-- Stifel Canada on Thursday cut its price target on shares of CGI (GIB-A.TO) by $18.00 to $110.00 on a "more conservative growth outlook" after the company reported its second-quarter results.
In a note, analyst Suthan Sukumar, who is maintaining a buy rating on the company, said his key takeaway from the results is CGI's reaffirmed expectations for improved organic growth over the fiscal year. "The bookings softness in the quarter doesn't help much with visibility, but appears transitory and was largely driven by European deal slippage that has already begun to normalize," Sukumar notes.
Accelerated system integration and consulting (SI&C) bookings reflect stronger client spending intentions around AI and cyber. This, combined with a rebounding US Federal segment, robust public-sector demand, and sustaining financial services strength, help support a path to organic growth over the year. M&A also remains a potential upside catalyst.
CGI now trades at a decade-plus trough P/E multiple of 9x. Stronger organic growth is the primary factor to support a re-rate, which may take time given a difficult macro backdrop, particularly in Europe (~50% of revenues), Sukumar adds.
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