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Consensus Ratings for Cognizant (NASDAQ:CTSH) (?)

Ratings Breakdown:	6 Hold Rating(s), 20 Buy Rating(s)
Consensus Rating:	Buy
Consensus Price Target:	$80.82 (26.06% upside)

Analysts' Ratings History for Cognizant (NASDAQ:CTSH)

Date	Firm	Action	Company	Old Rating	New Rating	Old Price Target	New Price Target	Details
5/23/2013	Janney Montgomery Scott	Reiterated Rating	Cognizant (CTSH)		Buy		$90.00	View
5/22/2013	Deutsche Bank	Reiterated Rating	Cognizant (CTSH)		Buy		$92.00	View
5/13/2013	Zacks	Reiterated Rating	Cognizant (CTSH)	Neutral	Neutral		$68.00	View
5/10/2013	UBS AG	Boost Price Target	Cognizant (CTSH)		Neutral	$68.00	$74.00	View
5/9/2013	BMO Capital Markets	Lower Price Target	Cognizant (CTSH)		Outperform	$85.00	$76.00	View
5/9/2013	MKM Partners	Boost Price Target	Cognizant (CTSH)		Neutral	$68.00	$74.00	View
5/8/2013	RBC Capital	Reiterated Rating	Cognizant (CTSH)		Outperform		$85.00	View
5/7/2013	Barclays Capital	Reiterated Rating	Cognizant (CTSH)		Overweight		$86.00	View
5/2/2013	Sanford C. Bernstein	Reiterated Rating	Cognizant (CTSH)		Outperform		$85.00	View
4/29/2013	TheStreet	Reiterated Rating	Cognizant (CTSH)		Buy			View
4/29/2013	JPMorgan Chase	Reiterated Rating	Cognizant (CTSH)		Overweight		$75.00	View
4/29/2013	UBS AG	Lower Price Target	Cognizant (CTSH)		Neutral	$80.00	$68.00	View
4/24/2013	Barclays Capital	Reiterated Rating	Cognizant (CTSH)		Overweight		$86.00	View
4/19/2013	UBS AG	Reiterated Rating	Cognizant (CTSH)		Hold		$80.00	View
4/18/2013	Nomura	Reiterated Rating	Cognizant (CTSH)		Buy		$89.00	View
4/15/2013	Evercore Partners	Initiated Coverage	Cognizant (CTSH)		Overweight		$96.00	View
4/2/2013	UBS AG	Initiated Coverage	Cognizant (CTSH)		Neutral		$80.00	View
3/29/2013	RBC Capital	Reiterated Rating	Cognizant (CTSH)		Outperform		$85.00	View
3/27/2013	Sanford C. Bernstein	Reiterated Rating	Cognizant (CTSH)		Outperform		$85.00	View
3/21/2013	RBC Capital	Reiterated Rating	Cognizant (CTSH)		Outperform		$85.00	View
3/12/2013	RBC Capital	Reiterated Rating	Cognizant (CTSH)		Outperform		$85.00	View
3/11/2013	JPMorgan Chase	Reiterated Rating	Cognizant (CTSH)		Overweight		$86.00	View
3/11/2013	Pacific Crest	Downgrade	Cognizant (CTSH)	Outperform	Sector Perform		$83.00	View
3/1/2013	TheStreet	Reiterated Rating	Cognizant (CTSH)		Buy			View
2/12/2013	Zacks	Reiterated Rating	Cognizant (CTSH)	Neutral	Neutral		$81.00	View
2/8/2013	BMO Capital Markets	Reiterated Rating	Cognizant (CTSH)		Outperform	$84.00	$85.00	View
2/7/2013	Needham & Company	Boost Price Target	Cognizant (CTSH)		Buy	$80.00	$90.00	View
2/4/2013	TheStreet	Reiterated Rating	Cognizant (CTSH)		Buy			View
1/31/2013	Jefferies Group	Reiterated Rating	Cognizant (CTSH)		Buy		$80.00	View
1/28/2013	Deutsche Bank	Reiterated Rating	Cognizant (CTSH)		Buy		$92.00	View
1/24/2013	Nomura	Reiterated Rating	Cognizant (CTSH)		Buy		$80.00	View
1/16/2013	Nomura	Reiterated Rating	Cognizant (CTSH)		Buy		$80.00	View
1/10/2013	BNP Paribas	Reiterated Rating	Cognizant (CTSH)		Buy		$78.00	View
1/9/2013	Goldman Sachs	Upgrade	Cognizant (CTSH)	Sell	Neutral	$60.00	$72.00	View
1/4/2013	RBC Capital	Reiterated Rating	Cognizant (CTSH)		Outperform		$76.00	View
1/3/2013	TheStreet	Reiterated Rating	Cognizant (CTSH)		Buy			View
12/21/2012	Zacks	Reiterated Rating	Cognizant (CTSH)	Neutral	Neutral		$77.00	View
12/20/2012	Nomura	Reiterated Rating	Cognizant (CTSH)		Buy		$80.00	View
12/12/2012	Atlantic Securities	Reiterated Rating	Cognizant (CTSH)		Overweight		$86.00	View
12/10/2012	Nomura	Reiterated Rating	Cognizant (CTSH)		Buy		$80.00	View
