Insider trade

Officer sold ~$158K of CTSH shares in the open market

Traded Sep 2, 2026 · Filed Sep 4, 2026

~$158K
Reported value · 2,500 sh @ $63.3723: 40K
Holds after · shares reported: -8.3%
stock since the trade · S&P 500 +1.3%, $63.40 → $58.17 on Oct 5

Why it stands out

Cognizant's CLO, CAO & Corporate Secretary sold $158K 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: Sep 2, 2026
Reporting period: Not applicable
Filed with the SEC: Sep 4, 2026

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

Context

Classification

open market sale

Code S — open-market or private sale

Absolute commitment

~$158,431

Shares × reported transaction price

Timing vs results

35 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 $63.40 on Sep 2, 2026, 64% above its 52-week low and 27% below its high, after a 47% rise over the previous 30 trading days

52-week range $38.73 (Jun 30, 2026) to $86.70 (Jan 14, 2026), 51% of the way up, from 252 adjusted closes. 30 trading days earlier: $43.18 on Jul 22, 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	+5.6%	-1.1%	+6.7%

Past results only. Not a forecast.

Source receipt

Record ID: 0001853867-26-000018
Filed / recorded: Sep 4, 2026, 8:03 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: Sep 2, 2026
Transaction code: S
Shares / units: 2,500
Price per share: $63.3723
Acquired / disposed: Disposed (D)
Shares owned after: 39,909
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.
The price reported is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $63.05 to $63.74, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation (the "Company"), any security holder of the Company, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote to this Form 4.

Around the same time

Officer sold ~$7.9K of Cognizant

Scheduled in advance3d ago

Officer plans to sell ~$7.9K of Cognizant

Planned, from pay6d ago

3w ago

1,397Shares

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

Why it stands out Official record