Bartosiak: Trading IBM (IBM) Earnings with Options

IBM

On Thursday, January 19th, International Business Machines (IBM - Free Report) will release its fourth quarter earnings results after the bell. The company is a Zacks Rank 4 (Sell), and have a Value, Growth, and Momentum score of C.

Dave will look at IBM’s past earnings, take a look at what is currently going on with the company, and give us his thoughts on their upcoming earnings announcement.

Furthermore, Dave will uncover some potential options trades for investors looking to make a play on IBM ahead of earnings.

IBM in Focus

IBM is an information technology (IT) company. The company operates in five segments: Global Technology Services, Global Business Services, Software, Systems and Technology, and Global Financing. The Global Technology Services segment provides IT infrastructure services and business process services. The Global Business Services segment offers professional services and application management services. The Software segment consists primarily of middleware and operating systems software. The Systems and Technology segment provides computing power and storage solutions; and semiconductor technology products and packaging solutions. The Global Financing segment invests in financing assets, leverages with debt and manages the associated risks. IBM is headquartered in Armonk, New York.

IBM is expected to report earnings at $4.91 per share. IBM reported earnings last quarter at $3.29 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 2.49%. IBM has an average surprise of 4.67% over the last 4 quarters.

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