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Cognizant share price is $76.03 & ₹6,519.50 as on 3 Jan 2025, 22.08 hrs IST

$76.03

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-0.38

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View live Cognizant share price in Dollar and Rupees. Guide to invest in Cognizant stock from India, including Indian investor sentiment. Get details on Indian mutual funds investing in Cognizant, along with analyst recommendations, forecasts, and comprehensive financials.

Cognizant Technology Solutions share price movements

Today's Low: $75.72
Today's High: $77.19
$76.03
0.41%
Downside
Day's Volatility :1.9%
Upside
1.5%
52 Weeks Low: $63.79
52 Weeks High: $82.46
$76.03
16.1%
Downside
52 Weeks Volatility :22.64%
Upside
7.8%

Cognizant Technology Solutions Returns

Period	Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp.	Sector (Technology)	Index (NASDAQ Composite)
3 Months	-0.95%	4.1%	7.6%
6 Months	12.37%	-0.1%	6.0%
1 Year	3.83%	25.0%	32.1%
3 Years	-16.42%	32.2%	21.8%

Cognizant Technology Solutions Key Statistics

in dollars & INR

Previous Close	$76.41
Open	$77.48
Today's High	$77.19
Today's Low	$75.72
Market Capitalization	$38.1B
Today's Volume	$2.1M
52 Week High	$82.46
52 Week Low	$63.79
Revenue TTM	$19.4B
EBITDA	$3.5B
Earnings Per Share (EPS)	$4.52
PE Ratio	17.01
Dividend Yield	1.56%
Profit Margin	11.6%
Quarterly Earnings Growth YOY	0.13%
Return On Equity TTM	16.48%

How to invest in Cognizant from India?

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Returns in Cognizant Technology Solutions for Indian investors in Rupees

Investment Value

₹1,00,000

Cognizant Technology Solutions investment value today

Current value as on today

₹1,06,372

Returns

₹6,372

(+6.37%)

Returns from Cognizant Technology Solutions Stock

₹3,316 (+3.32%)

Dollar Returns

₹3,056 (+3.06%)

Indian investors sentiment towards Cognizant Technology Solutions

-33.85%

Period: Oct 4, 2024 to Jan 2, 2025. Change in 30 Days versus previous period

Investment in Cognizant Technology Solutions from India has reduced in the last 30 days as on Jan 3, 2025. -33.85% less purchase transactions for Cognizant Technology Solutions in the last 30 days versus the previous period.

-7%

Period: Oct 4, 2024 to Jan 2, 2025. Change in 30 Days versus previous period

Search volume for Cognizant Technology Solutions on INDmoney from India has reduced in the last 30 days as on Jan 3, 2025. -7% less investors are searching Cognizant Technology Solutions in the last 30 days versus the previous period.

Indian Mutual Funds that invest in Cognizant Technology Solutions

Name	Shares Held	Change in Shares	% of Assets
ICICI Prudential MNC Fund Direct Growth	29255	2756.99	1.14%
Aditya Birla Sun Life MNC Fund Direct Plan Growth	34000	0.00	0.59%
ICICI Prudential NASDAQ 100 Index Fund Direct Growth	6365	0.00	0.25%
SBI Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth	282000	10256.34	0.58%
ICICI Prudential Technology Fund Direct Plan Growth	108845	2535.00	0.53%
Edelweiss Technology Fund Direct Growth	572	0.00	0.06%
SBI Flexicap Fund Direct Growth	900000	181233.00	2.76%
Aditya Birla Sun Life Digital India Fund Direct Plan Growth	140000	0.00	1.79%
Aditya Birla Sun Life Business Cycle Fund Direct Growth	41719	0.00	1.56%
Motilal Oswal S&P 500 Index Fund Direct Growth	4259	4.39	0.08%
Templeton India Equity Income Fund Direct Growth	25300	0.00	0.72%
SBI Technology Opportunities Fund Direct Growth	254000	16781.78	3.77%
Kotak Technology Fund Direct Growth	14500	0.00	1.68%
ICICI Prudential Multi-Asset Fund Direct Plan Growth	37000	72.89	0.05%
SBI Contra Fund Direct Growth	1079430	85879.45	1.75%
ICICI Prudential US Bluechip Equity Fund Direct Plan Growth	22200	414.03	0.45%
Franklin India Technology Fund Direct Growth	13736	0.00	0.48%
ICICI Prudential Innovation Fund Direct Growth	81355	4590.05	0.86%

