After Hours
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours.
Stocks Info
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp is listed on the NASDAQ as a member of the Technology sector and is a part of the Information Technology Services industry. The current market capitalization of Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp is $37.82B. A total of 4.5 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 3.45M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Kim John Sunshin sold 5,000 shares of CTSH for 80.24 per share on Jun 02 ’25. After the transaction, the CLO, CAO & Corporate Secretary now owns 35,636 company shares. In a previous transaction on Jun 02 ’25, JOHN KIM bought 5,000 shares at 80.99 per share.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Patsalos-Fox Michael disposed of 3,225 shares on Mar 14 ’25 at a per-share price of $78.72. This resulted in the Director holding 6,775 shares of CTSH after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Michael Patsalos-Fox bought 3,225 shares at $78.95 per share on Mar 14 ’25.
Dividend
It is more appealing for investors to invest in companies that pay dividends because dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate a positive outlook for the company. Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp pays an annual dividend of $1.22, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.59%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 16.15.
Though price targets are rarely accurate, they can exert some influence from time to time and were often accepted as valuable by the market. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, CTSH has a high of $90.82 and a low of $65.52.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
A balance sheet is a report that shows the company’s assets and liabilities. In addition, it shows how much equity investors have invested in the company. Investors can determine the company’s 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 $30.22, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $11.99B.
Analysts Opinion
It may be riskier to trade before market opening and after market closing than during regular market hours. Since issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities due to 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 3.63.
