CGI will overcome Obamacare setback

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CGI GROUP INC. $35 (Toronto symbol GIB.A; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 310.7 million; Market cap: $10.9 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.1; No dividends paid; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk; www.cgi.com) is the lead contractor for the healthcare.gov website, which lets Americans shop for health insurance plans under the Affordable Care Act (or Obamacare). Due to problems with the website, the U.S. government will not renew CGI’s contract when it expires in February 2014. Even so, the revenue from the renewal—about $90 million U.S.—is small next to the company’s annual revenue of $10 billion. Moreover, the website issues should have little long-term impact on the company’s reputation. CGI Group is still a buy. buy…