Jim Cramer Discussed 10 Stocks Leading the Dow Higher in 2025

3. International Business Machines Corporation (NYSE:IBM)

Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 56

International Business Machines Corporation (NYSE:IBM) offers a range of integrated services and solutions, including hybrid cloud and AI platforms, as well as server and storage solutions designed for hybrid cloud deployments. Discussing the company, Cramer said:

“Next, IBM. Alright, this one’s a bit of a shocker. Many missed it coming. What you had to be watching with the integration of Red Hat, a powerful enterprise software platform, bought a few years ago, the spinoff of their old IT infrastructure business as Kyndryl, and the conversion of a once big hardware company into one that gets more than 40% of its business from recurring software revenue, those moves have transformed IBM into a company with much more consistent earnings and Wall Street’s always willing to pay up for consistency. Most investors had left this one for dead. It didn’t die.”