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Cognizant Technology Solutions stock timeline
A year of the price with every insider trade, planned sale, earnings report and material 8-K marked
252 sessions−9.1% to $64.72
Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) stock fell 9% over the last 252 sessions, to $64.72. On the way it reported 4 quarters, its insiders filed no open-market trades (10b5-1 plan sales aside) and 2 Form 144 notices of planned sales, and the company filed 3 material 8-Ks. Each is marked on the price and listed with what the stock did next.
Each mark, and what followed
| Date | Kind | What | Next session | 5 sessions | 21 sessions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29, 2026 | Earnings | Earnings: beat the EPS estimate by 1.7% | −6.0% (−5.6% vs SPY) | −0.9% (−0.2% vs SPY) | — |
| Oct 6, 2026 | 8-K | Material definitive agreement | −0.3% (0.0% vs SPY) | +6.9% (+7.1% vs SPY) | +13.9% (+15.5% vs SPY) |
| Aug 3, 2026 | Form 144 | Form 144: Jatin Dalal plans to sell $664K | −0.3% (−1.7% vs SPY) | +4.1% (+0.6% vs SPY) | +16.0% (+13.3% vs SPY) |
| Aug 3, 2026 | Form 144 | Form 144: John S Kim plans to sell $277K | −0.3% (−1.7% vs SPY) | +4.1% (+0.6% vs SPY) | +16.0% (+13.3% vs SPY) |
| Jul 29, 2026 | Earnings | Earnings: missed the EPS estimate by -0.7% | +10.7% (+12.2% vs SPY) | +10.9% (+6.9% vs SPY) | +21.6% (+18.2% vs SPY) |
| May 21, 2026 | 8-K | New debt or off-balance-sheet obligation | +2.0% (+1.8% vs SPY) | +4.9% (+3.1% vs SPY) | −20.4% (−21.1% vs SPY) |
| Apr 29, 2026 | Earnings | Earnings: beat the EPS estimate by 5.0% | −0.8% (−0.7% vs SPY) | −6.1% (−7.8% vs SPY) | −1.6% (−7.5% vs SPY) |
| Feb 26, 2026 | 8-K | Directors and officers: departures, appointments, pay | +5.8% (+6.3% vs SPY) | +6.0% (+7.2% vs SPY) | −0.9% (+6.0% vs SPY) |
| Feb 4, 2026 | Earnings | Earnings: beat the EPS estimate by 2.0% | +2.9% (+3.4% vs SPY) | +0.1% (−0.3% vs SPY) | −11.9% (−10.7% vs SPY) |
What this kind of 8-K usually did
| Item | 8-Ks | Next session, median | Up next session | 21 sessions, median | Typical size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.02 Directors and officers: departures, appointments, pay | 39,174 | −0.1% | 48% | +0.7% | ±1.4% |
| 2.03 New debt or off-balance-sheet obligation | 13,268 | 0.0% | 50% | +1.2% | ±1.3% |
| 1.01 Material definitive agreement | 23,525 | 0.0% | 51% | +1.0% | ±1.4% |
Across every company in the move-odds universe, measured from the close before the filing. Every 8-K item ranked →
Report card: every quarter against the estimate → Cognizant Technology Solutions: every quarter → Live insider trades →
Prices are daily closes; filings and trades are as filed with the SEC (Form 4 within two business days of the trade, 8-K within four of the event). Moves after a mark are the stock's close-to-close change and the same for SPY; they describe the record, not what the next one will do. Not investment advice.