CGNT - Latest News

Cognyte Software Ltd. (CGNT), operates in Technology / Software - Infrastructure, trades on NASDAQ.

Market capitalization stands near $708.9M. Beta to the broader market is 1.58.

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 Software (CGNT) Moves 7.0% Higher: Will This Strength Last?

zacks.com - May 7, 2026

Cognyte Software (CGNT) saw its shares surge in the last session with trading volume being higher than average. The latest trend in earnings estimate

CGNT Stock Up 38% in the Past 3 Months: Is There More Upside Ahead?

zacks.com - May 5, 2026

Cognyte Software Ltd. CGNT has been on a sharp upward trajectory, with its stock up nearly 38.

Cognyte Secures New 3-Year Subscription Agreement Valued at $20+ Million Total with Long-Standing EMEA Customer

businesswire.com - Apr 29, 2026

HERZLIYA, Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cognyte announced a three-year subscription contract with a long-standing customer in the EMEA region valued at ove

Does Cognyte Software (CGNT) Have the Potential to Rally 28.57% as Wall Street Analysts Expect?

zacks.com - Apr 27, 2026

The average of price targets set by Wall Street analysts indicates a potential upside of 28. 6% in Cognyte Software (CGNT).

Cognyte 2026 Threat Landscape Report: AI Accelerates Cyber Threats as Ransomware Surges Worldwide

businesswire.com - Apr 21, 2026

HERZLIYA, Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)--New findings in Cognyte's LUMINAR 2026 Annual Threat Report include that AI accelerates cyber threats, as ransomwar

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 (May 7, 2026) is "Cognyte Software (CGNT) Moves 7.0% Higher: Will This Strength Last?". 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.