Gartner, Inc. operates as a research and advisory company in the United States, Canada, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Research, Conferences, and Consulting. The Research segment delivers its research primarily through a subscription service that include on-demand access to published research content, data and benchmarks, and direct access to a network of research experts. The Conferences segment offers executives and teams in an organization the opportunity to learn, share, and network. The Consulting segment offers market-leading research, custom analysis, and on-the-ground support services. This segment also offers actionable solutions for IT-related priorities, including IT cost optimization, digital transformation, and IT sourcing optimization. Gartner, Inc. was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut.

Компания Gartner, Inc. демонстрирует смешанную фундаментальную картину. С одной стороны, мультипликатор P/E на уровне 17.80 ниже медианы отрасли, что может свидетельствовать о недооцененности, однако другие мультипликаторы, такие как цена к книге (P/B) и цена к выручке (P/S), значительно выше медианных значений, указывая на потенциальную переоцененность. Эффективность компании впечатляет: ROE и ROA значительно выше медианных значений, что говорит о хорошем управлении капитальными ресурсами. Тем не менее, высокий уровень долговой нагрузки (debt/equity ratio 4.42) вызывает беспокойство, особенно учитывая его рост по годам. Выручка и прибыль компании также стабильны, что является положительным фактором. Однако отсутствие дивидендов и низкие текущие коэффициенты ликвидности могут сигнализировать о финансовых рисках. Учитывая все эти факторы, целесообразно пересмотреть целевую цену компании, чтобы учесть как её сильные, так и слабые стороны.

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Corpay, Inc. CPAY is benefiting from continuous organic top-line growth, driven by higher volumes and increased revenue per transaction from certain payment programs. Acquisitions and strategic investments further enhance the company’s customer base. Strong shareholder-friendly policies and solid liquidity are added advantages.
Meanwhile, seasonality issues and foreign exchange risk pose significant concerns for the company. Low liquidity further puts pressure on profitability and scalability.
How is CPAY Faring?
Corpay’s top line continues to grow organically, driven by an increase in both volume and revenues per transaction in its payment programs. It consistently witnesses solid organic revenue growth, driven by sales, improving retention and business initiatives.
Corpay, Inc. Revenue (TTM)
The company uses a multi-channel approach, which includes a comprehensive digital channel, a direct sales force and strategic partner relationships, to actively market and sell its solutions to current and prospective customers. It continues to expand its online, end-to-end capabilities, enabling customers to buy, onboard and manage their accounts by themselves.
Acquisitions and strategic investments help CPAY to increase its customer base, workforce and operational capabilities and expand its range of services across various global industries. The acquisition of GPS Capital Markets in December 2024 expanded and scaled its corporate payments business, while the acquisition of Paymerang during the same year boosted growth and profitability and strengthened its Corporate Payments segment.
The company consistently rewards its shareholders through share repurchases. It repurchased shares worth $783 million, $1.3 billion, $686.9 million and $1.4 billion in 2025, 2024, 2023 and 2022, respectively. Such moves indicate the company’s commitment to return value to shareholders and instill their confidence in the business.
Meanwhile, Corpay witnesses seasonality issues in its fuel card, workforce payment solutions and gift card businesses. Its gift card business sees higher revenues during the third and fourth quarters, primarily due to the holiday season and lower revenues in the first and second quarters due to fluctuating consumer spending patterns. Its workforce payment solutions businesses get affected during the first and fourth quarters due to weather conditions, U.S. holidays, Christmas celebration in Russia in January, and lower business activities in Brazil due to summer break and the Carnival celebration.
The company’s global presence exposes it to the risks associated with currency exchange rate fluctuations. Thus, appreciation or depreciation of the U.S. dollar versus currencies such as the British pound, Brazilian real, Canadian dollar, Russian ruble, Mexican peso, Czech koruna, euro, Australian dollar and New Zealand dollar could impact the company’s financial results.
The company’s current ratio (a measure of liquidity) at the end of the fourth quarter of 2025 was 0.98, lower than the industry average of 1.14. A current ratio of less than 1 often indicates that the company may not be well-positioned to pay off its short-term obligations.
Recently, CPAY reported impressive fourth-quarter 2025 results. It earned a profit of $6.04 per share, which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 1.5% and increased 12.7% from the year-ago quarter. Total revenues of $1.8 billion surpassed the consensus estimate by a slight margin and rose 20.7% year over year.