Global Institutional Holdings in Cognizant Technology Solutions

Vanguard Group Inc
11.80%
BlackRock Inc
10.69%
State Street Corp
5.04%
Pzena Investment Management, LLC
3.75%
Dodge & Cox
3.70%
JPMorgan Chase & Co
2.71%

Analyst Recommendation on Cognizant Technology Solutions

Hold

31%Buy

62%Hold

5%Sell

Based on 35 Wall street analysts offering stock ratings for Cognizant Technology Solutions(by analysts ranked 0 to 5 stars)

Based on 35 analyst

Current
1M Ago
3M Ago

Buy

Hold

Sell

Analyst Forecast on Cognizant Technology Solutions

What analysts predicted

Upside of 11.5%

Current:

$76.03

Target:

$84.78

Insights on Cognizant Technology Solutions

Price Movement
In the last 7 days, CTSH stock has moved down by -3.5%
Increasing Revenue
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. has shown consistent revenue growth over the last four quarters. The revenue increased from $4.75 billion to $5.04 billion, reflecting an average increase of 1.9% each quarter.
Increasing Net Profit
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. has shown positive profit performance over the last three quarters. The net profit increased from $546.0 million to $582.0 million, reflecting an average growth of 3.1% per quarter.
CTSH vs FI (1 yr)
In the last 1 year, Fiserv, Inc. has given 56.3% return, outperforming this stock by 52.6%
CTSH vs FI (3 yr)
In the last 3 years, Fiserv, Inc. has given 91.4% return, outperforming this stock by 106.1%
Price to Sales
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. (CTSH) has a Price-to-Sales Ratio of 2.0, meaning investors are willing to pay $2.00 for every $1.00 of sales the company generates. In comparison, Fiserv, Inc. has a higher Price-to-Sales Ratio of 6.0, indicating that investors are willing to pay $6.00 for every $1.00 of its sales. This suggests that investors value Fiserv's sales significantly more than those of Cognizant.

Cognizant Technology Solutions Financials in INR & Dollars

	FY18	Y/Y Change
Revenue	$16.1B	↑ 8.88%
Net Income	$2.1B	↑ 39.69%
Net Profit Margin	13.03%	↑ 2.87%

	FY19	Y/Y Change
Revenue	$16.8B	↑ 4.08%
Net Income	$1.8B	↓ 12.33%
Net Profit Margin	10.98%	↓ 2.05%

	FY20	Y/Y Change
Revenue	$16.7B	↓ 0.78%
Net Income	$1.4B	↓ 24.43%
Net Profit Margin	8.36%	↓ 2.62%

	FY21	Y/Y Change
Revenue	$18.5B	↑ 11.14%
Net Income	$2.1B	↑ 53.52%
Net Profit Margin	11.55%	↑ 3.19%

	FY22	Y/Y Change
Revenue	$19.4B	↑ 4.98%
Net Income	$2.3B	↑ 7.16%
Net Profit Margin	11.79%	↑ 0.24%

	FY23	Y/Y Change
Revenue	$19.4B	↓ 0.39%
Net Income	$2.1B	↓ 7.16%
Net Profit Margin	10.99%	↓ 0.8%

	Q2 FY23	Q/Q Change
Revenue	$4.9B	↑ 1.54%
Net Income	$463.0M	↓ 20.17%
Net Profit Margin	9.48%	↓ 2.57%

	Q3 FY23	Q/Q Change
Revenue	$4.9B	↑ 0.23%
Net Income	$525.0M	↑ 13.39%
Net Profit Margin	10.72%	↑ 1.24%

	Q4 FY23	Q/Q Change
Revenue	$4.8B	↓ 2.84%
Net Income	$558.0M	↑ 6.29%
Net Profit Margin	11.73%	↑ 1.01%

	Q1 FY24	Q/Q Change
Revenue	$4.8B	↑ 0.04%
Net Income	$546.0M	↓ 2.15%
Net Profit Margin	11.47%	↓ 0.26%

	Q2 FY24	Q/Q Change
Revenue	$4.9B	↑ 1.89%
Net Income	$566.0M	↑ 3.66%
Net Profit Margin	11.67%	↑ 0.2%

