Gartner
Market Cap
US$14.5b
Last Updated
2021/01/15 00:05 UTC
Data Sources
Company Financials +
Executive Summary
Gartner, Inc. operates as a research and advisory company. More Details
Rewards
Risk Analysis
Snowflake Analysis
Reasonable growth potential with mediocre balance sheet.
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Share Price & News
How has Gartner's share price performed over time and what events caused price changes?
Latest Share Price and Events
Stable Share Price: IT is less volatile than 75% of US stocks over the past 3 months, typically moving +/- 5% a week.
Volatility Over Time: IT's weekly volatility (5%) has been stable over the past year.
Market Performance
7 Day Return
-2.0%
IT
-2.3%
US IT
0.6%
US Market
1 Year Return
1.2%
IT
22.5%
US IT
21.0%
US Market
Return vs Industry: IT underperformed the US IT industry which returned 25.5% over the past year.
Return vs Market: IT underperformed the US Market which returned 22% over the past year.
Shareholder returns
| IT | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Day | -2.0% | -2.3% | 0.6% |
| 30 Day | 3.2% | 0.8% | 4.2% |
| 90 Day | 25.2% | 7.6% | 12.4% |
| 1 Year | 1.2%1.2% | 23.7%22.5% | 23.7%21.0% |
| 3 Year | 21.6%21.6% | 87.7%80.4% | 47.4%37.6% |
| 5 Year | 97.2%97.2% | 216.3%194.3% | 131.6%105.9% |
Long-Term Price Volatility Vs. Market
How volatile is Gartner's share price compared to the market and industry in the last 5 years?
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Investors Who Bought Gartner (NYSE:IT) Shares Five Years Ago Are Now Up 76%Valuation
Is Gartner undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
67.73x
Price to Earnings (PE) ratio
Share Price vs. Fair Value
Below Fair Value: IT ($162.88) is trading above our estimate of fair value ($85.86)
Significantly Below Fair Value: IT is trading above our estimate of fair value.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: IT is poor value based on its PE Ratio (67.7x) compared to the US IT industry average (37.1x).
PE vs Market: IT is poor value based on its PE Ratio (67.7x) compared to the US market (21.1x).
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
PEG Ratio: IT is poor value based on its PEG Ratio (2.5x)
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: IT is overvalued based on its PB Ratio (14x) compared to the US IT industry average (5.1x).
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Future Growth
How is Gartner forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 8 analysts?
27.4%
Forecasted annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts
Analyst Future Growth Forecasts
Earnings vs Savings Rate: IT's forecast earnings growth (27.4% per year) is above the savings rate (2%).
Earnings vs Market: IT's earnings (27.4% per year) are forecast to grow faster than the US market (21.6% per year).
High Growth Earnings: earnings are expected to grow significantly over the next 3 years.
Revenue vs Market: IT's revenue (9.8% per year) is forecast to grow slower than the US market (10.2% per year).
High Growth Revenue: IT's revenue (9.8% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.
Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts
Future Return on Equity
Future ROE: IT's Return on Equity is forecast to be high in 3 years time (36.4%)
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Past Performance
How has Gartner performed over the past 5 years?
10.1%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: IT has high quality earnings.
Growing Profit Margin: IT's current net profit margins (5.1%) are lower than last year (6%).
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: IT's earnings have grown by 10.1% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: IT's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.
Earnings vs Industry: IT had negative earnings growth (-13.9%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the IT industry average (4.2%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: Whilst IT's Return on Equity (20.71%) is high, this metric is skewed due to their high level of debt.
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Financial Health
How is Gartner's financial position?
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: IT's short term assets ($1.9B) do not cover its short term liabilities ($2.5B).
Long Term Liabilities: IT's short term assets ($1.9B) do not cover its long term liabilities ($3.3B).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: IT's debt to equity ratio (202.3%) is considered high.
Reducing Debt: IT had negative shareholder equity 5 years ago, but is now positive and has therefore improved.
Debt Coverage: IT's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (34.6%).
Interest Coverage: IT's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (4x coverage).
Balance Sheet
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Dividend
What is Gartner current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
Dividend Yield vs Market
Notable Dividend: Unable to evaluate IT's dividend yield against the bottom 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.
High Dividend: Unable to evaluate IT's dividend yield against the top 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.
Stability and Growth of Payments
Stable Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if IT's dividends per share have been stable in the past.
Growing Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if IT's dividend payments have been increasing.
Current Payout to Shareholders
Dividend Coverage: Insufficient data to calculate payout ratio to determine if its dividend payments are covered by earnings.
Future Payout to Shareholders
Future Dividend Coverage: No need to calculate the sustainability of IT's dividend in 3 years as they are not forecast to pay a notable one for the US market.
