Arnhold LLC Raises Stock Position in Kyndryl Holdings, Inc. $KD

Arnhold LLC boosted its stake in shares of Kyndryl Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:KD) by 19.5% in the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,010,671 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 164,856 shares during the quarter. Kyndryl comprises 2.5% of Arnhold LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 9th largest holding. Arnhold LLC owned approximately 0.44% of Kyndryl worth $30,350,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of KD. Assetmark Inc. increased its stake in shares of Kyndryl by 75.3% in the second quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 775 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 333 shares during the period. Bessemer Group Inc. increased its position in Kyndryl by 11.2% in the 2nd quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 3,476 shares of the company’s stock worth $145,000 after buying an additional 351 shares during the period. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Kyndryl by 4.9% during the second quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. now owns 7,933 shares of the company’s stock worth $333,000 after buying an additional 368 shares during the last quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Kyndryl by 4.1% in the second quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC now owns 10,316 shares of the company’s stock valued at $433,000 after acquiring an additional 402 shares during the period. Finally, Trust Co. of Vermont grew its stake in shares of Kyndryl by 16.2% in the third quarter. Trust Co. of Vermont now owns 3,411 shares of the company’s stock worth $102,000 after acquiring an additional 475 shares during the last quarter. 71.53% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Key Stories Impacting Kyndryl

Here are the key news stories impacting Kyndryl this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Kyndryl won a material client deal to modernize Yamaguchi Financial Group’s core banking into a shared, multi‑bank platform — a revenue‑supporting contract in Japan. Yamaguchi Financial Group deal
• Positive Sentiment: Kyndryl launched Kyndryl Intelligent Recovery Service (KIRS), an AI‑integrated, cloud‑based cyber‑recovery offering that can drive sales in security/resilience projects. KIRS launch
• Neutral Sentiment: Market commentary notes unusual options activity and continued deal execution risks (deal slippages mentioned alongside an extended Hertz engagement) — these items can add volatility but are not definitive drivers by themselves. Unusually large options trading Hertz partnership update
• Negative Sentiment: A flurry of securities‑fraud class action filings and solicitor notices from multiple law firms allege investor harm covering the period Aug 7, 2024–Feb 9, 2026; firms are soliciting lead‑plaintiff applications (deadline Apr 13, 2026), increasing legal exposure and potential settlement risk. Robbins LLP class action alert
• Negative Sentiment: Independent investigations by multiple plaintiff firms (Schall, Kessler Topaz, Rosen, BFA and others) are probing potential misstatements about cash management and internal controls — these probes usually precede formal litigation and can drive regulatory scrutiny and remediation costs. Kessler Topaz investor alert
• Negative Sentiment: Regulatory and disclosure shock: filings allege the stock plunged after Kyndryl disclosed it would not timely file its quarterly report, cited material internal control weaknesses (“tone at the top”), senior exec departures and an SEC document request — factors that materially increase execution and regulatory risk. Hagens Berman summary of disclosures
• Negative Sentiment: Separate firm commentary highlights that Kyndryl’s shift from adjusted to reported free‑cash‑flow and an internal accounting review preceded the investigation into cash management — a detail central to many plaintiffs’ allegations. Accounting review / cash management note

Insider Activity

In related news, SVP Vineet Khurana sold 6,641 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $26.69, for a total transaction of $177,248.29. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 59,708 shares in the company, valued at $1,593,606.52. This represents a 10.01% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 1.90% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms have recently issued reports on KD. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Kyndryl from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday. Susquehanna lowered their price target on Kyndryl from $35.00 to $16.00 and set a “positive” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday. Oppenheimer reiterated a “market perform” rating on shares of Kyndryl in a research report on Monday, February 9th. Guggenheim lowered shares of Kyndryl from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 10th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. downgraded shares of Kyndryl from an “overweight” rating to an “underweight” rating and set a $16.00 price objective for the company. in a report on Monday, February 9th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $29.00.

Kyndryl Stock Up 8.0%

KD opened at $12.24 on Monday. Kyndryl Holdings, Inc. has a twelve month low of $10.10 and a twelve month high of $44.20. The firm has a market cap of $2.80 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.66 and a beta of 1.85. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $24.37 and its 200-day simple moving average is $27.52. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.24, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a current ratio of 1.02.

Kyndryl (NYSE:KD) last announced its earnings results on Monday, February 9th. The company reported $0.52 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.60 by ($0.08). Kyndryl had a return on equity of 25.77% and a net margin of 1.65%.The business had revenue of $3.86 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.89 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.51 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up .6% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities research analysts anticipate that Kyndryl Holdings, Inc. will post 0.73 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Kyndryl 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.