Gartner (IT) Competitors $253.19 -0.73 (-0.29%) Closing price 09/18/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$253.06 -0.13 (-0.05%) As of 09/18/2025 07:47 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock IT vs. CCRN, DOCU, FORR, GOOG, ICFI, APTV, TRU, TT, CTSH, and LDOSShould you be buying Gartner stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Gartner include Cross Country Healthcare (CCRN), Docusign (DOCU), Forrester Research (FORR), Alphabet (GOOG), ICF International (ICFI), Aptiv (APTV), TransUnion (TRU), Trane Technologies (TT), Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH), and Leidos (LDOS). Gartner vs. Its Competitors Cross Country Healthcare Docusign Forrester Research Alphabet ICF International Aptiv TransUnion Trane Technologies Cognizant Technology Solutions Leidos Cross Country Healthcare (NASDAQ:CCRN) and Gartner (NYSE:IT) are both business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, risk and earnings. Do analysts prefer CCRN or IT? Cross Country Healthcare presently has a consensus price target of $17.93, suggesting a potential upside of 31.26%. Gartner has a consensus price target of $357.44, suggesting a potential upside of 41.18%. Given Gartner's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Gartner is more favorable than Cross Country Healthcare.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Cross Country Healthcare 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Gartner 1 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.20 Does the media favor CCRN or IT? In the previous week, Gartner had 20 more articles in the media than Cross Country Healthcare. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Gartner and 3 mentions for Cross Country Healthcare. Cross Country Healthcare's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Gartner's score of 0.79 indicating that Cross Country Healthcare is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Cross Country Healthcare 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Gartner 13 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility and risk, CCRN or IT? Cross Country Healthcare has a beta of 0.38, indicating that its share price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gartner has a beta of 1.2, indicating that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is CCRN or IT more profitable? Gartner has a net margin of 19.71% compared to Cross Country Healthcare's net margin of -0.70%. Gartner's return on equity of 82.63% beat Cross Country Healthcare's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Cross Country Healthcare-0.70% 1.72% 1.24% Gartner 19.71%82.63%13.58% Which has preferable earnings and valuation, CCRN or IT? Gartner has higher revenue and earnings than Cross Country Healthcare. Cross Country Healthcare 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 RatioCross Country Healthcare$1.34B0.33-$14.56M-$0.26-52.54Gartner$6.30B3.04$1.25B$16.2515.58 Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of CCRN or IT? 96.0% of Cross Country Healthcare shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.5% of Gartner shares are held by institutional investors. 4.9% of Cross Country Healthcare shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Gartner shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryGartner beats Cross Country Healthcare on 13 of the 16 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. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding IT 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 ExcelMetricGartnerConsulting IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$19.23B$6.82B$26.59B$21.58BDividend YieldN/A1.71%2.74%3.50%P/E Ratio15.5823.7327.3530.17Price / Sales3.042.89729.2277.26Price / Cash15.0016.7327.2424.62Price / Book14.415.577.814.58Net Income$1.25B$272.15M$198.32M$1.00B7 Day Performance2.34%0.74%1.94%1.52%1 Month Performance4.50%4.72%22.18%5.96%1 Year Performance-50.69%-7.18%50.99%14.24% Gartner Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ITGartner4.9328 of 5 stars$253.19-0.3%$357.44+41.2%-50.0%$19.23B$6.30B15.5821,044CCRNCross Country Healthcare3.6133 of 5 stars$14.05-0.4%$17.93+27.6%-7.8%$461.94M$1.19B-54.048,205News CoveragePositive NewsDOCUDocusign4.4798 of 5 stars$81.73+2.3%$94.14+15.2%+50.1%$16.51B$2.98B61.456,838Trending NewsInsider TradeFORRForrester Research4.0406 of 5 stars$9.94+1.6%N/A-41.0%$189.46M$432.47M-2.111,571GOOGAlphabet4.6778 of 5 stars$234.16-0.4%$227.56-2.8%+56.9%$2.83T$350.02B24.94190,200Trending NewsInsider TradeShort Interest ↓ICFIICF International4.0088 of 5 stars$95.50+0.3%$128.20+34.2%-40.4%$1.76B$2.02B16.619,300APTVAptiv4.4275 of 5 stars$82.25+2.2%$82.33+0.1%+22.7%$17.91B$19.71B18.82141,000TRUTransUnion4.8238 of 5 stars$93.67+4.0%$112.64+20.3%-8.4%$18.25B$4.18B46.8313,400Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeTTTrane Technologies4.7297 of 5 stars$414.89+0.3%$458.60+10.5%+8.4%$92.32B$19.84B32.9045,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastCTSHCognizant Technology Solutions4.846 of 5 stars$71.19-0.9%$86.07+20.9%-6.8%$34.77B$19.74B14.47336,800Positive NewsLDOSLeidos4.2663 of 5 stars$178.27-0.4%$183.31+2.8%+21.7%$22.87B$16.66B16.8548,000Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CCRN Alternatives DOCU Alternatives FORR Alternatives GOOG Alternatives ICFI Alternatives APTV Alternatives TRU Alternatives TT Alternatives CTSH Alternatives LDOS 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 9/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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