CGNT - Latest News
Cognyte Software Ltd. (CGNT), operates in Technology / Software - Infrastructure, trades on NASDAQ.
Market capitalization stands near $614.0M. Beta to the broader market is 1.64.
The article list below shows the most recent CGNT headlines from major financial news vendors. For options traders, the most actionable items are earnings releases, analyst rating changes, M&A activity, and regulatory filings - each can drive a meaningful repricing of implied volatility and shift dealer hedging flow. Pair the news context with the implied-volatility skew and gamma exposure views to see whether the options market has already priced in the headline.
Recent CGNT Headlines
Cognyte Secures ~$5 Million Agreement with National Security Agency in APAC
businesswire.com - Jun 24, 2026
HERZLIYA, Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cognyte Software Ltd. (NASDAQ: CGNT) ("Cognyte"), a global leader in software-driven technology for investigative
Are Cost Headwinds Limiting Cognyte's Profit Potential?
zacks.com - Jun 19, 2026
CGNT posts double-digit revenue growth and expands profitability, while cost discipline helps offset FX and hardware pressures.
Cognyte vs Palantir: Which AI Intelligence Stock Is the Better Buy?
zacks.com - Jun 17, 2026
PLTR's faster growth and stronger margins contrast with Cognyte's rising recurring revenues and subscription-transition pressures.
Cognyte's Recurring Revenue Shift: Short-Term Strain Ahead?
zacks.com - Jun 12, 2026
CGNT's shift to recurring revenues boosts visibility, but subscription transition pressures cash flow and near-term financial performance.
Cognyte Software Posts Q1 Earnings: Should You Hold the Stock or Exit?
zacks.com - Jun 9, 2026
CGNT posts mixed Q1 as earnings miss, sending shares lower and raising questions on whether growth momentum can offset near-term pressures.
How News Affects CGNT Options Pricing
Headlines and scheduled events drive implied volatility in two distinct ways. Pre-event, IV typically inflates as uncertainty about the outcome rises; this is the implied-volatility expansion that creates the long-vol setup. Post-event, IV typically contracts sharply as uncertainty resolves; this is IV crush, which makes premium-selling structures profitable when they survive the underlying move. The size of the crush depends on how stretched pre-event IV is relative to the realized move. Track CGNT's implied vs realized volatility over the news cycle to size pre-event vs post-event positioning. For ticker-level dealer positioning context, the gamma exposure view shows whether dealers are positioned to amplify or dampen post-news moves.
Frequently asked CGNT news questions
- What is the latest CGNT news headline?
- The most recent CGNT headline (Jun 24, 2026) is "Cognyte Secures ~$5 Million Agreement with National Security Agency in APAC". The five most recent stories with summaries and publication times are listed above, sourced from major financial news vendors.
- How fresh is the CGNT news on this page?
- News rows refresh roughly every 30 minutes during the trading day. The five most recent headlines are listed in publication-time order. Press releases from the company itself typically appear within minutes of the wire release; third-party reporting may lag by 30-60 minutes depending on the source.
- What CGNT news moves options pricing?
- Three categories move single-name IV most aggressively: scheduled earnings releases (priced into pre-event IV, crushed post-event), unscheduled M&A or strategic announcements (rapid IV expansion, slower decay), and regulatory or legal events (drug-trial readouts, antitrust filings, FDA approvals). Routine news flow (analyst commentary, sector rotation) typically does not move IV meaningfully unless it triggers a cluster of rating changes.
- How can I track unusual CGNT options activity related to news?
- Unusual options activity often precedes news by hours to days; the canonical signals are volume substantially above the trailing average concentrated in a small number of strikes, atypical put/call skew, and aggressive execution (at-the-ask sweeps or block prints). Cross-reference the per-ticker gamma-exposure and volume-history pages with the news flow above to triangulate informed vs uninformed flow.