12/6/2012	Credit Suisse	Upgrade	Cognizant (CTSH)		Outperform			View
12/5/2012	Oppenheimer	Reiterated Rating	Cognizant (CTSH)		Outperform		$80.00	View
12/5/2012	Janney Montgomery Scott	Reiterated Rating	Cognizant (CTSH)		Buy		$80.00	View
12/5/2012	Cowen Securities	Reiterated Rating	Cognizant (CTSH)		Outperform			View
12/5/2012	Jefferies Group	Reiterated Rating	Cognizant (CTSH)		Buy		$80.00	View
12/4/2012	Wells Fargo	Reiterated Rating	Cognizant (CTSH)	Outperform	Outperform			View
11/23/2012	Piper Jaffray	Boost Price Target	Cognizant (CTSH)		Overweight	$70.00	$73.00	View
11/21/2012	Susquehanna	Upgrade	Cognizant (CTSH)		Positive		$76.00	View
11/20/2012	Cowen Securities	Reiterated Rating	Cognizant (CTSH)		Outperform			View
11/19/2012	Jefferies Group	Reiterated Rating	Cognizant (CTSH)		Buy		$80.00	View
11/15/2012	Credit Suisse	Upgrade	Cognizant (CTSH)	Neutral	Outperform	$75.00	$85.00	View
11/14/2012	Atlantic Securities	Reiterated Rating	Cognizant (CTSH)		Overweight		$75.00	View
11/9/2012	Nomura	Boost Price Target	Cognizant (CTSH)				$80.00	View
11/8/2012	BMO Capital Markets	Reiterated Rating	Cognizant (CTSH)		Outperform		$77.00	View
11/6/2012	JPMorgan Chase	Reiterated Rating	Cognizant (CTSH)		Overweight		$79.00	View
11/5/2012	Barclays Capital	Reiterated Rating	Cognizant (CTSH)		Overweight		$77.00	View
11/2/2012	Jefferies Group	Reiterated Rating	Cognizant (CTSH)		Buy		$80.00	View
10/30/2012	Sanford C. Bernstein	Reiterated Rating	Cognizant (CTSH)		Outperform		$78.00	View
10/23/2012	Oppenheimer	Boost Price Target	Cognizant (CTSH)		Outperform	$72.00	$80.00	View
10/22/2012	Cowen Securities	Reiterated Rating	Cognizant (CTSH)		Outperform			View
10/16/2012	Nomura	Reiterated Rating	Cognizant (CTSH)		buy		$75.00	View
10/8/2012	Janney Montgomery Scott	Reiterated Rating	Cognizant (CTSH)		buy		$78.00	View
9/28/2012	Nomura	Reiterated Rating	Cognizant (CTSH)		Buy		$75.00	View
9/27/2012	Wells Fargo	Reiterated Rating	Cognizant (CTSH)		Outperform			View
9/19/2012	Jefferies Group	Boost Price Target	Cognizant (CTSH)		Buy	$76.00	$80.00	View
9/14/2012	Credit Suisse	Initiated Coverage	Cognizant (CTSH)		Neutral		$75.00	View
9/4/2012	Goldman Sachs	Reiterated Rating	Cognizant (CTSH)		Sell/Cautious		$59.00	View
8/24/2012	Zacks	Reiterated Rating	Cognizant (CTSH)	Neutral	Neutral		$68.00	View
8/17/2012	Oppenheimer	Reiterated Rating	Cognizant (CTSH)		Outperform			View
8/7/2012	BMO Capital Markets	Boost Price Target	Cognizant (CTSH)		Outperform		$70.00	View
8/3/2012	Oppenheimer	Reiterated Rating	Cognizant (CTSH)		Outperform			View
8/3/2012	Nomura	Reiterated Rating	Cognizant (CTSH)		Buy			View
7/16/2012	Bank of America	Initiated Coverage	Cognizant (CTSH)	Buy	Neutral		$70.00	View
6/26/2012	Goldman Sachs	Downgrade	Cognizant (CTSH)	Neutral	Sell		$52.00	View
5/18/2012	Zacks	Reiterated Rating	Cognizant (CTSH)	Neutral	Neutral		$62.00	View
5/9/2012	Jefferies Group	Lower Price Target	Cognizant (CTSH)			$87.00	$76.00	View
5/8/2012	Barclays Capital	Lower Price Target	Cognizant (CTSH)		Overweight	$81.00	$77.00	View
5/8/2012	Oppenheimer	Lower Price Target	Cognizant (CTSH)		Outperform		$72.00	View
5/8/2012	Goldman Sachs	Lower Price Target	Cognizant (CTSH)			$76.00	$63.00	View
5/8/2012	JPMorgan Chase	Lower Price Target	Cognizant (CTSH)			$82.00	$72.00	View
5/8/2012	Robert W. Baird	Upgrade	Cognizant (CTSH)	Neutral	Outperform		$76.00	View
5/7/2012	Needham & Company	Downgrade	Cognizant (CTSH)	Strong-Buy	Buy	$100.00	$80.00	View
5/4/2012	Needham & Company	Reiterated Rating	Cognizant (CTSH)	Strong-Buy	Strong-Buy			View
