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IT Relative to the S&P 500

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Seasonal Chart Analysis

Analysis of the Gartner Group, Inc. (NYSE:IT) seasonal charts above shows that a Buy Date of June 28 and a Sell Date of November 23 has resulted in a geometric average return of 7.42% above the benchmark rate of the S&P 500 Total Return Index over the past 20 years. This seasonal timeframe has shown positive results compared to the benchmark in 17 of those periods. This is a very good rate of success, but the return underperforms the relative buy-and-hold performance of the stock over the past 20 years by an average of 1.56% per year.

The seasonal timeframe correlates Poorly with the period of seasonal strength for the Technology sector, which runs from October 9 to February 15. The seasonal chart for the broad sector is available via the following link: Technology Sector Seasonal Chart.

Gartner Inc provides independent research and analysis on information technology and other related technology industries. Its research is delivered to clients’ desktops in the form of reports, briefings, and updates. Typical clients are chief information officers and other business executives who help plan companies’ IT budgets. Gartner also provides consulting services. The Company operates through three business segments, namely Research, Conferences and Consulting. The company generates majority of the revenue from Research segment.

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