Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) Competitors $70.59 -1.17 (-1.63%) Closing price 08/1/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$71.06 +0.47 (+0.66%) As of 08/1/2025 07:26 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock CTSH vs. GOOGL, SSNC, TRMB, ACN, IT, LDOS, BAH, CACI, DOX, and EPAMShould you be buying Cognizant Technology Solutions stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Cognizant Technology Solutions include Alphabet (GOOGL), SS&C Technologies (SSNC), Trimble (TRMB), Accenture (ACN), Gartner (IT), Leidos (LDOS), Booz Allen Hamilton (BAH), CACI International (CACI), Amdocs (DOX), and EPAM Systems (EPAM). Cognizant Technology Solutions vs. Its Competitors Alphabet SS&C Technologies Trimble Accenture Gartner Leidos Booz Allen Hamilton CACI International Amdocs EPAM Systems Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) and Cognizant Technology Solutions (NASDAQ:CTSH) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, risk, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and dividends. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of GOOGL or CTSH? 40.0% of Alphabet shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.4% of Cognizant Technology Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. 11.6% of Alphabet shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Cognizant Technology Solutions shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is GOOGL or CTSH a better dividend stock? Alphabet pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Cognizant Technology Solutions pays an annual dividend of $1.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Alphabet pays out 8.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cognizant Technology Solutions pays out 25.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Alphabet has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Cognizant Technology Solutions has raised its dividend for 6 consecutive years. Cognizant Technology Solutions is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Do analysts prefer GOOGL or CTSH? Alphabet currently has a consensus price target of $211.39, indicating a potential upside of 11.77%. Cognizant Technology Solutions has a consensus price target of $85.88, indicating a potential upside of 21.66%. Given Cognizant Technology Solutions' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Cognizant Technology Solutions is more favorable than Alphabet.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Alphabet 0 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 29 Buy rating(s) 4 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.86Cognizant Technology Solutions 0 Sell rating(s) 13 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.32 Which has preferable earnings and valuation, GOOGL or CTSH? Alphabet has higher revenue and earnings than Cognizant Technology Solutions. Cognizant Technology Solutions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alphabet, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAlphabet$350.02B6.56$100.12B$9.3920.14Cognizant Technology Solutions$19.74B1.76$2.24B$4.9214.35 Is GOOGL or CTSH more profitable? Alphabet has a net margin of 31.12% compared to Cognizant Technology Solutions' net margin of 11.89%. Alphabet's return on equity of 34.31% beat Cognizant Technology Solutions' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Alphabet31.12% 34.31% 24.88% Cognizant Technology Solutions 11.89%16.77%12.34% Which has more risk and volatility, GOOGL or CTSH? Alphabet has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cognizant Technology Solutions has a beta of 0.9, meaning that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to GOOGL or CTSH? In the previous week, Alphabet had 174 more articles in the media than Cognizant Technology Solutions. MarketBeat recorded 207 mentions for Alphabet and 33 mentions for Cognizant Technology Solutions. Alphabet's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat Cognizant Technology Solutions' score of 0.95 indicating that Alphabet is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Alphabet 132 Very Positive mention(s) 21 Positive mention(s) 26 Neutral mention(s) 8 Negative mention(s) 3 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Cognizant Technology Solutions 14 Very Positive mention(s) 8 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryAlphabet beats Cognizant Technology Solutions on 16 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Cognizant Technology Solutions News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CTSH and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding CTSH and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart CTSH vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCognizant Technology SolutionsIT Services IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$35.37B$16.23B$29.08B$9.54BDividend Yield1.73%1.68%3.08%4.09%P/E Ratio14.3537.9748.1723.83Price / Sales1.7612.071,546.2166.14Price / Cash12.2424.5438.0757.96Price / Book2.284.567.415.54Net Income$2.24B$434.10M$782.80M$259.28M7 Day Performance-7.93%-9.20%-3.69%-4.68%1 Month Performance-12.04%-8.14%-0.16%4.36%1 Year Performance-4.61%12.01%52,681.98%17.89% Cognizant Technology Solutions Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CTSHCognizant Technology Solutions4.7508 of 5 stars$70.59-1.6%$85.88+21.7%-7.5%$35.37B$19.74B14.35336,800News CoverageEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst DowngradeAnalyst RevisionGOOGLAlphabet4.5439 of 5 stars$192.58-0.3%$211.32+9.7%+10.8%$2.34T$371.40B20.51183,323Trending NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastSSNCSS&C Technologies4.9808 of 5 stars$85.18flat$97.13+14.0%+16.7%$21.01B$6.05B26.7026,800TRMBTrimble4.0327 of 5 stars$85.07-0.2%$89.14+4.8%+57.4%$20.30B$3.68B13.8812,100Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsACNAccenture4.9875 of 5 stars$277.01-2.2%$360.21+30.0%-22.2%$173.50B$64.90B22.05774,000Positive NewsITGartner4.733 of 5 stars$352.69-1.1%$507.56+43.9%-33.4%$27.15B$6.30B21.9521,044Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastLDOSLeidos4.8334 of 5 stars$160.43-1.7%$175.15+9.2%+10.0%$20.65B$16.66B16.1448,000Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionBAHBooz Allen Hamilton4.8503 of 5 stars$107.29-5.1%$134.00+24.9%-23.2%$13.32B$11.98B13.1835,800Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionCACICACI International2.6357 of 5 stars$462.96-3.5%$522.23+12.8%-0.8%$10.18B$7.66B21.8524,000News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsDOXAmdocs4.6822 of 5 stars$86.82-1.2%$105.33+21.3%-1.9%$9.80B$5.00B18.2829,058News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst DowngradeEPAMEPAM Systems4.9668 of 5 stars$169.50-0.7%$231.73+36.7%-29.8%$9.60B$4.86B23.7161,200News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst Upgrade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies GOOGL Competitors SSNC Competitors TRMB Competitors ACN Competitors IT Competitors LDOS Competitors BAH Competitors CACI Competitors DOX Competitors EPAM Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:CTSH) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhy Elon put $51 million into thisA single U.S. company has started producing a “miracle metal” once locked in research labs. 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