	Q3 FY24	Q/Q Change
Revenue	$5.0B	↑ 4.0%
Net Income	$582.0M	↑ 2.83%
Net Profit Margin	11.54%	↓ 0.13%

	FY18	Y/Y Change
Profit	$6.3B	↑ 11.12%

	FY19	Y/Y Change
Profit	$6.1B	↓ 2.2%

	FY20	Y/Y Change
Profit	$6.0B	↓ 2.73%

	FY21	Y/Y Change
Profit	$6.9B	↑ 15.42%

	FY22	Y/Y Change
Profit	$7.0B	↑ 1.12%

	FY23	Y/Y Change
Profit	$6.7B	↓ 4.17%

	Q2 FY23	Q/Q Change
Profit	$1.7B	↓ 0.84%

	Q3 FY23	Q/Q Change
Profit	$1.7B	↑ 1.99%

	Q4 FY23	Q/Q Change
Profit	$1.6B	↓ 7.94%

	Q1 FY24	Q/Q Change
Profit	$1.5B	↓ 4.57%

	Q2 FY24	Q/Q Change
Profit	$1.5B	↑ 2.36%

	Q3 FY24	Q/Q Change
Profit	$1.6B	↑ 5.34%

	FY18	Y/Y Change
Operating Cash Flow	$2.6B	↑ 7.69%
Investing Cash Flow	$-1.6B	↑ 179.55%
Financing Cash Flow	$-1.7B	↓ 14.71%

	FY19	Y/Y Change
Operating Cash Flow	$2.5B	↓ 3.59%
Investing Cash Flow	$1.6B	↓ 197.6%
Financing Cash Flow	$-2.6B	↑ 51.74%

	FY20	Y/Y Change
Operating Cash Flow	$3.3B	↑ 32.01%
Investing Cash Flow	$-1.2B	↓ 177.96%
Financing Cash Flow	$-2.0B	↓ 21.8%

	FY21	Y/Y Change
Operating Cash Flow	$2.5B	↓ 24.37%
Investing Cash Flow	$-2.2B	↑ 74.8%
Financing Cash Flow	$-1.2B	↓ 40.12%

	FY22	Y/Y Change
Operating Cash Flow	$2.6B	↑ 2.93%
Investing Cash Flow	$-106.0M	↓ 95.1%
Financing Cash Flow	$-1.9B	↑ 61.18%

	Q2 FY23	Q/Q Change
Operating Cash Flow	$36.0M	↓ 95.06%
Investing Cash Flow	$-85.0M	↓ 60.47%
Financing Cash Flow	$-354.0M	↑ 1.14%

Cognizant Technology Solutions Technicals Summary

Sell

Neutral

Buy

Cognizant Technology Solutions is currently not in a favorable trading position ( SELL ) according to technical analysis indicators.

Cognizant Technology Solutions Vs Peers

Company Name	1 Month	6 Month	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp.	-5.17%	12.37%	3.83%	-16.42%	25.79%
Accenture Plc	-3.11%	16.61%	3.48%	-13.72%	67.36%
Fiserv, Inc.	-4.57%	36.85%	54.87%	88.97%	76.16%
International Business Machines Corp.	-5.8%	24.95%	36.73%	59.35%	64.01%
Fidelity National Information Services	-6.05%	6.19%	32.23%	-30.06%	-42.94%

Company Name	P/E Ratio	P/B Ratio	PEG Ratio	EPS	ROE	ROA	Div Yield	BVPS
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp.	17.01	17.01	1.28	4.67	0.16	0.1	0.02	29.14
Accenture Plc	29.49	29.49	2.71	12.75	0.27	0.12	0.02	45.24
Fiserv, Inc.	39.66	39.66	1.39	8.78	0.11	0.04	NA	48.69
International Business Machines Corp.	32.05	32.05	7.28	10.21	0.27	0.05	0.03	26.44
Fidelity National Information Services	83.27	83.27	0.61	5.23	0.03	0.03	0.02	30.51

Company Name	Analyst View	Market Cap	5 Years Return %	PE Ratio	Profit Margin
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp.	Hold	$38.1B	25.79%	17.01	11.6%
Accenture Plc	Buy	$220.0B	67.36%	29.49	11.19%
Fiserv, Inc.	Buy	$116.9B	76.16%	39.66	15.22%
International Business Machines Corp.	Buy	$203.3B	64.01%	32.05	10.22%
Fidelity National Information Services	Buy	$43.5B	-42.94%	83.27	14.15%