Corpay currently carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
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FTI Consulting, Inc. FCN reported impressive results for the fourth quarter of 2025.
FCN’s adjusted earnings per share of $1.78 beat the consensus mark by 39 cents and increased 14.1% from the year-ago quarter. FTI Consulting’s revenues of $990.7 million beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $911.4 million and rose 10.7% from the year-ago quarter.
Gartner, Inc. IT posted impressive fourth-quarter 2025 results.
IT’s adjusted earnings were $3.94 per share, which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 12.6%. The metric decreased 27.7% from the year-ago quarter. Gartner’s total revenues of $1.8 billion beat the consensus estimate by a slight margin and improved 2.2% on a year-over-year basis.
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Organic Revenue Growth & Strategic Acquisitions Fuel Corpay's Growth

Gartner Inc. IT is benefiting from its diverse offerings across domains, reducing reliance on single revenue streams and ensuring a stable top line. Its rich domain expertise and technology-related insights, which help clients maximize returns on capital investments, enable IT to charge a premium for the services. Strong shareholder-friendly policies are an added advantage.
However, higher talent costs, foreign exchange risk and heightened competition within the consulting services industry put pressure on profitability and scalability.
How Is IT Faring?
Gartner offers a comprehensive services portfolio, using advanced technologies to collect and analyze troves of data, providing key insights and decision-support solutions to enable informed decision-making. These insights are typically drawn from a critical fact base, a collection of verified and structured information and collated from interactions with clients in more than 15,000 distinct organizations worldwide.
The company’s wide range of products and services results in low customer concentration, mitigating operating risks and increasing operational efficiency. Its differentiated product portfolio and integrated research and consulting team give the company a competitive advantage against the rivals. Gartner creates and distributes broader proprietary research content via published reports, interactive tools, facilitated peer networking, briefings, consultancy and advisory services and events, facilitating a steadily improving revenue stream for itself.
Gartner, Inc. Revenues (TTM)
The company's timely, thought-provoking and comprehensive analysis of unbiased, pragmatic and actionable insights offers huge value to its customers by helping them save thousands of dollars through in-depth research. The industry’s dynamic and complex nature drives the growth of Gartner’s research and consultancy services to support higher productivity, improve performance metrics and protect the enterprise from cybersecurity threats, allowing it to charge a premium for the services.
Gartner consistently rewards its shareholders through share repurchases. It repurchased shares worth $2 billion, $700 million, $600 million and $1 billion in 2025, 2024, 2023 and 2022, respectively. Such moves indicate the company’s commitment to return value to its shareholders and instill their confidence in the business.
Meanwhile, Gartner faces significant competition from electronic and print media companies, as well as consulting firms. This competition fuels innovation across the industry while driving pricing pressures. The requirement to invest in technology increases the difficulty in balancing growth and profitability with its competitors.
IT has been witnessing higher costs due to a competitive talent market. While advancements in automation and AI offer massive opportunities to the industry, these technologies enable clients to improve performance with in-house tools, thereby creating uncertainty for consulting services firms.
The company’s global presence makes it vulnerable to foreign exchange risk. Thus, appreciation or depreciation of the U.S. dollar compared with foreign currencies such as the British pound, euro, Canadian dollar, Australian dollar and Japanese yen could impact the company's financial results.
Recently, IT reported impressive fourth-quarter 2025 results. It earned an adjusted profit of $3.94 per share, which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 12.6% but decreased 27.7% from the year-ago quarter. Revenues of $1.8 billion missed the consensus estimate by a slight margin and rose 2.2% year over year.
Gartner currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
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Waste Connections, Inc. WCN reported impressive fourth-quarter 2025 results.
WCN's adjusted earnings (excluding 28 cents from non-recurring items) of $1.29 per share marginally beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate and increased 11.2% year over year. Waste Connections’ revenues of $2.4 billion met the consensus estimate and grew 5% from the year-ago quarter.
Equifax Inc. EFX posted impressive fourth-quarter 2025 results.
EFX's adjusted earnings were $2.09 per share, outpacing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 2.5% but declining 1.4% from the year-ago quarter. Equifax’s total revenues of $1.6 billion surpassed the consensus estimate by 1.3% and grew 9.2% on a year-over-year basis.
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Both companies are giants in their respective industries and are experiencing stronger growth driven by AI.
