Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp [CTSH] stock prices are up 1.05% to $87.87 at the moment. In order to assess the stock’s recent performance, you can check whether its short-term value is rising or falling. The CTSH shares have gain 5.18% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 16.66%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp [NASDAQ: CTSH] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on December 17, 2024, when Barclays upgraded its rating to a Overweight and also boosted its price target to $95 from $80. On August 07, 2024, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Neutral and revised its price target to $75 on the stock. Goldman started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and suggested a price target of $72 on June 24, 2024. Susquehanna downgraded its rating to a Neutral and reduced its price target to $80 on April 01, 2024. Guggenheim started tracking with a Neutral rating for this stock on March 19, 2024, and assigned it a price target of $80. In a note dated January 30, 2024, Mizuho initiated an Neutral rating and provided a target price of $82 on this stock.
The stock price of Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp [CTSH] has been fluctuating between $63.79 and $87.61 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $83.2 within the next 12 months. Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp [NASDAQ: CTSH] shares were valued at $87.87 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -5.31% based on the average CTSH price forecast.
Analyzing the CTSH fundamentals
The Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp [NASDAQ:CTSH] reported sales of 19.74B for trailing twelve months, representing a surge of 6.81%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.32% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.15%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.15%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.11%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.11, Equity is 0.16 and Total Capital is 0.18. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.1.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 86.93 points at the first support level, and at 86.00 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 88.43, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 88.99.
Ratios To Look Out For
It’s worth pointing out that Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp [NASDAQ:CTSH]’s Current Ratio is 2.09. In addition, the Quick Ratio stands at 2.23 and the Cash Ratio stands at 0.62. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 2.21, the price to book ratio is 3.02 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 19.50.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Mackay Leo S. Jr., Director, that happened on Feb 11 ’25 when 1600.0 shares were purchased. Chief Financial Officer, Dalal Jatin P completed a deal on Dec 06 ’24 to sell 4900.0 shares. Meanwhile, Chief Financial Officer Dalal Jatin P sold 100.0 shares on Dec 09 ’24.
