Quantbot Technologies LP Makes New $2.71 Million Investment in Kyndryl Holdings, Inc. $KD

Quantbot Technologies LP purchased a new stake in Kyndryl Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:KD) during the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm purchased 90,377 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,714,000.

Several other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Sound Shore Management Inc CT acquired a new stake in Kyndryl in the third quarter valued at approximately $61,113,000. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Kyndryl by 6.1% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 28,186,677 shares of the company’s stock valued at $846,446,000 after purchasing an additional 1,619,048 shares during the last quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. boosted its position in shares of Kyndryl by 1,167.1% in the 3rd quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 691,496 shares of the company’s stock worth $20,766,000 after purchasing an additional 636,925 shares in the last quarter. Cortland Associates Inc. MO boosted its position in shares of Kyndryl by 39.2% in the 3rd quarter. Cortland Associates Inc. MO now owns 2,105,082 shares of the company’s stock worth $63,216,000 after purchasing an additional 592,751 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE grew its stake in Kyndryl by 39.5% during the 2nd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 1,767,574 shares of the company’s stock worth $74,167,000 after buying an additional 500,309 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 71.53% of the company’s stock.

Kyndryl News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Kyndryl this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Kyndryl was named a Leader in the 2025 ISG Provider Lens™ Digital Sustainability report for IT Solutions & Services, which supports its positioning on sustainability-driven deals and could help win enterprise contracts. Kyndryl Ranked as Leader in 2025 ISG Provider Lens Digital Sustainability Report
• Positive Sentiment: Management presented at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom conference (transcript published), giving investors access to management commentary on strategy, revenue mix and cost plans — a constructive touchpoint for market confidence if answers reduce execution concerns. Kyndryl Presents at Morgan Stanley Conference — Transcript
• Neutral Sentiment: Multiple law firms and investor-alert services are issuing notices and reminders about a newly filed securities class action and the April 13, 2026 lead-plaintiff deadline — this raises awareness and can lead to concentrated litigation activity, but the notices themselves are procedural. Example reminder from Rosen Law Firm. Rosen Law Firm Investor Notice
• Negative Sentiment: On Feb. 17 Kyndryl filed amended quarterly and annual reports disclosing that its disclosure controls and internal control over financial reporting were ineffective for several 2025 quarters and noted departures of three key executives — this materially raises accounting and governance risk and is the principal negative driver for KD. Hagens Berman on Amended Reports & Internal Control Weaknesses
• Negative Sentiment: A securities fraud class action has been filed alleging material misstatements/omissions about cash management and internal controls for the period Aug. 7, 2024–Feb. 9, 2026; that suit, plus potential follow-on suits, increases legal expense risk and investor uncertainty. PR Newswire — Securities Fraud Class Action Filed
• Negative Sentiment: Recent Q4 results and commentary showed a slight EPS miss and revenue just below estimates; combined with the control weaknesses and litigation, this compounds near-term downside risk to guidance credibility and valuation multiples. Q4 Earnings Highlights vs Peers

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts have commented on KD shares. Guggenheim cut Kyndryl from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 10th. Oppenheimer restated a “market perform” rating on shares of Kyndryl in a report on Monday, February 9th. Scotiabank started coverage on shares of Kyndryl in a research report on Tuesday, January 27th. They issued an “outperform” rating for the company. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Kyndryl from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Sunday, February 22nd. Finally, Zacks Research lowered shares of Kyndryl from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 18th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $29.00.

Kyndryl Trading Up 0.2%

Shares of NYSE:KD opened at $12.86 on Wednesday. Kyndryl Holdings, Inc. has a 52-week low of $10.10 and a 52-week high of $44.20. The stock has a market cap of $2.90 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.25 and a beta of 1.92. The company has a quick ratio of 0.86, a current ratio of 0.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.75. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $20.92 and a 200-day moving average price of $25.90.

Kyndryl (NYSE:KD) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 9th. The company reported $0.52 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.60 by ($0.08). Kyndryl had a return on equity of 25.91% 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 quarter last year, the company posted $0.51 EPS. Kyndryl’s quarterly revenue was up .6% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities analysts predict that Kyndryl Holdings, Inc. will post 0.73 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Kyndryl

In other news, SVP Vineet Khurana sold 6,641 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, December 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $26.69, for a total value of $177,248.29. Following the sale, 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 ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. 1.90% of the stock is owned by insiders.

About Kyndryl

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.