Gartner (IT) Competitors $408.39 +8.51 (+2.13%) As of 03:58 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock IT vs. CTSH, LDOS, BAH, DOX, CACI, EPAM, TDC, HCKT, UIS, and FORRShould you be buying Gartner stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Gartner include Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH), Leidos (LDOS), Booz Allen Hamilton (BAH), Amdocs (DOX), CACI International (CACI), EPAM Systems (EPAM), Teradata (TDC), The Hackett Group (HCKT), Unisys (UIS), and Forrester Research (FORR). These companies are all part of the "it consulting & other services" industry. Gartner vs. Cognizant Technology Solutions Leidos Booz Allen Hamilton Amdocs CACI International EPAM Systems Teradata The Hackett Group Unisys Forrester Research Cognizant Technology Solutions (NASDAQ:CTSH) and Gartner (NYSE:IT) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, dividends, community ranking, earnings, risk and media sentiment. Do analysts prefer CTSH or IT? Cognizant Technology Solutions currently has a consensus target price of $84.44, suggesting a potential upside of 19.68%. Gartner has a consensus target price of $518.00, suggesting a potential upside of 27.16%. Given Gartner's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Gartner is more favorable than Cognizant Technology Solutions.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Cognizant Technology Solutions 0 Sell rating(s) 14 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.22Gartner 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.44 Which has more risk and volatility, CTSH or IT? Cognizant Technology Solutions has a beta of 1.03, suggesting that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gartner has a beta of 1.26, suggesting that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is CTSH or IT more profitable? Gartner has a net margin of 20.00% compared to Cognizant Technology Solutions' net margin of 11.35%. Gartner's return on equity of 116.56% beat Cognizant Technology Solutions' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Cognizant Technology Solutions11.35% 16.78% 12.24% Gartner 20.00%116.56%14.01% Does the MarketBeat Community favor CTSH or IT? Cognizant Technology Solutions received 752 more outperform votes than Gartner when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.50% of users gave Cognizant Technology Solutions an outperform vote while only 58.09% of users gave Gartner an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCognizant Technology SolutionsOutperform Votes122673.50% Underperform Votes44226.50% GartnerOutperform Votes47458.09% Underperform Votes34241.91% Which has preferable valuation & earnings, CTSH or IT? Cognizant Technology Solutions has higher revenue and earnings than Gartner. Cognizant Technology Solutions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gartner, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCognizant Technology Solutions$19.74B1.77$2.24B$4.5115.64Gartner$6.27B4.99$1.25B$16.0325.41 Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in CTSH or IT? 92.4% of Cognizant Technology Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.5% of Gartner shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Cognizant Technology Solutions shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.6% of Gartner shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media prefer CTSH or IT? In the previous week, Gartner had 2 more articles in the media than Cognizant Technology Solutions. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for Gartner and 30 mentions for Cognizant Technology Solutions. Cognizant Technology Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat Gartner's score of 1.06 indicating that Cognizant Technology Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Cognizant Technology Solutions 21 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Gartner 25 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryGartner beats Cognizant Technology Solutions on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Gartner News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for IT and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart IT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricGartnerManagement services IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$31.29B$5.47B$6.95B$18.46BDividend YieldN/A3.77%2.71%4.25%P/E Ratio25.417.8129.7430.89Price / Sales4.991.43148.4126.26Price / Cash29.7212.3531.6117.54Price / Book23.036.104.544.27Net Income$1.25B$208.00M$196.25M$1.02B7 Day Performance6.57%4.19%2.50%3.71%1 Month Performance-10.95%-11.07%-7.29%-7.23%1 Year Performance-12.48%-31.74%2.14%-0.47% Gartner Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ITGartner4.7208 of 5 stars$408.39+2.1%$518.00+26.8%-14.1%$31.37B$6.27B25.4819,500Positive NewsCTSHCognizant Technology Solutions4.7512 of 5 stars$67.38-2.0%$84.56+25.5%+1.3%$33.33B$19.74B14.94355,300Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeLDOSLeidos4.8998 of 5 stars$132.93-0.2%$178.07+34.0%+13.0%$17.04B$16.66B14.3945,000Analyst DowngradePositive NewsBAHBooz Allen Hamilton4.8545 of 5 stars$107.24-1.8%$158.27+47.6%-24.8%$13.58B$11.78B15.9829,300Analyst ForecastDOXAmdocs4.7541 of 5 stars$82.08-1.9%$101.20+23.3%-3.0%$9.27B$4.87B19.0430,300News CoveragePositive NewsCACICACI International3.6092 of 5 stars$387.82+0.4%$517.31+33.4%+12.4%$8.69B$8.13B18.1922,000Analyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeEPAMEPAM Systems4.8456 of 5 stars$144.67+0.0%$257.31+77.9%-43.1%$8.26B$4.73B18.4559,300Analyst DowngradePositive NewsGap UpTDCTeradata4.1882 of 5 stars$19.19-2.8%$34.30+78.8%-43.7%$1.84B$1.75B16.407,000Gap UpHCKTThe Hackett Group3.8248 of 5 stars$26.54-2.2%$32.67+23.1%+15.6%$737.57M$313.86M25.041,180Analyst ForecastNews CoverageGap UpHigh Trading VolumeUISUnisys4.5439 of 5 stars$3.78-4.2%$6.50+72.2%-32.0%$268.28M$2.01B-1.3316,200Short Interest ↓News CoverageGap UpFORRForrester Research3.0339 of 5 stars$9.51+0.5%N/A-53.6%$180.51M$432.47M-31.701,780 Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CTSH Alternatives LDOS Alternatives BAH Alternatives DOX Alternatives CACI Alternatives EPAM Alternatives TDC Alternatives HCKT Alternatives UIS Alternatives FORR Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:IT) was last updated on 4/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Set to Shock the World by May 1st ?Tech legend Jeff Brown recently traveled to the industrial zone of South Memphis to investigate what he believ...Brownstone Research | SponsoredWarning: “DOGE Collapse” imminentElon Strikes Back You may already sense that the tide is turning against Elon Musk and DOGE. 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