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After finishing at $305.09 in the prior trading day, International Business Machines Corp (NYSE: IBM) closed at $305.74, up 0.21%. In other words, the price has increased by $0.21 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.33 million shares were traded. IBM stock price reached its highest trading level at $308.29 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $303.75.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of IBM by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 19.20 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 22.92. 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.
On November 21, 2025, Oppenheimer started tracking the stock assigning a Outperform rating and target price of $360.
On September 16, 2025, Bernstein started tracking the stock assigning a Mkt Perform rating and target price of $280.Bernstein initiated its Mkt Perform rating on September 16, 2025, with a $280 target price.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. 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 285785948160 and an Enterprise Value of 337584947200. As of this moment, International’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 36.57, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 25.02. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.08. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.37 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 10.24. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 5.162 whereas that against EBITDA is 22.443.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for IBM is 0.69, which has changed by 0.38784516 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.17823458 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, IBM has reached a high of $324.90, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $214.50. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 0.85%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 12.67%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 4.87M shares per day over the past 3-months and 3829730 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 934.74M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 933.85M. Insiders hold about 0.09% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 63.88% stake in the company. Shares short for IBM as of 1765756800 were 19765710 with a Short Ratio of 4.06, compared to 1763078400 on 18607288. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 19765710 and a Short% of Float of 2.35.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, IBM’s forward annual dividend rate was 6.7, compared to 6.71 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.021960733. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 4.16. The current Payout Ratio is 103.78% for IBM, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-11-10 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 assessment of International Business Machines Corp (IBM) involves the perspectives of 18.0 analysts closely monitoring its market dynamics.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.94, 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 $12.19, with 21.0 analysts recommending between $12.78 and $11.27.
Revenue Estimates
17 analysts predict $19.23B in revenue for. The current quarter. 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, 17 analysts are estimating revenue of $15.54B. There is a high estimate of $15.95B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $15.32B.
A total of 21 analysts have provided revenue estimates for IBM’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $67.53B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $66.82B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $67.06B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $62.75BBased on 21 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $70.14B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $71.32B and the low estimate is $69.52B.
