** Susquehanna raises PT on Cognizant CTSH.O to $98 from $90
** New PT implies a 15.8% upside to stock's last close
** Brokerage says the tone from its industry checks points to durable broad-based growth, tempered by exposure to smaller, discretionary deals
** Adds that with increasing emphasis on IT services workloads, it sees a clearer path for CTSH to monetize efforts to industrialize AI and embed agents across enterprise software
** 12 of 29 brokerages recommend "buy" or higher, 16 "hold" and one "sell"; median PT is $87.44 - data compiled by LSEG
** CTSH rose ~8% in 2025
(Reporting by Arnav Mishra in Bengaluru)
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