Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp vs Consolidated Edison, Inc. — how do they compare? Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp trades at $58.28 (market cap $26.40B), while Consolidated Edison, Inc. trades at $107.5 (market cap $39.76B). The key difference: Consolidated Edison, Inc. is the larger of the two by market cap, and Consolidated Edison, Inc. pays the higher dividend (3.27%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| CTSH | ED | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $26.40B | $39.76B |
Sector | Technology | Utilities |
52-Week High | $86.70 | $115.46 |
52-Week Low | $38.73 | $95.37 |
Enterprise Value | $27.44B | $66.61B |
Dividend Yield | 2.25% | 3.27% |
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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.
Read more on CTSH →Con Ed is a holding company for Consolidated Edison of New York, or CECONY, and Orange & Rockland, or O&R. These utilities provide steam, natural gas, and electricity to customers in southeastern New York—including New York City—and small parts of New Jersey. The two utilities will generate nearly all of Con Ed's earnings once it closes the sale of its clean energy business to RWE. Con Ed's clean energy business owns the second-largest portfolio of utility-scale solar projects in the U.S. Following the sale, Con Ed's only non-utility earnings will come from investments in gas and electric transmission.
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