Gartner Stock Rallies On Clocking 20% Revenue Growth, Raising FY21 Outlook Above Consensus


27% profits every 20 days?

This is what Nic Chahine averages with his options buys. Not selling covered calls or spreads... BUYING options. Most traders don't even have a winning percentage of 27% buying options. He has an 83% win rate. Here's how he does it.


  • Gartner Inc (NYSE:ITreported second-quarter FY21 revenue growth of 20% year-on-year to $1.17 billion, beating the analyst consensus of $1.12 billion.
  • Revenues from Research rose 14.6% Y/Y to $1 billion, and Conferences was $58.2 million, a big jump from $0.3 million in Q2 FY20. Consulting revenue grew 8.6% Y/Y to $105.9 million.
  • Global Technology Sales Contract Value rose 9% Y/Y to $3.1 billion on a neutral currency basis. Global Business Sales Contract Value increased 18.1% Y/Y to $0.8 billion on a neutral currency basis.
  • Adjusted EPS of $2.24 beat the analyst consensus of $1.73.
  • The adjusted EBITDA margin expanded by 1,069 bps to 30.4%.
  • Gartner generated $575 million in operating cash flow and repurchased shares worth $685 million. The board raised the share buyback authorization by $800 million in Jul.
  • Outlook: Gartner raised the FY21 revenue guidance from $4.50 billion to $4.57 billion, higher than the analyst consensus of $4.54 billion.
  • It raised the adjusted EPS outlook from $6.25 to $7.60, above the analyst consensus of $6.42.
  • Price action: IT shares traded higher by 8.43% at $287.30 on the last check Tuesday.

27% profits every 20 days?

This is what Nic Chahine averages with his options buys. Not selling covered calls or spreads... BUYING options. Most traders don't even have a winning percentage of 27% buying options. He has an 83% win rate. Here's how he does it.


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