CGI (TSE:GIB.A) Stock Falls 0.9% – What’s Next?

Shares of CGI Inc (TSE:GIB.A – Get Free Report) (NYSE:GIB) fell 0.9% during mid-day trading on Monday. The company traded as low as C$115.91 and last traded at C$116.70. Approximately 615,913 shares were traded during mid-day trading, a decline of 5% from the average daily volume of 650,162 shares. The stock had previously closed at C$117.74.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms recently commented on GIB.A. Desjardins lowered their target price on CGI from C$118.00 to C$115.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, October 8th. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price target on CGI from C$110.00 to C$120.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce increased their price target on CGI from C$107.00 to C$108.00 in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. Finally, TD raised their price target on CGI from C$99.00 to C$118.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, CGI currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of C$124.00.

Read Our Latest Research Report on GIB.A

CGI Price Performance

The business’s 50-day simple moving average is C$104.05 and its 200 day simple moving average is C$100.30. The company has a market capitalization of C$24.17 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.50, a P/E/G ratio of 2.24 and a beta of 0.29. The company has a current ratio of 1.16, a quick ratio of 0.97 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 34.24.

CGI Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 18th. Investors of record on Friday, September 18th were paid a dividend of $0.17 per share. This represents a $0.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, August 14th. CGI’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 6.09%.

About CGI

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Founded in 1976, CGI is among the largest independent IT and business consulting services firms in the world. With 94,000 consultants and professionals across the globe, CGI delivers an end-to-end portfolio of capabilities, from strategic IT and business consulting to systems integration, managed IT and business process services and intellectual property solutions. CGI works with clients through a local relationship model complemented by a global delivery network that helps clients digitally transform their organizations and accelerate results.

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