SEC Filing Analysis: GARTNER INC (IT)

Executive Summary

• Trading Significance: Low
• Key Takeaway: The EVP, Chief Legal Officer received a routine executive compensation package consisting of Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) and Stock Appreciation Rights (SARs).
• Market Impact: The transaction is a standard grant and is expected to have a neutral impact on the stock.

Company Information

Field	Value
Company	GARTNER INC
Ticker Symbol	IT
CIK	0000749251
Industry	SERVICES-MANAGEMENT SERVICES

Insider Information

Field	Value
Name	Kim Thomas Sang
CIK	0001969228
Title/Position	EVP, Chief Legal Officer
Relationship	Officer

Transaction Details

This filing reports two separate derivative grants. The primary details below are for the RSU grant, with combined analysis provided for context.

Field	Value
Form Type	4
Transaction Date	2026-02-05
Transaction Code	A (Award)
Security Type	Restricted Stock Units
Shares Involved	2,687
Price Per Share	$0.00
Total Value	$0.00
Shares Owned After	2,687 (of this security)
Ownership Type	Direct

Financial Impact Assessment

Transaction Materiality

Note: Analysis combines the 2,687 RSUs and 16,113 SARs grants for a complete view of the compensation event.

Metric	Value
Transaction Value	$0 (Grants reported at zero value)
Shares Transacted	18,800 (underlying shares)
% of Shares Outstanding	0.026%
Post-Transaction Ownership	18,800 (in new derivative securities)
Materiality Assessment	Low

Impact Evaluation

• Market Cap Context: For a large-cap company with an $11.27 billion market capitalization, an equity grant of this size is a routine part of executive compensation and not financially material to the company's overall valuation.
• Ownership Concentration: This grant establishes a new holding for the insider in these specific securities. The total shares underlying the grant are a very small fraction of the total shares outstanding.
• Dilution Impact: The potential issuance of 18,800 shares upon vesting and/or exercise represents a negligible 0.026% dilution against the 72.08 million shares outstanding. This level of dilution is insignificant and well within the norms for executive compensation plans.
• Transaction Significance: The transaction's value as a percentage of market cap is effectively zero at grant, and the shares involved are less than 0.1% of shares outstanding. Therefore, the transaction has low significance.

Market Impact Analysis

Stock Impact Prediction

• Direction: Neutral
• Reasoning: Equity grants to executives are a standard and expected business practice for aligning incentives. They do not signal new information to the market that would warrant a price reaction.

Volume & Sentiment

• Expected Volume Impact: None. This is a non-market transaction and will not directly impact trading volume.
• Sentiment Indicator: Neutral. This filing is informational and reflects standard corporate governance regarding compensation.

Additional Context

Transaction Notes

• The filing includes two grants: 2,687 performance-based RSUs and 16,113 SARs.
• Vesting Schedule: Both grants have a four-year vesting schedule, commencing in 2026 for the RSUs and 2027 for the SARs, encouraging long-term alignment with the company's performance.