Cognizant (CTSH) Beats Q4 Earnings and Revenue Estimates

分组1 - Cognizant reported quarterly earnings of $1.35 per share, exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.32 per share, and up from $1.21 per share a year ago [1] - The company achieved a revenue of $5.33 billion for the quarter, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 0.50% and increasing from $5.08 billion year-over-year [3] - Cognizant has consistently surpassed consensus EPS and revenue estimates over the last four quarters [2][3] 分组2 - The stock has underperformed, losing about 10.2% since the beginning of the year, while the S&P 500 has gained 1.1% [4] - The current consensus EPS estimate for the upcoming quarter is $1.33 on revenues of $5.34 billion, and for the current fiscal year, it is $5.60 on revenues of $22.04 billion [8] - The Computers - IT Services industry, to which Cognizant belongs, is currently in the top 40% of Zacks industries, indicating a favorable outlook compared to the bottom 50% [9]