- No strong opportunity cluster is confirmed yet; monitor trend and activity pressure.
CTSH
NASDAQ
Week ended 24 Jul 2026
Weekly Investor Report
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp Class A · Technology · Information Technology Services
Latest close
45.45 USD
1.5%
latest week
Weekly setup
Mixed setup
The weekly trend is not active. Price is -23.8% below the Trend Line and sits at 17.1% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 1.5%, after a 13.5% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth is moderate; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers. Options positioning is bullish with 40/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 54/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal; earnings are due in 0d.
Setup score
26
out of 100
Latest Close
45.45 USD
24 Jul 2026
1W Return
1.5%
latest completed week
4W Return
13.5%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
-12.8%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
15.4%
8 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
0.7x
vs 13-week average
- The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
- Price is below the Trend Line, which keeps downside pressure in focus.
- Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
- Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
- Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
- Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
- A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
Price follow-through
1.5%
Latest completed week; four-week move 13.5%.
Indicator stack
8/28
Trend and activity pressure are weighted against the latest 12-week confirmation window.
Trend backdrop
Active
The trend backdrop defines the current weekly regime.
Patient Capital
Quiet
Activity-pressure buy-signal status for institutional accumulation timing.
Options pressure
Bullish
40/100 conviction; expected move 16.9%.
News sentiment
54/100
43 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read.
Event risk
0d
Next report is scheduled for 29 Jul 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
01 · Price action
Study the full chart
Where price is—and whether the trend supports it
The weekly trend is not active. Price is -23.8% below the Trend Line and sits at 17.1% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 1.5%, after a 13.5% four-week move.
52-week price path
Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price
Trend Line
Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand
Is real participation confirming the move?
Latest weekly volume is 0.7x the 13-week average. Participation is below its recent norm, so price strength is not receiving full volume confirmation.
26-week volume confirmation
Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
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Demand beneath price
Activity pressure and institutional-style signals
These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.
Activity pressure path
Latest 0.0512-week average 0.06
12-week confirmation
Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure0/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.05Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers0No reversal markers
No recent accumulation markers. No reversal markers.
03 · Momentum and leadership
Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?
Performance is 13.5% over four weeks, -12.8% over 12 weeks, and -39.5% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.
Performance by holding period
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year8
Trend breadth15.4%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.60Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-141.0%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-36.50Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change24.9%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation
Open full factor analysis
What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it
The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth is moderate; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers.
Factor week 26 Jul 2026
Financial statements through 31 Dec 2025
Field coverage 100%
Model confidence 96%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength85/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 16; rank 1 is best.
Value94/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 7; rank 1 is best.
Quality83/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 18; rank 1 is best.
Momentum7/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 94; rank 1 is best.
Growth25/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 76; rank 1 is best.
Quality and valuation are separate questions
A strong company can still carry a demanding valuation. This report shows profitability, growth, balance-sheet strength, and the price paid for those characteristics separately.
Value-quality framework96/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Valuation
How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.
- P/E
- 9.6x Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 1.0x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 5.2x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- 14.4% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 32.1% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- 16.4% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- 14.2% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- 15.3% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- 6.5% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- -5.4% Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- 11.7% Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
- Piotroski F-score
- 7/9 Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.
Shareholder return and balance sheet
Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.
- Dividend yield
- 2.8% Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- 7.2% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 10.1% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- -0.1x Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment
What other market participants are doing
Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.
Options positioningBullish
CTSH shows bullish options pressure with a 40/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.49, expected move of 16.9%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.
Conviction40/100
Expected move16.9%
Put/call volume0.49
Insider activity14 / 6
14 acquisitions and 6 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.
Acquisitions / disposals over the latest 180 days. Insider activity is context, not a stand-alone signal.News sentiment54/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 43 relevant articles.
13 positive · 25 neutral · 5 negativePatient CapitalQuiet
Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal
06 · Catalysts and risk
What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been
Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.
