PREVIEW: IBM shares drop ahead of quarterly earnings report
** Shares of International Business Machines IBM.N fall 0.37% to $183.42 on Wed ahead of its quarterly report due after the closing bell, with analysts expecting tepid spending on IT consulting
** IBM has faced slow demand for services such as consulting, as high inflation and interest rates have forced customers to put the brakes on spending
** Wall Street analysts expect IBM to report rev of $15.6 bln, up 0.91% from a year ago, as well as EPS of $2.20 vs $2.18 a year ago
** IBM's rev has met analyst expectations 5 times over the last 8 quarters, while EPS had met estimates every time in the same period
** Analysts are likely to focus on IBM's generative AI business that is powered by its Watsonx AI platform, which is currently seeing strong demand from customers
** Among the 22 analysts that cover IBM, the median PT is $190 and the avg rating is "buy" - with the breakdown of recommendations are 10 "strong buy" or "buy," 9 "hold" and 3 "sell" or "strong sell"
** IBM options imply a 6.1% swing for the shares, in either direction, by Friday, well above the stock's 8-qtr post earnings 1-day avg move of 4.9%, according to Trade Alert
** IBM share are up ~13% YTD vs 24% gain in the S&P 500 technology sector index.SPLRCT
Reporting by Chibuike Oguh and Saqib Ahmed in New York
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