Brokers Issue Forecasts for CGI’s Q2 Earnings (NYSE:GIB)

CGI Inc. (NYSE:GIB) (TSE:GIB.A) – Equities researchers at National Bank Financial issued their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for CGI in a research report issued on Wednesday, January 29th. National Bank Financial analyst R. Tse forecasts that the technology company will earn $1.52 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for CGI’s current full-year earnings is $5.85 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for CGI’s FY2026 earnings at $6.14 EPS.

A number of other analysts have also weighed in on GIB. Cibc World Mkts raised shares of CGI from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 15th. Jefferies Financial Group dropped 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. StockNews.com upgraded CGI from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, November 15th. Royal Bank of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $178.00 target price on shares of CGI in a research note on Monday, January 6th. Finally, CIBC raised shares of 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. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, three have issued a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, CGI has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $150.75.

CGI Stock Down 1.0 %

NYSE GIB opened at $117.87 on Friday. The company has a fifty day moving average of $110.95 and a two-hundred day moving average of $111.32. The firm has a market capitalization of $26.86 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.31, a PEG ratio of 2.49 and a beta of 0.95. The company has a quick ratio of 1.02, a current ratio of 1.36 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29. CGI has a 52 week low of $96.92 and a 52 week high of $121.55.

CGI (NYSE:GIB) (TSE:GIB.A) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 29th. The technology company reported $1.41 earnings per share 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%.

CGI Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 21st. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 14th will be given 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 8.32%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On CGI

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of GIB. Canoe Financial LP purchased a new stake in shares of CGI during the fourth quarter valued at about $94,390,000. National Bank of Canada FI grew its holdings in CGI by 23.6% in the third quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 4,513,733 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $519,072,000 after purchasing an additional 861,771 shares during the last quarter. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. lifted its holdings in shares of CGI by 68.2% during the 3rd quarter. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. now owns 1,368,822 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $157,485,000 after purchasing an additional 555,017 shares during the last quarter. Barclays PLC boosted its position in shares of CGI by 182.6% in the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 476,758 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $54,808,000 after purchasing an additional 308,040 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec increased its position in CGI by 1.4% during the 3rd quarter. Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec now owns 16,290,487 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $1,876,550,000 after buying an additional 230,000 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other 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.