Next earnings0dNext report is scheduled for 29 Jul 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move16.9%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-47.2%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility7.3%Standard deviation of weekly returns.
Weekly gains and losses
Latest 26 completed weeksEach bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.
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27 Feb
27 Mar
24 Apr
22 May
19 Jun
24 Jul
Weeks higher10 of 2616 weeks finished lower.
Best week+12.6%Week of 22 May.
Worst week-16.2%Week of 19 Jun.
Latest week+1.5%Week of 24 Jul.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains6
Modest gains4
Flat weeks0
Modest losses6
Sharp losses10
Recent vol7.3%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol5.4%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split25/27Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew3.4% / -4.7%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context
Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?
Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.
SectorUS Technology
4-week rank4 / 100
Group average-5.0%
Trend breadth63.0%
Trend63.0%active weekly trend signals
MD49.0%positive activity pressure
RS54.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryUS Information Technology Services
4-week rank9 / 66
Group average-2.9%
Trend breadth22.7%
Trend22.7%active weekly trend signals
MD45.5%positive activity pressure
RS15.2%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
08 · Evidence and weekly data
The underlying research record
Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.
Weekly tape19/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 19/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis9/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 0/12, relative leadership 0/12.
Activity pressure 0.05; No reversal markers Factors69/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 8 SVQF96/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Composite rank 29.5 of 726 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Options49/100CTSH shows bullish options pressure with a 40/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.49, expected move of 16.9%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.
Bullish · Call-side pressure · Expected move 16.9% Sentiment54/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 43 relevant articles.
Cognizant Technology Solutions (NASDAQ:CTSH) Stock Price Up 7.2% - Should You Buy? Insiders14 / 614 acquisitions and 6 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.
Earnings0dNext report is scheduled for 29 Jul 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
| Week | Close | Return | Trend Line | Fair Value | Pressure | Leadership | Volume | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jul 2026 | 45.45 USD | 1.5% | 59.61 USD | 69.60 USD | -0.60 | -36.50 | 35.3M | Off |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 44.77 USD | 5.2% | 60.92 USD | 69.71 USD | -0.59 | -39.20 | 42.8M | Off |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 42.57 USD | 1.4% | 62.24 USD | 69.83 USD | -0.51 | -45.27 | 53.7M | Off |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 41.99 USD | 4.9% | 63.59 USD | 69.98 USD | -0.40 | -45.77 | 42.1M | Off |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 40.03 USD | -8.4% | 64.85 USD | 70.11 USD | -0.25 | -48.62 | 93.1M | Off |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 43.70 USD | -16.2% | 66.07 USD | 70.25 USD | -0.21 | -47.20 | 96.7M | Off |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 52.17 USD | -2.0% | 67.12 USD | 70.34 USD | -0.28 | -36.18 | 37.9M | Off |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 53.21 USD | -4.6% | 67.77 USD | 70.41 USD | -0.50 | -34.24 | 42.1M | Off |
| 29 May 2026 | 55.76 USD | 5.7% | 68.39 USD | 70.44 USD | -0.76 | -35.00 | 43.4M | Off |
| 22 May 2026 | 52.75 USD | 12.6% | 68.93 USD | 70.47 USD | -0.96 | -37.53 | 51.9M | Off |
| 15 May 2026 | 46.83 USD | -8.8% | 69.40 USD | 70.52 USD | -1.09 | -44.59 | 39.4M | Off |
| 8 May 2026 | 51.35 USD | -1.4% | 70.00 USD | 70.60 USD | -1.04 | -40.27 | 33.1M | Off |
| 1 May 2026 | 52.10 USD | -4.9% | 70.45 USD | 70.65 USD | -1.01 | -36.94 | 39.7M | Off |
| 24 Apr 2026 | 54.76 USD | -10.1% | 70.93 USD | 70.70 USD | -1.00 | -33.51 | 34.8M | Off |
How to use this report
This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.