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Nvidia's valuation clearly suggests it hasn't been rewarded for its impressive financial performance
Nvidia has been one of the biggest beneficiaries of the AI revolution since the end of 2022, but it looks as if investors' appetite for this terrific growth stock may be fading. Nvidia is down nearly 5% this year. Investors decided to overlook the outstanding growth and guidance it delivered in February. However, ignoring Nvidia's solid earnings execution amid AI fatigue seems like a major investment mistake.
The company clearly has the numbers on its side, as the following chart suggests.
Additionally, Nvidia's growth profile is set to improve this year, driven by the rapid adoption of agentic AI and physical AI solutions. CFO Colette Kress remarked on the February earnings call: "Agentic and physical AI applications built on increasingly smarter and multimodal models are beginning to drive our financial performance."
Nvidia notes that companies like Meta Platforms and Anthropic are investing big in compute capacity to power agentic AI systems. The good news for Nvidia investors is that 60% of brands are expected to deploy agentic AI solutions in marketing by 2028, according to Gartner. Meanwhile, IDC notes that companies that don't integrate AI agents and generative AI solutions could witness a 15% loss in productivity by next year.
Meanwhile, the physical AI market is poised to grow by 10x between 2026 and 2032, driven by the integration of AI into humanoid robots deployed in factories, supply chain operations, and healthcare. Nvidia notes that these applications will drive greater demand for computing infrastructure, which is why analysts have become bullish on the company's growth prospects.
With the stock trading at just around 22 times forward earnings, it is a no-brainer buy right now, especially considering that its 12-month median price target of $265 points to a 49% jump from current levels.
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If you're looking for an AI stock that can help you capitalize on a trillion-dollar market, look no further than Alphabet. The "Magnificent Seven" company has been using AI to boost its advertising business. A Goldman Sachs estimate puts the size of the digital ad market at $1.4 trillion by the end of the decade, up from a range of $488 billion to $650 billion in 2024.
Alphabet has $403 billion in trailing 12-month revenue, and its growth rate has started to pick up due to AI.
That trend is likely to continue, given the large end market in which it operates. Throw in Alphabet's opportunities in cloud computing and custom AI processors, and the tech giant could become a much bigger company in the long run. All this makes Alphabet a top tech stock to buy following its 5% drop this year, especially considering that it trades at about 26 times forward earnings.
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Maximus MMS is benefiting from its reputation as a trusted partner to governments worldwide, delivering cost-effective, scalable solutions in health and human services. Strong shareholder-friendly policies and solid liquidity are added advantages.
Meanwhile, regulatory risk and heavy reliance on contracts from federal and state governments pose significant concerns for the company. Heightened competition within the government services industry further puts pressure on profitability and scalability.
How is MMS Faring?
Maximus gains from its business process management expertise and ability to deliver cost-effective, efficient and large-scale solutions, positioning it as a lucrative partner to governments. The company has grown to be a leading operator of government health and human services programs globally, enabling it to generate predictable recurring revenue streams. Improved quality of lifestyle and more complex health needs have increased the need for government social benefits and safety-net programs, consequently driving the company’s top-line growth.
Maximus, Inc. Revenue (TTM)
MMS generates strong cash flow from operations, driven by its profitable operations and efficient receivables management. The subject-matter expertise of its workforce in the critical aspects of the design, implementation, and operation of government health and human services programs differentiates the company, giving it a competitive advantage over its peers.
The company consistently rewards its shareholders through dividend payments. It paid dividends of $68.7 million, $72.9 million, $68.1 million and $68.7 million in fiscal 2025, 2024, 2023 and 2022, respectively. Such moves indicate the company’s commitment to return value to shareholders and instill their confidence in the business.
MMS’s current ratio (a measure of liquidity) at the end of the first quarter of fiscal 2026 was 2.34, higher than the industry’s 2.14. A current ratio of more than 1 indicates that the company is well-positioned to pay off its short-term obligations.
Meanwhile, Maximus continues to rely heavily on contracts from federal and state governments, particularly in programs like Medicaid and Medicare. The company is currently experiencing slowing growth in its core business segments due to this reliance. MMS’s top line and contract volume can be directly impacted by changes in government funding priorities.
The company operates in a highly regulated industry, which exposes it to significant regulatory risks. Policy shifts or changes to government healthcare programs under different political administrations could affect Maximus’s ability to win contracts or sustain existing ones. Regulatory changes that tighten requirements for contractors could increase operational costs and reduce profits.
