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CGI Inc is an information technology services business based in the US. CGI shares (GIB) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. CGI employs 77,500 staff and has a market cap (total outstanding shares value) of USD$17.5 billion.
How to buy shares in CGI
- Compare share trading platforms. If you're a beginner, look for a platform with low commissions, expert ratings and investment tools to track your portfolio. Narrow down top brands with our comparison table.
- Open and fund your brokerage account. Complete an application with your personal and financial details, like your ID and bank information. Fund your account with a bank transfer, credit card or debit card.
- Search for CGI. Find the stock by name or ticker symbol: GIB. Research its history to confirm it's a solid investment against your financial goals.
- Purchase now or later. Buy today with a market order or use a limit order to delay your purchase until CGI reaches your desired price. To spread out your purchase, look into dollar-cost averaging, which smooths out buying at consistent intervals and amounts.
- Decide on how many to buy. At last close price of USD$68.46, weigh your budget against a diversified portfolio that can minimize risk through the market's ups and downs. You may be able to buy a fractional share of CGI, depending on your broker.
- Check in on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of CGI. Optimize your portfolio by tracking how your stock — and even the business — performs with an eye on the long term. You may be eligible for dividends and shareholder voting rights on directors and management that can affect your stock.
What's in this guide?
- GIB shares summary
- Compare share dealing platforms
- Is GIB stock a buy or sell?
- Stock performance over time
- Can I short GIB shares?
- Is GIB suitable for ethical investing?
- Are GIB shares over-valued?
- CGI's financials
- How volatile are GIB shares?
- Does CGI pay a dividend?
- Have GIB shares ever split?
- Other common questions
How has coronavirus impacted CGI's share price?
Since the stock market crash in March caused by coronavirus, CGI's share price has had significant negative movement.
Its last market close was USD$68.46, which is 9.50% down on its pre-crash value of USD$75.65 and 47.80% up on the lowest point reached during the March crash when the shares fell as low as USD$46.32.
If you had bought USD$1,000 worth of CGI shares at the start of February 2020, those shares would have been worth USD$610.46 at the bottom of the March crash, and if you held on to them, then as of the last market close they'd be worth USD$892.03.
CGI share price
Use our graph to track the performance of GIB stocks over time.CGI shares at a glance
Information last updated 2020-10-20.
| Latest market close | USD$68.46 |
|---|---|
| 52-week range | USD$46.32 - USD$87.13 |
| 50-day moving average | USD$68.8957 |
| 200-day moving average | USD$65.7668 |
| Wall St. target price | USD$58.67 |
| PE ratio | 20.4797 |
| Dividend yield | N/A (0%) |
| Earnings per share (TTM) | USD$2.969 |
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Is it a good time to buy CGI stock?
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CGI price performance over time
Historical closes compared with the close of $68.46 from 2020-10-19
| 1 week (2020-10-21) | 2.79% |
|---|---|
| 1 month (2020-10-01) | -1.27% |
| 3 months (2020-07-29) | -2.07% |
| 6 months (2020-04-29) | 7.91% |
| 1 year (2019-10-29) | -11.53% |
|---|---|
| 2 years (2018-10-29) | 18.10% |
| 3 years (2017-10-27) | 27.70% |
| 5 years (2015-10-29) | 84.88% |
Is CGI under- or over-valued?
Valuing CGI stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of CGI's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.
CGI's P/E ratio
CGI's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 20x. In other words, CGI shares trade at around 20x recent earnings.
That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.
CGI's PEG ratio
CGI's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 3.89. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.
The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into CGI's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.
CGI financials
| Gross profit TTM | USD$3.7 billion |
|---|---|
| Return on assets TTM | 8.26% |
| Return on equity TTM | 17.48% |
| Profit margin | 9.76% |
| Book value | $18.03 |
| Market capitalisation | USD$17.5 billion |
TTM: trailing 12 months
Shorting CGI shares
There are currently 1.8 million CGI shares held short by investors – that's known as CGI's "short interest". This figure is 5.6% up from 1.7 million last month.
There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting CGI shares can be evaluated.
CGI's "short interest ratio" (SIR)
CGI's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of CGI shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of CGI shares traded daily (recently around 186911.73959445). CGI's SIR currently stands at 9.37. In other words for every 100,000 CGI shares traded daily on the market, roughly 9370 shares are currently held short.
However CGI's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of CGI shares, or, against the total number of tradable CGI shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case CGI's short interest could be expressed as 0.01% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 CGI shares in existence, roughly 10 shares are currently held short) or 0% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable CGI shares, roughly 0 shares are currently held short).
A SIR below 10% would generally be considered to indicate a fairly optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against CGI.
Find out more about how you can short CGI stock.
CGI's environmental, social and governance track record
Environmental, social and governance (known as ESG) criteria are a set of three factors used to measure the sustainability and social impact of companies like CGI.
When it comes to ESG scores, lower is better, and lower scores are generally associated with lower risk for would-be investors.
CGI's total ESG risk score
Total ESG risk: 25.27
Socially conscious investors use ESG scores to screen how an investment aligns with their worldview, and CGI's overall score of 25.27 (as at 10/01/2020) is pretty good – landing it in it in the 26th percentile of companies rated in the same sector.
ESG scores are increasingly used to estimate the level of risk a company like CGI is exposed to within the areas of "environmental" (carbon footprint, resource use etc.), "social" (health and safety, human rights etc.), and "governance" (anti-corruption, tax transparency etc.).
CGI's environmental score
Environmental score: 7.16/100
CGI's environmental score of 7.16 puts it squarely in the 9th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that CGI is a leader in its sector terms of its environmental impact, and exposed to a lower level of risk.
CGI's social score
Social score: 18.8/100
CGI's social score of 18.8 puts it squarely in the 9th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that CGI is a leader in its sector when it comes to taking good care of its workforce and the communities it impacts.
CGI's governance score
Governance score: 15.81/100
CGI's governance score puts it squarely in the 9th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. That could suggest that CGI is a leader in its sector when it comes to responsible management and strategy, and exposed to a lower level of risk.
Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) summary
CGI Inc was last rated for ESG on: 2020-10-01.
| Total ESG score | 25.27 |
|---|---|
| Total ESG percentile | 26.44 |
| Environmental score | 7.16 |
| Environmental score percentile | 9 |
| Social score | 18.8 |
| Social score percentile | 9 |
| Governance score | 15.81 |
| Governance score percentile | 9 |
CGI share dividends
We're not expecting CGI to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.
Have CGI's shares ever split?
CGI's shares were split on a 2:1 basis on 18 January 2000. So if you had owned 1 share the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 2 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your CGI shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 50% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for CGI shares which in turn could have impacted CGI's share price.
CGI share price volatility
Over the last 12 months, CGI's shares have ranged in value from as little as $46.32 up to $87.13. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while CGI's is 0.9425. This would suggest that CGI's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).
CGI overview
CGI Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides information technology (IT) and business process services in Canada, Northern Europe, France, the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe, and the Asia Pacific. Its services include the management of IT and business outsourcing, systems integration and consulting, and software solutions selling activities. The company also offers application development, management, testing, portfolio management, and modernization services; business consulting; and a suite of business process services designed to address the needs of specific industries, as well as IT infrastructure services. It serves clients operating in government, financial services, health, utility, communication, oil and gas, manufacturing, retail and consumer service, transportation, and post and logistics sectors. The company was formerly known as CGI Group Inc. and changed its name to CGI Inc. in January 2019. CGI Inc. was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.
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