Cognizant Technology (UK) Buy Hold or Sell Recommendation

0QZ5 Stock   75.75  0.35  0.46%   
Assuming the 90 days trading horizon and your above-average risk tolerance, our recommendation regarding Cognizant Technology Solutions is 'Strong Buy'. A buy or sell recommendation provided by Macroaxis is an automated directive regarding whether to purchase or sell Cognizant Technology Solutions given historical horizon and risk tolerance towards Cognizant Technology. When Macroaxis issues a 'buy' or 'sell' recommendation for Cognizant Technology Solutions, the advice is generated through an automated system that utilizes algorithms and statistical models.
  
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Time Horizon

Risk Tolerance

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Strong Buy

Market Performance

GoodDetails

Volatility

Very steadyDetails

Hype Condition

Low keyDetails

Current Valuation

UndervaluedDetails

Odds Of Distress

Very SmallDetails

Economic Sensitivity

Follows the market closelyDetails

Analyst Consensus

Not AvailableDetails

Reporting Quality (M-Score)

InapplicableDetails
For the selected time horizon Cognizant Technology Solutions has a Risk Adjusted Performance of 0.1594, Jensen Alpha of 0.1757, Total Risk Alpha of 0.0739, Sortino Ratio of 0.1016 and Treynor Ratio of 0.3577
Macroaxis provides unbiased investment recommendation on Cognizant Technology that should be used to complement current analysts and expert consensus on Cognizant Technology Solutions. Our trade advice engine determines the company's potential to grow exclusively from the perspective of an investors' current risk tolerance and investing horizon. To make sure Cognizant Technology is not overpriced, please confirm all Cognizant Technology fundamentals, including its operating margin, shares outstanding, and the relationship between the profit margin and current valuation .

Cognizant Technology Trading Alerts and Improvement Suggestions

Cognizant Technology is unlikely to experience financial distress in the next 2 years
Over 100.0% of the company shares are owned by institutions such as pension funds
Latest headline from news.google.com: IBD Rating Upgrades Cognizant Tech Solutions Flashes Improved Price Strength - Investors Business Daily

Cognizant Technology Returns Distribution Density

The distribution of Cognizant Technology's historical returns is an attempt to chart the uncertainty of Cognizant Technology's future price movements. The chart of the probability distribution of Cognizant Technology daily returns describes the distribution of returns around its average expected value. We use Cognizant Technology Solutions price's Value At Risk and its Upside Potential as a relative measure of the distribution. The graph of the distribution of Cognizant Technology returns is essential to provide solid investment advice for Cognizant Technology.
Mean Return
0.26
Value At Risk
-1.25
Potential Upside
2.30
Standard Deviation
1.33
   Return Density   
       Distribution  
Investment risk management requires an estimate of the probability of extreme price changes. Therefore, the correct representation of the distribution of Cognizant Technology historical returns presented in an easy-to-digest graphical form helps investors and money managers understand the risk-reward trade-off of different investement strategies.

Cognizant Technology Cash Flow Accounts

201920202021202220232024 (projected)
Change In Cash1.5B35M(888M)502M(404M)(383.8M)
Free Cash Flow2.1B2.9B2.2B2.2B2.0B1.1B
Depreciation504M529M541M532M519M545.0M
Other Non Cash Items(101M)882M(22M)(277M)37M30.9M
Capital Expenditures392M398M279M332M317M210.4M
Net Income1.8B1.4B2.1B2.3B2.1B2.2B
End Period Cash Flow2.6B2.7B1.8B2.3B1.8B1.3B
Change To Inventory490M272M375M(65M)(74.8M)(71.0M)
Investments2.6B283M(915M)565M508.5M307.9M
Net Borrowings(28M)(50M)(53M)(36M)(41.4M)(43.5M)
Dividends Paid453M480M509M564M591M523.3M
Change To Netincome30M535M272M33M29.7M28.2M

Cognizant Technology Greeks

Most traded equities are subject to two types of risk - systematic (i.e., market) and unsystematic (i.e., nonmarket or company-specific) risk. Unsystematic risk is the risk that events specific to Cognizant Technology or Commercial Services & Supplies sector will adversely affect the stock's price. This type of risk can be diversified away by owning several different stocks in different industries whose stock prices have shown a small correlation to each other. On the other hand, systematic risk is the risk that Cognizant Technology's price will be affected by overall stock market movements and cannot be diversified away. So, no matter how many positions you have, you cannot eliminate market risk. However, you can measure a Cognizant stock's historical response to market movements and buy it if you are comfortable with its volatility direction. Beta and standard deviation are two commonly used measures to help you make the right decision.
α
Alpha over Dow Jones
0.18
β
Beta against Dow Jones0.70
σ
Overall volatility
1.30
Ir
Information ratio 0.11

Cognizant Technology Volatility Alert

Cognizant Technology Solutions has relatively low volatility with skewness of -0.05 and kurtosis of 2.24. Understanding different market volatility trends often help investors to time the market. Properly using volatility indicators enable traders to measure Cognizant Technology's stock risk against market volatility during both bullish and bearish trends. The higher level of volatility that comes with bear markets can directly impact Cognizant Technology's stock price while adding stress to investors as they watch their shares' value plummet. This usually forces investors to rebalance their portfolios by buying different financial instruments as prices fall.

Cognizant Technology Fundamentals Vs Peers

Comparing Cognizant Technology's fundamentals to the average values of its peers is one of the most widely used and accepted methods of equity analyses. It helps to analyze Cognizant Technology's direct or indirect competition across all of the common fundamentals between Cognizant Technology and the related equities. This way, we can detect undervalued stocks with similar characteristics as Cognizant Technology or determine the stocks which would be an excellent addition to an existing portfolio. Peer analysis of Cognizant Technology's fundamental indicators could also be used in its relative valuation, which is a method of valuing Cognizant Technology by comparing valuation metrics with those of similar companies.
    
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 Worse Than Average Compare Cognizant Technology to competition
FundamentalsCognizant TechnologyPeer Average
Return On Equity0.16-0.31
Return On Asset0.1-0.14
Profit Margin0.11 %(1.27) %
Operating Margin0.15 %(5.51) %
Current Valuation37.46 B16.62 B
Shares Outstanding579.03 M571.82 M
Shares Owned By Insiders0.16 %10.09 %
Shares Owned By Institutions99.84 %39.21 %
Price To Sales2.31 X11.42 X
Revenue19.35 B9.43 B
Gross Profit7.04 B27.38 B
EBITDA3.46 B3.9 B
Net Income2.13 B570.98 M
Total Debt1.31 B5.32 B
Book Value Per Share27.96 X1.93 K
Cash Flow From Operations2.33 B971.22 M
Earnings Per Share4.17 X3.12 X
Number Of Employees336.3 K18.84 K
Beta1.05-0.15
Market Capitalization3.84 T19.03 B
Total Asset18.48 B29.47 B
Retained Earnings13.3 B9.33 B
Annual Yield0.0001 %
Net Asset18.48 B
Last Dividend Paid1.19

Cognizant Technology Market Momentum

Traders often use several daily momentume indicators to supplement a more traditional technical analysis when analyzing securities such as Cognizant . With many different options, investors must choose the best indicators for them and familiarize themselves with how they work. We suggest combining traditional momentum indicators with more near-term forms of technical analysis such as Accumulation Distribution or Daily Balance Of Power. With their quantitative nature, daily value technical indicators can also be incorporated into your automated trading systems.

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