After Hours
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Stocks Info
CTSH belongs to the Technology sector of the NASDAQ while operating in the Information Technology Services industry. The current market capitalization of Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp is $37.95B. A total of 2.55 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 3.89M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Patsalos-Fox Michael sold 3,225 shares of CTSH for 78.72 per share on Mar 14 ’25. After the transaction, the Director now owns 6,775 company shares. In a previous transaction on Mar 14 ’25, Michael Patsalos-Fox bought 3,225 shares at 78.95 per share.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Kim John Sunshin disposed of 5,000 shares on Mar 03 ’25 at a per-share price of $83.60. This resulted in the CLO, CAO & Corporate Secretary holding 35,182 shares of CTSH after the transaction. In another insider transaction, JOHN KIM bought 5,000 shares at $83.33 per share on Mar 03 ’25.
Dividend
Paying dividends generates immediate cash flow for investors and indicates a positive outlook for the company. Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp pays an annual dividend of $1.21, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.58%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 17.02. 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.
While price targets are rarely accurate, they tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often taken into account by investors. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, CTSH has a high of $90.82 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 20.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $1.29 per share and a lower estimate of $1.16.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
An organization’s balance sheet depicts the assets and liabilities it has, as well as the amount of equity invested. Investors can measure a company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios using 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
There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours. 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 3.35.
