Shareholders of Gartner would probably like to forget the past six months even happened. The stock dropped 34.3% and now trades at $353.20. This might have investors contemplating their next move.
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Why Is Gartner Not Exciting?
Even though the stock has become cheaper, we're swiping left on Gartner for now. Here are one reason why IT doesn't excite us and a stock we'd rather own.
Recent EPS Growth Below Our Standards
While long-term earnings trends give us the big picture, we also track EPS over a shorter period because it can provide insight into an emerging theme or development for the business.
Gartner’s EPS grew at an unimpressive 9.3% compounded annual growth rate over the last two years. On the bright side, this performance was higher than its 6.1% annualized revenue growth and tells us the company became more profitable on a per-share basis as it expanded.
Final Judgment
Gartner isn’t a terrible business, but it doesn’t pass our quality test. Following the recent decline, the stock trades at 28.4× forward P/E (or $353.20 per share). This multiple tells us a lot of good news is priced in - we think there are better stocks to buy right now. We’d recommend looking at one of our top software and edge computing picks.
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