Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp vs General Dynamics Corporation — how do they compare? Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp trades at $58.28 (market cap $26.40B), while General Dynamics Corporation trades at $391.11 (market cap $106.03B). The key difference: General Dynamics Corporation is far larger — about 4× Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp's market cap, and Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp pays the higher dividend (2.25%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| CTSH | GD | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $26.40B | $106.03B |
Sector | Technology | Industrials |
52-Week High | $86.70 | $395.97 |
52-Week Low | $38.73 | $312.53 |
Enterprise Value | $27.44B | $111.17B |
Dividend Yield | 2.25% | 1.62% |
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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 →General Dynamics is a defense contractor and business jet manufacturer. The firm's segments include aerospace, combat systems, marine, and technologies. The company's aerospace segment creates Gulfstream business jets. Combat system produces land-based combat vehicles, such as the M1 Abrams tank. The marine subsegment creates nuclear-powered submarines, among other things. The technologies segment contains two main units, an IT business that primarily serves the government market and a mission systems business that focuses on products that provide command, control, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities to the military.
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