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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
International Business Machines Corporation stock logo
IBM
International Business Machines
$258.92
+0.5%
$256.20
$203.51
$296.16
$240.64B0.714.65 million shs3.89 million shs
Microsoft Corporation stock logo
MSFT
Microsoft
$510.02
+0.2%
$511.15
$344.79
$555.45
$3.79T1.0422.06 million shs15.61 million shs
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Compare Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
International Business Machines Corporation stock logo
IBM
International Business Machines
+0.45%-0.61%+7.38%-9.08%+18.54%
Microsoft Corporation stock logo
MSFT
Microsoft
-1.23%+2.13%-2.14%+6.00%+18.01%
CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
International Business Machines Corporation stock logo
IBM
International Business Machines
$258.92
+0.5%
$256.20
$203.51
$296.16
$240.64B0.714.65 million shs3.89 million shs
Microsoft Corporation stock logo
MSFT
Microsoft
$510.02
+0.2%
$511.15
$344.79
$555.45
$3.79T1.0422.06 million shs15.61 million shs
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Compare Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
International Business Machines Corporation stock logo
IBM
International Business Machines
+0.45%-0.61%+7.38%-9.08%+18.54%
Microsoft Corporation stock logo
MSFT
Microsoft
-1.23%+2.13%-2.14%+6.00%+18.01%
CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
International Business Machines Corporation stock logo
IBM
International Business Machines
2.44
Hold$275.006.21% Upside
Microsoft Corporation stock logo
MSFT
Microsoft
2.97
Moderate Buy$612.5420.10% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest MSFT and IBM Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
9/15/2025
International Business Machines Corporation stock logo
IBM
International Business Machines
Sanford C. Bernstein
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Initiated CoverageMarket Perform$280.00
8/29/2025
Microsoft Corporation stock logo
MSFT
Microsoft
Barclays
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Reiterated RatingOverweight$625.00
8/18/2025
Microsoft Corporation stock logo
MSFT
Microsoft
Truist Financial
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Boost Price TargetBuy$650.00 ➝ $675.00
8/18/2025
Microsoft Corporation stock logo
MSFT
Microsoft
Truist Financial
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Boost Price TargetBuyStrong-Buy$650.00 ➝ $675.00
8/14/2025
International Business Machines Corporation stock logo
IBM
International Business Machines
Erste Group Bank
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DowngradeBuyHold
7/31/2025
Microsoft Corporation stock logo
MSFT
Microsoft
Morgan Stanley
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Boost Price TargetOverweight$530.00 ➝ $582.00
7/31/2025
Microsoft Corporation stock logo
MSFT
Microsoft
UBS Group
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Reiterated RatingBuy$600.00 ➝ $650.00
7/31/2025
Microsoft Corporation stock logo
MSFT
Microsoft
Wells Fargo & Company
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Reiterated RatingOverweight$600.00 ➝ $650.00
7/31/2025
Microsoft Corporation stock logo
MSFT
Microsoft
Barclays
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Boost Price TargetOverweight$550.00 ➝ $625.00
7/31/2025
Microsoft Corporation stock logo
MSFT
Microsoft
Jefferies Financial Group
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Boost Price TargetBuy$600.00 ➝ $675.00
7/31/2025
Microsoft Corporation stock logo
MSFT
Microsoft
DA Davidson
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Boost Price TargetBuy$600.00 ➝ $650.00
(Data available from 9/17/2022 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)
CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
International Business Machines Corporation stock logo
IBM
International Business Machines
$62.75B3.83$15.68 per share16.51$29.62 per share8.74
Microsoft Corporation stock logo
MSFT
Microsoft
$281.72B13.46$18.11 per share28.17$46.21 per share11.04
CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
International Business Machines Corporation stock logo
IBM
International Business Machines
$6.02B$6.1642.0322.323.959.11%37.62%7.08%10/22/2025 (Estimated)
Microsoft Corporation stock logo
MSFT
Microsoft
$101.83B$13.6437.3934.702.2536.15%32.44%18.20%10/29/2025 (Estimated)

Latest MSFT and IBM Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
7/30/2025Q4 2025
Microsoft Corporation stock logo
MSFT
Microsoft
$3.35$3.65+$0.30$3.65$73.79 billion$76.44 billion
7/23/2025Q2 2025
International Business Machines Corporation stock logo
IBM
International Business Machines
$2.65$2.80+$0.15$2.31$16.58 billion$16.98 billion
CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
International Business Machines Corporation stock logo
IBM
International Business Machines
$6.722.60%N/A109.09%30 Years
Microsoft Corporation stock logo
MSFT
Microsoft
$3.320.65%N/A24.34%23 Years