Recently, MMS reported mixed first-quarter fiscal 2026 results. Earnings of $1.85 per share marginally beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate and increased 14.9% from the year-ago quarter. Total revenues of $1.4 billion missed the consensus estimate by 4.6% and dipped 4.1% year over year.
Maximus currently carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
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FTI Consulting, Inc. FCN reported impressive results for the fourth quarter of 2025.
FCN’s adjusted earnings per share of $1.78 beat the consensus mark by 39 cents and increased 14.1% from the year-ago quarter. FTI Consulting’s revenues of $990.7 million beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $911.4 million and rose 10.7% from the year-ago quarter.
Gartner, Inc. IT posted impressive fourth-quarter 2025 results.
IT’s adjusted earnings were $3.94 per share, which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 12.6%. The metric decreased 27.7% from the year-ago quarter. Gartner’s total revenues of $1.8 billion beat the consensus estimate by a slight margin and improved 2.2% on a year-over-year basis.
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Government Contracts and Robust Liquidity Fuel Maximus' Growth

Genpact G is benefiting from its expertise in Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) services worldwide. Its AI-driven solutions, including the Digital Smart Enterprise Processes (SEPs) approach and Genpact Cora platform, are accelerating clients’ digital transformations. Strong shareholder-friendly policies and solid liquidity are added advantages.
Meanwhile, regional client concentration and a slow growth rate pose concerns for the company. Heightened competition within the software industry further puts pressure on profitability and scalability.
How is G Faring?
Genpact gains from its business process management expertise across business analytics, and digital and consulting services. The company’s focus on integrating process, analytics and digital technologies, along with its domain expertise, is helping it acquire customers. It has become a leading provider of industry-specific solutions for the Industrial Internet of Things market. It provides solutions for user experience, order and supply chain management, data engineering, digital content management, risk management, direct procurement, logistics services, aftermarket services support, industrial asset optimization and engineering services, collectively driving top-line growth.
Genpact Limited Revenue (TTM)
G also pursues growth through its AI-driven solutions. Its patented Digital SEP approach enhances the performance of clients’ business processes, improves efficiency and process quality using AI and advances domain-specific digital technologies, Lean Six Sigma methodologies and experience-centric principles. Genpact Cora, its AI-based platform, combines proprietary automation, analytics and AI technologies into a single common platform, accelerating clients’ digital transformation.
The company consistently rewards its shareholders through dividend payments and share repurchases. It paid dividends of $100 million, $108 million, $100 million and $91.8 million, while repurchasing shares worth $225.5 million, $252.7 million, $225.4 million and $214.1 million in fiscal 2025, 2024, 2023 and 2022, respectively. Such moves indicate the company’s commitment to return value to shareholders and instill their confidence in the business.
G had a cash and equivalents balance of $648 million at the end of the fourth quarter of 2025, against a current debt of $26 million. Its current ratio (a measure of liquidity) was 2.34, higher than the industry’s 2.14, during that time. A current ratio of more than 1 indicates that the company is well-positioned to pay off its short-term obligations.
Meanwhile, Genpact shares may not be ideal for momentum investing. It has a low beta of 0.75, making it a stable climber but not a breakout runner and unattractive to momentum investors seeking higher returns.
G has been witnessing higher costs due to a competitive talent market. The labor-intensive and foreign talent-reliant nature of the industry poses a different set of challenges related to immigration and other government policies, putting pressure on operations and affecting the bottom line.
The company’s heavy reliance on North America and Europe exposes it to regional economic risks and regional client concentration. It usually generates revenues from these regions, which leaves it vulnerable to these markets’ economic downturns, regulatory changes or geopolitical issues and limits its ability to capitalize on growth opportunities in emerging markets or other industries.
Recently, Genpact reported impressive fourth-quarter 2025 results. Its earnings of 97 cents per share beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 4.3% and increased 6.6% from the year-ago quarter. Total revenues of $1.3 billion marginally beat the consensus estimate and rose 5.7% year over year.
Genpact currently carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
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FTI Consulting, Inc. FCN reported impressive results for the fourth quarter of 2025.
FCN’s adjusted earnings per share of $1.78 beat the consensus mark by 39 cents and increased 14.1% from the year-ago quarter. FTI Consulting’s revenues of $990.7 million beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $911.4 million and rose 10.7% from the year-ago quarter.
Gartner, Inc. IT posted impressive fourth-quarter 2025 results.
