Is COGNYTE Software Ltd. (CGNT) the best performing cybersecurity inventory so far?

We recently released a list So far, there are 11 best performing cybersecurity inventory. In this article, we will explore the position of Cognyte Software Ltd. (NASDAQ:CGNT) other best-performing cybersecurity stocks so far in 2025.

While the Trump administration's transfer tariff policy includes announcing much-needed tariffs and then pausing for a 90-day pause on many import taxes, prompting some economists to predict a recession next year, financial analysts believe that the cybersecurity sector may prove to be relatively resilient. Wedbush Securities analysts view cybersecurity as a “defensive” investment that can help investors survive what they call the upcoming “Category 5 storms.” Another headwind in the industry is in the form of increasing cyber crisis activity after the downturn. These have increased the momentum of cyberattacks expected by analysts this year.

Although tariffs are expected to have the least direct impact on cybersecurity, as most companies in the industry focus on services rather than physical products, Sonu Shankar, chief product officer of IoT security firm Chosphorus Cybersecurity, noted that other industries in other industries have suffered financial pressure and limited their budgets and therefore limited their budgets, thus limiting the reduction in security in terms of security.

As companies experience an increasingly complex cyber threat landscape, keeping up with the trend of developing cybersecurity has become crucial. According to McKinsey, global spending on cybersecurity products and services reached $200 billion in 2024, an increase from $140 billion in 2020 as the number and maturity of attacks increased. In addition, the cybersecurity industry is expected to grow at 12.4% annually between 2024 and 2027, and historical growth rates will exceed historical growth rates as businesses intensify efforts to combat evolving threats.

According to nonprofits that promote digital rights and freedom of speech, cybersecurity has undoubtedly grown with more government services and data digitization as more government services and data digitization. Additionally, as cyberattacks become more complex, the demand for training workers has increased significantly, and cybersecurity companies predict that by 2025, cybersecurity companies predict that more than 3.5 million cybersecurity roles will remain open. As a result, there are calls for an expansion of the recruitment process to expand the pool for candidates.

For this list, we filtered through financial media reports and identified cybersecurity stocks that are popular among elite hedge funds and favored by analysts. We then checked their annual performance and selected 11 of our first 35 popular stocks. As of April 25, the names on this list appear by their expiration.