I am optimistic about Kyndryl Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: KD ), driven by a $1 billion adjusted free cash flow forecast by 2028. The company continues to generate more cash from its operations, especially from the cloud services atFirst Principles Partners is an equity research analyst specializing in technology, innovation, and sustainability investment. My unique approach, "First Principles," involves breaking down complex problems to their most basic elements in terms of financial and technology, enabling me t ...

期权市场动态 - Kyndryl Holdings股票期权市场近期出现异常波动 特别是2025年6月20日到期 行权价17美元的看跌期权隐含波动率位居所有股票期权前列 [1] - 高隐含波动率表明投资者预期该股将出现大幅单向波动 可能源于即将发生的重大事件 [2] 公司基本面 - 公司目前获Zacks评级为"持有" 在科技服务行业中排名前18% [3] - 过去60天内分析师未调整当前季度每股收益预期 Zacks共识预期从49美分微升至50美分 [3] 交易策略分析 - 高隐含波动率可能催生期权交易机会 经验丰富的交易者常通过出售高波动率期权合约获取权利金收益 [4] - 此类策略的核心在于标的股票实际波动幅度低于市场预期 从而利用时间价值衰减获利 [4] 行业定位 - 所属科技服务行业在Zacks行业排名中处于前18%区间 显示行业整体表现优于82%的同行 [3]

Investment to accelerate France's digital transformation and economic growth with a focus on new hires, AI private cloud services and a digital hub in Sophia-AntipolisPARIS, May 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of "Choose France," Kyndryl (NYSE: KD), a leading provider of mission-critical enterprise technology services, announced that it will invest up to €100 million over three years in France to strengthen the country's capabilities in data, artificial intelligence (AI) and cyber resilience."I welcome the ...

When deciding whether to buy, sell, or hold a stock, investors often rely on analyst recommendations. Media reports about rating changes by these brokerage-firm-employed (or sell-side) analysts often influence a stock's price, but are they really important?Let's take a look at what these Wall Street heavyweights have to say about Kyndryl Holdings, Inc. (KD) before we discuss the reliability of brokerage recommendations and how to use them to your advantage.Kyndryl Holdings, Inc. currently has an average bro ...

Launches first employer brand campaign: progress with purposeNEW YORK, May 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Kyndryl (NYSE: KD), a leading provider of mission-critical enterprise technology services, is proud to be Certified™ by Great Place To Work® in the United States, India, Japan, Czechia, France, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Poland and the United Kingdom. This is the second year Kyndryl received this prestigious award, which is based on what current employees say about their experience working at Kyndryl, and approx ...

