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CTSH Relative to the S&P 500

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Seasonal Chart Analysis

Analysis of the Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. (NASD:CTSH) seasonal charts above shows that a Buy Date of November 23 and a Sell Date of February 20 has resulted in a geometric average return of 6.18% above the benchmark rate of the S&P 500 Total Return Index over the past 20 years. This seasonal timeframe has shown positive results compared to the benchmark in 17 of those periods. This is a very good rate of success, but the return underperforms the relative buy-and-hold performance of the stock over the past 20 years by an average of 0.14% per year.

The seasonal timeframe is Inline with the period of seasonal strength for the Technology sector, which runs from October 9 to February 15. The seasonal chart for the broad sector is available via the following link: Technology Sector Seasonal Chart.

Cognizant is a global IT services provider, offering consulting and outsourcing services to some of the world’s largest enterprises spanning the financial services, media and communications, healthcare, natural resources, and consumer products industries. Cognizant employs nearly 300,000 people globally, roughly 70% of whom are in India, although the company’s headquarters are in Teaneck, New Jersey.

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