Latest MSFT and IBM Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
9/15/2025
Microsoft Corporation stock logo
MSFT
Microsoft
quarterly$0.910.71%11/20/202511/20/202512/11/2025
7/23/2025
International Business Machines Corporation stock logo
IBM
International Business Machines
Quarterly$1.682.78%8/8/20258/8/20259/10/2025
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)
CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
International Business Machines Corporation stock logo
IBM
International Business Machines
2.00
0.91
0.87
Microsoft Corporation stock logo
MSFT
Microsoft
0.12
1.35
1.35

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
International Business Machines Corporation stock logo
IBM
International Business Machines
58.96%
Microsoft Corporation stock logo
MSFT
Microsoft
71.13%

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
International Business Machines Corporation stock logo
IBM
International Business Machines
0.18%
Microsoft Corporation stock logo
MSFT
Microsoft
0.03%
CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
International Business Machines Corporation stock logo
IBM
International Business Machines
293,400929.40 million927.72 millionOptionable
Microsoft Corporation stock logo
MSFT
Microsoft
228,0007.43 billion7.43 billionOptionable

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International Business Machines stock logo

International Business Machines NYSE:IBM

$258.92 +1.40 (+0.54%)
Closing price 03:59 PM Eastern
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$259.69 +0.77 (+0.30%)
As of 04:26 PM Eastern
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International Business Machines Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides integrated solutions and services worldwide. The company operates through Software, Consulting, Infrastructure, and Financing segments. The Software segment offers a hybrid cloud and AI platforms that allows clients to realize their digital and AI transformations across the applications, data, and environments in which they operate. The Consulting segment focuses on skills integration for strategy, experience, technology, and operations by domain and industry. The Infrastructure segment provides on-premises and cloud based server, and storage solutions, as well as life-cycle services for hybrid cloud infrastructure deployment. The Financing segment offers client and commercial financing, facilitates IBM clients' acquisition of hardware, software, and services. The company has a strategic partnership to various companies including hyperscalers, service providers, global system integrators, and software and hardware vendors that includes Adobe, Amazon Web services, Microsoft, Oracle, Salesforce, Samsung Electronics and SAP, and others. The company was formerly known as Computing-Tabulating-Recording Co. International Business Machines Corporation was incorporated in 1911 and is headquartered in Armonk, New York.

Microsoft stock logo

Microsoft NASDAQ:MSFT

$510.02 +0.98 (+0.19%)
Closing price 04:00 PM Eastern
Extended Trading
$508.94 -1.08 (-0.21%)
As of 04:27 PM Eastern
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Microsoft Corporation develops and supports software, services, devices and solutions worldwide. The Productivity and Business Processes segment offers office, exchange, SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, office 365 Security and Compliance, Microsoft viva, and Microsoft 365 copilot; and office consumer services, such as Microsoft 365 consumer subscriptions, Office licensed on-premises, and other office services. This segment also provides LinkedIn; and dynamics business solutions, including Dynamics 365, a set of intelligent, cloud-based applications across ERP, CRM, power apps, and power automate; and on-premises ERP and CRM applications. The Intelligent Cloud segment offers server products and cloud services, such as azure and other cloud services; SQL and windows server, visual studio, system center, and related client access licenses, as well as nuance and GitHub; and enterprise services including enterprise support services, industry solutions, and nuance professional services. The More Personal Computing segment offers Windows, including windows OEM licensing and other non-volume licensing of the Windows operating system; Windows commercial comprising volume licensing of the Windows operating system, windows cloud services, and other Windows commercial offerings; patent licensing; and windows Internet of Things; and devices, such as surface, HoloLens, and PC accessories. Additionally, this segment provides gaming, which includes Xbox hardware and content, and first- and third-party content; Xbox game pass and other subscriptions, cloud gaming, advertising, third-party disc royalties, and other cloud services; and search and news advertising, which includes Bing, Microsoft News and Edge, and third-party affiliates. The company sells its products through OEMs, distributors, and resellers; and directly through digital marketplaces, online, and retail stores. The company was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Redmond, Washington.