纪要涉及的公司 Kyndryl (KD) 纪要提到的核心观点和论据 1. **公司发展成果与战略** - 公司独立三年半来克服挑战，上季度实现正营收增长，今年全年预计增长，盈利能力显著提升，去年产生大量现金流且今年预计进一步改善 [5][12] - 公司采取“三个A”战略，即与微软、谷歌、AWS等建立联盟，提升交付质量至“高级交付”水平，重新构想与重点客户的关系，证明了在基础设施服务领域创造和获取价值的能力 [9][10][11] 2. **中期营收增长目标** - 中期设定中个位数营收增长目标是合理的，一方面无需依赖高营收增长就能实现现金流和利润大幅增长，另一方面业务特性决定需连续多年保持健康的订单与账单比率才能实现增长 [16][17] 3. **业务抗周期性** - 公司业务受宏观经济周期影响较小，原因包括业务为大型企业运营核心系统，具有关键任务性和非 discretionary 性；与众多客户签订长期合同；在经济周期中，公司提供的效率、生产力和优化服务更受企业客户关注 [20][21] 4. **重大签约项目** - 去年签约情况良好，签约额增长 46%，业务广泛，涵盖云与应用、数据与 AI、安全与弹性等多个领域 [27] - 重大签约项目包括为信用卡公司运营基础设施、将医疗保健客户迁移至云等，项目具有综合性和复杂性，体现公司的专业能力和规模优势 [23][25] 5. **与超大规模云计算提供商的合作** - 公司从 IBM 分拆后迅速与微软、谷歌、AWS 等建立合作关系，原因是公司能满足客户需求，帮助客户实现未来发展目标，且客户希望基础设施服务提供商与云服务提供商合作，以确保业务顺利运行 [30][31][32] - 公司拥有约 40,000 名认证云专家，具备与各合作伙伴合作的专业能力 [33] 6. **Kendra Consult 业务** - Kendra Consult 业务表现出色，上季度同比增长 45%，在行业短周期业务不稳定的情况下脱颖而出 [35] - 该业务的差异化优势在于公司是客户值得信赖的系统运营伙伴，拥有深厚的技术专长；通过 Kindrel Bridge 系统为客户提供基础设施的全面可见性和高级洞察，帮助客户优化运营；能在不断变化的监管环境中为客户提供支持 [35][37][38] - Kendra Consult 业务在公司营收中的占比从独立初期的 10% 提升至超过 20%，预计将达到 25%，成为 30 亿美元的业务，今年预计实现两位数增长 [39] 7. **托管服务业务展望** - 托管服务业务此前导致公司营收下降，但今年降幅将大幅收窄，理想情况下明年接近稳定状态，2027 - 2028 财年有望恢复增长，中期内托管服务和咨询业务将对公司增长贡献相当 [40] 8. **与 IBM 的关系及软件成本** - 今年是最后一年讨论 IBM 软件成本问题，年底将恢复到行业标准的价格乘以数量的模式，软件成本将不再是重大不利因素 [41][42] - 公司与 IBM 合作良好，拥有共同客户，客户希望双方加强合作，关系将持续发展 [44] 9. **毛利润相关指标** - 去年毛利润订单与账单比率为 1.5，意味着通过签约增加到积压订单中的毛利润是去年损益表中报告毛利润的 1.5 倍，连续三年该比率高于 1 表明其具有可持续性 [46] 10. **资金运用与决策** - 公司具有良好的现金流可见性，既可以进行业务再投资，如进行小型并购，也可以向股东返还资本，如实施股票回购计划 [49][50][51] 11. **利润率增长与 AI 应用** - 今年预计大部分利润率增长将由毛利润扩张驱动，未来将寻找销售、一般和行政费用（SG&A）方面的优化机会 [52] - AI 在公司业务中有多方面应用，Kindrel Bridge 基于机器学习实现自动化和优化；公司在多个部门进行生成式 AI 试验，帮助员工提升体验；同时为客户提供与生成式 AI 相关的咨询和运营服务，如建设数据中心、培养专业人才等 [54][55][56] 其他重要但是可能被忽略的内容 1. 公司现金流具有季节性，第一季度为大量现金流出季度，后三个季度将收回全年现金 [51] 2. 公司在英国利物浦宣布建立 AI 中心，专注于技能培养和引入下一代从业者，下周将在法国讨论相关投资 [57]

NEW YORK, May 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Kyndryl Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: KD), a leading provider of mission-critical enterprise technology services, today announced that Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Martin Schroeter and Chief Financial Officer David Wyshner will speak at the J.P.Morgan Global Technology, Media and Communications Conference on Tuesday, May 13, 2025 at 10:10 a.m. ET.  During the course of the event, they will discuss information regarding the Company's business and/or financial performance ...

NEW YORK, May 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Kyndryl (NYSE: KD), a leading provider of mission-critical enterprise technology services, announced today a leadership rotation in some Delivery, Practice and Country roles.Xerxes Cooper will become Global Leader of Kyndryl Delivery, responsible for leading Kyndryl's delivery organization that provides mission-critical enterprise technology services to thousands of customers in more than 60 countries. Previously, Cooper was President of Kyndryl Strategic Markets where ...

Kyndryl (KD) Q4 2025 Earnings Call May 08, 2025 08:30 AM ET Company Participants Lori Chaitman - Global Head, IRMartin Schroeter - Chairman & CEODavid Wyshner - CFOIan Zaffino - Managing DirectorDivya Goyal - Director - Equity Research - Technology, Software & ServicesTyler DuPont - Equity Research Associate Conference Call Participants Jamie Friedman - Senior FinTech and IT Services Research AnalystTien-tsin Huang - Senior Analyst Operator Good day, and thank you for standing by. Welcome to the Kindrel Fou ...

Kyndryl (KD) Q4 2025 Earnings Call May 08, 2025 08:30 AM ET Speaker0 Good day, and thank you for standing by. Welcome to the Kindrel Fourth Quarter twenty twenty five Earnings Conference Call. At this time, all participants are in listen only mode. After the speakers' presentation, there will be a question and answer session. To ask a question during this session, you will need to press 11 on your telephone. You would then hear an automated message advising your hand is raised. To withdraw your question, pl ...