Insider selling is routine and non-informative here — all three sales are small, post-earnings, and involve non-C-suite executives. No bearish read-through. Monitor next 8-K for any material change in business trajectory, but this cluster alone does not warrant action.
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Executive Summary
Three Gartner insiders — two EVPs and one Director — sold a combined $586K in open-market sales over a 7-day window following the company's Q2 2026 earnings release. The sales are modest relative to Gartner's $11.8B market cap (0.005%), and the cluster is dominated by EVPs rather than the CEO/CFO, which per the academic literature carries weaker informational content. The cluster is not amplified by the cross-filing context because the sales occurred after a strong earnings beat and guidance raise, making liquidity-driven selling (post-blackout-window opening) the most likely explanation.
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Key Facts
- Three insiders sold a total of $586K in open-market sales over 7 days
- Sales represent ~0.005% of Gartner's $11.8B market cap — trivial
- No C-suite (CEO/CFO) participation; sellers are two EVPs and one Director
- Sales occurred 3-6 days after Q2 earnings beat (EPS +33% YoY) and guidance raise
- Prior 30-day insider activity was also 3 sells totaling $586K — consistent pattern
Financial Impact
$586K in insider sales, 0.005% of market cap — immaterial
Risk Factors
- Insider sales could accelerate if Q3 guidance disappoints
- Post-earnings drift could reverse if revenue decline (-0.6% YoY) persists
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Investment Themes
Documents Analyzed
This report is based on 1 SEC document filed with EDGAR.
| Document | Accession Number |
|---|---|
| CLUSTER Data (Synthetic) | cluster-IT-1786612210839 |
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Aug 12, 2026 7w ago | Insider Cluster | $179.46 $170.62 | ▼ −4.93% | ▼ −3.03% | $186.33 (+3.83%) |
Aug 11, 2026 7w ago | Insider Cluster | $187.27 $169.69 | ▼ −9.39% | ▼ −8.33% | $186.33 (−0.50%) |
Aug 4, 2026 8w ago | 8-K | $185.79 $189.93 | ▲ +2.23% | ▲ +3.47% | $186.33 (+0.29%) |
May 5, 2026 21w ago | 8-K | $148.86 $170.62 | ▲ +14.62% | ▲ +9.67% | $186.33 (+25.18%) |
Apr 15, 2026 24w ago | DEFA14A | $155.32 $144.46 | ▼ −6.99% | ▼ −12.80% | $186.33 (+19.97%) |
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