Expect these recent spinoffs to recover

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New spinoffs often struggle for a period, partly because investors tend to dump their new shares. We think that’s why Kyndryl and Viatris are down since they became separate companies. Still, we believe both will eventually move higher, and we see each of them as a hold. KYNDRYL HOLDINGS INC. $12 is a hold. The company (New York symbol KD; Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 224.1 million; Market cap: $2.7 billion; No dividends paid; Takeover Target Rating: Medium; www.kyndryl.com) took its current form on November 3, 2021, when International Business Machines Corp. (New York symbol IBM) set up the Managed Infrastructure Services unit of its Global Technology Services operations as a separate firm. That legacy business helps corporate and government clients manage their datacentres. Investors received one Kyndryl share for every five IBM shares they held. IBM still holds 19.9% of Kyndryl. It plans to dispose of its shares within the next 12 months. In its first quarter as a separate company, ended December 31, 2021,…