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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 $44.86B. A total of 4.37 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 3.00M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Mackay Leo S. Jr. sold 1,600 shares of CTSH for 87.41 per share on Feb 11 ’25. After the transaction, the Director now owns 29,376 company shares. In a previous transaction on Feb 11 ’25, Mackay Leo S. Jr. bought 1,600 shares at 87.41 per share.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Dalal Jatin P disposed of 4,900 shares on Dec 06 ’24 at a per-share price of $81.19. This resulted in the Chief Financial Officer holding 12,756 shares of CTSH after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Dalal Jatin P sold 100 shares at $81.00 per share on Dec 09 ’24. Company shares held by the Chief Financial Officer now total 12,656.
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 1.32%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 20.13. CTSH’s most recent ex-dividend date was 1.4% when it declared a $0.31 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 2/18/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 11/19/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 1.61%. 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 $89.63 and a low of $63.79.
As of this writing, CTSH has an earnings estimate of $1.2 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 18.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $1.29 per share and a lower estimate of $1.16.
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 $29.11, 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 3.42.
