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Cognyte SoftwareC
Nasdaq / Software & Services
Last Price
At close
2026-07-18
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Current thesis
Q1 showed double-digit revenue growth, billings acceleration, recurring revenue up 10.0%, gross margin expansion, and adjusted EBITDA up 31.5%; management reaffirmed FY27 revenue/EPS/EBITDA guidance and pointed to stronger U.S. momentum, which keeps a rerating path alive if subscription adoption and backlog conversion continue [#IR-2026-06-03].
Posture
Mixed
Lead driver
Sentiment
What changed
Sentiment remains the lead driver in the composite, 7D delta -3.3.
What can break
Cognyte remains exposed to government spending cycles, geopolitical/regulatory risk, and Israel-related operational risk, all of which can matter more in a low-coverage name.
Momentum
19
Value
54
Sentiment
70
Setup hits (3d)
0 · Net Neutral
AI TargetsBase $11.75 · Bull $14.25 · Bear $6.75
Data freshness
Prices
As of 2026-07-18
Fundamentals
As of 2026-07-17 • Vendor: Data Vendor v1
Scores
As of 2026-07-18 • Model: HYBRID_IC_RP
AI Memo
As of 2026-06-06 • Model: RankAlpha Sentiment Codex
Investment thesis
As of 2026-07-18
Supporting evidence
What
Grade C · Mixed
Confidence Medium · Net Neutral
Target $12.33
Why
Momentum19 · Δ7d -0.8
Value54 · Δ7d -0.3
Sentiment70 · Δ7d -3.3
So what
Balanced signals (Net Neutral). Wait for confirmation before sizing up.
Lead driver: Sentiment · See AI snapshot
Momentum
19
26% active weight
Current posture
7d trendFlat
Δ7d
-0.8
Δ21d
-3.4
Value
54
39% active weight
Current posture
7d trendFlat
Δ7d
-0.3
Δ21d
-0.1
Sentiment
70
34% active weight
Current posture
7d trendSoftening
Δ7d
-3.3
Δ21d
-7.2
Why this grade

Composite grade C. Momentum 19.0 / Value 53.6 / Sentiment 69.6

Fundamentals (TTM)
As of 2026-07-17
Market Cap
$640.17M
Beta
1.60
Shares Out
73.08M
P/E (TTM) · Derived
-1006.9
P/S (TTM)
1.71
P/FCF (TTM)
25.16
Rev YoY
+10.4%
EPS YoY
+205.9%
Gross Margin
+72.5%
Op Margin
+2.3%
Net Debt
-$73.5M
Current Ratio
1.32
As of 2026-07-18 • Updated nightlySource: Internal modelMethodology