William Blair Brokers Reduce Earnings Estimates for Gartner

Gartner, Inc. (NYSE:IT - Free Report) - William Blair dropped their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Gartner in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, February 5th. William Blair analyst A. Nicholas now forecasts that the information technology services provider will post earnings of $2.75 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $2.84. The consensus estimate for Gartner's current full-year earnings is $12.50 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Gartner's Q4 2025 earnings at $3.68 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $12.57 EPS and Q1 2026 earnings at $3.07 EPS.

Gartner (NYSE:IT - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The information technology services provider reported $5.45 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $3.22 by $2.23. Gartner had a return on equity of 136.32% and a net margin of 20.00%. The firm had revenue of $1.72 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.69 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $3.04 earnings per share. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 8.1% on a year-over-year basis.

IT has been the topic of a number of other reports. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price target on Gartner from $470.00 to $460.00 and set an "underweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, January 10th. Morgan Stanley lowered their target price on Gartner from $564.00 to $555.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, January 16th. Barclays upgraded Gartner from an "equal weight" rating to an "overweight" rating and boosted their price objective for the company from $525.00 to $600.00 in a report on Friday, January 10th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their price objective on Gartner from $529.00 to $531.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, November 6th. Finally, StockNews.com downgraded Gartner from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday, February 4th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $552.63.

Gartner Trading Down 1.7 %

Shares of IT stock traded down $8.83 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $520.05. 193,700 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 475,545. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is $510.16 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $507.55. Gartner has a 1-year low of $411.15 and a 1-year high of $584.01. The company has a market cap of $40.11 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.44, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.50 and a beta of 1.34. The company has a quick ratio of 1.02, a current ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.31.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, EVP Claire Herkes sold 411 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $521.24, for a total transaction of $214,229.64. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 1,494 shares of the company's stock, valued at $778,732.56. This represents a 21.57 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director James C. Smith sold 5,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $524.02, for a total value of $2,620,100.00. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 509,457 shares in the company, valued at $266,965,657.14. This represents a 0.97 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 5,600 shares of company stock valued at $2,933,279. Insiders own 3.60% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of Gartner

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Eastern Bank bought a new position in Gartner in the 3rd quarter worth about $26,000. Kestra Investment Management LLC bought a new position in Gartner in the 4th quarter worth about $29,000. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC bought a new position in Gartner in the 3rd quarter worth about $44,000. True Wealth Design LLC increased its stake in Gartner by 2,350.0% in the 3rd quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 98 shares of the information technology services provider's stock worth $50,000 after acquiring an additional 94 shares during the last quarter. Finally, SBI Securities Co. Ltd. bought a new position in Gartner in the 4th quarter worth about $49,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 91.51% of the company's stock.

Gartner Company Profile

Gartner, Inc operates as a research and advisory company in the United States, Canada, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Research, Conferences, and Consulting. The Research segment delivers its research primarily through a subscription service that include on-demand access to published research content, data and benchmarks, and direct access to a network of research experts.