Morgan Stanley raises USD 182.00 target for Gartner stock

Published on 10/17/2026 at 20:34 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Gartner is down 18.60 percent year to date as of October 16, 2026. Gartner stock was last at USD 205.35 on October 16, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. EDT.

Analyst target and valuation

Morgan Stanley raised its Gartner target from USD 177.00 to USD 182.00 on October 8, 2026.
Gartner was down 18.60 percent year to date as of October 16, 2026.
Gartner stock was last at USD 205.35 on October 16, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. EDT, 21.36 percent below its 52-week high of USD 261.10.
Gartner had a P/E ratio of 18.42 and a market capitalization of USD 13.0 billion as of October 16, 2026.

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Morgan Stanley raised its Gartner price target from USD 177.00 to USD 182.00 on October 8, 2026, while retaining an Equal Weight rating, according to Markets Insider. Gartner stock was last at USD 205.35 on October 16, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. EDT on the NYSE.

Target remains below the price

The Morgan Stanley target sits 11.38 percent below Gartner's last price, calculated from USD 182.00 and USD 205.35. The Equal Weight rating places the analyst view below the stock's latest exchange price, while the target change itself was positive at USD 5.00.

Year-to-date decline shapes the chart

Gartner was down 18.60 percent year to date as of October 16, 2026. Its 52-week range was USD 124.25 to USD 261.10, leaving the stock 21.36 percent below the high and 65.07 percent above the low. Trading volume was 791,745 shares against an average volume of 1,200,623 shares on that date.

Valuation and next earnings date

Gartner had a market capitalization of USD 13.0 billion and a P/E ratio of 18.42 as of October 16, 2026. The next estimated earnings date is November 3, 2026, according to MarketBeat.

Comparison with peers

Gartner Inc.: P/E 18.42, market capitalization USD 13.0 billion
Accenture plc (NYSE, USD): plus 2.12 percent, P/E 16.94, market capitalization USD 140.6 billion
Forrester Research, Inc. (Nasdaq, USD): minus 1.55 percent, P/E minus 5.22, market capitalization USD 223.7 million

Trading position before November

The stock's USD 205.35 price on October 16, 2026 stood below both the 52-week high and Morgan Stanley's revised target. The November 3, 2026 earnings date is the next scheduled company event cited in the market calendar.