International Business Machines Corporation (NYSE:IBM) is one of the 15 AI Stocks Analysts Are Watching: Microsoft, Nvidia, and More.
On June 23, JPMorgan upgraded International Business Machines Corporation (NYSE:IBM) to Overweight from neutral and hiked its price target to $291 from $270
The firm said it sees “software acceleration” for the stock and that there could be room for multiple expansion. We are upgrading to Overweight with greater confidence in a 2H’26 CC software acceleration following a deeper look at IBM’s software business. The firm noted how software continues to drive better recurring revenue, margins, profitability, and cash flow.
An estimated 45% of revenue and about two-thirds of consolidated profit for IBM comes through software, it added. We view the continued shift toward software as positive considering the higher-margin, ratable nature of software with better cash conversion and a higher-quality earnings stream that supports a higher multiple than the hardware and services businesses. Image by drobotdean on Freepik It noted how IBM’s businesses, hybrid cloud, automation, transaction processing, and data, can help reinforce each other and support demand for infrastructure projects.