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CTSH
COGNIZANT TECH SOLUTIONS A
Information Technology · IT Consulting & Other Services
$61.56
+2.10%
Vol: 0.2M
Araverus Market Read
Thursday, March 19, 2026
Cognizant faces headwinds as TD Cowen cuts price target amid sector weakness
CTSH closed at $61.18 on March 18 with after-hours weakness of $0.17, reflecting challenging environment for IT services. TD Cowen lowered price target to $71 from $85 after recent downgrades. Stock is down 5% week-over-week and 23.84% year-to-date, though analyst community still rates it as generally positive on medium-term prospects.
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Previous Market Reads
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Sector Peers
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| AAPLAPPLE | $248.91 | -0.51% | -5.7% | 26.7x | 1.12 | $3.66T |
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| AVGOBROADCOM | $319.77 | +1.12% | -3.8% | 18.1x | 1.26 | $1.52T |
| MUMICRON | $444.60 | -3.71% | +11.1% | 4.7x | 1.54 | $500.0B |
| ORCLORACLE | $155.66 | +1.81% | +1.0% | 19.5x | 1.65 | $447.3B |
| PLTRPALANTIR | $155.70 | +1.88% | +17.0% | 83.4x | 1.74 | $372.3B |
| AMDADVANCED | $205.36 | +2.96% | +1.1% | 19.1x | 2.02 | $334.7B |
| CSCOCISCO | $78.50 | +1.06% | +2.2% | 17.4x | 0.83 | $310.2B |
Fundamentals
Market Cap$29.7B
P/E (TTM)13.5
Forward P/E10.0
Beta0.98
Div Yield219.00%
Prev Close$60.30
RSI (14-Day)
39Neutral
0305070100
52-Week Range
$59.36$61.56$87.03
From High-29.3%
From Low+3.7%
Moving Averages
50d SMA
$72.38-14.9%
200d SMA
$73.36-16.1%
Price below 200d MA — bearish structure.
Returns
1W
+0.6%
1M
-7.9%
3M
-26.0%
6M
-11.3%
1Y
-21.3%
YTD
-23.9%
Volume
Today229K
20d Avg7.5M
Ratio0.03x