Desjardins Weighs in on CGI's Q3 Earnings (NYSE:GIB)

CGI Inc. (NYSE:GIB - Free Report) TSE: GIB.A - Stock analysts at Desjardins reduced their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for CGI in a research report issued on Wednesday, April 30th. Desjardins analyst J. Dubreuil now forecasts that the technology company will post earnings per share of $1.43 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.46. The consensus estimate for CGI's current full-year earnings is $5.79 per share. Desjardins also issued estimates for CGI's Q2 2026 earnings at $1.60 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.55 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.58 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $6.34 EPS.

CGI (NYSE:GIB - Get Free Report) TSE: GIB.A last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 30th. The technology company reported $1.48 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.50 by ($0.02). The firm had revenue of $2.80 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $4.05 billion. CGI had a net margin of 11.72% and a return on equity of 19.32%. CGI's quarterly revenue was up 7.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.97 earnings per share.

Several other research firms also recently commented on GIB. UBS Group increased their target price on shares of CGI from $118.00 to $122.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Monday, February 3rd. Royal Bank of Canada reissued an "outperform" rating and issued a $192.00 price objective on shares of CGI in a research report on Wednesday, March 26th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reduced their price target on shares of CGI from $140.00 to $135.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, January 21st. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, two have issued a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, CGI currently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $156.75.

CGI Stock Up 1.2 %

Shares of NYSE:GIB traded up $1.29 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $106.14. 57,541 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 200,150. The company has a market capitalization of $24.07 billion, a PE ratio of 19.19, a P/E/G ratio of 2.58 and a beta of 0.78. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28, a quick ratio of 1.04 and a current ratio of 1.31. CGI has a 52-week low of $92.85 and a 52-week high of $122.79. The business's fifty day simple moving average is $102.48 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $109.11.

CGI Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 20th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 16th will be paid a $0.1086 dividend. This represents a $0.43 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.41%. This is a boost from CGI's previous quarterly dividend of $0.10. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 16th. CGI's payout ratio is presently 7.47%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On CGI

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of CGI in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $286,970,000. Canoe Financial LP bought a new stake in CGI during the fourth quarter worth $94,390,000. BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp boosted its stake in CGI by 1,190.6% in the fourth quarter. BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp now owns 845,916 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $92,438,000 after buying an additional 780,370 shares in the last quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership grew its holdings in shares of CGI by 29.3% during the 4th quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 2,992,111 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $327,007,000 after purchasing an additional 678,431 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bank of Montreal Can increased its holdings in shares of CGI by 17.3% during the fourth quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 3,843,289 shares of the technology company's stock worth $419,976,000 after buying an additional 567,868 shares in the last quarter. 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.