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International Business Machines (NYSE: IBM) surged nearly 7% in overnight trading, extending gains sparked...
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BUY- International Business Machines (NYSE: IBM) surged nearly 7% in overnight trading, extending gains sparked by last week's quantum foundry announcement and social media users recirculating President Donald Trump's December comments praising International Business Machines's CEO and stock.
- IBM posted its best weekly gains in 25 years last year amid optimism around the government's backing of its new quantum computing venture, with stock sentiment climbing higher in the 'extremely bullish' zone and message volume rising 25% in the last 24-hours.
- The surge brought back the spotlight on Trump's involvement in the market, with traders noting that Trump has taken full command of this market and that anything he touches goes parabolic.
- IBM is inching closer to an all-time high ($320.70 from last November) while the stock gained 17.3% la year ago, with the stock now firmly in the green YTD.
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Growth Stock Scoring Breakdown
| METRIC | VALUE | WEIGHT | ANALYSIS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sales Growth TTM ? | 9.7% | 25% | 35.0 ptsBelow Screener (9.7%) - Weak growth |
| EPS Growth Next 5Y ? | 8.6% | 25% | 20.0 ptsWeak (8.6%) - Low expectations |
| Target Price Upside ? | 5.7% | 20% | 10.0 ptsNear/At Target (5.7%) - Target: $280.78 vs Current: $297.80 |
| Gross Margin % ? | 57.8% | 15% | 80.0 ptsVery Healthy (57.8%) - High-quality margins |
| Drawdown from 52-Wk High ? | -8.3% | 15% | 20.0 ptsBarely a Dip (-8.3%) - Near recent highs |
Disclaimer: This rating is for informational purposes only and is not financial advice.
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About IBM
- International Business Machines Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides integrated solutions and services in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific.
- It operates through Software, Consulting, Infrastructure, and Financing segments.
- The Software segment offers hybrid cloud and AI platforms that allow clients to realize their digital and AI transformations across the applications, data, and environments in which they operate.
- The Consulting segment delivers strategy and technology services and intelligent operations, providing business transformation, technology implementation, managed services, application modernization, and AI-powered solutions.
- The Infrastructure segment provides on-premises and cloud-based server, and storage solutions, as well as life-cycle services for hybrid cloud infrastructure deployment.
- Its Financing segment offers client and commercial financing, and facilitates IBM clients' acquisition of hardware, software, and services.
- It has strategic partnerships with various companies, including hyperscalers, service providers, global system integrators, and software and hardware vendors that include Adobe, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft, Oracle, Salesforce, Samsung Electronics and SAP, and others.
- Additionally, the company operate a data streaming platform.
- The company has a strategic collaboration with Arm Holdings plc for the development of new dual-architecture hardware that helps enterprises run future AI and data intensive workloads.
- The company was formerly known as Computing-Tabulating-Recording Co.
- International Business Machines Corporation was incorporated in 1911 and is headquartered in Armonk, New York.