Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. [NASDAQ: CTSH] price surged by 0.69 percent to reach at $0.54. The company report on February 22, 2024 at 4:15 PM that Cognizant Expands Technology Operations Partnership with CNO Financial Group.
Cognizant will implement cloud and digital technologies with aim to enhance customer experience and optimize business processes and operations.
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Cognizant (NASDAQ: CTSH) announced today the continuation of a strategic partnership with CNO Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: CNO), a leading provider of insurance, financial services and workforce benefits solutions to middle-income America. Cognizant will help further optimize and enhance CNO’s technology-based services and solutions with cloud and digital technologies and artificial intelligence (AI) through this partnership.
The one-year CTSH stock forecast points to a potential downside of -1.19. The average equity rating for CTSH stock is currently 2.73, trading closer to a bullish pattern in the stock market.
Guru’s Opinion on Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. [CTSH]:
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for CTSH shares is $78.09 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on CTSH stock is a recommendation set at 2.73. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.
Mizuho have made an estimate for Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Neutral, with their previous recommendation back on January 30, 2024. The new note on the price target was released on January 05, 2024, representing the official price target for Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. stock. On December 14, 2023, analysts increased their price target for CTSH shares from 61 to 75.
The Average True Range (ATR) for Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. is set at 1.32, with the Price to Sales ratio for CTSH stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 2.03. The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 2.98, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 5.29. Price to Free Cash Flow for CTSH in the course of the last twelve months was 19.54 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 2.25.
CTSH Stock Performance Analysis:
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. [CTSH] fell into the red zone at the end of the last week, falling into a negative trend and dropping by -0.55. With this latest performance, CTSH shares gained by 1.83% in over the last four-week period, additionally plugging by 10.67% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 26.17% in the past year of trading.
Overbought and oversold stocks can be easily traced with the Relative Strength Index (RSI), where an RSI result of over 70 would be overbought, and any rate below 30 would indicate oversold conditions. An RSI rate of 50 would represent a neutral market momentum. The current RSI for CTSH stock in for the last two-week period is set at 57.48, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 57.64, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 57.68 for Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. [CTSH]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 76.55, while it was recorded at 79.19 for the last single week of trading, and 69.65 for the last 200 days.
Insight into Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. Fundamentals:
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp.’s liquidity data is similarly interesting compelling, with a Quick Ratio of 2.25 and a Current Ratio set at 2.25.
CTSH Stock EPS
With the latest financial reports released by the company, Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. posted 1.11/share EPS, while the average EPS was predicted by analysts to be reported at 1.04/share. When compared, the two values demonstrate that the company surpassed the estimates by a Surprise Factor of 6.70%. The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for CTSH. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. go to 6.66%.
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. [CTSH] Institutonal Ownership Details
The top three institutional holders of CTSH stocks are: VANGUARD GROUP INC with ownership of 1.3 billion shares, which is approximately 8.2815%. BLACKROCK INC., holding 1.03 billion shares of the stock with an approximate value of $176.59 billion in CTSH stocks shares; and BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC, currently with $156.75 billion in CTSH stock with ownership which is approximately 5.8325%.
