Gartner, Inc. (IT) Stock Analysis
Technology · Information Technology Services
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $146.81: Risk below floor (3.0 < 3.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.9/10. Specifically: High short interest: 17%; Elevated put/call ratio: 3.67; Negative price momentum.
Gartner delivers business and technology research, insights, and advisory services to 13,000+ enterprises in ~90 countries via three segments: Business & Technology Insights (subscriptions), Conferences, and Consulting. Insights subscriptions constitute ~78% of total revenues.
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $146.81: Risk below floor (3.0 < 3.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.9/10. Specifically: High short interest: 17%; Elevated put/call ratio: 3.67; Negative price momentum. Chart setup: No recognized chart pattern (not a breakout, bounce, continuation, recovery, falling knife, or range) — technicals mixed. Score 4.9/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 3/7 gates (clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, semi cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and favorable risk/reward ratio and death cross (50MA < 200MA) and earnings proximity 5d<=7d. Suitability: moderate.
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Options Flow
Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)
- HIGHProductsubscription-based products and services78%10-K Item 1A: 'subscription-based products and services ... constituted approximately 78% and 77% of total revenues from our operations for 2025 and 2024, respectively.'
Material Events(8-K, last 90d)
- 2026-01-29Item 5.02LOWBoard appointed Daniela Rus (MIT AI/robotics professor) and Edward Bousa as directors effective January 29, 2026, expanding the Board to 13 (12 independent). Routine board additions; no departures.SEC filing →
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Rating Breakdown
3 floor-breakers
Growth below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
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
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Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $146.81: Risk below floor (3.0 < 3.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.9/10. Specifically: High short interest: 17%; Elevated put/call ratio: 3.67; Negative price momentum. Chart setup: No recognized chart pattern (not a breakout, bounce, continuation, recovery, falling knife, or range) — technicals mixed. Prior stop was $137.51. Score 4.9/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $150.51 (+3.0% upside). Prior stop was $137.51. Stop-loss: $137.51.
Concentration risk — Product: subscription-based products and services (78.0%); Risk below floor (3.0 < 3.0).
Gartner, Inc. trades at a P/E of 15.6 (forward 10.2). TrendMatrix value score: 7.6/10. Verdict: Sell.
25 analysts cover IT with a consensus score of 3.7/5. Average price target: $173.
What does Gartner, Inc. do?Gartner delivers business and technology research, insights, and advisory services to 13,000+ enterprises in ~90...
Gartner delivers business and technology research, insights, and advisory services to 13,000+ enterprises in ~90 countries via three segments: Business & Technology Insights (subscriptions), Conferences, and Consulting. Insights subscriptions constitute ~78% of total revenues.