Target Price | $82.74 |
Price | $74.61 |
Potential | 10.89% |
Number of Estimates | 19 |
19 Analysts have issued a price target Cognizant 2025 . The average Cognizant target price is $82.74. This is 10.89% higher than the current stock price. The highest price target is $100.00 34.03% , the lowest is $75.00 0.52% . | |
A rating was issued by 28 analysts: 6 Analysts recommend Cognizant to buy, 20 to hold and 2 to sell. | |
Analysts don't have a crystal ball either, but they do represent the opinion of the market quite well. You should not take the price potential and the ratings as a recommendation to act. Rather, they serve as an additional building block for your own opinion or stock analysis. | |
Analyst Estimates: Analysts believe that the Cognizant stock has an average upside potential 2025 of 10.89% . Most analysts recommend the Cognizant stock at Hold. |
22 Analysts have issued a sales forecast Cognizant 2024 . The average Cognizant sales estimate is $19.7b . This is 1.59% higher than the revenue of the last 12 months(TTM). The highest sales forecast is $19.8b 2.24% , the lowest is $19.4b 0.00% .
This results in the following potential growth metrics:
2023 | $19.4b | 0.39% |
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2024 | $19.7b | 1.89% |
2025 | $20.9b | 6.04% |
2026 | $22.2b | 6.11% |
15 Analysts have issued an Cognizant EBITDA forecast 2024. The average Cognizant EBITDA estimate is $3.5b . This is 0.87% lower than the EBITDA of the last 12 months(TTM). The highest EBITDA forecast is $3.5b 0.77% , the lowest is $3.4b 3.19% .
This results in the following potential growth metrics and future EBITDA Margins:
2023 | $3.5b | 2.48% |
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2024 | $3.5b | 0.51% |
2025 | $3.8b | 8.38% |
2026 | $4.0b | 6.09% |
2023 | 17.89% | 2.10% |
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2024 | 17.65% | 1.36% |
2025 | 18.04% | 2.21% |
2026 | 18.04% | 0.00% |
11 Cognizant Analysts have issued a net profit forecast 2024. The average Cognizant net profit estimate is $2.3b . This is 0.41% higher than the net profit for the last 12 months(TTM). The highest net profit forecast is $2.3b 4.20% , the lowest is $2.2b 0.88% .
This results in the following potential growth metrics and future Net Margins:
2023 | $2.1b | 4.54% |
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2024 | $2.3b | 7.81% |
2025 | $2.5b | 10.09% |
2026 | $2.7b | 9.87% |
2023 | 10.79% | 4.17% |
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2024 | 11.42% | 5.84% |
2025 | 11.85% | 3.77% |
2026 | 12.27% | 3.54% |
11 Analysts have issued a Cognizant forecast for earnings per share. The average Cognizant <a href=https://blog.stocksguide.com/knowledge/eps-simply-explained>EPS is $4.54 . This is 0.44% higher than earnings per share in the financial year 2023. The highest <a href=https://blog.stocksguide.com/knowledge/eps-simply-explained>EPS forecast is $4.71 4.20% , the lowest is $4.48 0.88% .
This results in the following potential growth metrics and future valuations:
2023 | $4.21 | 4.54% |
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2024 | $4.54 | 7.84% |
2025 | $5.00 | 10.13% |
2026 | $5.49 | 9.80% |
Current | 16.51 | 11.78% |
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2024 | 16.44 | 0.42% |
2025 | 14.93 | 9.18% |
2026 | 13.59 | 8.98% |
Based on analysts' sales estimates for 2024, the Cognizant stock is valued at an <a href=https://blog.stocksguide.com/knowledge/enterprise-value-sales-simply-explained>EV/Sales of 1.87 and an <a href=https://blog.stocksguide.com/knowledge/price-sales-ratio-simply-explained>P/S ratio of 1.88 .
This results in the following potential growth metrics and future valuations:
Current | 1.90 | 17.28% |
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2024 | 1.87 | 1.73% |
2025 | 1.76 | 5.70% |
2026 | 1.66 | 5.76% |
Current | 1.91 | 15.57% |
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2024 | 1.88 | 1.56% |
2025 | 1.77 | 5.70% |
2026 | 1.67 | 5.76% |
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