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COGNIZANT TECH SOLUT CL A (NASD)
CTSH 44.61 N/A (N/A%) Vol.  2,103,596 15:57 ET

Day Low - High 44.26 - 44.80
52wk Low - High 15.39 - 45.75
Avg Volume 3,652,579
Industry COMP-SOFTWARE
Market Cap 13.08 B
Div - Yield 0.00 - 0.00
PE (forward) 25.43
PEG Ratio 1.4
Current Year Est. 1.75
EPS Last Year 1.68
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MANHATTAN ASOC MANH PREMIUM
MICROSTRATEGY MSTR PREMIUM
FUNDTECH FNDT PREMIUM
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BROKERAGE RECOMMENDATIONS
Current ABR 1.30
ABR (Last Week) 1.30
# of Recs in ABR 21
Average Target Price 45.03
Industry Rank by ABR 28 out of 217
Rank in Industry 12 out of 105
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NEWS
Cognizant Technology (CTSH) NewsBite - CTSH Trades To New Highs In Wake Of Strong Earnings Earlier This Month
Nov 12, 2009
Cognizant to Present at Janney Montgomery Scott 2009 Software & Services Conference
Nov 06, 2009
Market Review on SIGM, TEVA, CTSH, STEM, TFSL and CBAK byAnalystChoice.com
Nov 06, 2009
Cognizant (CTSH) Upgrade Alert, Watch for 122.8% Technical Uptrend Continuation
Nov 04, 2009
Analyst Upgrades for November 4th
Nov 04, 2009
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EARNINGS ESTIMATES
  This Quarter
12/2009
Next Quarter
03/2010
This Year
12/2009
Next Year
12/2010
Average Estimate 0.45 0.46 1.75 1.98
Number of Estimates 18 15 18 20
Low Estimates 0.44 0.43 1.74 1.80
High Estimate 0.47 0.51 1.77 2.21
Year Ago EPS 0.38 0.38 1.44 1.75
EPS Growth 19.74% 21.93% 21.84% 12.88%

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COMPANY DESCRIPTION
Cognizant Technology Solutions delivers high-quality, cost-effective, full life cycle solutions to complex software development and maintenance problems that companies face as they transition to e-business. These services are delivered through the use of a seamless on-site and offshore consulting project team. The company's solutions include application development and integration, application management, re-engineering, and mass change services.

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FINANCIALS
EPS TTM 1.68
Sales 2816.3
Net Income 503.25
Price/Earnings 26.55
Price/Book 5.37
Price/Cash Flow 25.69
Price/Sales 4.18


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