SMITH JAMES C

Director James C Smith sold 5,000 shares ($2.6M) at blended average $524.02 on 2024-11-26.

Director James C Smith executed 6 separate sales totaling 5,000 shares for $2,620,079.43 at prices ranging from $522.58 to $527.32, reducing his holdings by 1.0% from 514,457 to 509,457 shares. The sale occurred near the 52-week high ($551.80), with transactions priced 5.9% below peak levels but 0.9% above the 30-day average. This represents a modest reduction of a substantial position ($40.1B market-cap company with P/E of 37.65) rather than a full exit, and follows a prior sell pattern at the same ticker on 2024-11-13 with outcomes not yet measurable. His cross-ticker track record shows 20 prior sells with an average 30-day return of +4.1%, suggesting his prior sales have historically preceded modest gains, though timing characterization is not applicable to 10b5-1 plans if applicable.

Director James C. Smith sold 12,635 shares of Gartner for $6,984,519.26 on 2024-11-13, reducing stake to 514,457 shares

Director James C. Smith executed 5 separate sales totaling 12,635 shares for $6,984,519.26 on 2024-11-13 at prices ranging from $550.82 to $555.03, with a blended average price of $552.79. The transaction reduced his holdings by 2.4% to 514,457 shares post-transaction. Stock currently trades at $522.86, down 5.2% from the 52-week high of $551.80, while the company maintains solid fundamentals with $1,484,306,000 in quarterly revenue and a P/E of 37.92. His cross-ticker track record shows 20 prior sells with an average 30-day return of +3.9%, though same-ticker timing outcomes at Gartner remain unmeasurable given the recent transaction dates.

Director James C. Smith sold 22,735 shares of Gartner (IT) for $12,469,611.88 across 11 transactions, reducing holdings by 4.1%.

On November 8, 11, and 12, Director James C. Smith executed 11 separate sales totaling 22,735 shares for $12,469,611.88 at prices ranging from $540.22 to $555.54, with a blended average of $548.48. This represents a 4.1% reduction from pre-transaction holdings of 549,827 shares, leaving 527,092 shares post-transaction. The stock currently trades at $551.80, near its 52-week high of $551.80, with strong recent momentum (+4.6% in 30 days, +14.0% in 90 days). Smith's cross-ticker track record shows 20 prior sells with a 0.00% well-timed rate and an average 90-day return of +10.7%, indicating his prior sales have not preceded stock declines. At Gartner specifically, his five most recent trades (all on 2024-11-13) show no measurable 30-day or 90-day outcomes yet. The company carries a P/E of 40.01 with $1,484,306,000.00 in quarterly revenue and $415,049,000.00 in quarterly net income.

Director James C Smith sold 14,447 shares of Gartner for $7,760,978.42 across 3 transactions on Nov 6-7, 2024.

Director James C Smith executed 3 separate sales totaling 14,447 shares (14.4K shares) for $7,760,978.42 ($7.8M) at prices ranging from $535.38 to $540.46, reducing his holdings by 2.6% from 564,274 to 549,827 shares. The sales occurred near the stock's 52-week high of $547.40, with the blended average transaction price of $537.20 representing execution within the recent uptrend (30-day +5.1%, 90-day +13.9%). The timing context is limited by the filing's recency—this is a single insider's activity at Gartner; prior same-ticker history shows 5 prior sells but outcomes remain unmeasurable at present. Investor attention should focus on monitoring whether this represents a discretionary decision near valuation resistance or a scheduled plan element, particularly given the company's elevated P/E of 39.70 and strong recent price appreciation.

Director James C Smith sold 7,872 shares across 5 transactions for $3,949,541.99; stock at 52-week high.

