Desjardins Weighs in on CGI’s Q2 Earnings (NYSE:GIB)

CGI Inc. (NYSE:GIB) (TSE:GIB.A) – Investment analysts at Desjardins cut their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of CGI in a research report issued on Thursday, January 30th. Desjardins analyst J. Dubreuil now anticipates that the technology company will earn $1.52 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $1.56. The consensus estimate for CGI’s current full-year earnings is $5.85 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) (TSE:GIB.A) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 29th. The technology company reported $1.41 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.41. CGI had a net margin of 11.72% and a return on equity of 19.59%.

A number of other brokerages have also recently commented on GIB. Cibc World Mkts raised CGI from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 15th. Royal Bank of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $178.00 price target on shares of CGI in a research note on Monday, January 6th. Jefferies Financial Group reduced their price objective on CGI from $140.00 to $135.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, January 21st. CIBC upgraded shares of CGI from a “neutral” rating to an “outperformer” rating and increased their price target for the company from $155.00 to $178.00 in a report on Tuesday, October 15th. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded CGI from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, November 15th. Two 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. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $150.75.

CGI Stock Down 1.0 %

Shares of NYSE:GIB opened at $117.87 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $26.86 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.31, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.49 and a beta of 0.95. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $110.95 and its 200-day moving average price is $111.32. The company has a current ratio of 1.36, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29. CGI has a 12-month low of $96.92 and a 12-month high of $121.55.

CGI Dividend Announcement

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of GIB. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in CGI by 8.6% during the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 998,470 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $115,844,000 after buying an additional 79,362 shares in the last quarter. Barclays PLC grew its stake in shares of CGI by 182.6% during the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 476,758 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $54,808,000 after buying an additional 308,040 shares during the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of CGI by 4.0% in the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 560,159 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $64,518,000 after buying an additional 21,427 shares during the period. Cassaday & Co Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in CGI in the 3rd quarter valued at $825,000. Finally, Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. boosted its stake in shares of CGI by 68.2% during the third 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 period. Institutional investors own 66.68% of the company’s stock.

About CGI

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.