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Stocks to Compare Sections All Sections Selected Performance Chart Price & Volume MarketRank Analyst Ratings Sales & Book Value Profitability & Earnings Dividends Debt Ownership Miscellaneous Headlines About Compare NASDAQ:CFLT NYSE:IBM On This Page Performance ChartPrice & VolumeMarketRank™Analyst RatingsSales & Book ValueProfitability & EarningsDividendsDebtOwnershipMiscellaneousHeadlinesAbout Comparison Ideas Stock Ideas Comparative Price Performance Over Time1 day7 days30 days90 days365 daysCompare Price & VolumeCompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's VolumeCFLTConfluent$30.99$30.75$15.64▼$31.00$11.08B0.959.86 million shs18.39 million shsIBMInternational Business Machines$219.39+3.9%$264.17$204.44▼$332.46$198.50B0.6811.74 million shs22.38 million shs7 Stocks to Buy Before the Robotics RevolutionRobotics and automation are rapidly becoming essential infrastructure across healthcare, manufacturing, logistics, and many other industries. "Physical AI" is coming to the United States, and there are four ways that investors can gain exposure to this new robotics revolution. Plus, learn which seven companies are most positioned to benefit as intelligent robots enter the workforce.Get This Free ReportCompare Price PerformanceCompany1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year PerformanceCFLTConfluent0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%+27.22%IBMInternational Business Machines-2.46%-30.09%-21.23%-15.76%-25.25%Compare Price & VolumeCompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's VolumeCFLTConfluent$30.99$30.75$15.64▼$31.00$11.08B0.959.86 million shs18.39 million shsIBMInternational Business Machines$219.39+3.9%$264.17$204.44▼$332.46$198.50B0.6811.74 million shs22.38 million shs7 Stocks to Buy Before the Robotics RevolutionRobotics and automation are rapidly becoming essential infrastructure across healthcare, manufacturing, logistics, and many other industries. "Physical AI" is coming to the United States, and there are four ways that investors can gain exposure to this new robotics revolution. Plus, learn which seven companies are most positioned to benefit as intelligent robots enter the workforce.Get This Free ReportCompare Price PerformanceCompany1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year PerformanceCFLTConfluent0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%+27.22%IBMInternational Business Machines-2.46%-30.09%-21.23%-15.76%-25.25%Compare Analyst ForecastsCompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current PriceCFLTConfluent 2.10Hold$28.74-7.26% DownsideIBMInternational Business Machines 2.54Moderate Buy$301.8337.58% UpsideCurrent Analyst Ratings BreakdownLatest IBM and CFLT Analyst RatingsDateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails7/16/2026IBMInternational Business Machines HSBCSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingSet Price TargetReduce$175.007/16/2026IBMInternational Business Machines Sanford C. BernsteinSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingReiterated RatingMarket Perform7/16/2026IBMInternational Business Machines ArgusSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingLower Price TargetBuy$360.00 ➝ $280.007/15/2026IBMInternational Business Machines OppenheimerSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingDowngradeOutperform ➝ Market Perform7/14/2026IBMInternational Business Machines HSBCSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingDowngradeHold ➝ Reduce$231.00 ➝ $191.007/14/2026IBMInternational Business Machines OppenheimerSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingReiterated RatingOutperform$320.00 ➝ $350.007/14/2026IBMInternational Business Machines Morgan StanleySubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetEqual Weight$267.00 ➝ $293.007/10/2026IBMInternational Business Machines SusquehannaSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingInitiated CoverageNeutral$303.007/6/2026IBMInternational Business Machines Bank of AmericaSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetBuy$315.00 ➝ $330.006/24/2026IBMInternational Business Machines Weiss RatingsSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingDowngradeBuy (B-) ➝ Hold (C+)(Data available from 7/16/2023 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)Compare Sales & Book ValueCompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/BookCFLTConfluent$1.17B9.50N/AN/A$3.27 per share9.48IBMInternational Business Machines$67.54B3.05$17.79 