Desjardins Has Pessimistic Outlook of CGI FY2025 Earnings

CGI Inc. (NYSE:GIB) (TSE:GIB.A) – Desjardins cut their FY2025 EPS estimates for CGI in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, January 30th. Desjardins analyst J. Dubreuil now forecasts that the technology company will post earnings per share of $5.89 for the year, down from their prior forecast of $6.00. The consensus estimate for CGI’s current full-year earnings is $5.79 per share. Desjardins also issued estimates for CGI’s Q4 2026 earnings at $1.61 EPS.

Other equities analysts also recently issued reports about the company. StockNews.com raised CGI from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, November 15th. CIBC upgraded shares of CGI from a “neutral” rating to an “outperformer” rating and lifted their price target for the stock from $155.00 to $178.00 in a research note on Tuesday, October 15th. Royal Bank of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $178.00 price objective on shares of CGI in a research note on Monday, January 6th. Cibc World Mkts upgraded CGI from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 15th. Finally, UBS Group lifted their price target on CGI from $118.00 to $122.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, three have given a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $153.25.

CGI Stock Up 0.0 %

Shares of CGI stock opened at $118.17 on Monday. CGI has a 52-week low of $96.92 and a 52-week high of $121.55. The company has a 50 day moving average of $111.19 and a 200 day moving average of $111.55. The company has a quick ratio of 1.04, a current ratio of 1.31 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28. The company has a market capitalization of $26.79 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.37, a P/E/G ratio of 2.59 and a beta of 0.94.

CGI (NYSE:GIB) (TSE:GIB.A) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The technology company reported $1.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.41. CGI had a net margin of 11.72% and a return on equity of 19.32%.

CGI Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 21st. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 14th will be issued a $0.1039 dividend. This represents a $0.42 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.35%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 14th. CGI’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 8.32%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On CGI

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB acquired a new stake in CGI during the third quarter worth approximately $28,000. Sierra Ocean LLC acquired a new stake in CGI in the 4th quarter worth about $62,000. Blue Trust Inc. grew its holdings in CGI by 288.2% in the 3rd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 788 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $91,000 after buying an additional 585 shares during the period. CWM LLC lifted its holdings in shares of CGI by 14.8% during the 3rd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 1,365 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $157,000 after acquiring an additional 176 shares during the period. Finally, Olympiad Research LP acquired a new position in shares of CGI in the 4th quarter valued at $203,000. 66.68% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

CGI Company Profile

CGI Inc, together with its subsidiaries, provides information technology (IT) and business process services. Its services include the business and strategic IT consulting, systems integration, and software solutions. The company also provides application development, modernization and maintenance, holistic enterprise digitization, automation, hybrid and cloud management, and business process services; intellectual property-based solutions; business consulting; managed IT services; and IT infrastructure services.