Gartner (IT) Competitors $447.70 -1.82 (-0.40%) As of 05/20/2025 03:59 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock IT vs. CTSH, LDOS, BAH, EPAM, CACI, DOX, TDC, HCKT, UIS, and FORRShould you be buying Gartner stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Gartner include Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH), Leidos (LDOS), Booz Allen Hamilton (BAH), EPAM Systems (EPAM), CACI International (CACI), Amdocs (DOX), Teradata (TDC), The Hackett Group (HCKT), Unisys (UIS), and Forrester Research (FORR). These companies are all part of the "it consulting & other services" industry. Gartner vs. Cognizant Technology Solutions Leidos Booz Allen Hamilton EPAM Systems CACI International Amdocs Teradata The Hackett Group Unisys Forrester Research Gartner (NYSE:IT) and Cognizant Technology Solutions (NASDAQ:CTSH) are both large-cap business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends. Does the media refer more to IT or CTSH? In the previous week, Gartner had 23 more articles in the media than Cognizant Technology Solutions. MarketBeat recorded 42 mentions for Gartner and 19 mentions for Cognizant Technology Solutions. Cognizant Technology Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.62 beat Gartner's score of 1.03 indicating that Cognizant Technology Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Gartner 29 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Cognizant Technology Solutions 15 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Does the MarketBeat Community believe in IT or CTSH? Cognizant Technology Solutions received 752 more outperform votes than Gartner when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.29% of users gave Cognizant Technology Solutions an outperform vote while only 58.17% of users gave Gartner an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformGartnerOutperform Votes47758.17% Underperform Votes34341.83% Cognizant Technology SolutionsOutperform Votes122973.29% Underperform Votes44826.71% Do analysts prefer IT or CTSH? Gartner presently has a consensus price target of $518.67, indicating a potential upside of 15.85%. Cognizant Technology Solutions has a consensus price target of $85.00, indicating a potential upside of 4.95%. Given Gartner's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Gartner is more favorable than Cognizant Technology Solutions.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Gartner 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.44Cognizant Technology Solutions 0 Sell rating(s) 14 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.22 Is IT or CTSH more profitable? Gartner has a net margin of 20.00% compared to Cognizant Technology Solutions' net margin of 11.35%. Gartner's return on equity of 116.56% beat Cognizant Technology Solutions' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Gartner20.00% 116.56% 14.01% Cognizant Technology Solutions 11.35%16.78%12.24% Which has more volatility & risk, IT or CTSH? Gartner has a beta of 1.24, indicating that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cognizant Technology Solutions has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, IT or CTSH? Cognizant Technology Solutions has higher revenue and earnings than Gartner. Cognizant Technology Solutions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gartner, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioGartner$6.33B5.43$1.25B$16.0727.86Cognizant Technology Solutions$20.09B1.99$2.24B$4.7517.05 Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of IT or CTSH? 91.5% of Gartner shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.4% of Cognizant Technology Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. 2.3% of Gartner shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Cognizant Technology Solutions shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryGartner beats Cognizant Technology Solutions on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Gartner News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for IT and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart IT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricGartnerManagement services IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$34.39B$5.93B$16.54B$19.70BDividend YieldN/A3.40%2.49%3.84%P/E Ratio27.938.8032.8235.13Price / Sales5.431.56250.0634.12Price / Cash29.7212.3531.5317.51Price / Book25.316.715.394.78Net Income$1.25B$208.00M$195.26M$1.02B7 Day Performance0.48%1.28%0.78%1.62%1 Month Performance14.06%12.08%19.49%13.00%1 Year Performance-0.37%-21.52%16.43%5.59% Gartner Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ITGartner4.7846 of 5 stars$447.70-0.4%$518.67+15.9%-1.9%$34.39B$6.33B27.9319,500Trending NewsCTSHCognizant Technology Solutions4.7725 of 5 stars$81.81+3.3%$83.87+2.5%+16.4%$40.46B$20.09B18.14355,300Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeLDOSLeidos4.8579 of 5 stars$155.96+0.2%$180.69+15.9%+7.2%$20.08B$16.93B16.8845,000Positive NewsBAHBooz Allen Hamilton4.9554 of 5 stars$124.61+0.7%$146.45+17.5%-15.8%$15.78B$11.78B18.5729,300Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastEPAMEPAM Systems4.7144 of 5 stars$186.61+5.4%$231.50+24.1%-2.9%$10.65B$4.86B23.8059,300Gap UpCACICACI International3.5448 of 5 stars$476.62-0.3%$515.67+8.2%+11.9%$10.48B$8.36B22.3622,000Positive NewsDOXAmdocs4.709 of 5 stars$92.30+0.9%$105.33+14.1%+10.9%$10.42B$4.75B21.4230,300Positive NewsTDCTeradata3.8606 of 5 stars$23.63+5.1%$27.50+16.4%-32.9%$2.26B$1.70B20.197,000Positive NewsHCKTThe Hackett Group4.2954 of 5 stars$25.60+3.4%$31.33+22.4%+18.4%$707.97M$314.53M24.151,180UISUnisys4.2511 of 5 stars$5.19+7.0%$6.50+25.2%+6.7%$368.91M$1.95B-1.8316,200Positive NewsFORRForrester Research3.0367 of 5 stars$10.46+3.6%N/A-43.0%$198.54M$422.27M-34.871,780 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CTSH Alternatives LDOS Alternatives BAH Alternatives EPAM Alternatives CACI Alternatives DOX Alternatives TDC Alternatives HCKT Alternatives UIS Alternatives FORR Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:IT) was last updated on 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhite House to reset Social Security?Elon Musk's parting DOGE gift looks set to shock America... 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