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Management
How experienced are the management team and are they aligned to shareholders interests?
3.3yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
Gene Hall (63 yo)
16.42yrs
Tenure
US$11,960,245
Compensation
Mr. Eugene A. Hall, also known as, Gene serves as Chief Executive Officer of Gartner Inc. since 2004. He is Chief Executive Officer of Gartner Consulting, Inc., a subsidiary of Gartner, Inc. Mr. Hall has b...
CEO Compensation Analysis
Compensation vs Market: Gene's total compensation ($USD11.96M) is about average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD10.54M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Gene's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Director | 16.42yrs | US$11.96m | 1.34% $ 195.1m | |
| Executive VP & CFO | 6.58yrs | US$3.98m | 0.049% $ 7.1m | |
| Executive Vice President of Global Business Sales | 0.50yr | US$2.66m | 0.046% $ 6.7m | |
| Executive Vice President of Human Resources | 12.67yrs | US$2.65m | 0.0043% $ 628.3k | |
| Senior Director of Sales Strategy & Operations | no data | no data | no data | |
| Executive VP & Chief Information Officer | 4.58yrs | no data | 0.0057% $ 836.2k | |
| Group Vice President of Investor Relations | no data | no data | no data | |
| Executive VP | 3.42yrs | no data | 0.0076% $ 1.1m | |
| Executive Vice President of Global Technology Sales | 3.17yrs | no data | 0.0073% $ 1.1m | |
| Executive Vice President of Global Services & Delivery | 3.25yrs | no data | 0.0064% $ 929.3k | |
| Executive Vice President of Research & Advisory | 2.42yrs | no data | 0.0084% $ 1.2m | |
| C.M.O. & Executive VP of Digital Markets | 1.75yrs | no data | 0.0014% $ 199.2k |
3.3yrs
Average Tenure
52.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: IT's management team is considered experienced (3.3 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Director | 16.42yrs | US$11.96m | 1.34% $ 195.1m | |
| Independent Director | 10.92yrs | US$300.13k | 0.070% $ 10.1m | |
| Independent Director | 27.75yrs | US$317.60k | 0.056% $ 8.1m | |
| Independent Director | 8.92yrs | US$310.10k | 0.080% $ 11.6m | |
| Independent Director | 14.92yrs | US$330.03k | 0.030% $ 4.4m | |
| Independent Director | 13.5yrs | US$315.06k | 0.018% $ 2.7m | |
| Independent Director | 21.5yrs | US$332.72k | 0.024% $ 3.5m | |
| Independent Chairman of the Board | 16.42yrs | US$415.03k | 1.08% $ 157.5m | |
| Independent Director | 3.25yrs | US$310.10k | 0.0011% $ 162.9k | |
| Independent Director | 4.42yrs | US$307.63k | 0.0019% $ 283.6k |
14.2yrs
Average Tenure
65.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: IT's board of directors are seasoned and experienced ( 14.2 years average tenure).
Ownership
Who are the major shareholders and have insiders been buying or selling?
Insider Trading Volume
Insider Buying: IT insiders have only sold shares in the past 3 months.
Recent Insider Transactions
Ownership Breakdown
Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have not been meaningfully diluted in the past year.
Top Shareholders
Company Information
Gartner, Inc.'s company bio, employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: Gartner, Inc.
- Ticker: IT
- Exchange: NYSE
- Founded: 1979
- Industry: IT Consulting and Other Services
- Sector: Software
- Market Cap: US$14.543b
- Shares outstanding: 89.29m
- Website: https://www.gartner.com
Number of Employees
Location
- Gartner, Inc.
- 56 Top Gallant Road
- PO Box 10212
- Stamford
- Connecticut
- 6902
- United States
Listings
| Ticker | Exchange | Primary Security | Security Type | Country | Currency | Listed on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IT | NYSE (New York Stock Exchange) | Yes | Common Stock | US | USD | Oct 1993 |
| GGRA | DB (Deutsche Boerse AG) | Yes | Common Stock | DE | EUR | Oct 1993 |
| 0ITV | LSE (London Stock Exchange) | Yes | Common Stock | GB | USD | Oct 1993 |
| G1AR34 | BOVESPA (Bolsa de Valores de Sao Paulo) | BDR EACH 4 REPR 1 COM | BR | BRL | Jan 2020 |
Biography
Gartner, Inc. operates as a research and advisory company. It operates through three segments: Research, Conferences, and Consulting. The Research segment offers objective insights and advice on the priori...
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2021/01/15 00:05 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2021/01/14 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2020/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2019/12/31 |
Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.