Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation (CTSH): Today's Featured Computer Software & Services Winner
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Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation
(
) pushed the Computer Software & Services industry higher today making it today's featured computer software & services winner. The industry as a whole closed the day up 0.4%. By the end of trading, Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation rose $1.59 (2.2%) to $73.78 on average volume. Throughout the day, 3,031,587 shares of Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 2,680,700 shares. The stock ranged in a price between $72.19-$74.00 after having opened the day at $72.41 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $72.19. Other companies within the Computer Software & Services industry that increased today were:
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), up 59.1%,
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), up 9.8%,
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TheStreet Recommends
), up 8.5% and
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), up 6.8%.
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation provides information technology (IT), consulting, and business process outsourcing services worldwide. The company operates through four segments: Financial Services; Healthcare; Manufacturing, Retail, and Logistics; and Other. Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation has a market cap of $22.2 billion and is part of the technology sector. Shares are down 0.4% year to date as of the close of trading on Tuesday. Currently there are 15 analysts that rate Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 4 rate it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation
as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its robust revenue growth, largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures, increase in stock price during the past year, impressive record of earnings per share growth and compelling growth in net income. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had somewhat disappointing return on equity.
- You can view the full Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation Ratings Report.
On the negative front,
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), down 14.4%,
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), down 6.9%,
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), down 5.6% and
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), down 4.5% , were all laggards within the computer software & services industry with
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) being today's computer software & services industry laggard.
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