IT’s adjusted earnings were $3.94 per share, which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 12.6%. The metric decreased 27.7% from the year-ago quarter. Gartner’s total revenues of $1.8 billion beat the consensus estimate by a slight margin and improved 2.2% on a year-over-year basis.
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Business Process Services & AI-Driven Products Fuel Genpact's Growth

Aptiv Plc APTV is benefiting from growing electrification, connectivity and autonomy trends in the rapidly evolving automotive sector. Investments in advanced technology and collaborations with partners boasting a robust liquidity position are driving Aptiv’s sustainable growth.
Meanwhile, rising costs and weak global demand limit its appeal among growth-oriented investors. Heightened competition within the technology services industry further puts pressure on profitability and scalability.
How is APTV Faring?
Aptiv’s top line is benefiting from the lucrative connected cars market. It designs and manufactures vehicle components and provides electrical, electronic and safety technology solutions to the global automotive market. Rising demand for personalization, infotainment connectivity and convenience requires more wiring inside vehicles, driving the growth of the company’s end-to-end smart mobility solutions, active safety and autonomous driving technologies and enhanced user experience and connected services.
Aptiv PLC Revenue (TTM)
APTV’s “smart architecture” strategy reduces wiring requirements in cars, helping them to become fuel-efficient and add features. This provides the company with a competitive advantage and helps it gain a larger market share.
The company also pursues growth through selective acquisitions and strategic investments. The acquisition of Wind River and Intercable Automotive Solutions expanded its position in the automotive software solutions market and as a global leader in vehicle architecture systems, respectively.
Aptiv’s current ratio (a measure of liquidity) was 1.74 at the end of the fourth quarter of 2025, higher than the industry's 1.59. A current ratio of more than 1 indicates that the company can pay off short-term debt efficiently.
However, the company is witnessing an escalation in costs as it continues to invest in organic as well as inorganic growth, and remains embroiled in legal matters. Its acquisitions and investments have increased operational costs and affected the company’s capacity to pursue other opportunities, despite assisting in the company’s growth.
Weak global vehicle production due to continued impacts of the pandemic and the worldwide semiconductor shortage is expected to impact Aptiv’s business in the future.
The company also faces significant competition from various firms such as Autoliv, Inc., Lear Corporation and Magna International Inc. This demands continuous innovation and differentiation while maintaining cost efficiency. The requirement to invest in technology increases the difficulty in balancing growth and profitability with its competitors.
Recently, APTV reported impressive fourth-quarter 2025 results. It earned an adjusted profit of $1.86 per share, which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 2.2% and rose 6.3% from the year-ago quarter. Revenues of $5.15 billion came 1.5% above the consensus estimate and rose 5% year over year.
APTV currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
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FTI Consulting, Inc. FCN reported impressive results for the fourth quarter of 2025.
FCN’s adjusted earnings per share of $1.78 beat the consensus mark by 39 cents and increased 14.1% from the year-ago quarter. FTI Consulting’s revenues of $990.7 million beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $911.4 million and rose 10.7% from the year-ago quarter.
Gartner, Inc. IT posted impressive fourth-quarter 2025 results.
IT’s adjusted earnings were $3.94 per share, which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 12.6%. The metric decreased 27.7% from the year-ago quarter. Gartner’s total revenues of $1.8 billion beat the consensus estimate by a slight margin and improved 2.2% on a year-over-year basis.
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Technological Investments & Acquisitions Aid Aptiv Amid Rising Costs

Verisk VRSK is benefiting from its recurring subscription-based revenue model. Rising direct premium growth and a robust liquidity position are driving VRSK’s sustainable growth. Recent acquisitions and long-term shareholder-friendly policies are added advantages.
Meanwhile, operational risks related to security breaches and high debt accumulation limit its appeal amid growth-oriented investors.
How is VRSK Faring?
VRSK’s top-line growth is largely driven by rising contract renewal prices, leading to higher annualized recurring revenues. The company is transitioning its business model from transactions to subscriptions, which favors its recurring revenues. The rising Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) trend has given the subscription model higher value, ultimately benefiting shareholders in the long run.
