Chief Financial Officer now owns 12,756 company shares. In a previous transaction on Dec 09 ’24, Dalal Jatin P sold 100 shares at 81.00 per share. CTSH shares that Chief Financial Officer owns now total 12,656.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Diaz Kathryn disposed of 3,821 shares on Dec 05 ’24 at a per-share price of $80.83. This resulted in the EVP, Chief People Officer holding 11,293 shares of CTSH after the transaction. In another insider transaction, JATIN DALAL bought 5,000 shares at $80.73 per share on Dec 06 ’24.
Dividend
The reasons why investors prefer dividend-paying companies are that dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate that the company will perform well in the future. Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp pays an annual dividend of $1.20, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.49%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 17.78. CTSH’s most recent ex-dividend date was 1.61% when it declared a $0.30 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 11/19/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 8/20/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 1.57%. The CTSH stock dividend was $0.30 per share in cash.
Despite rarely being accurate, price targets can exert some form of influence at times, and are often regarded as valuable by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, CTSH has a high of $82.41 and a low of $63.79.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
As well as showing the assets and liabilities of the company, the balance sheet also shows the amount invested in equity by investors. Investors can analyze a company’s future prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. CTSH’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $2.72B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $1.64B in debt and $3.53B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $29.14, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $11.99B.
Analysts Opinion
After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for CTSH is Buy with a score of 3.38.
