For the quarter ended March 2025, Gartner (IT) reported revenue of $1.53 billion, up 4.2% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $2.98, compared to $2.93 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue represents no surprise over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.53 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $2.72, the EPS surprise was +9.56%.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.
Here is how Gartner performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Revenue- Research: $1.32 billion versus $1.33 billion estimated by three analysts on average.
- Revenue- Conferences: $73 million versus $92.79 million estimated by three analysts on average.
- Revenue- Consulting: $140 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $113.05 million.
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Shares of Gartner have returned +11.6% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +11.5% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.
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