International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE:IBM) faced a huge downtrend post the earnings report in October. This trend was not reversed by the earnings report in January. Many investors start to feel that International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE:IBM) is starting to lose its potential to make big money. Though, some investors feel that International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE:IBM) has some X-factor which could propel the stock up again. CLSA America’s Louis Miscioscia and Fast Money trader Tim Seymour talked on CNBC about their view on International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE:IBM) stock and its future in 2015.
Miscioscia feels that software line was the major issue for International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE:IBM) in September and December ending quarters. He added that International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE:IBM) is making some good investments in strategic imperatives and might see a lot of profits from it.
“[…] looking out to 2015 FX is a major headwind to them at 7%. But I think what you heard here today is that they are really focusing on what they call the strategic imperatives. Its 25% of total revenue today. It grew overall double digits last year, double digits next year and should hit as per management has called $40 billion in 2018. So they have got a lot of good things going on. I think that’s what investors can focus on,” Miscioscia said.
Seymour thinks that the growth target to achieve $40 billion is 2018 is very ambitious. He feels that there is no revenue growth possible for International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE:IBM) till 2017. He thinks that International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE:IBM) is still in transition and might take a lot of time to group together and start making revenues. He agreed that Watson is a very exciting business, but he said that no one really know how Watson could grow from a $100 million revenue business to a multi-billion dollar revenue generating business.
Seymour feels that only good thing about International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE:IBM) stock is the fact that the sentiment at a 20 year low. He feels that due to this reason it is somewhat a place to be in.
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