Verisk Analytics, Inc. Revenue (TTM)
The company offers policy language, prospective loss costs, underwriting solutions for risk assessment, pricing and workflow optimization across 31 lines of insurance. Its Property & Casualty claim revenues are generated from analytics for fraud detection, compliance reporting, subrogation, liability assessment, litigation and repair cost estimation, addressing emerging areas within these categories. VRSK’s bottom line also benefited from direct premium growth, just like any other insurance company, generated by these diverse policies. There has been consistent growth sequentially every year since the COVID pandemic.
Acquisitions work as a growth strategy for VRSK. It consistently invests in global companies to enhance its data and analytical capabilities. In April 2025, VRSK acquired Nasdaq subsidiary Simplitium Limited, which owns and operates Nasdaq Risk Modelling for Catastrophes. This acquisition provided Verisk's clients access to more than 300 third-party catastrophe models, offering diverse risk assessment views across the globe.
VRSK has been consistent in rewarding its shareholders through dividend payments and generating shareholder value. It paid dividends of $195.2 million, $196.8 million, $221.3 million and $251.3 million in 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025, respectively. This shows the company’s dedication to maintaining a positive impression of its stock in the market.
The company’s current ratio (a measure of liquidity) at the end of the fourth quarter of 2025 was 1.2, higher than the industry’s average of 1.03. A current ratio of more than 1 indicates strong liquidity and the company’s ability to pay off its short-term obligations effectively.
However, the company’s personnel expenses remain a significant concern, representing nearly 56% and 55% of total operating expenses in 2024 and 2025, respectively. Although personnel expenses are higher for companies operating in the information industry, rising employee salaries and wages will significantly hurt VRSK’s bottom line.
The essential nature of information services requires a huge amount of data maintenance. This makes the company susceptible to operational risks related to security breaches across its facilities, computer networks and databases. These could harm its credibility and, at times, customers. Data theft or misuse by third-party contractors could also lead to the loss of business.
The company has significant debt, attributed to past buyouts and efforts to expand its business. VRSK currently has a debt-to-equity ratio of 15.29, higher than the industry average of 7.8. Its acquisitions and investments have increased operational costs and affected the company’s capacity to pursue other opportunities, despite assisting in the company’s growth.
Recently, VRSK reported dismal fourth-quarter 2025 results. It earned a profit of $1.82 per share, which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 13.8% and increased 13% from the year-ago quarter. Total revenues of $778.8 million came marginally above the consensus estimate and rose 5.9% year over year.
VRSK currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
Earnings Snapshots of Some Service Providers
FTI Consulting, Inc. FCN reported impressive results for the fourth quarter of 2025.
FCN’s adjusted earnings per share of $1.78 beat the consensus mark by 39 cents and increased 14.1% from the year-ago quarter. FTI Consulting’s revenues of $990.7 million beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $911.4 million and rose 10.7% from the year-ago quarter.
Gartner, Inc. IT posted impressive fourth-quarter 2025 results.
IT’s adjusted earnings were $3.94 per share, which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 12.6%. The metric decreased 27.7% from the year-ago quarter. Gartner’s total revenues of $1.8 billion beat the consensus estimate by a slight margin and improved 2.2% on a year-over-year basis.
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Key Points
He also didn't budge from his equivalent of a sell recommendation.
This was the second such move by a pundit in as many days.
Storied IT research specialist Gartner (NYSE: IT) ended the week on a down note, with its share price declining by nearly 1% on Friday. A bearish analyst note prompted investors to reconsider whether to own the stock, and more than a few sold it as they headed into the weekend.
Breaking out the scissors
That morning Wells Fargo's Jason Haas cut his price target on Gartner to $140 per share from his previous $150. He maintained his underweight (sell, in other words) recommendation as he did so.
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According to reports, Haas believes the macroeconomic volatility arising from the Iran war will impact the company's clients. In such situations, corporate customers might be inclined to reduce expenses on what some consider to be non-essential spending, such as Gartner research.
The analyst also cited a pronounced decline in contract value growth. This fell notably over the one-year stretch from the third quarter of 2024 to the same period of 2025. In the former, growth was over 7%, while in the latter it was only 3%.
Machine learning
Another source of pressure on Gartner's business is artificial intelligence (AI), which, despite its hiccups as a technology, is increasingly trusted by corporate decision-makers as an advisory tool. It seems to me Gartner will need to do an effective job convincing these folks that its human talent easily trumps any analysis a machine could provide -- and is worth regularly paying for.
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Why Gartner Stock Sagged Today

FactSet Research Systems Inc. FDS is set to report second-quarter fiscal 2026 results on March 31, before market open.
