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As of close of business last night, International Business Machines Corp’s stock clocked out at $312.57, down -0.17% from its previous closing price of $313.09. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.17 from its previous closing price. On the day, 6.04 million shares were traded. IBM stock price reached its highest trading level at $319.3399 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $311.41.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of IBM’s stock, we examine its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 19.63 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 23.43. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.86 and its Current Ratio is at 0.90. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.39 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 2.07.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of. The stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Bernstein on September 16, 2025, initiated with a Mkt Perform rating and assigned the stock a target price of $280.
On February 11, 2025, Oppenheimer started tracking the stock assigning a Outperform rating and target price of $320.Oppenheimer initiated its Outperform rating on February 11, 2025, with a $320 target price.
Insider Transactions:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 03 ’25 when Thomas Robert David sold 26,543 shares for $253.01 per share. The transaction valued at 6,715,639 led to the insider holds 45,007 shares of the business.
ROBERT D THOMAS bought 26,543 shares of IBM for $6,715,639 on Mar 03 ’25. On Feb 28 ’25, another insider, FARR DAVID N, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 1,200 shares for $249.00 each. As a result, the insider paid 298,800 and bolstered with 8,258 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, IBM now has a Market Capitalization of 292170203136 and an Enterprise Value of 343969169408. As of this moment, International’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 37.39, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 25.70. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 4.87. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.47 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 10.47. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 5.259 whereas that against EBITDA is 19.36.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for IBM is 0.70, which has changed by 0.5280137 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.18258524 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, IBM has reached a high of $313.50, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $203.51. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 16.18%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 20.61%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that IBM traded 5.45M shares on average per day over the past three months and 7624400 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 934.74M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 933.80M. Insiders hold about 0.10% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 63.72% stake in the company. Shares short for IBM as of 1760486400 were 15852807 with a Short Ratio of 2.91, compared to 1757894400 on 14626762. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 15852807 and a Short% of Float of 1.8800000000000001.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 6.7, IBM has a forward annual dividend rate of 6.70. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.021399597. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 4.27. The current Payout Ratio is 103.78% for IBM, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-08-08 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-11-10. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2021-11-04 when the company split stock in a 1046:1000 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
. The current rating of International Business Machines Corp (IBM) is the result of assessments by 17.0 analysts actively engaged in evaluating its market dynamics.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.93, with high estimates of $2.28 and low estimates of $1.67.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $11.5 and $11.09 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $11.36. EPS for the following year is $12.1, with 20.0 analysts recommending between $12.58 and $11.27.
Revenue Estimates
In. The current quarter, 16 analysts expect revenue to total $19.23B. It ranges from a high estimate of $19.68B to a low estimate of $18.97B. As of. The current estimate, International Business Machines Corp’s year-ago sales were $17.55BFor the next quarter, 16 analysts are estimating revenue of $15.53B. There is a high estimate of $15.95B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $15.32B.
A total of 18 analysts have provided revenue estimates for IBM’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $67.53B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $66.32B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $67.03B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $62.75BBased on 20 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $70.01B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $71.28B and the low estimate is $69.11B.
