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title: "Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. Stock Underperforms Monday When Compared To Competitors"
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description: "Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) shares fell 3.71% to $56.61 on Monday, underperforming competitors like Cadence, Palantir, and Leidos during a broader market decline. This marks the second consecutive day of losses for CTSH, which is now 34.95% below its 52-week high. Trading volume remained significantly below the 50-day average."
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# Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. Stock Underperforms Monday When Compared To Competitors

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Shares of Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. (CTSH) slipped 3.71% to $56.61 Monday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.52% to 7,745.06 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.51% to 53,459.78.

This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses.

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. closed 34.95% short of its 52-week high of $87.03, which the company achieved on January 14th.

The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Monday, as Cadence Design Systems Inc. (CDNS) fell 0.42% to $323.47, Palantir Technologies Inc. (PLTR) fell 0.86% to $172.55, and Leidos Holdings Inc. (LDOS) fell 1.10% to $142.25.

Trading volume (5.0 M) remained 6.6 million below its 50-day average volume of 11.6 M.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 17, 2026.

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