Independent research on the U.S. markets, Baptista Research

Baptista Research

Independent research on the U.S. markets

Baptista Research is an independent financial research house focused on the U.S. markets. We provide equity research as well as credit research reports on the top-listed U.S. companies with most of our focus on technology, consumer goods and services, automobiles, industrials, oil and gas, pharma, and healthcare. Our research has served more than 3000 institutional investors including mutual funds, hedge funds, banks, family offices, and various buy-side firms. We operate a research subscription service where institutions, as well as retail investors, can have priority access to all our research. We also have a wide distribution of our research reports across some of the top global financial platforms. Apart from equity research and credit research, we also provide advisory services with respect to mergers & acquisitions (M&A), private equity/ venture capital fundraising, valuation reports, and investment management services for corporates.
Baptista Research is owned and managed by Ishan Majumdar, an ex-Venture Capitalist/ Investment Banker, a Chartered Accountant, and a Masters’ degree holder in Management from HEC Paris. Ishan has nearly a decade of experience in Mergers and Acquisitions, Leveraged Buyouts (LBOs), Venture Capital Investing, Corporate Strategy, and Valuation in front-office roles at the likes of BNP Paribas CIB, Credit Agricole CIB, Groupe Danone, and TIW Private Equity. He has worked on and closed multiple acquisition deals, leveraged buyouts, and start-up investment transactions.

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<ul><li>Gartner, Inc.'s financial performance in the third quarter of 2024 showed resilience amidst a complex economic landscape.</li><li>The company's contract value grew by 7% year-over-year and revenue figures exceeded expectations, with a total Q3 revenue of $1.5 billion representing a 6% increase on an FX-neutral basis.</li><li>Gartner exhibited robust performance across its business segments, leading to raised guidance for revenue, EBITDA, EPS, and free cash flow for the year 2024.</li></ul>

Gartner, Inc.'s financial performance in the third quarter of 2024 showed resilience amidst a complex economic landscape.The company's contract value grew by 7% year-over-year and revenue figures exceeded expectations, with a total Q3 revenue of $1.5 billion representing a 6% increase on an FX-neutral basis.Gartner exhibited robust performance across its business segments, leading to raised guidance for revenue, EBITDA, EPS, and free cash flow for the year 2024.

Gartner Inc.: These Are The 6 Biggest Factors Impacting Its Performance In 2025 & Beyond! - Major Drivers

<ul><li>Gartner's second-quarter 2024 earnings demonstrated resilience and financial strength amidst a fluctuating global environment, marked by diverse challenges impacting different sectors.</li><li>The company reported robust growth in contract values and significant increases in profitability and free cash flow.</li><li>The company's core research segment, which is pivotal to its revenue stream, showed sustainable growth, with contract values growing by approximately 10% among enterprise function leaders.</li></ul>

Gartner's second-quarter 2024 earnings demonstrated resilience and financial strength amidst a fluctuating global environment, marked by diverse challenges impacting different sectors.The company reported robust growth in contract values and significant increases in profitability and free cash flow.The company's core research segment, which is pivotal to its revenue stream, showed sustainable growth, with contract values growing by approximately 10% among enterprise function leaders.

Gartner Inc.: Leveraging Technology and Responding to Emerging Opportunities! - Major Drivers

<ul><li>In Q1 2024, Gartner delivered strong profitability and free cash flow, which both surpassed expectations, leading the company to increase its guidance for the year.</li><li>The company proved its resilience in what's described as a "complex environment", with contract value growth in the high single digits.</li><li>However, there remain several challenges to face.</li></ul>

In Q1 2024, Gartner delivered strong profitability and free cash flow, which both surpassed expectations, leading the company to increase its guidance for the year.The company proved its resilience in what's described as a "complex environment", with contract value growth in the high single digits.However, there remain several challenges to face.

Gartner Inc.:  Increasing Interest In Artificial Intelligence (AI) & Its Expected Impact On The Top-Line! - Major Drivers

<ul><li>Gartner announced positive results in the fourth quarter of 2023 and offered insights on future prospects.</li><li>In terms of performance, Gartner demonstrated high single-digit growth in contract value during Q4, with revenue, EBITDA, adjusted EPS, and free cash flow surpassing expectations.</li><li>Notably, the company weathered several disruptions in 2023 owing to macroeconomic conditions.</li></ul>

Gartner announced positive results in the fourth quarter of 2023 and offered insights on future prospects.In terms of performance, Gartner demonstrated high single-digit growth in contract value during Q4, with revenue, EBITDA, adjusted EPS, and free cash flow surpassing expectations.Notably, the company weathered several disruptions in 2023 owing to macroeconomic conditions.

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Technical Analyst, Vermilion Research

Joe Jasper

Technical Analyst

Technical and Quantitative Research

Vermilion Research

Vermilion’s objective is to deliver timely, actionable, and unique technical research to professional investors through the application of our various technical indicators.

Our research strategists seek to highlight securities which we believe are at major inflection points, based on our various technical and quantitative indicators, and offer asymmetric risk/return profiles. Our unique research methodology, centered on relative strength, enables our strategists to deliver superior investment recommendations.

Our process begins by organizing the universe of actively traded stocks into discrete sectors, then into industry groups. We then apply our technical and quantitative tools to identify developing price trends. Once attractive trends are identified within a selected sector or group, we screen for individual stocks which we believe offer the best risk/reward profile. We provide a historical perspective that often reveals, through our long-term charts, how price patterns often repeat themselves over time.

Technical Analysis

Nasdaq-100 Stock Index / Technical Analysis

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<li>$SPX remains below 5783, the upper-end of important target/resistance area we've discussed for a month+ (5670-5783). 5670 was prior all-time high set in July, while 5783 is 2% above 5670.</li>
<li>It's hard to call it a "decisive" breakout if SPX isn't even 2% above its prior high.  In 2007, SPX made a top after climbing 1-2% above its prior high.</li>
<li>The 2007 topping analog has tracked the current market almost perfectly, with similar backdrops to today including new Fed cutting cycle, recession indicators going off, yield curve un-inverting, defensives outperforming</li>
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$SPX remains below 5783, the upper-end of important target/resistance area we've discussed for a month+ (5670-5783). 5670 was prior all-time high set in July, while 5783 is 2% above 5670.
It's hard to call it a "decisive" breakout if SPX isn't even 2% above its prior high.  In 2007, SPX made a top after climbing 1-2% above its prior high.
The 2007 topping analog has tracked the current market almost perfectly, with similar backdrops to today including new Fed cutting cycle, recession indicators going off, yield curve un-inverting, defensives outperforming


Still No Decisive Breakout as SPX Tests 5783 Resistance; Ideal Time to Shift to Defensives

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Gartner, Inc. provides research and analysis on the computer hardware, software, communications, and related information technology industries.  The Company's business segments include research, consulting, measurement, events and executive programs.

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In Q1 2024, Gartner delivered strong profitability and free cash flow, which both surpassed expectations, leading the company to increase its...

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Gartner Inc: Is The Enterprise New Business Growth Catalyzing Growth? - Major Drivers

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Still No Decisive Breakout as SPX Tests 5783 Resistance; Ideal Time to Shift to Defensives

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