Research Analysts Issue Forecasts for CGI Q2 Earnings

CGI Inc. (NYSE:GIB - Free Report) TSE: GIB.A - Equities researchers at Desjardins dropped their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for CGI in a report released on Thursday, January 30th. Desjardins analyst J. Dubreuil now forecasts that the technology company will post earnings per share of $1.52 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $1.56. The consensus estimate for CGI's current full-year earnings is $5.79 per share. Desjardins also issued estimates for CGI's Q3 2025 earnings at $1.46 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.45 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.50 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.64 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.59 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $6.46 EPS.

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

GIB has been the subject of several other research reports. UBS Group upped their price objective on shares of CGI from $118.00 to $122.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Monday. CIBC upgraded CGI from a "neutral" rating to an "outperformer" rating and raised their price target for the stock from $155.00 to $178.00 in a research note on Tuesday, October 15th. StockNews.com raised CGI from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, November 15th. Jefferies Financial Group decreased their price objective on CGI from $140.00 to $135.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, January 21st. Finally, Cibc World Mkts raised shares of CGI from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, October 15th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, three have assigned a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of $153.25.

CGI Stock Up 0.0 %

Shares of CGI stock traded up $0.02 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $118.17. The company had a trading volume of 189,785 shares, compared to its average volume of 197,051. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28, a current ratio of 1.31 and a quick ratio of 1.04. The company's 50-day moving average is $111.19 and its two-hundred day moving average is $111.55. The company has a market cap of $26.79 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.37, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.59 and a beta of 0.94. CGI has a twelve month low of $96.92 and a twelve month high of $121.55.

CGI Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 21st. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 14th will be paid a dividend of $0.1039 per share. This represents a $0.42 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.35%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 14th. CGI's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 8.32%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On CGI

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of GIB. Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its stake in shares of CGI by 0.5% in the 4th quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 289,654 shares of the technology company's stock worth $31,665,000 after acquiring an additional 1,409 shares during the period. Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA purchased a new position in CGI during the fourth quarter worth about $1,738,000. DORCHESTER WEALTH MANAGEMENT Co raised its holdings in CGI by 3.8% during the fourth quarter. DORCHESTER WEALTH MANAGEMENT Co now owns 93,521 shares of the technology company's stock worth $10,026,000 after purchasing an additional 3,464 shares in the last quarter. Olympiad Research LP acquired a new stake in CGI in the fourth quarter valued at about $203,000. Finally, Cumberland Partners Ltd purchased a new stake in CGI in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $242,000. 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.