The seven magnificent imported week AI stocks surpassed them all.

This technology and AI stocks earned more than 13% this week.

This week, four of the world’s largest companies earned a quarterly income, so this week is known as a grand seven weeks and one part.

But Tesla, Microsoft, Meta Platform or Apple did not have much effect this week. But there was an AI stock and a technical pioneer. IBM (NYSE: IBM), once the world’s largest company.

IBM, also known as Big Blue, has risen 13.5%in the second place in S & P 500 this week. Big Blue was fueled by its solid 4Q results and strong views.

IBM stocks have been trading at $ 255 per share, up about 16% and 36% year -on -year over the past 12 months.

Convert through AI

IBM occupied revenue and import estimates promoted by software business and AI functions. The company posted sales of $ 17.6 billion in quarter, an increase of 1% year -on -year. It was ahead of the estimated $ 17.4 billion.

Net profit fell 11% in quarter, or 2.9%, or $ 3.11 per share. Based on the adjusted basis, net profit exceeded the agreement estimation of $ 3.75 per share, from 3%to $ 3.7 billion or $ 3.92 per share.

GAAP revenue has partially reduced taxes of $ 2.7 billion, or $ 2 billion in the fourth quarter in the fourth quarter, to one -time non -cash pension settlement costs in the third quarter.

In the software sector, sales gains increased to $ 7.9 billion, up 10%. The software business is the largest IBM and includes cloud services and AI platforms, allowing customers to educate a creation AI model through Watsonx. Cloud services through Red Hat Business have risen 16%, while the data and AI sectors have increased sales of 4% in quarter.

The strength of the software business is to overcome the 2% decrease in the consulting business to $ 5.2 billion, and the 8% decrease in the infrastructure business has decreased to $ 4.3 billion. Since IBM was a major manufacturer of computer and other business machines, the infrastructure was once a cash of business. But the company could change with the Times.

IBM Chairman and President and CEO Arvind Krishna said, “We have ended the year with the additional acceleration of Red Hat due to the two -digit profit growth of this quarter’s software. “Customers around the world continue to switch to IBM and switch to AI.”

It was well deployed in 2025

IBM stocks were mainly higher due to AI fuel growth. Krishna said the company’s AI Book of Business has increased almost $ 2 billion over $ 5 billion.

“Through our concentrated strategy, improved portfolio and innovation culture, we have been well established since 2025, and we expect to see at least 5 %of sales growth and about $ 13.5 billion in free cash flow.”

In 2025, IBM is expected to grow 5%of sales growth and $ 13.5 billion free cash flows.

In 2024, IBM had a free cash trend of $ 1.55 billion compared to the previous year. The richness of cash was promoted by 59.5%in Q4 and 56.7%per year.

James Kavanah, the chief executive and chief financial officer of IBM, said, “The continuous strength of operating profitability and free cash flows is the ability to invest for the future by returning value to shareholders through dividends.”

Dividend

IBM has one of the best dividends in the market. The $ 1.67 quarterly dividend per share has a return of 2.59%. IBM has raised dividends for 25 years and became dividend aristocracy.

IBM earned a profit after imports, including $ 280 from BMO to $ 20, $ 26 to $ 276 per share, and $ 250 per share in Jefferies, including $ 25. They show an increase of 6% to 10% compared to the current stock price.

IBM’s P/E ratio is high at 40, but forward P/E is reasonable at 24 years old. IBM is not as magnificent as once, but this week’s performance was excellent. And based on the balance table, the growth of AI and the decent advanced P/E, there must be a better day.