International Business Machines Corp (NYSE:IBM) drew a more cautious outlook from analysts after preliminary second quarter results missed expectations, with Bank of America and UBS citing weaker software and infrastructure demand, shifting customer capital spending priorities and delayed large deals as key challenges for the company. Bank of America noted that IBM's preliminary Q2 revenue of $17.2 billion came in below the $17.9 billion consensus estimate, while adjusted earnings per share of $2.93 missed expectations of $3.02.
IBM (NYSE:IBM | IBM Price Prediction) currently trades at $214.46 after a brutal reset, while Wall Street's consensus price target sits at $294.94.
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IBM warns AI infrastructure spending is reshaping enterprise tech budgets, triggering a historic stock selloff and raising questions about software demand.
IBM stock suffered its worst single-day decline in history on Wednesday – losing $67 billion in market value. The cause was an extraordinary pre-announcement – a week before Big Blue's scheduled earnings report – which featured disappointing results.
As International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE:IBM) stock crashed amid a shift in enterprise tech spending, as of July 15, Jim Cramer had previously recommended that investors buy the shares.
IBM CEO Arvind Krishna owned the shortfall that triggered the stock's worst day on record. Tech leaders say candor can build more credibility than trying to spin disappointing news.
Shares in the IT company aren't mounting much of a comeback, as investors reel from Tuesday's brutal selloff.
IBM stock suffered its worst one-day decline on record after the technology group admitted that customers were moving money away from its products and towards urgently needed data-centre infrastructure. The stock plunged 25.2% to $217.07 on Tuesday, leaving it just above its 52-week low, after preliminary second-quarter revenue and profit missed Wall Street forecasts.
CNBC's Jim Cramer said IBM's sharp sell-off isn't enough to make the stock a buy, as corporate IT spending is shifting away from software toward cybersecurity, hardware and AI tokens. Cramer said IBM still has attractive long-term businesses, but the company remains on the wrong side of the technology spending priorities.
IBM (IBM) closed at $217.07 in the latest trading session, marking a -25.21% move from the prior day.
IBM is in free fall.