CTSHCognizant
What is the market doing?
No clear lean: rangebound and insiders net selling (often routine).
Rangebound, no clear trend. Price is −4% vs its 200-day average.
Insiders were net sellers over the 90 days ending Oct 9, 2026; selling is often routine (taxes, diversification).
Moderately shorted, settled Sep 30, 2026, about a week of normal trading to cover. Down 8.3% since the previous count, down from 12.5% of shares outstanding three months ago.
Against the whole market›
Percentile against every name Ryufin tracks. Higher is better; the tick marks the middle of the market. Context, not one of the checks above.
Where this answer is blind. Insider selling is often routine (taxes, diversification); only cluster buying is a strong tell.
How CTSH is trading
Cognizant is −9.4% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +18%: 27 points behind the market.
1-year return · S&P 500 +18%
- vs 200-day average
- −4.4%
vs 200-day average · below trend, but not far
- RSI (14)
- 53
RSI (14) · neutral
- Below its 52-week high
- 30%
Below its 52-week high
Details›
- Last close2026-10-12
- $59.69
- 1 monthS&P 500 +1.8%
- −0.52%
- 1 yearS&P 500 +18%
- −9.4%
- 5 yearsS&P 500 +86%
- −15%
- vs 50-day average$59.48
- +0.35%
- 52-week high
- $85.66
- 52-week low
- $40.95
- Annualised volatility
- 33%
- Insider buying, net, 6 monthsForms 3/4/5 to 2026-10-09
- $210K
| Year | Return |
|---|---|
| 2026 (year to date) | −27% |
| 2025 | +9.7% |
| 2024 | +3.5% |
| 2023 | +34% |
| 2022 | −35% |
| 2021 | +9.6% |
| 2020 | +34% |
| 2019 | −1.1% |
| 2018 | −9.7% |
| 2017 | +28% |
| Month | Years | Positive | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10 | 5 of 10 | +2.9% |
| Feb | 10 | 6 of 10 | −0.72% |
| Mar | 10 | 4 of 10 | −3.6% |
| Apr | 10 | 5 of 10 | −0.85% |
| May | 10 | 5 of 10 | −1.4% |
| Jun | 10 | 5 of 10 | −2.1% |
| Jul | 11 | 10 of 11 | +5.8% |
| Aug | 11 | 6 of 11 | +2.8% |
| Sep | 11 | 2 of 11 | −4.6% |
| Oct | 11 | 8 of 11 | +2.1% |
| Nov | 10 | 9 of 10 | +4.7% |
| Dec | 10 | 5 of 10 | +0.61% |
End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.
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