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International Business Machines Corp (NYSE: IBM) closed the day trading at $287.65 down -1.22% from the previous closing price of $291.2. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.22 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.25 million shares were traded. IBM stock price reached its highest trading level at $290.19 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $286.9.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of IBM, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 15.20 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 21.23. 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:
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 267341037568 and an Enterprise Value of 323409510400. As of this moment, International’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 49.48, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 24.77. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 7.80. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.25 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 9.95. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 5.147 whereas that against EBITDA is 23.183.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for IBM is 0.68, which has changed by 0.63418925 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1185931 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, IBM has reached a high of $296.16, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $173.95. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 8.63%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 19.60%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, IBM traded about 4.39M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, IBM traded about 4028720 shares per day. A total of 929.40M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 928.42M. Insiders hold about 0.11% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 63.92% stake in the company. Shares short for IBM as of 1749772800 were 18926450 with a Short Ratio of 4.31, compared to 1747267200 on 21305645. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 18926450 and a Short% of Float of 2.26.
Dividends & Splits
IBM’s forward annual dividend rate is 6.69, up from 6.68 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.02293956The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 4.41. The current Payout Ratio is 103.78% for IBM, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-05-09 with an ex-dividend date of 1746748800. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2021-11-04 when the company split stock in a 1046:1000 ratio.
