Why IT Stock surged +2.69% Today — RQD Quant Desk Flash

$225.06 +2.69% NYSE • Public Delayed / 60s Snapshot

Gartner Inc. (IT) carries a Roarable Rating of C+ (Hold) with 69/100 RQD Confidence. The underlying business is intact, so current owners don’t need to panic-sell—but mixed big-money flow or rich pricing means new buyers can afford to wait for either a pullback or a B-or-higher upgrade.

ROARABLE C+ • HOLD / WATCH Cap $14.21B
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12M PRICE TARGET CONE+4.9% Base Target
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WHALE OPTIONS TUG-OF-WAR:63% Call Buyers ($2.8M)
37% PutsMax Pain: $221.00
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Why IT Stock surged +2.69% Today — RQD Quant Desk Flash

Gartner Inc. (IT) surged +2.69% to $225.06 as options desks priced 63% call premium vs. 37% put protection around the $221 max-pain magnet. Solid 69% profit margin (52% return on capital), mixed timing at 20x P/E—hold if owned, no rush to chase.

  • ▸Technical Tape: Trading at 76% of its 52-week range ($124.25 – $256.9) with RSI-14 at 66.2 (BULLISH MOMENTUM).
  • ▸Whale Options Positioning: $2.8M in bullish call flow vs. $1.7M in put flow (Put/Call 0.59x, implied earnings swing ±7.1%).
  • ▸Fundamental Anchor: Roarable C+ (Hold) backed by 68.8% gross margin and $998.0M annual free cash flow.
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IT // CANDLESTICK & AUTO-TRENDLINE WORKSTATION6M: +54.08%⚡ TESTING RESISTANCE
2026-10-30O $228.3H $231.2L $226.2C $228.8VOL 797.9K
RES: $237.8SUP: $194.1SMA50: $196.3SMA200: $169.3
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IT Dilution Monitor, Expectations Hurdle, Butterfly Connections & Policy Exposure

Share Count & Dilution Monitor (#25)

Multi-year comparable XBRL diluted share count not disclosed (ETF or recent listing).

Reverse-DCF Expectations Hurdle (#30)
13.0%/yr Implied 5Y Growth

vs. +3.7% actual YoY revenue growth (assuming 9.25% cost of equity & 16.5x terminal multiple).

Ellis Vennor Setup Ledger (#33)

No active Ellis Vennor swing setup published on IT today. View full Setup Ledger →

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Why is IT stock moving today?

Why IT Stock surged +2.69% Today — RQD Quant Desk Flash. Solid 69% profit margin (52% return on capital), mixed timing at 20x P/E—hold if owned, no rush to chase.