** Shares of research and advisory firm Gartner Inc IT.N
up 1.7% to $312.84
** Co forecasts FY adj. profit of at least $9.50/shr, up
from its previous guidance of $8.80/shr
** Expects FY rev. of at least $5.90 bln vs prior forecast
of $5.87 bln
** Co posts Q1 adj. profit of $2.88/shr, topping analysts'
est. of $2.00/shr
** Also reports Q1 rev. of $1.41 bln vs Wall Street
expectations of $1.40 bln - Refinitiv
** Up to last close, stock was down 8.5% YTD
(Reporting by Anandita Mehrotra in Bengaluru)
((Anandita.Mehrotra@thomsonreuters.com))