Stifel Canada Comments on CGI's Q1 Earnings (NYSE:GIB)

CGI Inc. (NYSE:GIB - Free Report) TSE: GIB.A - Investment analysts at Stifel Canada issued their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for CGI in a research report issued on Monday, January 27th. Stifel Canada analyst S. Sukumar expects that the technology company will post earnings per share of $1.37 for the quarter. The consensus estimate for CGI's current full-year earnings is $5.85 per share. Stifel Canada also issued estimates for CGI's Q2 2025 earnings at $1.44 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.45 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.48 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $5.74 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $6.18 EPS.

CGI (NYSE:GIB - Get Free Report) TSE: GIB.A last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 29th. The technology company reported $1.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $1.41. CGI had a return on equity of 19.59% and a net margin of 11.72%.

A number of other research analysts have also weighed in on GIB. Royal Bank of Canada restated an "outperform" rating and issued a $178.00 price objective on shares of CGI in a report on Monday, January 6th. StockNews.com raised shares of CGI from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday, November 15th. CIBC raised shares of CGI from a "neutral" rating to an "outperformer" rating and upped their price objective for the company from $155.00 to $178.00 in a research note on Tuesday, October 15th. Cibc World Mkts upgraded shares of CGI from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, October 15th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group lowered their target price on CGI from $140.00 to $135.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, January 21st. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, three have given a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of $150.75.

CGI Price Performance

Shares of NYSE GIB traded down $1.14 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $117.87. The stock had a trading volume of 376,125 shares, compared to its average volume of 151,465. The company has a quick ratio of 1.02, a current ratio of 1.36 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $111.08 and a 200-day simple moving average of $111.41. The company has a market capitalization of $26.86 billion, a PE ratio of 21.31, a P/E/G ratio of 2.49 and a beta of 0.95. CGI has a 1 year low of $96.92 and a 1 year high of $121.55.

Institutional Trading of CGI

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB purchased a new stake in shares of CGI during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Sierra Ocean LLC purchased a new stake in CGI in the fourth quarter valued at $62,000. Blue Trust Inc. lifted its stake in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 585 shares during the last quarter. CWM LLC grew 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 purchasing an additional 176 shares during the period. Finally, Werba Rubin Papier Wealth Management purchased a new position in shares of CGI during the 3rd quarter worth $208,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 66.68% of the company's stock.

CGI Dividend Announcement

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 paid a dividend of $0.1039 per share. This represents a $0.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.35%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 14th. CGI's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 7.41%.

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.