Kyndryl Extends Agreement with Hertz for Five Years
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Kyndryl (KD) announced a five-year extension to its agreement with The Hertz Corporation (HTZ). Under the extension, Kyndryl will continue working with Hertz to advance Hertz's technology ecosystem by leveraging its Agentic AI Framework and Kyndryl Consult services. Kyndryl's transformation services are designed to advance and improve Hertz's system reliability and support Hertz's operational requirements as the company continues to evolve its technology estate. Key components include migrating mainframe systems to cloud-based architectures, consolidating IT platforms to create a more integrated technology environment, and leveraging Kyndryl's Agentic AI Framework to integrate AI-driven automation capabilities to optimize operational workflows.
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Analyst Views on KD
Wall Street analysts forecast KD stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for KD is 33.25 USD with a low forecast of 28.00 USD and a high forecast of 40.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
4 Analyst Rating
3 Buy
1 Hold
0 Sell
Strong Buy
Current: 23.700
Low
28.00
Averages
33.25
High
40.00
Current: 23.700
Low
28.00
Averages
33.25
High
40.00
About KD
Kyndryl Holdings, Inc. is a provider of mission-critical enterprise technology services offering advisory, implementation and managed service capabilities to customers in more than 60 countries. The Company designs, builds, manages and modernizes complex information systems around the world. Its segments include United States, Japan, Principal Markets and Strategic Markets. It offers services across domains, such as cloud services, core enterprise and zCloud services, applications, data and artificial intelligence (AI) services, digital workplace services, security and resiliency services and network and edge services. Its advisory and implementation services are branded as Kyndryl Consult. It provides end-to-end enterprise data services, including data transformation, data architecture and management, data governance and compliance and data migration. It provides comprehensive enterprise cybersecurity services for chief information security officers (CISOs) and chief risk officers.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
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