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Cognizant Technology Solutions LSE:0QZ5 Stock Report

Last Price

US$79.98

Market Cap

US$39.3b

7D

0.5%

1Y

6.8%

Updated

22 Dec, 2024

Data

Company Financials +

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation

LSE:0QZ5 Stock Report

Market Cap: US$39.3b

0QZ5 Stock Overview

A professional services company, provides consulting and technology, and outsourcing services in North America, Europe, and internationally. More details

0QZ5 fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation3/6
Future Growth2/6
Past Performance5/6
Financial Health5/6
Dividends2/6

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Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation Competitors

Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Cognizant Technology Solutions
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUS$79.98
52 Week HighUS$82.41
52 Week LowUS$63.98
Beta1.06
1 Month Change0.44%
3 Month Change5.14%
1 Year Change6.81%
3 Year Change-7.65%
5 Year Change28.57%
Change since IPO56.90%

Recent News & Updates

Recent updates

Shareholder Returns

0QZ5GB ITGB Market
7D0.5%-3.1%-2.6%
1Y6.8%-9.1%2.4%

Return vs Industry: 0QZ5 exceeded the UK IT industry which returned -9.1% over the past year.

Return vs Market: 0QZ5 exceeded the UK Market which returned 2.4% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is 0QZ5's price volatile compared to industry and market?
0QZ5 volatility
0QZ5 Average Weekly Movement3.1%
IT Industry Average Movement5.7%
Market Average Movement4.8%
10% most volatile stocks in GB Market10.6%
10% least volatile stocks in GB Market2.6%

Stable Share Price: 0QZ5 has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the UK market.

Volatility Over Time: 0QZ5's weekly volatility (3%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
1988340,100Ravi Singisettiwww.cognizant.com

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. The company provides customer experience, robotic process automation, analytics, and AI services in areas, such as digital lending, fraud detection, and next generation payments; the shift towards consumerism, outcome-based contracting, digital health, delivering integrated seamless, omni-channel, and patient-centered experience; and services that drive operational improvements in areas, such as clinical development, pharmacovigilance, and manufacturing, as well as claims processing, enrollment, membership, and billing to healthcare providers and payers, and life sciences companies, including pharmaceutical, biotech, and medical device companies.

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation Fundamentals Summary

How do Cognizant Technology Solutions's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
0QZ5 fundamental statistics
Market capUS$39.28b
Earnings (TTM)US$2.25b
Revenue (TTM)US$19.41b

17.4x

P/E Ratio

2.0x

P/S Ratio

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
0QZ5 income statement (TTM)
RevenueUS$19.41b
Cost of RevenueUS$12.74b
Gross ProfitUS$6.67b
Other ExpensesUS$4.42b
EarningsUS$2.25b

Last Reported Earnings

Sep 30, 2024

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)4.54
Gross Margin34.36%
Net Profit Margin11.60%
Debt/Equity Ratio8.4%

How did 0QZ5 perform over the long term?

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Dividends

1.5%

Current Dividend Yield

27%

Payout Ratio

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/22 07:47
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.

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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation is covered by 67 analysts. 24 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Ashwin MehtaAmbit Capital
James KelleherArgus Research Company
Christopher HickeyAtlantic Equities LLP