Gartner, Inc. (NYSE:IT – Get Free Report) Director James C. Smith sold 10,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $535.76, for a total transaction of $5,357,600.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 554,274 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $296,957,838.24. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink.
Gartner Stock Up 1.3 %
Shares of NYSE IT traded up $7.00 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $547.75. The company had a trading volume of 519,560 shares, compared to its average volume of 369,009. Gartner, Inc. has a 1-year low of $397.43 and a 1-year high of $552.33. The company has a quick ratio of 0.90, a current ratio of 0.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.80. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $511.54 and its 200-day moving average is $473.53. The stock has a market capitalization of $42.21 billion, a P/E ratio of 40.33, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.14 and a beta of 1.32.
Gartner (NYSE:IT – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November 5th. The information technology services provider reported $2.50 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.45 by $0.05. Gartner had a net margin of 13.67% and a return on equity of 142.05%. The company had revenue of $1.48 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.48 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $2.56 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 5.4% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts expect that Gartner, Inc. will post 11.65 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
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Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
Several analysts have weighed in on the company. Bank of America boosted their price objective on Gartner from $525.00 to $580.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 31st. Robert W. Baird increased their price target on Gartner from $565.00 to $590.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday. UBS Group increased their target price on shares of Gartner from $510.00 to $580.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 31st. Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on Gartner from $490.00 to $528.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 10th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets boosted their price objective on Gartner from $450.00 to $510.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 31st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $539.25.
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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.
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