5 Tech Victims Suffer the Wrath of IBM’s Earnings

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The IT services and hardware sector had a gut check Monday morning following the earnings announcement from International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM). Just when companies thought that they had escaped the market carnage from the previous week, IBM’s earnings caused this sector to take a loss. 24/7 Wall St. has looked over the IT services and hardware sector and found some of the biggest victims of IBM’s earnings.

IBM hit a three-year low following the poor earnings report that was released before the market opened on Monday. The shares of this computer giant have recently been trading down over 7% at $168.94 from the previous close of $182.05. The share price hit a relative low amid the market carnage from the previous week of $178.69. It has a 52-week trading range of $165.25 to $199.21.

Five other technology peers of a sort were lower in sympathy, while many others were actually up on the day.

Cisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) manufactures and sells networking equipment. On Monday shares traded down almost 2% to 22.82 from the previous close of $23.25. Last week during the market carnage, they hit a relative low of $22.49, a level not seen since May. The stock has a 52-week trading range of $20.22 to $26.08. Cisco remains the dividend king of technology.

EMC Corp. (NYSE: EMC) deals specifically with data storage, information security, analytics and cloud computing. The company’s shares recently traded down almost 1% to $26.87. In the previous week, shares hit a relative low of $26.65. They have a 52-week trading range of $23.15 to $30.18. EMC has so far been able to press back against activist investing themes.

Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ) provides hardware, software and IT services to customers across all sectors. In Monday’s trading, shares were down over 1% to $33.70, and last week shares were as low as $31.62 — levels not seen since May. They have a 52-week trading range of $23.45 to $38.25. HP now is firmly entrenched in its plans to split into two.

SAP SE (NYSE: SAP) may have been the biggest victim of IBM’s earnings with shares dropping as far as 7% to $64.10, a two-year low. SAP produces enterprise software to manage business operations and customer relations. It has a 52-week trading range of $64.10 to $87.42.

Teradata Corp. (NYSE: TDC) sells analytic data platforms, applications and related services. It has seen its shares take a dip in Monday’s trading of about 3% to 40.93. Last week, shares hit a relative low of $39.54, which had not been seen since May. They have a 52-week trading range of $37.66 to $49.57.

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Chris Lange is a writer for 24/7 Wall St., based in Houston. He has covered financial markets over the past decade with an emphasis on healthcare, tech, and IPOs. During this time, he has published thousands of articles with insightful analysis across these complex fields. Currently, Lange's focus is on military and geopolitical topics.

Lange's work has been quoted or mentioned in Forbes, The New York Times, Business Insider, USA Today, MSN, Yahoo, The Verge, Vice, The Intelligencer, Quartz, Nasdaq, The Motley Fool, Fox Business, International Business Times, The Street, Seeking Alpha, Barron’s, Benzinga, and many other major publications.

A graduate of Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas, Lange majored in business with a particular focus on investments. He has previous experience in the banking industry and startups.

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