Jim Cramer Shared His Thoughts on These 16 Stocks

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9. International Business Machines Corporation (NYSE:IBM)

Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 66

International Business Machines Corporation (NYSE:IBM) is one of the stocks Jim Cramer shared his thoughts on. Cramer believes that the stock has “a lot more room to run,” as he stated:

… They reported, and boy, that stock soared 5% today in response to an unambiguously good quarter. Closed at $309… Long story short, it was an amazing quarter, and I’m betting IBM has a lot more room to run even after today’s rally. Now, some of that’s simply because IBM rolled out a terrific full-year forecast for 2026 last night… IBM’s the rare AI winner with a fairly low price-to-earnings multiple. Sometimes, you gotta find some of those. Even after today’s rally, the stock sells for a little more than 25 times this year’s earnings estimates. And the estimates may well prove to be too low as IBM has beaten the earnings expectations for 17 consecutive quarters. Of course, 25 times earnings is still a bit of a premium to the broader market. The S&P trades at 22 times this year’s earnings estimates, but I’m happy to pay a premium for such a high-quality story. It’s still below these big software-as-a-service companies’ multiples.

So here’s the bottom line: IBM’s nearly doubled since I started recommending it just over two years ago, and after last night’s quarter, I think its rally’s far from over. The company’s just got so much growth coming from mainframes, and software, and consulting. Best of all, the stock still isn’t expensive here. I say buy some IBM if you don’t own it already, and recognize that CEO Krishna has turbocharged the sales and earnings so much that it would be a gift if this $309 stock were to fall below $300.

International Business Machines Corporation (NYSE:IBM) provides software, consulting, and cloud and on-site technology solutions, along with financing to help clients use its products.

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