The insider sales are too small to carry any directional signal. Monitor next quarter's earnings for any guidance revision or operational deterioration, but this cluster alone does not warrant a trading action.
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Executive Summary
Two C-suite insiders at Cognizant (CFO and CLO/CAO) sold a combined $812K in open-market sales on August 3, 2026, following the Q2 earnings release on July 29. The dollar amount represents only 0.003% of the $25.1B market cap, making this a routine, immaterial cluster with no informational signal.
Key Financial Metrics
Key Facts
- CFO Dalal Jatin P sold 12,000 shares at $55.76 for $669K on 2026-08-03
- CLO/CAO Kim John Sunshin sold 2,500 shares at $57.05 for $143K on 2026-08-03
- Total cluster value of $812K is 0.003% of CTSH's $25.1B market cap
- Sales occurred 5 days after Q2 2026 earnings (revenue +4.5% YoY, in-line EPS, lowered revenue guidance)
Financial Impact
Trivial — $812K in insider sales vs. $25.1B market cap
Risk Factors
- Insider sales could increase if management continues to reduce personal exposure
- Revenue guidance was already lowered in the July 29 earnings release
Market Snapshot
Investment Themes
Documents Analyzed
This report is based on 1 SEC document filed with EDGAR.
| Document | Accession Number |
|---|---|
| CLUSTER Data (Synthetic) | cluster-CTSH-1786003477937 |
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Filters
| Type | Now | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep 4, 2026 28d ago | Insider Cluster | $62.31 $64.10 | ▲ +2.87% | ▲ +4.08% | $58.59 (−5.97%) |
Aug 5, 2026 8w ago | Insider Cluster | $56.89 $59.28 | ▲ +4.20% | ▲ +2.98% | $58.59 (+2.99%) |
Jul 29, 2026 9w ago | 8-K | $55.97 $55.78 | ▼ −0.34% | ▼ −5.87% | $58.59 (+4.68%) |
May 21, 2026 19w ago | 8-K | $52.28 $55.74 | ▲ +6.62% | ▲ +4.77% | $58.59 (+12.08%) |
May 21, 2026 19w ago | Court Ruling | $52.32 $55.76 | ▲ +6.57% | ▲ +4.71% | $58.59 (+11.98%) |
May 18, 2026 19w ago | 8-K | $51.40 $51.81 | ▲ +0.80% | ▼ −0.82% | $58.59 (+14.00%) |
Apr 29, 2026 22w ago | 8-K | $54.50 $51.27 | ▼ −5.93% | ▼ −9.04% | $58.59 (+7.51%) |
Apr 17, 2026 24w ago | DEFA14A | $61.27 $55.11 | ▼ −10.05% | ▼ −10.60% | $58.59 (−4.37%) |
Feb 28, 2026 30w ago | Institutional Cluster | $63.44 $64.61 | ▼ −1.84% | ▼ −3.05% | $58.59 (+7.64%) |
Feb 26, 2026 31w ago | 8-K | $64.97 $65.77 | ▲ +1.23% | ▲ +2.36% | $58.59 (−9.81%) |
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