Safian Craig, the EVP and CFO of Gartner (IT), has filed 36 Form 4 transactions since early 2025, all in a single company. The pattern is overwhelmingly mechanical and compensation-driven, with no open-market purchases or sales recorded. The total value of shares acquired through grants and option exercises came to $27,540.63, while the aggregate dollar value of sell-side activity was zero—though that figure masks substantial tax withholding events.
The most significant transactions cluster around Gartner’s annual equity vesting cycle each February. On February 10, 2025, Craig had shares withheld to cover taxes in three separate transactions totaling roughly $2.8 million (values of $1,565,455.20, $563,164.56, and $681,196.23), paired with option exercises valued at $0. A similar but smaller pattern occurred on February 9, 2026, with tax withholdings of $162,146.25 and $142,337.25, again tied to zero-value option exercises. These “F” code transactions are automatic dispositions to the issuer, not discretionary sales, and they reflect the vesting of restricted stock rather than a bearish signal.
The only other recurring activity is a series of small “J” code transactions—likely in-kind adjustments or dividend equivalents—ranging from $3,316.50 to $5,824.26, filed quarterly on dates like May 29, 2026, and February 27, 2026. There are no “P” purchases or “S” open-market sales in the entire filing history, meaning Craig has not expressed a directional view through the market. The data suggests a standard executive compensation cycle: annual grants (coded “A” on February 5-6 of both years), option exercises, and mandatory share withholding for taxes. The absence of any discretionary trading activity makes it impossible to infer a bullish or bearish bias from these filings.
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