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KYNDRYL HOLDINGS INC. $20 is a hold. The company (New York symbol KD; Conservative Growth Portfolio; Manufacturing sector; Shares o/s: 229.5 million; Market cap: $4.6 billion; No dividends paid; P-to-S ratio: 0.3; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk; www.kyndryl.com) took its current form in November 2021 when IBM spun off its legacy business of helping corporate and government clients manage their datacentres. Investors received one Kyndryl share for every five IBM shares they held. The stock has jumped 70% since the start of 2023. That’s mainly due to its its new “three-A initiatives”—Alliances, Advanced Delivery and Accounts—plan. It involves more automation and fostering deeper consulting relationships. Despite that improvement, Kyndryl will probably still lose $1.95 a share for all of fiscal 2024, but it could earn $0.48 a share in 2025. The stock nonetheless trades at a somewhat high 41.7 times that 2025 forecast. Kyndryl is a hold. hold…