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IBM (IBM) PT Lowered to $179 at Morgan Stanley, 'shares are largely fair valued'

April 25, 2024 6:36 AM EDT

Morgan Stanley analyst Erik Woodring lowered the price target on IBM (NYSE: IBM) to $179.00 (from $186.00) while maintaining a Equalweight rating.

The analyst comments "IBM reported 1Q rev/EPS roughly in-line with MSe, and reiterated CY24 guidance (in CC). However, emerging Consulting weakness, a... More

Evercore ISI Comments on IBM (IBM) Earnings

April 24, 2024 4:52 PM EDT

Evercore ISI analyst Amit Daryanani reiterated an Outperform rating and $215.00 price target on IBM (NYSE: IBM).

The analyst comments "We think the print is fairly strong specially the software inflection. Questions will be around Consulting deceleration here (~2% in march-qtr vs. 5% in Dec-qtr). In... More

IBM tumbles on soft Q1 revenue; announces HashiCorp $6.4bn acquisition

April 24, 2024 4:22 PM EDT

(Updated - April 25, 2024 4:00 AM EDT)

IBM (NYSE: IBM) has reported earnings that beat analysts' expectations for the fiscal Q1 2024, though revenue missed the mark. The company also announced it has reached an agreement to acquire HashiCorp (NASDAQ: HCP) for $6.4 billion.

Shares fell over 9% in after-hours trading.

The company posted earnings per share (EPS) of $1.68, beating the consensus estimates of $1.58. However, the company's revenue for the quarter was slightly below expectations at $14.46 billion, missing the consensus projection of $14.51 billion.

Consulting revenue stood at $5.19 billion, also... More