CTSH · Technology
What a holder would want to know before buying CTSH: where the price sits in its own history, how far it has fallen before and whether it recovered, and what the business behind it earns. All of it is arithmetic over free market data — no opinions, no recommendations.
Today’s price is 53% above the lowest point of the past year and 32% below the highest.
Over the past year it was cheaper than today on 38% of days and more expensive on 62%. Over the last 10 years: cheaper on 17% of days.
2% below its average price of the last 200 trading days.
Fell 20% or more 3 times in 10 years. The deepest fall was 58%; the longest took 3.8 years to get back to its peak. 2 of 3 have recovered so far.
It is in one now: 36% below the Mar 2022 peak.
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation · Technology · Information Technology Services · a large company worth $26.67B
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:…
revenue profit
Sales of $21.11B in 2025, with $2.23B of profit. Sales grew in 2 of the last 3 years.
Keeps about 10 cents of every dollar of sales as profit.
Generates more free cash in a year ($2.22B) than it owes in total ($2.09B).
You pay $13 for every $1 of last year’s profit, and $9 for every $1 of profit expected next year.
A high number means buyers expect growth; a low one means they expect little, or fear trouble. Large US companies have averaged roughly 15–20 over the decades.
Pays 2.20% a year in dividends at today’s price · next ex-dividend Aug 18.
28 analysts: 12 say buy, 16 hold, 0 sell. Their average 12-month target is $65.90 (range $47.00–$93.00).
Insiders made 1 purchase and 9 sales in the last 6 months.
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