Gartner Falls as Investors Appear to Reposition Ahead of Earnings

Gartner (IT) is down 4.4% today. Here is some analysis on what might have caused this price movement.

Analysis: The immediate catalyst is unclear, with no major company announcement appearing on the same day as the decline. This could be because investors are repositioning ahead of Gartner’s next quarterly report, while weighing mixed sentiment after the company’s recent industry event and a recent executive departure filing.

Details:

Gartner said it plans to report third-quarter 2026 financial results on November 3, putting the stock in a common pre-earnings window where expectations and positioning can drive outsized daily moves.

Recent analyst commentary after Gartner’s October symposium was mixed rather than uniformly bullish, with at least one firm keeping a neutral stance even as another raised its price target following the event.

A recent Form 8-K disclosed that Thomas Kim, Gartner’s executive vice president, chief legal officer and secretary, stepped down effective October 16 to pursue another senior executive role, though the filing said there was no disagreement with the company.

Gartner’s last reported quarter showed improving contract value growth and raised full-year guidance, which may leave the shares more sensitive to any cooling in sentiment before the next earnings update.

Sources:

Gartner Investor Relations, SEC, Yahoo Finance

Disclaimer: This price movement analysis was generated with the help of AI. Please double-check the information provided for mistakes.

$IT Insider Trading Activity

$IT insiders have traded $IT stock on the open market 5 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 5 have been sales.

Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $IT stock by insiders over the last 6 months:

ROBIN B KRANICH (EVP & CHRO) sold 3,278 shares for an estimated $644,127
YVONNE GENOVESE (EVP, Bus. & Tech. Insights) sold 1,205 shares for an estimated $229,022
CLAIRE HERKES (EVP, Conferences) sold 1,039 shares for an estimated $198,147
ANNE SUTHERLAND FUCHS sold 860 shares for an estimated $158,500
AKHIL JAIN (EVP, Consulting) sold 700 shares for an estimated $141,211

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$IT Hedge Fund Activity

We have seen 306 institutional investors add shares of $IT stock to their portfolio, and 416 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.

Here are some of the largest recent moves:

CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS removed 2,022,839 shares (-100.0%) from their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $262,200,391
BAMCO INC /NY/ added 1,683,393 shares (+28.4%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $218,201,400
BLACKROCK, INC. removed 1,667,355 shares (-24.2%) from their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $216,122,555
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP added 1,002,557 shares (+88.9%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $129,951,438
INDEPENDENT FRANCHISE PARTNERS LLP added 982,191 shares (+21.3%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $127,311,597
DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ removed 798,001 shares (-73.6%) from their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $103,436,889
D. E. SHAW & CO., INC. added 737,154 shares (+1089.4%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $95,549,901

To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard. You can access data on hedge funds moves and 13F filings through the Quiver Quantitative API 13F endpoint.

$IT Government Contracts

We have seen $43,451,554 of award payments to $IT over the last year.

Here are some of the awards which we have have seen pay out the most over the last year:

RESEARCH AND ADVISORY SERVICES: $1,975,375
GARTNER LICENSE SUBSCRIPTION FOR HEADQUARTERS ARMY MATERIEL COMMAND: $1,270,159
GARTNER RESEARCH SUBSCRIPTION BASE PLUS 4 OPTIONS: $938,837

To track government contracts to publicy traded companies, check out Quiver Quantitative's government contracts dashboard. You can access data on government contracts through the Quiver Quantitative API government contracts endpoint.

$IT Price Targets

Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $IT recently. We have seen 4 analysts offer price targets for $IT in the last 6 months, with a median target of $162.0.

Here are some recent targets:

Jason Haas from Wells Fargo set a target price of $120.0 on 06/24/2026
Joshua Chan from UBS set a target price of $164.0 on 06/12/2026
Ashish Sabadra from RBC Capital set a target price of $160.0 on 05/06/2026
Toni Kaplan from Morgan Stanley set a target price of $183.0 on 05/06/2026

This article is not financial advice. See Quiver Quantitative's disclaimers for more information. Note that there may be inaccuracies due to mistakes in ticker-mapping, and other anomalies.