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The Screen · Technology · Information Technology Services
Gartner
IT · a US exchange · USD · Market cap $10.8B · 19,367 employees
Gartner, Inc.
FAIL · Does not pass the screen
170.62 USD
At the last full screen 2026-09-10
Screened 2026-09-10 · the tape above runs as of 11:00 UTC · two dates, stated on purpose · verdict and workings shown in full · never trimmed
The Label · The Season, Not the Day
This name holds its markup label.
Gartner holds its Markup at $170.62. The statistical read favours the buyers, held for 2 days.
As held on the ledger · 2026-09-10
Phase
Markup
Quantitative state
The statistical read favours the buyers, held for 2 days
Price at the screen
$170.62
Valuation
15.36 trailing · 10.43 forward price to earnings
Values screen
FAIL· score 10.0
Beta
0.95
The Workings
Five Screens, Shown in Full
Does not pass. Debt ratio
Test
Figure
Limit
What it means
Status
Business activity
Permissible
Core business clean
Its core business isn't built on prohibited lines: no gambling, alcohol, tobacco, weapons, or interest-based lending.
Pass
Debt load
41.41%
Below 33%
Interest-bearing debt is 41.4% of its assets, above the one-third ceiling the screen allows.
Fail
Interest-bearing cash
0.00%
Below 33%
Cash held in interest-bearing accounts and securities is 0.0% of assets, under the one-third limit.
Pass
Receivables
42.14%
Below 49%
Money owed to the company is 42.1% of assets, under the 49% limit.
Pass
Revenue purity
1.00%
Below 5%
Only 1.0% of revenue comes from non-compliant sources, under the 5% line.
Pass
Five checks adapted from AAOIFI screening standards: business activity plus four balance-sheet ratios. All five must pass for ethical clearance. Every figure is arithmetic on public accounts, not judgement.
What the Numbers Say It Is Worth
The Fair Value Range
Our framework reads AVOID: it trades at roughly a 34% discount to our $229.00 fair value, moderate competitive moat.
Fair value range in USD, drawn from the 2026-09-10 screen. The gold marker is the market price at the same screen. A 34.2% margin of safety to the base estimate.
Third-party analyst targets: 13 covering, consensus Hold. The average target sits +8% from the screen price.
Reading the gap · Both our model and the analysts see meaningful upside from here.
Price History & Projections
Where it has been, where the models see it going. History from market close data; projection points are our fair-value estimates and third-party analyst targets, dated to the 2026-09-10 screen.
Fair value and rating are our own model estimates; the Street's range reflects third-party analyst estimates. Analysis, not advice.
The Business, in Plain Words
Gartner looks cheap until the debt bites
Executives pay Gartner for the research that shapes their next big move, yet the company carries more debt than its ethical screen allows. We pass, even though the shares sit well below our own fair value and the forward multiple looks modest at 9.2 times.
Revenue fell 2 percent last year while margins held at 11 percent and return on equity reached 95 percent. The moderate moat and hold-rated analyst target of 164 dollars suggest the business is stable, but none of that overrides the debt-ratio failure.
High returns can mask leverage that leaves little room when cycles turn. Currency moves and conference demand swings add further pressure that the numbers do not fully capture. Analysis, not advice.
The risks · The main risks here are ordinary market swings and the chance our fair-value read proves too optimistic.
Plain-English interpretation of our own screen data. Analysis, not advice.
Where & How to Trade
IT trades on a US exchange. As a listed security it is accessible through almost any international broker offering its home market. New to this, or investing from abroad? Our guide to accessing global markets covers brokers, currencies and the practical steps.
The Dated Journal · Newest First, Never Edited
Every Entry, As Written
2026-09-02Markup · changed$202.78+32.6%Entry 5
The framework has shifted from distribution to markup since the last review. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved up 32.6% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are down 63%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 12%. The street (13 analysts) rates it hold, with a mean price target of $185.
The framework has shifted from markup to distribution since the last review. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved down 6.8% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are down 63%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 12%. The street (13 analysts) rates it hold, with a mean price target of $167.
2026-07-18Markup$164.02+0.0%Entry 3
The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are down 63%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 12%. The street (13 analysts) rates it hold, with a mean price target of $167.
2026-07-03Markup$164.02+0.0%Entry 2
The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns.
2026-07-02Markup$164.02Entry 1
The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns.
Each entry above was written on its date, before the outcome. A journal you can prune is not a journal.
