Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp shares valued at $504,823 were sold by Patsalos-Fox Michael on Aug 28 ’25. At $72.48 per share, Patsalos-Fox Michael sold 6,965 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 54,729 shares worth approximately $3.65 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, MICHAEL PATSALOS-FOX purchased 6,965 shares, netting a total of over 504,823 in proceeds.
Before that, Kerdman Alina had sold 439 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $30,897, the SVP, Controller & CAO traded Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp shares for $70.38 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 439 shares, worth approximately $10680.0.
As published in a research note from Guggenheim on July 18, 2025, Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp [CTSH] has been rated up from a Neutral to a Buy and the price target has been revised to $90. As of July 17, 2025, Evercore ISI has initiated its “an Outperform” rating for CTSH. Earlier on May 19, 2025, JP Morgan upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Overweight” for CTSH stock which previously was a “a Neutral”.
Analyzing CTSH Stock Performance
On last trading session, Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp [NASDAQ: CTSH] plunged -0.77% to $66.75. The stock’s lowest price that day was $66.5, but it reached a high of $67.71 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -2.41%. Over the course of the year, Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp shares have dropped approximately -12.10%.
Is Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp subject to short interest?
Stocks of Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-09-30 jumping by 1.25 million shares to 26.39 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-08-29 was 25.14 million shares. A jump of 4.73% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 5.74 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 5.74.
Which companies own the most shares of Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp (CTSH)?
In terms of Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 80 in the next 12 months, up nearly 18.92% from the previous closing price of $67.27. Analysts anticipate Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp stock to reach 95 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 62. In spite of this, 10 analysts ranked Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp stock as Hold at the end of 2025. On May 01, 2025, Susquehanna assigned a price target of “a Positive” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $90.
