Cognizant is trading 4.5% up at $49.20 after announcing an expanded strategic partnership with Anthropic to become a Global Premier Partner and scale the deployment of Claude AI into industry-specific platforms.
- The deal is boosting investor sentiment regarding Cognizant’s role in enterprise AI adoption amid a broader software sector rally and tech rebound.
- The company is also seeing positioning ahead of its Q2 2026 earnings report, which is scheduled for release on July 29.