James C Smith, a Gartner director, executed 5 separate sales totaling 7,872 shares (7.9K shares) for $3,949,541.99 over September 10–12, 2024, reducing his holdings from 572,090 to 564,218 shares (a 1.4% decrease). The blended average sale price of $501.72 occurred while Gartner's stock was trading at or near its 52-week high of $510.56, with the stock up 6.7% over 30 days and 18.1% over 90 days. Smith's prior sales at Gartner (5 trades since August 7) have shown 30-day positive returns of 1.1% to 5.4%, though no 90-day outcomes are yet measurable at this ticker. The scale of this filing is modest relative to his total position (564.2K shares remain), and the sales occur in a strong uptrend for the stock.

Director James C Smith sells 2,128 shares of Gartner at $500.15; retains 572,090 shares.

James C Smith, a director at Gartner, sold 2,128 shares (0.4% of his pre-transaction holdings) at $500.15 on 2024-09-10, reducing his position from 574,218 to 572,090 shares. The current stock price of $505.67 is at the 52-week high, and the stock has risen 5.4% over the past 30 days and 17.0% over the past 90 days, indicating strong recent momentum. His cross-ticker track record shows 20 prior sells with an average 90-day return of +2.2% and a well-timed rate of 40.00%, suggesting his sells have historically been poorly timed (stock rose after). At Gartner specifically, five recent trades on or around September 11–12 have outcomes not yet measurable. The sale represents a minimal portfolio adjustment with stock at elevated levels, but the small share count and retention of 572,090 shares suggests this is not a material conviction signal.

Director James C Smith sells 10,000 shares (1.7% of stake) at $480.08 avg for $4.8M on 2024-08-13

Director James C Smith executed 3 separate sales totaling 10,000 shares for $4,800,798.87 at an average price of $480.08, reducing his holdings to 574.2K shares. His cross-ticker track record shows modest selling performance with an 83.33% well-timed rate across 20 prior open-market sells, though his same-ticker history at Gartner remains unresolved at the 90-day measurement window, with recent activity in early August showing 0 of 0 prior Gartner sells with measurable 90-day outcomes. Gartner trades at a P/E of 45.03 with current price $484.11, only 3.4% below the 52-week high, while the transaction occurred at $480.08—suggesting execution near recent highs. The sale represents a modest reduction in a substantial 574.2K-share position and does not signal material conviction shift given the incremental nature of the 1.7% stake reduction.

Director James C. Smith sold 5,000 shares of Gartner at $478.26 on 2024-08-07, maintaining 584.2K shares post-transaction.

Director Smith sold 5,000 shares at $478.26 while retaining 584.2K shares, a -0.8% reduction in holdings. The transaction occurred near the 52-week high of $501.19, with the stock up +7.2% over 30 days and +9.4% over 90 days at the time of sale. Smith's cross-ticker track record shows a 76.92% well-timed rate on sells (negative 90-day returns), indicating a pattern of selling before declines; however, his same-ticker history at Gartner shows 0 of 0 prior sells were well-timed at the 90-day mark. The sale is modest in scale relative to total holdings and does not indicate a material reduction in position commitment to the company.

Director James C. Smith sold 10,000 shares of Gartner at $503.54 on 2024-07-31, retaining 589,218 shares.

James C. Smith, a Director, sold 10,000 shares (10.0K shares) at $503.54 on 2024-07-31 for total value of $5,035,400.00, reducing his holdings by 1.7% to 589,218 shares (589.2K shares). The transaction occurred near the 52-week high and preceded a subsequent decline: the stock has since fallen to $479.29 (-4.4% from the sale price level relative to the 52-week high of $501.19). Across his cross-ticker open-market history, Smith's prior sales show a 71.43% well-timed rate at the 90-day mark with an average 90-day return of 1.3%, but at this same ticker (IT), 0 of his 0 prior 90-day measurable outcomes were well-timed; his most recent prior sales at IT on 2024-06-06 and 2024-05-20 produced mixed 30-day results (-2.4% to +2.9%). The current trade's outcomes remain to be measured against the subsequent price movement.