William Blair Weighs in on Gartner’s Q3 Earnings (NYSE:IT)

Gartner, Inc. (NYSE:IT) – William Blair lowered their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Gartner in a research note issued 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 estimate of $2.84. The consensus estimate for Gartner’s current full-year earnings is $11.87 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) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 4th. The information technology services provider reported $5.45 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.22 by $2.23. Gartner had a net margin of 17.33% and a return on equity of 118.27%. The business had revenue of $1.72 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.69 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $3.04 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 8.1% on a year-over-year basis.

A number of other research analysts also recently commented on the stock. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft increased their price target on shares of Gartner from $529.00 to $531.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 6th. Barclays raised shares of Gartner from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and raised their price objective for the stock from $525.00 to $600.00 in a research note on Friday, January 10th. Robert W. Baird raised their price objective on shares of Gartner from $579.00 to $605.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Morgan Stanley decreased their price objective on shares of Gartner from $564.00 to $555.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, January 16th. Finally, StockNews.com downgraded shares of Gartner from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Gartner has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $552.63.

Gartner Stock Down 1.3 %

IT opened at $534.12 on Friday. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $509.71 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $506.06. Gartner has a 52 week low of $411.15 and a 52 week high of $584.01. The company has a market capitalization of $41.20 billion, a PE ratio of 39.39, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.37 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.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, EVP William James Wartinbee III sold 189 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, December 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $523.54, for a total transaction of $98,949.06. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 7,311 shares in the company, valued at $3,827,600.94. The trade was a 2.52 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director James C. Smith sold 5,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $524.02, for a total transaction of $2,620,100.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 509,457 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $266,965,657.14. This represents a 0.97 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 8,050 shares of company stock valued at $4,292,245 over the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 3.60% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Eastern Bank acquired a new position in Gartner during the third quarter valued at $26,000. Kestra Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in Gartner during the fourth quarter valued at $29,000. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC acquired a new position in Gartner during the third quarter valued at $44,000. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. acquired a new position in shares of Gartner in the fourth quarter worth about $49,000. Finally, True Wealth Design LLC raised its position in shares of Gartner by 2,350.0% in the third 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 period. 91.51% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Gartner

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.