Investors with the goal of beating the broader market often turn to stock selection. Strategic choices in individual stocks can have a profound impact on your wealth.
In the latest session, International Business Machines Corp (NYSE: IBM) closed at $229.33 down -6.58% from its previous closing price of $245.48. In other words, the price has decreased by -$6.58 from its previous closing price. On the day, 15.39 million shares were traded. IBM stock price reached its highest trading level at $232.78 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $224.4401.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of International Business Machines Corp’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 12.09 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 16.99. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.94 and its Current Ratio is at 0.98. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.49 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 2.20.
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, Oppenheimer on February 11, 2025, initiated with a Outperform rating and assigned the stock a target price of $320.
DZ Bank Downgraded its Buy to Hold on October 02, 2024, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $215.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. 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 212649459712 and an Enterprise Value of 256540524544. As of this moment, International’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 39.42, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 19.83. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 6.54. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.38 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 7.78. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.088 whereas that against EBITDA is 24.568.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for IBM is 0.61, which has changed by 0.37216532 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.07545352 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, IBM has reached a high of $266.45, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $162.62. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -7.38%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 2.78%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, IBM has traded an average of 5.22M shares per day and 5866480 over the past ten days. A total of 927.26M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 926.38M. Insiders hold about 0.09% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 63.35% stake in the company. Shares short for IBM as of 1743379200 were 19668137 with a Short Ratio of 3.77, compared to 1740700800 on 16927171. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 19668137 and a Short% of Float of 2.3599999.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for IBM is 6.68, from 6.67 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.027171258The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 4.54. The current Payout Ratio is 103.78% for IBM, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-02-10 with an ex-dividend date of 1739145600. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2021-11-04 when the company split stock in a 1046:1000 ratio.
