Is Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp (CTSH) Stock a Good Buy for Short-term Investors?

Ulysses Smith

At the time of writing, Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp [CTSH] stock is trading at $75.98, up 5.02%. It is a good measure of the stock’s recent performance to check whether the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The CTSH shares have gain 4.63% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 11.69%, 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 November 21, 2025, when William Blair upgraded its rating to an Outperform. Previously, Citigroup started tracking the stock with Neutral rating on October 23, 2025, and set its price target to $75. On October 22, 2025, Wells Fargo initiated with an Overweight rating and assigned a price target of $82 on the stock. Guggenheim upgraded its rating to a Buy but stick to its price target of $90 on July 18, 2025. Evercore ISI started tracking with an Outperform rating for this stock on July 17, 2025, and assigned it a price target of $100. In a note dated May 19, 2025, JP Morgan upgraded an Overweight rating on this stock but restated the target price of $98.

For the past year, the stock price of Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp fluctuated between $65.15 and $90.82. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $82.8 within the next 12 months. Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp [NASDAQ: CTSH] shares were valued at $75.98 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 8.98% based on the average CTSH price forecast.

Analyzing the CTSH fundamentals

According to Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp [NASDAQ:CTSH], the company’s sales were 20.86B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 7.36% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.34% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.16%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.16%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.1%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.11, Equity is 0.14 and Total Capital is 0.2. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.08.

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 73.54 points at the first support level, and at 71.10 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 77.54, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 79.11.

Ratios To Look Out For

It is important to note that Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp [NASDAQ:CTSH] has a current ratio of 2.36. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 2.36, while the Cash Ratio is 0.68. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.76, the price to book ratio is 2.46 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 17.61.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved Kerdman Alina, SVP, Controller & CAO, that happened on Nov 18 ’25 when 160.0 shares were sold. Officer, ALINA KERDMAN completed a deal on Nov 18 ’25 to buy 645.0 shares. Meanwhile, CLO, CAO & Corporate Secretary Kim John Sunshin sold 2500.0 shares on Oct 29 ’25.

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