4/13/2012	Morgan Stanley	Reiterated Rating	Cognizant (CTSH)		Equal Weight			View
3/12/2012	Zacks	Reiterated Rating	Cognizant (CTSH)	Neutral	Neutral		$77.00	View
2/28/2012	RBC Capital	Initiated Coverage	Cognizant (CTSH)		Outperform	$84.00	$84.00	View
2/9/2012	Nomura	Reiterated Rating	Cognizant (CTSH)		Buy			View
2/9/2012	Goldman Sachs	Boost Price Target	Cognizant (CTSH)		Neutral	$71.00	$73.00	View
2/6/2012	Needham & Company	Reiterated Rating	Cognizant (CTSH)	Strong-Buy	Top Pick			View
1/11/2012	Goldman Sachs	Reiterated Rating	Cognizant (CTSH)		Neutral			View
1/3/2012	Nomura	Upgrade	Cognizant (CTSH)	Neutral	Buy			View
12/27/2011	Zacks	Reiterated Rating	Cognizant (CTSH)	Neutral	Neutral		$67.00	View
12/12/2011	Oppenheimer	Reiterated Rating	Cognizant (CTSH)		Outperform		$82.00	View
11/29/2011	Citigroup	Reiterated Rating	Cognizant (CTSH)		Buy		$88.00	View
11/29/2011	JPMorgan Chase	Reiterated Rating	Cognizant (CTSH)		Overweight			View
11/29/2011	Oppenheimer	Reiterated Rating	Cognizant (CTSH)		Outperform		$82.00	View
11/29/2011	Morgan Stanley	Reiterated Rating	Cognizant (CTSH)		Equal Weight			View
11/22/2011	Jefferies Group	Reiterated Rating	Cognizant (CTSH)		Buy		$87.00	View
11/15/2011	Morgan Stanley	Boost Price Target	Cognizant (CTSH)		Equal Weight		$78.00	View
11/3/2011	Jefferies Group	Reiterated Rating	Cognizant (CTSH)		Buy		$87.00	View
10/31/2011	JPMorgan Chase	Reiterated Rating	Cognizant (CTSH)		Overweight			View
10/27/2011	Morgan Stanley	Boost Price Target	Cognizant (CTSH)		Equal Weight		$78.00	View
10/20/2011	Goldman Sachs	Downgrade	Cognizant (CTSH)	Buy	Neutral			View
10/7/2011	Deutsche Bank	Initiated Coverage	Cognizant (CTSH)		Buy		$85.00	View
9/15/2011	Zacks	Reiterated Rating	Cognizant (CTSH)	Neutral	Neutral		$67.00	View
8/31/2011	Oppenheimer	Reiterated Rating	Cognizant (CTSH)		Outperform			View
9/1/2011	Needham & Company	Upgrade	Cognizant (CTSH)	Buy	Strong Buy		$100.00	View
8/3/2011	Citigroup	Raise Estimates	Cognizant (CTSH)		Buy		$88.00	View
8/3/2011	BMO Capital Markets	Initiated Coverage	Cognizant (CTSH)		Outperform		$86.00	View
7/15/2011	JPMorgan Chase	Reiterated Rating	Cognizant (CTSH)		Overweight			View
7/14/2011	Needham & Company	Initiated Coverage	Cognizant (CTSH)		Buy		$100.00	View
5/26/2011	Barclays Capital	Upgrade	Cognizant (CTSH)	Equal Weight	Overweight	$77.00	$88.00	View
5/4/2011	Piper Jaffray	Reiterated Rating	Cognizant (CTSH)		Overweight			View
5/2/2011	Jefferies Group	Boost Price Target	Cognizant (CTSH)		Buy	$85.00	$89.00	View
4/25/2011	Credit Suisse	Boost Price Target	Cognizant (CTSH)	Outperform	Positive	$81.00	$98.00	View
4/19/2011	Zacks	Reiterated Rating	Cognizant (CTSH)	Neutral	Neutral		$82.00	View
3/15/2011	Robert W. Baird	Initiated Coverage	Cognizant (CTSH)		Neutral		$82.00	View
3/1/2011	Kaufman Brothers	Initiated Coverage	Cognizant (CTSH)		Buy		$91.00	View
2/8/2011	Goldman Sachs	Raise Estimates	Cognizant (CTSH)		Buy		$90.00	View
2/8/2011	Oppenheimer	Boost Price Target	Cognizant (CTSH)		Outperform	$76.00	$82.00	View
1/17/2011	UBS AG	Boost Price Target	Cognizant (CTSH)		Buy		$86.00	View
1/17/2011	Zacks	Reiterated Rating	Cognizant (CTSH)	Neutral	Neutral		$78.00	View
1/7/2011	Barclays Capital	Downgrade	Cognizant (CTSH)	Overweight	Equal Weight	$72.00	$77.00	View
1/7/2011	UBS AG	Boost Price Target	Cognizant (CTSH)		Buy	$71.00	$86.00	View
12/22/2010	BB&T	Initiated Coverage	Cognizant (CTSH)		Buy		$82.00	View
12/8/2010	Oppenheimer	Boost Price Target	Cognizant (CTSH)		Outperform	$70.00	$75.00	View
12/6/2010	Goldman Sachs	Upgrade	Cognizant (CTSH)	Hold	Buy		$80.00	View

