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Symposium-linked target raises from Truist to $235 and Wells Fargo to $175 lifted shares 5.74% on October 20.

Truist and Wells Fargo raised price targets after Symposium meetings; Truist lifted its target from $205 to $235.

Morgan Stanley raised its price target and reported projected acceleration in Gartner's Q3 FX-neutral contract value growth to 4.4%.

Shares rose after Gartner's symposium highlighted AI complexity as an advisory tailwind and forecasted $2.7 trillion in AI spending.

Gartner stock surged after kicking off its IT Symposium/Xpo 2026, releasing strategic AI research, and driving institutional buybacks.

Shares surged after the IT Symposium 2026 kickoff and recognition that enterprise AI scaling challenges drive demand for advisory services.

Gartner shares dropped after its survey revealed only 22% of enterprise firms scaled AI, raising corporate tech spending concerns.

Gartner reported a Q2 2026 earnings beat, raised full-year guidance, and executed an aggressive share repurchase program.

Gartner surged after reporting a Q2 2026 EPS beat, raising full-year profit guidance, and executing $547 million in share buybacks.

Gartner reported a Q2 2026 earnings beat and raised its full-year guidance for profit, EPS, and cash flow.

Gartner surged after beating Q2 2026 earnings expectations, accelerating contract value growth, and raising full-year profit guidance.

Gartner's bullish 2026 IT spending forecast sparked deep-value institutional buying and a pre-earnings short squeeze.

Gartner upgraded its 2026 worldwide IT spending forecast to $6.37 trillion (+14.2% YoY), easing fears around AI disintermediation.

Shares surged due to pre-earnings positioning, short covering, positive analyst notes, and support from raised guidance and buybacks.