IBM Turnaround Coming - Global Thematic Research

IBM Turnaround Coming - Global Thematic Research

Summary

In 2016, we think IBMs shares are due for a re-rating - investors will start to value IBM as an emerging software leader rather than a legacy hardware player. Like SAP and Oracle, many of IBMs legacy businesses - especially Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems - are struggling to adapt to a world moving rapidly to cloud-based services. The company is at the final stages of a difficult transition, but most of the bad news around this transition is now in the price of IBMs shares.

In this report, we will look at the themes that will send IBM shares up in 2016 and its valuation and risk screen.

Scope

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THE THEMES THAT WILL SEND IBM SHARES UP IN
Industrial Internet
Big Data
Artificial intelligence
Cloud infrastructure
Cyber security
Blockchain technology
Software defined networking
IBM ON OUR THEMATIC SCREEN
IBM ON OUR VALUATION SCREEN
IBM ON OUR RISK SCREEN
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