Insider trade

Officer sold ~$12K of CTSH shares in the open market

Traded Apr 2, 2026 · Filed Apr 3, 2026

CognizantCTSH

~$12K
Reported value · 194 sh @ $61.29: 877
Holds after · shares reported: -2.6%
stock since the trade · S&P 500 +16.5%, $62.54 → $60.88 on Oct 1

Why it stands out

Cognizant's SVP, Controller & CAO sold $12K 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: Apr 2, 2026
Reporting period: Not applicable
Filed with the SEC: Apr 3, 2026

Officer<$25KPre-arranged plan referenced

Context

Classification

open market sale

Code S — open-market or private sale

Absolute commitment

~$11,890

Shares × reported transaction price

Timing vs results

57 days after results of Feb 4, 2026, 27 days before results of Apr 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 $62.54 on Apr 2, 2026, within 5% of its 52-week low, after a 4% drop over the previous 30 trading days

52-week range $59.73 (Mar 27, 2026) to $86.70 (Jan 14, 2026), 10% of the way up, from 251 adjusted closes. 30 trading days earlier: $64.99 on Feb 19, 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	-2.9%	+4.1%	-7.0%
30 days	-17.7%	+11.4%	-29.0%
90 days	-33.6%	+14.0%	-47.7%

Past results only. Not a forecast.

Source receipt

Record ID: 0002075228-26-000012
Filed / recorded: Apr 3, 2026, 8:14 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: Alina Kerdman
Relationship: Officer
Officer title: SVP, Controller & CAO
Security: Class A Common Stock
Table: Non-derivative (Table I)
Transaction date: Apr 2, 2026
Transaction code: S
Shares / units: 194
Price per share: $61.29
Acquired / disposed: Disposed (D)
Shares owned after: 877
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 August 19, 2025.

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Dates, kept separate

Context

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Source receipt

Footnotes from the filing

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