Research Analysts Issue Forecasts for CGI Q1 Earnings

CGI Inc. (NYSE:GIB) (TSE:GIB.A) – Stock analysts at Desjardins issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for CGI in a report issued on Wednesday, November 6th. Desjardins analyst J. Dubreuil expects that the technology company will earn $1.41 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for CGI’s current full-year earnings is $6.05 per share. Desjardins also issued estimates for CGI’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.56 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.50 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.50 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $6.00 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $6.65 EPS.

A number of other analysts have also recently commented on GIB. Sanford C. Bernstein upgraded shares of CGI to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 1st. UBS Group started coverage on CGI in a research report on Friday, July 19th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $112.00 target price on the stock. CIBC raised 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 report on Tuesday, October 15th. StockNews.com lowered CGI from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Thursday. Finally, Cibc World Mkts upgraded CGI from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 15th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has assigned a hold rating, two have assigned a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, CGI has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $137.00.

CGI Trading Down 1.2 %

Shares of CGI stock opened at $111.15 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a current ratio of 1.16. The stock has a market capitalization of $25.33 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.66, a P/E/G ratio of 2.39 and a beta of 0.96. CGI has a 52-week low of $96.92 and a 52-week high of $118.89. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $113.97 and its 200 day simple moving average is $107.65.

CGI Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a — dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 20th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, November 20th will be issued a dividend of $0.111 per share. This represents a dividend yield of 0.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, November 20th.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On CGI

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in GIB. Blue Trust Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of CGI by 288.2% in the 3rd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 788 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $91,000 after purchasing an additional 585 shares in the last quarter. CWM LLC lifted its position in CGI by 14.8% in the 3rd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 1,365 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $157,000 after buying an additional 176 shares during the last quarter. Werba Rubin Papier Wealth Management bought a new stake in CGI in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $208,000. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans purchased a new stake in CGI in the third quarter worth approximately $209,000. Finally, Atria Investments Inc bought a new position in CGI during the third quarter valued at approximately $218,000. Institutional investors own 66.68% of the company’s stock.

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.