Cognizant bets big on AI with Google Cloud amid market uncertainty
NEW JERSEY, UNITED STATES — Cognizant Technology Solutions has doubled down on artificial intelligence, unveiling its Autonomous Customer Engagement solution in partnership with Google Cloud. The IT services giant is making strategic AI investments to secure long-term growth in a volatile market.
Cognizant’s AI push aims to redefine customer engagement
It is one of the many attempts to integrate AI throughout its service offering, as the company decided to open-source the Neuro AI Multi-Agent Accelerator. This step would help increase the application of AI in the industry.
Analysts are also bullish, with an average price target of $86.55, which portrays an upward 10.3% movement of its currently quoted share, or $77.64.
Cognizant has news in its total returns as the company recorded 55.61% total returns over the preceding five years as opposed to the broader United States market and the IT sector, which recorded a total return of 38.8% during the same time.
The company may fill this gap and win high-value enterprise contracts in case its AI programs take off.
Market volatility tests Cognizant’s resilience
The recent market upheavals due to geopolitical tensions and the current expectation of rising interest rates have not negatively affected the stock of Cognizant.
Its enhanced alliance with Pegasystems, a provider of workflow automation, will enable it to provide end-to-end digital transformation solutions, which are the primary demand drivers in today’s cost-conscious business environment.
Although Cognizant’s performance after one year with 10.9% return—lagged behind that of the IT sector, it outperformed the U.S. market in terms of ownership.
The company’s investment in AI and cloud-based solutions may enable it to overcome economic uncertainties, especially as enterprises make investments in automation to reduce expenses.
Cognizant recently ranked #7 in the OA500 2025, an objective index of the world’s top 500 outsourcing companies.