FDS surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate in two of four quarters and missed twice, delivering an average surprise of 0.4%.
FactSet Research Systems Inc. Price and EPS Surprise
FactSet’s Q2 Expectations
The consensus estimate for FactSet’s second-quarter fiscal 2026 revenues is pinned at $605 million, indicating 6% growth from the year-ago quarter’s reported figure.
We anticipate revenues from the Americas of $396.2 million, indicating 7.2% year-over-year growth. Rising demand for portfolio life cycle solutions and AI-ready data is expected to have aided this region’s revenues.
EMEA revenues are estimated to grow 1.3% from the same quarter last year to $145.2 million. Expansion with performance solutions and enhancing retention is anticipated to have driven revenues across EMEA.
Revenues from the Asia Pacific are expected to be $61.8 million, indicating a 7.3% increase on a year-over-year basis. The primary drivers that are expected to have improved this region’s revenues include middle office solutions and AI-ready data.
The consensus mark for earnings is at $4.37 per share, hinting at a 2.1% rise on a year-over-year basis.
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FDS has an Earnings ESP of +1.67% and a Zacks Rank of 2 at present. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.
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Equifax Inc. EFX reported impressive fourth-quarter 2025 results.
EFX posted $2.09 in EPS, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 2.2%. This marked a 1.4% dip from the fourth quarter of 2025. The company recorded $1.6 billion in its top line, surpassing the consensus estimate by 1.3%. Revenues spiked 9.1% from the year-ago quarter’s actual.
Gartner, Inc. IT reported fourth-quarter 2025 results.
The company’s adjusted earnings per share of $3.94 beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 12.6% but decreased 27.7% from the year-ago quarter. Revenues of $1.8 billion beat the consensus estimate by a slight margin and improved 2.2% year over year.
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Shares of Gartner IT have had a decent run over the past month. The stock has gained 9.6% against the industry’s marginal decline.
The company’s first-quarter 2026 earnings are expected to increase marginally year over year. Earnings in 2026 and 2027 are projected to rise 1.5% and 10.6%, respectively, year over year. Revenues are expected to increase marginally in 2026 and 5.8% in 2027.
Factors That Bode Well for IT
IT’s top line benefits from its indispensable, technologically advanced research segment, which provides key insights and decision-support solutions across different sectors. These insights have enabled customers to research, analyze and interpret the business with greater precision, efficiency and discipline.
Gartner, Inc. Revenue (TTM)
The company offers a wide range of products and services, especially data-driven insights, with low customer concentration, which mitigates operating risks and gives it a competitive advantage over rivals. As of 2025, the company’s active insights library grew approximately 50%. It also introduced new processes to create insights on the same day, reducing the average insight creation time by 75% from 2024 levels.
Gartner creates and distributes proprietary research content via published reports, interactive tools, facilitated peer networking, briefings, consultancy and advisory services, and events. Its continuous effort to accelerate and enhance the capabilities of AskGartner, an AI-driven tool that enables quicker access and generates in-depth summaries of business and technology insights across its Business-as-a-Service library, sets the company ahead of its competitors.
The company also generates considerable client value through its conferences, uniquely designed to combine actionable and objective insights with expert guidance and consultation. The company plans to expand its destination conferences and recently launched Gartner C-level communities, its local, peer-driven one-day events, where clients' C-level executives can gain access to its insights.
Gartner enhances shareholder value through consistent share buybacks. It repurchased shares worth $1 billion, $600 million, $700 million and $2 billion in 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025, respectively. These repurchases indicate the company’s confidence in its business and commitment to instill investor confidence in the stock.
A Risk to Watch
A significant part of the company's operations is international. Appreciation or depreciation of the U.S. dollar against foreign currencies such as the British pound, euro, Canadian dollar, Australian dollar and Japanese yen could impact the company's financial results, making it vulnerable to foreign exchange risk.
IT currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
Stocks to Consider
A couple of better-ranked stocks in the Business Services sector are Deluxe DLX and Coherent Corp. COHR.
Deluxe carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) at present. It has a long-term earnings growth expectation of 12%.
DLX delivered a trailing four-quarter earnings surprise of 15.6% on average.
Coherent Corp. holds a Zacks Rank of 2 at present. It has a long-term earnings growth expectation of 38.1%.
COHR beat earnings estimates in each of the last four quarters, with the earnings surprise being 7.6%, on average.
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