Conduent (CNDT)
NASDAQ:CNDT
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CNDT Stock Chart & Stats
$2.49
-$0.08(-2.03%)
At close: 4:00 PM EST
$2.49
-$0.08(-2.03%)
Day’s Range― - ―
52-Week Range$1.15 - $2.98
Previous CloseN/A
Volume342.35K
Average Volume (3M)1.33M
Market Cap
$265.22M
Enterprise Value$896.32M
Total Cash (Recent Filing)$251.00M
Total Debt (Recent Filing)$879.00M
Price to Earnings (P/E)―
Beta1.30
Next Earnings
Aug 05, 2026EPS Estimate
-0.17Next Dividend Ex-DateN/A
Dividend YieldN/A
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)-1.03
Shares Outstanding155,096,820
10 Day Avg. Volume1,632,599
30 Day Avg. Volume1,331,503
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio0.01
Price to Book (P/B)0.35
Price to Sales (P/S)0.09
P/FCF Ratio-2.17
Enterprise Value/Market Cap3.38
Enterprise Value/Revenue0.30
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit1.76
Enterprise Value/Ebitda6.69
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$5.00Price Target Upside100.80% Upside
Rating ConsensusModerate Buy
Number of Analyst Covering1
EPS Forecast (FY)-0.53
Revenue Forecast (FY)$2.92B
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls Say
Government Segment StrengthThe Government business is producing durable, high-margin cash flow: mid-single-digit revenue growth and a 26% adjusted EBITDA margin show mission-critical contracts and strong operating leverage in public-sector work. That segment's higher margins and pipeline growth provide a stable earnings base as Commercial recovers.
Margin Improvement And Cost ProgramManagement’s clear cost-reduction plan and demonstrated margin progress create a credible path to sustainable profitability. Achieving $100M of savings and scaling existing EBITDA improvements would structurally reduce break-even, improve cash flows, and make margins less sensitive to modest revenue volatility.
Portfolio Simplification And Expected ProceedsActive portfolio pruning and expected divestiture proceeds provide lasting balance-sheet optionality. Realized proceeds can pay down debt, fund strategic reinvestment or buybacks, and reduce leverage headroom risk, materially improving financial flexibility over the 2–6 month horizon and beyond.
Bears Say
Negative Cash GenerationThe company’s persistent negative operating and free cash flow constrains its ability to self-fund investments, service debt, or absorb contract delays. Even with improvement trends, continued negative cash conversion undermines durable liquidity and requires either asset sales, external financing, or sustained margin gains to restore financial stability.
Commercial Revenue DeteriorationMaterial decline in the Commercial book reduces scale and margin leverage, increasing earnings volatility and client concentration risk. Structural Commercial weakness lengthens recovery time for top-line growth and pressures overall profitability unless offset by sustained new wins or cross-sell in higher-margin segments.
Elevated Leverage While Loss-makingThe balance sheet still carries elevated leverage while the company posts losses, which restricts strategic flexibility and raises refinancing and covenant risks. Until free cash flow sustainably turns positive, leverage multiples impair ability to invest in growth or absorb shocks without dilutive or costly financing actions.
Conduent News
CNDT FAQ
What was Conduent’s price range in the past 12 months?
Conduent lowest stock price was $1.15 and its highest was $2.98 in the past 12 months.
What is Conduent’s market cap?
Conduent’s market cap is $265.22M.
When is Conduent’s upcoming earnings report date?
Conduent’s upcoming earnings report date is Aug 05, 2026 which is in 62 days.
How were Conduent’s earnings last quarter?
Conduent released its earnings results on May 11, 2026. The company reported -$0.07 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of -$0.183 by $0.113.
Is Conduent overvalued?
According to Wall Street analysts Conduent’s price is currently Undervalued.
Does Conduent pay dividends?
Conduent does not currently pay dividends.
What is Conduent’s EPS estimate?
Conduent’s EPS estimate is -0.17.
How many shares outstanding does Conduent have?
Conduent has 155,096,820 shares outstanding.
What happened to Conduent’s price movement after its last earnings report?
Conduent reported an EPS of -$0.07 in its last earnings report, beating expectations of -$0.183. Following the earnings report the stock price went down -12.353%.
Which hedge fund is a major shareholder of Conduent?
Currently, no hedge funds are holding shares in CNDT
What is the TipRanks Smart Score and how is it calculated?
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Conduent Stock Smart Score
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Analyst Consensus
Moderate Buy
Average Price Target:
$5.00 (100.80% Upside)
$5.00 (100.80% Upside)
Hedge Fund Trend
Increased
By 1.1M Shares
Last Quarter.
Last Quarter.
Technicals
SMA
Negative
20 days / 200 days
Momentum
-21.87%
12-Months-Change
Fundamentals
Return on Equity
-19.59%
Trailing 12-Months
Asset Growth
-5.49%
Trailing 12-Months
Company Description
Conduent
Conduent Incorporated provides business process services with capabilities in transaction-intensive processing, analytics, and automation in the United States, Europe, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Commercial Industries, Government Services, and Transportation. The Commercial Industries segment offers business process services and customized solutions to clients in various industries; and end-user customer experience management, transaction processing services, healthcare and human resource, and learning services. The Government Services segment provides government-centric business process services to the United States federal, state, local, and foreign governments for public assistance, program administration, transaction processing, and payment services; medical management and fiscal agent care management services; and government healthcare, payment solutions, child support, and federal services. The Transportation segment offers systems and support comprising mission-critical mobility and payment solutions to government clients. This segment also provides electronic tolling, urban congestion management, and mileage-based user solutions; transit solutions; citation and permit administration, parking enforcement, and curbside demand management solutions; and computer-aided dispatch/automatic vehicle location solutions. Conduent Incorporated was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey.
CNDT Company Deck
CNDT Earnings Call
Q1 2026
0:00 / 0:00
Earnings Call Sentiment|Positive
The call presented a mix of improving profitability and operational discipline alongside ongoing top-line pressure concentrated in the Commercial segment. Management highlighted clear operational actions: cost savings targeting $100 million, $200M+ expected divestiture proceeds, a growing $3.5B pipeline, and AI initiatives delivering tangible benefits. However, the company faces a year-over-year revenue decline (down 3.7%) and a meaningful 10.2% drop in Commercial revenue, plus a negative Transportation EBITDA and remaining negative free cash flow in Q1. Taken together, the progress on margins, pipeline, cost actions and portfolio optimization present a constructive outlook that appears to outweigh near-term revenue headwinds.View all CNDT earnings summariesCNDT Stock 12 Month Forecast
Average Price Target
$5.00
▲(100.80% Upside)
Technical Analysis
Ownership Overview
8.27% Insiders
19.06% Mutual Funds
17.58% Other Institutional Investors
39.42% Public Companies and
Individual Investors