International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM) has transformed into the Big Blue Innovator which will provide significant upside to their share price while paying large consistent dividends as the technological landscape evolves. When an organization has existed for more than a century, they must reinvent themselves from time to time. Some analysts and Seeking Alpha contributors consider IBM to be a boring and stale technology company, while I see them as an overlooked and undervalued diamond in the rough. IBM has rejuvenated its organization to play a key role in reshaping the business landscape of the future while returning to growth and generating returns which will leave shareholders smiling from ear to ear.
IBM’s massive portfolio of patents is only getting bigger and more relevant
2017 marked the 25th consecutive year the Big Blue Innovator has led the world in U.S patents issued. IBM received a record-breaking 9,043 U.S patentsin 2017. Almost half of the patents issued to Big Blue in 2017 are advancing artificial intelligence, cloud computing, blockchain, quantum computing, cybersecurity and other technologies which will not only change how the world works but the infrastructure which business is based on. Five of the patents from 2017 which are shaping the future are:
