William Blair Brokers Raise Earnings Estimates for CTSH

Cognizant Technology Solutions Co. (NASDAQ:CTSH) – Equities research analysts at William Blair raised their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Cognizant Technology Solutions in a research report issued on Thursday, February 6th. William Blair analyst M. Nolan now anticipates that the information technology service provider will earn $1.22 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $1.20. The consensus estimate for Cognizant Technology Solutions’ current full-year earnings is $4.66 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Cognizant Technology Solutions’ Q4 2025 earnings at $1.32 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.31 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.30 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.30 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.38 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $5.29 EPS.

Other analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. Robert W. Baird increased their target price on shares of Cognizant Technology Solutions from $78.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 31st. Barclays upgraded Cognizant Technology Solutions from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and raised their target price for the company from $80.00 to $95.00 in a research note on Tuesday, December 17th. StockNews.com upgraded Cognizant Technology Solutions from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday. BMO Capital Markets boosted their price target on Cognizant Technology Solutions from $88.00 to $94.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a report on Thursday. Finally, Morgan Stanley upped their target price on Cognizant Technology Solutions from $80.00 to $85.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday. Sixteen analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Cognizant Technology Solutions presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $83.22.

Cognizant Technology Solutions Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:CTSH opened at $87.09 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $43.18 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.27, a P/E/G ratio of 2.21 and a beta of 1.07. Cognizant Technology Solutions has a 52 week low of $63.79 and a 52 week high of $87.61. The company has a quick ratio of 2.23, a current ratio of 2.23 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $79.31 and a 200-day simple moving average of $77.45.

Cognizant Technology Solutions (NASDAQ:CTSH) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The information technology service provider reported $1.21 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.12 by $0.09. Cognizant Technology Solutions had a return on equity of 17.08% and a net margin of 11.60%.

Cognizant Technology Solutions Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, February 26th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 18th will be paid a dividend of $0.31 per share. This is a boost from Cognizant Technology Solutions’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.30. This represents a $1.24 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.42%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, February 18th. Cognizant Technology Solutions’s dividend payout ratio is 26.55%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CAO John Sunshin Kim sold 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $80.11, for a total transaction of $400,550.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer now owns 39,022 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,126,052.42. This represents a 11.36 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Company insiders own 0.26% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Cognizant Technology Solutions

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC grew its stake in Cognizant Technology Solutions by 7.5% in the 4th quarter. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC now owns 35,663 shares of the information technology service provider’s stock valued at $2,742,000 after buying an additional 2,488 shares during the last quarter. Hartford Funds Management Co LLC grew its position in shares of Cognizant Technology Solutions by 4.3% in the fourth quarter. Hartford Funds Management Co LLC now owns 15,344 shares of the information technology service provider’s stock valued at $1,180,000 after purchasing an additional 631 shares during the last quarter. E Fund Management Co. Ltd. increased its stake in shares of Cognizant Technology Solutions by 33.1% during the fourth quarter. E Fund Management Co. Ltd. now owns 15,892 shares of the information technology service provider’s stock worth $1,222,000 after purchasing an additional 3,948 shares during the period. Candriam S.C.A. lifted its holdings in Cognizant Technology Solutions by 5.9% during the 4th quarter. Candriam S.C.A. now owns 37,818 shares of the information technology service provider’s stock worth $2,908,000 after purchasing an additional 2,093 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Inceptionr LLC acquired a new position in Cognizant Technology Solutions in the 4th quarter valued at $1,409,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 92.44% of the company’s stock.

About Cognizant Technology Solutions

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation, a professional services company, provides consulting and technology, and outsourcing services in North America, Europe, and internationally. It operates through four segments: Financial Services, Health Sciences, Products and Resources, and Communications, Media and Technology.