Cognizant Technology Solutions Dividend announcements

Cognizant Technology Solutions Dividends December, 2024
In the quarter ending December,2024. Cognizant Technology Solutions has declared dividend of $0.30
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About Cognizant Technology Solutions

“Cognizant is a multinational digital corporation based in Teaneck, New Jersey. The company has more than 170 operations worldwide in China, India, Bangalore, Dubai, Shanghai, etc. The company has more than 292,500 individuals all over the world as of 2020. It offers various services such as Application Services, Quality Engineering, Cognizant Infrastructure Services, Cloud Enablement, Assurance, and Core Moderation. It also offers a platform and industry solutions. Cognizant serves around 15 industries, such as capital markets, banking, oil, healthcare, travel and hospitality, media and technology, retail, consumer goods, life science, manufacturing, etc. The company also has seven themes, mainly Code Halos, AI Primary Research, Blockchain Solutions, etc. Cognizant is listed on NASDAQ and is a component of both NASDAQ 100 and S&P 500. It offers class A shares, and the ticker of the company is CTSH. Between 2002 and 2020, the company has acquired over 64 companies and businesses worldwide. In 2020, the company acquired eight companies, including Tin Roof Software, EI Technologies, Bright Wolf, 10th Magnitude, New Signature, Code Zero, Collaborative Solutions, and Lev. All these eight companies are based in the United States of America, except El Technologies, based out of France. The journey of the company was started as DBSS (Dun & Bradstreet Satyam Software) in 1994 as an in-house company of Dun & Bradstreet. In two years, the company started gaining clients beyond D & B. The same year, Cognizant was formed after D & B spun off its subsidiaries, such as Ericsson, DBSS, Strategic Technologies, and IMS International. The first headquarters of Cognizant was established in Chennai. The company was renamed Cognizant Technology Solutions in the year 1997. Over the years, the company faced many ups and downs and made various changes in the policy, management, and rules. As of 2020, Cognizant ranked 194 on the Fortune 500 list. For the quarter ended Sep-21 the revenue rose 11.8% to $4.7 billion year-over-year. Digital revenue grew 18%. Q3 bookings grew 24% year-over-year, bringing year-to-date bookings growth to 13%. 2021 revenue growth guidance was at 11.1%, or 9.8% in constant currency Currently Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. has a market cap of $38.24 Billion. It has a P.E ratio of 17.42. The shares of Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. are trading at $76.41. ” .

Organization	Cognizant Technology Solutions
Employees	340100
CEO	Mr. Ravi Kumar Singisetti
Industry	Technology Services

Management People of Cognizant Technology Solutions

Name	Title
Mr. Ravi Kumar Singisetti	CEO & Director
Mr. Jatin Pravinchandra Dalal C.F.A.	Chief Financial Officer
Mr. John Sunshin Kim	Executive VP, Chief Legal Officer, Chief Administrative Officer & Corporate Secretary
Mr. Balu Ganesh Ayyar	Executive VP and President of Intuitive Operations, Automation & Industry Solutions
Mr. Surya Gummadi	Executive VP & President of Americas
Mr. Rajesh Varrier	EVP, Global Head of Operations and Chairman & MD of India
Mr. Robert Telesmanic	Senior VP, Corporate Controller & Chief Accounting Officer
Mr. Tyler J. Scott	Vice President of Investor Relations
Mr. Jeff DeMarrais	Chief Communications Officer
Ms. Thea Hayden	Interim Chief Marketing Officer

Important FAQs about investing in Cognizant Technology Solutions from India :

What is Cognizant Technology Solutions share price today?

Cognizant Technology Solutions share price today stands at $76.03, Open: $77.48 ; Previous Close: $76.41 ; High: $77.19 ; Low: $75.72 ; 52 Week High: $82.46 ; 52 Week Low: $63.79. The stock opens at $77.48, after a previous close of $76.41. The stock reached a daily high of $77.19 and a low of $75.72, with a 52-week high of $82.46 and a 52-week low of $63.79.

Can Indians buy Cognizant Technology Solutions shares?

Yes, Indians can invest in the Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) from India.

With INDmoney, you can buy Cognizant Technology Solutions at 0 brokerage. The step-by-step process is as follows:

Open your zero cost US Stocks account and zero balance IND linked savings a/c (this can be done in less than 3 minutes)
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