Cognizant Technology Solutions (NASDAQ:CTSH) Issues FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Cognizant Technology Solutions (NASDAQ:CTSH) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 4.900-5.060 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 4.960. The company issued revenue guidance of $20.3 billion-$20.8 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $20.9 billion. Cognizant Technology Solutions also updated its Q1 2025 guidance to EPS.

Analyst Ratings Changes

CTSH has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Barclays raised shares of Cognizant Technology Solutions from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and lifted their price objective for the stock from $80.00 to $95.00 in a research report on Tuesday, December 17th. Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on Cognizant Technology Solutions from $75.00 to $80.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, January 31st. StockNews.com downgraded Cognizant Technology Solutions from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, January 13th. Mizuho upped their price target on Cognizant Technology Solutions from $83.00 to $84.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, November 1st. Finally, Robert W. Baird lifted their price objective on Cognizant Technology Solutions from $78.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, October 31st. Seventeen analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $81.39.

Cognizant Technology Solutions Trading Up 0.1 %

NASDAQ CTSH traded up $0.06 on Wednesday, hitting $83.60. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 4,780,376 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,857,818. The firm has a market cap of $41.45 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.50, a PEG 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 $83.97. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $79.25 and its 200 day simple moving average is $77.41. The company has a current ratio of 2.23, a quick ratio of 2.23 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08.

Cognizant Technology Solutions (NASDAQ:CTSH) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 5th. The information technology service provider reported $1.21 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.12 by $0.09. Cognizant Technology Solutions had a net margin of 11.60% and a return on equity of 17.08%. Research analysts predict that Cognizant Technology Solutions will post 4.66 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In other news, CAO John Sunshin Kim sold 5,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $80.11, for a total value of $400,550.00. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 39,022 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,126,052.42. The trade was a 11.36 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. 0.26% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Cognizant Technology Solutions Company Profile

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.