Investment Analysts’ Recent Ratings Updates for Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH)

Several analysts have recently updated their ratings and price targets for Cognizant Technology Solutions (NASDAQ: CTSH):

• 11/2/2026 – Cognizant Technology Solutions was given a new $69.00 price target by Mizuho.
• 10/30/2026 – Cognizant Technology Solutions had its price target lowered by Morgan Stanley from $70.00 to $68.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 10/30/2026 – Cognizant Technology Solutions had its price target raised by Royal Bank Of Canada from $47.00 to $55.00. They now have a “sector perform” rating on the stock.
• 10/27/2026 – Cognizant Technology Solutions had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Guggenheim. They now have a $80.00 price target on the stock, up from $65.00.
• 10/27/2026 – Cognizant Technology Solutions had its price target raised by Morgan Stanley from $51.00 to $70.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 10/26/2026 – Cognizant Technology Solutions was given a new $78.00 price target by Needham & Company LLC.
• 10/26/2026 – Cognizant Technology Solutions had its price target raised by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $67.00 to $78.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 10/26/2026 – Cognizant Technology Solutions had its price target raised by Wells Fargo & Company from $67.00 to $77.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 10/19/2026 – Cognizant Technology Solutions was upgraded by Weiss Ratings from “hold (c-)” to “hold (c)”.
• 10/19/2026 – Cognizant Technology Solutions had its “neutral” rating reaffirmed by Citigroup.
• 10/13/2026 – Cognizant Technology Solutions had its “hold” rating reaffirmed by TD Cowen. They now have a $60.00 price target on the stock, up from $54.00.
• 10/9/2026 – Cognizant Technology Solutions had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by Wedbush. They now have a $70.00 price target on the stock.
• 10/2/2026 – Cognizant Technology Solutions had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by Wedbush. They now have a $70.00 price target on the stock.
• 9/25/2026 – Cognizant Technology Solutions had its price target raised by Daiwa Securities Group from $42.00 to $60.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 9/18/2026 – Cognizant Technology Solutions had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft. They now have a $70.00 price target on the stock, up from $65.00.
• 9/18/2026 – Cognizant Technology Solutions had its “hold” rating reaffirmed by TD Cowen. They now have a $54.00 price target on the stock.

Cognizant Technology Solutions Stock Down 1.9%

Shares of CTSH opened at $63.83 on Wednesday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $62.30 and its 200 day moving average price is $59.08. Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation has a 12-month low of $37.08 and a 12-month high of $87.03. The company has a current ratio of 2.22, a quick ratio of 2.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11. The firm has a market cap of $28.75 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.65, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.21 and a beta of 0.83.

Cognizant Technology Solutions (NASDAQ:CTSH) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, October 29th. The information technology service provider reported $1.49 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.46 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $5.66 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.64 billion. Cognizant Technology Solutions had a net margin of 11.75% and a return on equity of 17.72%. Cognizant Technology Solutions’s revenue was up 4.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.39 earnings per share. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation will post 5.76 earnings per share for the current year.

Cognizant Technology Solutions Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, November 25th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 13th will be given a $0.33 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 13th. This represents a $1.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.1%. Cognizant Technology Solutions’s payout ratio is presently 24.09%.

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation is a global information technology services and consulting company that helps organizations modernize their technology infrastructure, operations and customer experiences. The company serves businesses across industries including financial services, healthcare, life sciences, manufacturing, retail and communications.

Cognizant’s services include consulting, application development and modernization, cloud computing, data and artificial intelligence, digital engineering, cybersecurity and business process services.