Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. Stock Climbs 6.0%, Outperforms Market
Dow Jones2026/10/01 20:33This article was automatically generated by Dow Jones using technology from Automated Insights.
Shares of Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. rose 6.0% to $60.88 on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.2% to 7,666.45 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average remaining mostly unchanged at 50,926.56.
This was the stock's third consecutive day of gains.
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. closed 30.0% below its 52-week high of $87.03, which the company achieved on January 14th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its peers, as Cadence Design Systems Inc. rose 6.2% to $350.73, Palantir Technologies Inc. rose 1.6% to $190.04, and Leidos Holdings Inc. rose 0.11% to $121.97.
Trading volume totaled 13.3 million, compared to the 50-day average of 7.6 million.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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October 01, 2026 16:33 ET (20:33 GMT)
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