IBM is still your better choice

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On November 3, 2021, IBM spun off its legacy business focused on helping corporate and government clients manage their datacentres. Investors received one Kyndryl share for every five IBM shares they held. We still prefer IBM for your new buying, due to its ability to tap into rising client demand for cloud computing and artificial intelligence software. Kyndryl’s outlook is also solid, but its shares will probably make little progress until the company winds down its low-margin legacy contracts. INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP. $194 is a buy. The company (New York symbol IBM, Conservative Growth, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 911.0 million; Market cap: $176.7 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.9; Dividend yield: 3.4%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.ibm.com) reported 4.6% higher revenue in the three months ended December 31, 2023, to $17.38 billion from $16.69 billion a year earlier. Revenue rose at all three of IBM’s main divisions: software (up 3.1%), consulting (up 5.8%), and mainframe computers and other hardware (up 2.7%). If you exclude…