IBM (IBM - Free Report) just released its first quarter financial results, posting adjusted earnings of $2.45 per share and revenues of $19.07 billion.
IBM is currently a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). Shares of IBM had been down 7.7% over the last year and roughly 2.9% over the last 12 weeks. However, shares of IBM had climbed 1.91% on Tuesday prior to the release of its first quarter earnings results.
IBM stock is currently down roughly 5.5% to $152 per share in after-hours trading shortly after its earnings report was released.
IBM:
Beat earnings estimates. The company posted adjusted earnings of $2.45 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.40 per share.
Beat revenue estimates. The company saw revenue figures of $19.07 billion, topping our consensus estimate of $18.72 billion.
IBM revenues jumped from $18.16 billion in the year-ago period. The first quarter also marked the second consecutive quarter of revenue growth after roughly six years of declining sales. Meanwhile, IBM’s adjusted Q1 earnings rose slightly year over year from $2.38 per share.
Looking forward, IBM reaffirmed its full-year adjusted earnings outlook of at least $13.80 per share, which is relatively in line with our current estimates of $13.83 per share.
Here’s a graph that looks at IBM’s Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise history:
Check back later for our full analysis on IBM’s earnings report!
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IBM (IBM - Free Report) just released its first quarter financial results, posting adjusted earnings of $2.45 per share and revenues of $19.07 billion.
IBM is currently a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). Shares of IBM had been down 7.7% over the last year and roughly 2.9% over the last 12 weeks. However, shares of IBM had climbed 1.91% on Tuesday prior to the release of its first quarter earnings results.
IBM stock is currently down roughly 5.5% to $152 per share in after-hours trading shortly after its earnings report was released.
IBM:
Beat earnings estimates. The company posted adjusted earnings of $2.45 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.40 per share.
Beat revenue estimates. The company saw revenue figures of $19.07 billion, topping our consensus estimate of $18.72 billion.
IBM revenues jumped from $18.16 billion in the year-ago period. The first quarter also marked the second consecutive quarter of revenue growth after roughly six years of declining sales. Meanwhile, IBM’s adjusted Q1 earnings rose slightly year over year from $2.38 per share.
Looking forward, IBM reaffirmed its full-year adjusted earnings outlook of at least $13.80 per share, which is relatively in line with our current estimates of $13.83 per share.
Here’s a graph that looks at IBM’s Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise history:
Check back later for our full analysis on IBM’s earnings report!
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Zacks has just named 4 companies that enable investors to take advantage of the explosive growth of cryptocurrencies via the stock market.
Click here to access these stocks. >>
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From thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.
It’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.
This company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.
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