Insider trade

Officer sold ~$143K of CTSH shares in the open market

Traded Aug 3, 2026 · Filed Aug 5, 2026

~$143K
Reported value · 2,500 sh @ $57.05: 40K
Holds after · shares reported: +10.3%
stock since the trade · S&P 500 +0.8%, $55.17 → $60.88 on Oct 1

Why it stands out

Cognizant's CLO, CAO & Corporate Secretary sold $143K of Cognizant shares. It was planned long ago, so it says very little.

Written from the filing's own figures. OQRO describes what was reported and never tells you what to buy or sell

View the official recordSEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

All the details

Dates, kept separate

Transaction date: Aug 3, 2026
Reporting period: Not applicable
Filed with the SEC: Aug 5, 2026

Officer$100K–$500KPre-arranged plan referenced

Context

Classification

open market sale

Code S — open-market or private sale

Absolute commitment

~$142,625

Shares × reported transaction price

Timing vs results

5 days after results of Jul 29, 2026

Results dates are the company's own 8-K (Item 2.02). Many companies only let insiders trade in a window after results

Price at the time

Closed at $55.17 on Aug 3, 2026, 42% above its 52-week low and 36% below its high, after a 26% rise over the previous 30 trading days

52-week range $38.73 (Jun 30, 2026) to $86.70 (Jan 14, 2026), 34% of the way up, from 251 adjusted closes. 30 trading days earlier: $43.70 on Jun 18, 2026. Describes the past only, not a forecast

Planned / mechanical clue

Footnote references a pre-arranged trading plan (Rule 10b5-1)

Only flagged when a footnote says so; never inferred

After it was reported

After	Stock	S&P 500	Difference
7 days	+4.2%	+1.2%	+3.0%
30 days	+5.3%	-0.3%	+5.7%

Past results only. Not a forecast.

Source receipt

Record ID: 0001853867-26-000014
Filed / recorded: Aug 5, 2026, 8:04 PM UTC
Added to OQRO: Oct 2, 2026, 12:27 PM UTC
Parser: form4-xml-v1
Data quality: Verified: identifiers matched exactly
Issuer: COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP
Issuer CIK: 1058290
Ticker: CTSH
Reporting person: John Sunshin Kim
Relationship: Officer
Officer title: CLO, CAO & Corporate Secretary
Security: Class A Common Stock
Table: Non-derivative (Table I)
Transaction date: Aug 3, 2026
Transaction code: S
Shares / units: 2,500
Price per share: $57.05
Acquired / disposed: Disposed (D)
Shares owned after: 40,392
Ownership form: Direct
Amendment: No

Footnotes from the filing

The sales reported on this Form 4 were executed pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on May 4, 2026.

Around the same time

Officer sold ~$158K of Cognizant

Scheduled in advance4w ago

5w ago

340Shares

Derivative exercise or conversion — not an open-market buy.

Why it stands out Official record