Analyst ratings
Across 29 analysts the consensus is a Hold: 13 buy calls against 0 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $65.90.
NASDAQ: CTSH · Information Technology Services
Over the past week, Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) racked up about 56 mentions across Reddit, X and news, and the read is an Adanos Sell. The crowd averages 34% bullish across the tracked sources. Wall Street is more constructive, with 13 of 29 analysts rating CTSH a buy.
There is little buzz around CTSH this week and broad agreement on direction, which is why it reads as a Sell.
Wall Street’s 45% buy share sits next to a crowd that ranges from News at 31% to Reddit at 40%. No other tracker puts the two side by side.
Across 29 analysts the consensus is a Hold: 13 buy calls against 0 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $65.90.
The Adanos signal blends each source’s bullish ratio, source breadth, buzz intensity and 3-day momentum. This week bullish sits just below the neutral line, momentum is cooling and the 3 sources broadly agree, so the read is a Sell.
Analysts sit 11 points above the crowd average of 34%, the professionals are more constructive than retail. The split is inside the crowd: Reddit reads 40% bullish while News sits at 31%, a 9-point spread that single-source trackers miss.
Over the 30-day window, Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) buzz held subdued around 39.3 while the price drifted down 1.3% across the period. The chart tracks how social and news attention moved against end-of-day price. Average daily trading volume across the displayed trading days is 7M shares. Updated Oct 10, 2026. Over the last 7 trading days, CTSH lost 2.8%. Buzz activity in the recent week averaged 40.5 and was variable, swinging between 21.5 and 53.2. Recent volume is in line with the 30-day average, reflecting steady institutional and retail participation. Daily crowd sentiment leaned bullish on 17 of the 19 days with directional mentions, shown as the green, grey and red breakdown bars below the chart.
Signal metrics use the latest 7 days; contributor and breadth context uses the 30-day chart window.
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| Adanos signal | Sell |
|---|---|
| Analyst consensus | Hold (13 / 16 / 0) |
| Crowd bullish (7d) | 34% |
| Avg price target | $65.90 |
| Most bullish source | Reddit, 40% |
| Most bearish source | News, 31% |
| Sentiment spread | 9 pts |
| Mentions (7d) | 56 |
| Market cap | $27.03B |
| P/E · Forward P/E | 12.9 · 9.4 |
| EPS · Beta | $4.65 · 0.9 |
| Revenue (TTM) | $21.64B · 10% margin |
| Industry | Information Technology Services |
Based on aggregated sentiment from Reddit, X and News sources, Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) currently carries an Adanos sell signal with 93/100 conviction. The current cross-source average reads 34% bullish across 3 active sources. Those sources contribute 56 tracked mentions over the last 7 days. This is a sentiment-based reading, not financial advice.
Reddit discussion around Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) is fairly quiet with 5 mentions over the last 7 days; the 30-day context spans 4 tracked subreddits. The 7-day tone is 40% bullish; 3-day activity momentum is falling, suggesting cooling attention.
The crowd reads bearish on Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH), averaging 34% bullish across 3 tracked sources over the last 7 days. The two ends of the range are Reddit at 40% bullish and News at 31%, a 9-point spread. On the professional side, 13 of 29 analysts rate CTSH a buy.
Of the 29 analysts covering Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH), 13 rate it a buy, 16 a hold and 0 a sell, for a hold consensus. The average price target is $65.90. That puts the street ahead of the crowd, which averages 34% bullish.
Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH)'s cross-source average is bearish at 34% bullish. All 3 tracked sources lean bearish. Reddit reads 40% bullish, News reads 31% bullish and x coverage is the most negative at 31% bullish. The combined signal points to broad sell-side pressure with 93/100 conviction.
The cross-source average is bearish for Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) at 34% bullish. All 3 tracked sources lean bearish. The most bearish reading is x at 31% bullish. 3-day activity momentum is falling across Reddit and News. The sell signal carries 93/100 conviction.
News is the dominant discussion channel with 32 mentions (57% of total volume). X contributes 19 mentions and Reddit contributes 5 mentions. The cross-source average is bearish at 34% bullish. All 3 tracked sources lean bearish.
The Adanos signal blends bullish ratio, buzz score, source breadth and 3-day activity momentum into a single buy/sell reading. CTSH's sell signal at 93/100 conviction reflects a bearish cross-source average at 34% bullish. All 3 tracked sources lean bearish. It is a research shortcut, not financial advice.
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