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COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP
Cognizant provides professional services to businesses across industries, helping them modernize technology, rework processes and transform customer and employee experiences. Its services include consulting, application development and maintenance, systems integration, quality engineering, research and development, infrastructure and security, business process services and automation. Cognizant also develops, licenses, implements and supports proprietary and third-party software products and platforms. It makes money by providing these services and solutions, including business process outsourcing, and through software and platform offerings. Cognizant operates four industry-based segments: Health Sciences, Financial Services, Products and Resources, and Communications, Media and Technology. Its services are organized into seven integrated practices, including Core Technologies and Insights, Enterprise Platform Services, Industry Solutions, Intuitive Operations and Automation, Software and Platform Engineering, Cognizant Moment and Security. Cognizant is headquartered in Teaneck, New Jersey.
Cognizant (CTSH) has completed the acquisition of Wizeline, a digital engineering and product development firm. Wizeline specializes in AI, cloud modernization, and data services, particularly in the Media & Entertainment sector. The deal aims to enhance Cognizant's capabilities in designing and scaling digital products. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Analysts at DBS, BMO Capital, and KBW reiterated Buy ratings on Cognizant (CTSH), Dynatrace (DT), and Evertec (EVTC), citing price targets of $77, $60, and $42 respectively. Shares closed at $63.83, $47.03, and $31.26. Consensus targets imply upside.
The US government suspended eight tech companies (Microsoft, Adobe, TCS, Infosys, HCLTech, Wipro, Capgemini, Cognizant) from the PERM labor certification program, impacting H1-B visa holders. Affected workers face uncertainty, potential relocation, and delayed green card processes. Industry experts predict margin pressure and strategic shifts, including expansion of global capability centers in India.
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Cognizant (CTSH) has completed the acquisition of Wizeline, a digital engineering and product development firm. Wizeline specializes in AI, cloud modernization, and data services, particularly in the Media & Entertainment sector. The deal aims to enhance Cognizant's capabilities in designing and scaling digital products. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Analysts at DBS, BMO Capital, and KBW reiterated Buy ratings on Cognizant (CTSH), Dynatrace (DT), and Evertec (EVTC), citing price targets of $77, $60, and $42 respectively. Shares closed at $63.83, $47.03, and $31.26. Consensus targets imply upside.
The US government suspended eight tech companies (Microsoft, Adobe, TCS, Infosys, HCLTech, Wipro, Capgemini, Cognizant) from the PERM labor certification program, impacting H1-B visa holders. Affected workers face uncertainty, potential relocation, and delayed green card processes. Industry experts predict margin pressure and strategic shifts, including expansion of global capability centers in India.
Mizuho raised its price target for Cognizant (CTSH) to $69 from $64, citing mixed Q3 2026 results. Revenue grew 2.7% YoY, and adjusted operating margin expanded 30 bps. CTSH reported Q3 earnings of $1.49 per share on $5.66B revenue, beating estimates. The stock has fallen 6.1% in a week but is up 26% in six months. InvestingPro values CTSH at $86.
Cognizant has formed a 25,000-strong group to help clients deploy OpenAI technologies like ChatGPT and Codex. The company reports over 21,000 employees have earned 40,000 OpenAI badges. The group will focus on AI-assisted software engineering, application modernisation, and enhancing customer operations. Cognizant's CEO highlighted the shift in enterprise technology driven by OpenAI models.
BMO Capital analyst Keith Bachman maintained a Hold rating on Cognizant (CTSH) with a $68.00 price target. RBC Capital also issued a Hold, while Guggenheim kept a Buy rating. Cognizant reported Q3 revenue of $5.66B and net profit of $627M, up from $5.42B and $274M respectively last year.
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. (CTSH) shares rose 4.14% to $65.11 on Friday, despite broader market declines. The S&P 500 and Dow Jones fell 1.82% and 1.09%, respectively. CTSH is still 25.19% below its 52-week high of $87.03, reached on January 14.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that recent changes to U.S. work visa rules are global and not targeted at India. The U.S. Labor Department suspended six major IT outsourcing firms, including Infosys, Tata Consultancy Services, and Wipro, from the PERM program. Rubio emphasized the measures aim to protect American workers and address fraud in business-related immigration programs. India has expressed concerns, stating the measures do not support shared objectives.
Morgan Stanley kept Cognizant Tech Solns at Equal-Weight, reducing its price target to $68 from $70. The new target suggests an 8.8% upside from the Oct 29 close of $62.52. Recent analyst price targets for the company range from $55 to $80.
RBC Capital kept Cognizant Tech Solns at Sector Perform, raising its price target to $55 from $47, implying a 12% downside from the Oct 29 close of $62.52. Recent analyst targets range from $60 to $80.