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Earnings History for Cognizant (NASDAQ:CTSH)

Date	Quarter	Consensus Estimate	Actual EPS	Revenue Estimate	Actual Revenue	Release Link	Conference Call
5/8/2013	Q1 2013	$0.93	$1.02	$2.01 billion	$2.02 billion	View Release	N/A
2/7/2013	Q4 2012	$0.91	$0.99	$1.95 billion	$1.95 billion	View Release	N/A
11/7/2012	Q312	$0.87	$0.91	$1.88 billion	$1.89 billion	View Release	N/A
8/6/2012		$0.80	$0.82			View Release	N/A
5/7/2012		$0.79	$0.86			View Release	N/A
11/2/2011		$0.71	$0.73			View Release	N/A
8/2/2011		$0.66	$0.67			View Release	N/A
5/3/2011		$0.63	$0.71			View Release	N/A
2/7/2011		$0.65	$0.66			View Release	N/A

About Cognizant

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation (Cognizant) is a provider of custom information technology, consulting and business process outsourcing services. The Company is engaged in technology strategy consulting, complex systems development and integration, enterprise software package implementation and maintenance, data warehousing, business intelligence and analytics, application testing, application maintenance, infrastructure management, and business and knowledge process outsourcing (BPO and KPO). The Company operates in four segments: Financial Services; Healthcare; Manufacturing, Retail and Logistics, and Other, which includes communications, information, media and entertainment, and high technology.