Kyndryl Holdings, Inc. $KD Stake Boosted by Diversify Advisory Services LLC

Diversify Advisory Services LLC lifted its stake in Kyndryl Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:KD) by 37.3% during the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 230,402 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 62,556 shares during the quarter. Diversify Advisory Services LLC owned approximately 0.10% of Kyndryl worth $6,624,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Assetmark Inc. grew its stake in Kyndryl by 75.3% in the second quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 775 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 333 shares in the last quarter. Employees Retirement System of Texas purchased a new stake in shares of Kyndryl during the 2nd quarter worth about $49,000. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Kyndryl by 192.0% during the 3rd quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 1,171 shares of the company’s stock worth $35,000 after purchasing an additional 770 shares in the last quarter. Optiver Holding B.V. acquired a new stake in shares of Kyndryl during the 3rd quarter valued at about $40,000. Finally, Quent Capital LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Kyndryl during the 3rd quarter valued at about $42,000. 71.53% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

KD has been the topic of a number of research reports. Wall Street Zen upgraded Kyndryl from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Sunday, February 22nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut shares of Kyndryl from an “overweight” rating to an “underweight” rating and set a $16.00 target price for the company. in a research note on Monday, February 9th. Guggenheim downgraded shares of Kyndryl from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 10th. Scotiabank started coverage on shares of Kyndryl in a report on Tuesday, January 27th. They set an “outperform” rating on the stock. Finally, Oppenheimer reaffirmed a “market perform” rating on shares of Kyndryl in a research note on Monday, February 9th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Kyndryl currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $29.00.

Kyndryl Stock Down 2.4%

Shares of KD stock opened at $13.18 on Monday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $20.08 and its 200 day simple moving average is $25.54. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.75, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a current ratio of 0.86. Kyndryl Holdings, Inc. has a twelve month low of $10.10 and a twelve month high of $44.20. The company has a market capitalization of $2.97 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.55 and a beta of 1.92.

Kyndryl (NYSE:KD) last announced its earnings results on Monday, February 9th. The company reported $0.52 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.60 by ($0.08). Kyndryl had a return on equity of 25.91% and a net margin of 1.65%.The company had revenue of $3.86 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.89 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.51 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up .6% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, research analysts predict that Kyndryl Holdings, Inc. will post 0.73 EPS for the current year.

Trending Headlines about Kyndryl

Here are the key news stories impacting Kyndryl this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Sizable institutional purchase — Solas Capital bought ~407,000 Kyndryl shares, signaling conviction from a large investor and providing short-term demand support. Solas Capital Loads Up On Kyndryl With 407,000 Shares Bought
• Positive Sentiment: Market narrative around AI expansion gave KD an earlier intraday bounce (reported up ~9.7%) as investors reacted to commentary tying Kyndryl’s governance changes to a sharper AI growth story. Why Kyndryl Holdings (KD) Is Up 9.7% After Governance Turmoil Meets AI Expansion Efforts
• Neutral Sentiment: Company PR: Kyndryl published a Healthcare Readiness Report on scaling AI safely in healthcare — supportive for the long-term services narrative but unlikely to move near-term results. Scaling AI Safely Will Define Success for Healthcare Leaders in 2026
• Negative Sentiment: Amended filings disclosed ineffective disclosure controls and internal-control weaknesses for multiple 2025 periods and flagged problems first reported Feb. 9 — heightening restatement/uncertainty risk and undermining near-term trust in reported results. Kyndryl Holdings (KD) Faces Securities Class Action Amid 55% Stock Drop After Four Bombshell Disclosures – Hagens Berman
• Negative Sentiment: Broad litigation activity — multiple law firms have filed or are soliciting lead-plaintiff candidates in a securities class action (deadline April 13), increasing legal risk and potential costs. Investors face ongoing headline risk from these filings and related discovery. Kyndryl Holdings, Inc. Sued for Securities Law Violations – The Gross Law Firm

Kyndryl Company Profile

Kyndryl (NYSE: KD) is a global managed infrastructure services provider formed in November 2021 through the spin-off of IBM’s Managed Infrastructure Services business. The company designs, builds, manages and modernizes critical information technology systems for enterprises worldwide. Kyndryl’s core offerings include cloud migration and management, network and edge computing solutions, digital workplace services and IT resiliency and security capabilities.

With a workforce of approximately 90,000 professionals and operations in more than 60 countries, Kyndryl serves clients across a broad range of industries, including financial services, telecommunications, healthcare, manufacturing and retail.