Gartner, Inc. (IT) Stock Analysis
Falling Knife setup
Technology · Information Technology Services
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $148.17 — A.R:R is negative (-0.2) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Leverage penalty (D/E 52.9): -1.5.
Gartner provides subscription-based business and technology insights, conferences, and consulting to 13,000+ enterprise clients in ~90 countries through its Business and Technology Insights, Conferences, and Consulting segments. Insights subscriptions (multi-year, 12-month... Read more
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $148.17 — A.R:R is negative (-0.2) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Leverage penalty (D/E 52.9): -1.5. Chart setup: Death cross, below all MAs, RSI 39, MACD bearish. Score 5.1/10, high confidence.
Passes 5/8 gates (clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, earnings proximity 51d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and favorable risk/reward ratio and death cross (50MA < 200MA). Suitability: moderate.
Recent developments
updated 2026-06-14Recent Developments — Gartner, Inc.
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- NEWS Gartner (NYSE:IT) Reports Q1 CY2026 In Line With Expectations - StockStory — StockStory neutral
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Rating Breakdown
3 floor-breakers
Price action weak — below key moving averages, no momentum carry. Needs a base before trend-continuation setups apply.static
Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static
Revenue shrinking — -1.5% YoY. Growth thesis broken unless recovery story develops.static
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Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $148.17 — A.R:R is negative (-0.2) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Leverage penalty (D/E 52.9): -1.5. Chart setup: Death cross, below all MAs, RSI 39, MACD bearish. Prior stop was $137.80. Score 5.1/10, high confidence.
Take-profit target: $176.84 (+19.3% upside). Prior stop was $137.80. Stop-loss: $137.80.
Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Leverage penalty (D/E 52.9): -1.5; Weak growth.
Gartner, Inc. trades at a P/E of 14.6 (forward 9.6). TrendMatrix value score: 7.8/10. Verdict: Sell.
25 analysts cover IT with a consensus score of 3.6/5. Average price target: $167.
What does Gartner, Inc. do?Gartner provides subscription-based business and technology insights, conferences, and consulting to 13,000+ enterprise...
Gartner provides subscription-based business and technology insights, conferences, and consulting to 13,000+ enterprise clients in ~90 countries through its Business and Technology Insights, Conferences, and Consulting segments. Insights subscriptions (multi-year, 12-month minimums with 85% client retention) constituted ~78% of 2025 revenues; 20,244 employees globally.