The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp shares valued at $168,460 were sold by Patsalos-Fox Michael on Jan 07 ’26. At $84.23 per share, Patsalos-Fox Michael sold 2,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 29,729 shares worth approximately $2.58 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Patsalos-Fox Michael sold 3,000 shares, netting a total of over 245,744 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $81.91 each, the insider now holds 31,729 shares.
Before that, Gummadi Surya had sold 7,000 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $569,962, the President – Americas traded Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp shares for $81.42 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 7,000 shares, worth approximately $2.37 million.
As published in a research note from William Blair on November 21, 2025, Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp [CTSH] has been rated up from a Mkt perform to an Outperform. Analysts at Citigroup started covering the stock with ‘”a Neutral”‘ outlook in a report released in late October. As of October 22, 2025, Wells Fargo has initiated its “an Overweight” rating for CTSH. Earlier on July 18, 2025, Guggenheim upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Buy” for CTSH stock which previously was a “a Neutral”.
Analyzing CTSH Stock Performance
On last trading session, Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp [NASDAQ: CTSH] rose 2.64% to $86.7. The stock’s lowest price that day was $84.4, but it reached a high of $87.03 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 3.08%. Over the course of the year, Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp shares have jumped approximately 13.07%.
Is Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp subject to short interest?
Stocks of Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-12-31 dropping by -4.33 million shares to 25.36 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-28 was 29.69 million shares. A decline of -17.06% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 5.48 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 5.48.
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 85 in the next 12 months, up nearly 0.63% from the previous closing price of $84.47. Analysts anticipate Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp stock to reach 98 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 82. In spite of this, 10 analysts ranked Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp stock as Hold at the end of 2026.
