IBM Stock Surges Following Rare Outperform Rating by Equity Analyst By Investing.com
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The rise in the stock value is attributed to an outperform rating assigned by Matthew Swanson, an analyst from RBC Capital, marking a shift in the companys outlook. He believes that IBMs software and consulting services are underappreciated and stand to benefit from post-pandemic trends in cloud computing and artificial intelligence (AI), which are complicating IT environments. This optimistic view on IBM comes after several strategic moves by the company, including the acquisition of Red Hat, an open-source software titan, in 2019 and the appointment of Arvind Krishna as CEO in 2020. Despite experiencing a slight dip of 0.4% in revenue last quarter due to a cyclical downturn in its hardware and infrastructure sectors, IBMs software division expanded by 7.5% on a constant currency basis. As Silicon Valley giants focus on developing proprietary solutions within their own clouds, IBM could potentially establish a robust business assisting enterprises in managing complexity and working with multi-cloud environments.
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