-- 独立系調査会社CFRAは、に対し、以下の調査レポートを提供しました。CFRAのアナリストは、以下のように見解をまとめています。AIの追い風とソフトウェア事業の拡大を背景に、目標株価を37ドル引き下げ、296ドルとします。これは、2026年のEPS予想の23倍に相当し、IBMの過去3年間の平均(約20倍)を上回っています。2026年のEPS予想は0.07ドル引き上げ、12.86ドルとします。また、2027年のEPS予想は0.03ドル引き上げ、13.90ドルとします。第1四半期決算は、AI競争の脅威に対して賛否両論の反応を示しました。弱気派は、ソフトウェア事業の成長率(為替変動を除く)が第4四半期の11%から8%に減速したことに注目するでしょう。Confluentの買収が早期に完了したにもかかわらず(ソフトウェア事業の成長率を約50ベーシスポイント押し上げる効果があった)、2026年の見通しは10%から10%強へとわずかに改善するにとどまっています。一部のアナリストはコンサルティング部門にもっと期待しており、売上高の伸びがわずか1%にとどまったのは、新たなAIツールによるCOBOL近代化の圧力の表れだと指摘するだろう。我々はより強気な見方をしており、コンサルティング部門の業績は堅調で、マクロ経済の圧力が続く中でも売上高と契約件数はともに増加しており、2026年の成長率も依然として5%近くになると予測している。ソフトウェア部門では、ARRは前年同期比10%増(前期と同水準)となり、Red Hatは第4四半期の8%から10%へと力強く回復した。
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