per share12.33$35.03 per share6.26Compare Profitability & EarningsCompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings DateCFLTConfluent-$295.27M-$0.86N/AN/AN/A-25.31%-22.66%-8.72%N/AIBMInternational Business Machines$10.59B$11.3119.4016.412.0615.61%37.23%7.49%7/22/2026 (Estimated)Latest IBM and CFLT EarningsDateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails7/22/2026Q2 2026IBMInternational Business Machines$3.02N/AN/AN/A$17.86 billionN/A4/22/2026Q1 2026IBMInternational Business Machines$1.81$1.91+$0.10$1.28$15.60 billion$15.92 billionCompare DividendsCompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield5-Year Annualized Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive GrowthCFLTConfluentN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AIBMInternational Business Machines$6.763.08%+0.61%59.77%30 YearsLatest IBM and CFLT DividendsAnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date4/22/2026IBMInternational Business Machinesquarterly$1.692.95%5/8/20265/8/20266/10/2026(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)Compare DebtCompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick RatioCFLTConfluent0.943.833.83IBMInternational Business Machines1.750.800.76Compare OwnershipInstitutional OwnershipCompanyInstitutional OwnershipCFLTConfluent78.09%IBMInternational Business Machines58.96%Insider OwnershipCompanyInsider OwnershipCFLTConfluent9.20%IBMInternational Business Machines0.27%Compare Miscellaneous StatsCompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionableCFLTConfluent3,241357.65 million324.74 millionOptionableIBMInternational Business Machines286,800939.89 million937.35 millionOptionableIBM and CFLT HeadlinesRecent News About These CompaniesIBM Stock Suffered an Ugly Earnings Sell-Off. 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The Reason Reveals Where AI Money Is Really Flowing.1 hour ago | fool.comINVESTOR ALERT: Pomerantz Law Firm Investigates Claims On Behalf of Investors of International Business Machines Corporation - IBM3 hours ago | prnewswire.comIs IBM's Crash Really a Buying Opportunity?4 hours ago | fool.comInternational Business Machines (IBM) Among the Best Quantum Stocks To Buy4 hours ago | finance.yahoo.comWhat's going on with IBM stock on Thursday?July 16 at 6:02 PM | msn.comThe Inside Story of IBM's Shocking Profit WarningJuly 16 at 6:00 PM | wsj.comQ2 Earnings: 2 Winners and 1 Loser So FarJuly 16 at 5:41 PM | zacks.comIBM: AI Just Exposed A Bigger ProblemJuly 16 at 5:30 PM | seekingalpha.comInvestors Can't Shake AI Bubble Fears—But They're Not Dropping Their Favorite Tech StocksJuly 16 at 5:20 PM | investopedia.comInternational Business Machines (NYSE:IBM) Shares Up 3.9% - What's Next?July 16 at 5:19 PM | marketbeat.comWhy Jim Cramer Is Telling Retail Investors to Stay Far Away from the IBM Stock DipJuly 16 at 4:30 PM | barchart.comBest Dividend Stocks To Follow Now - July 16thJuly 16 at 4:02 PM | marketbeat.comIBM Launches a New Server Solution After Its Post-Earnings Plunge. What This Actually Means for IBM Stock.July 16 at 3:31 PM | barchart.comSecurities Fraud Investigation Into International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) Announced – Shareholders Who Lost Money Urged To Contact Glancy Prongay Wolke & Rotter LLP, a Leading Securities Fraud Law FirmJuly 16 at 3:00 PM | businesswire.comIBM Plunges, But Universal Software Decline Is A FallacyJuly 16 at 2:51 PM | seekingalpha.comStock of the Day: Is This the Bottom for IBM?July 16 at 2:51 PM | benzinga.comIBM Just Had the Worst Day in Its History. Here's How to Get Paid to Buy the Dip.July 16 at 1:51 PM | barchart.comInternational Business Machines Corporation (IBM) Shareholders Who Lost Money – Contact Law Offices of Howard G. Smith About Securities Fraud InvestigationJuly 16 at 1:20 PM | businesswire.comNew MarketBeat Followers Over TimeMedia Sentiment Over Time Top HeadlinesView All Headlines5 Tech Stocks to Buy on the July PullbackBy Thomas Hughes | June 29, 2026The Oil Trade May Not Be Over: 3 Energy Stocks to WatchBy Thomas Hughes | June 21, 2026SK Hynix’s Nasdaq Listing Could Reset the AI Memory TradeBy Thomas Hughes | July 7, 2026Washington’s Quantum Push Puts IBM and IonQ on the ThroneBy Jeffrey Neal Johnson | June 25, 20263 Dividend Stocks with Growth on Tap for the Second HalfBy Chris Markoch | July 13, 2026IBM and CFLT Company DescriptionsConfluent NASDAQ:CFLTConfluent, Inc. operates a data streaming platform in the United States and internationally. The company provides platforms that allow customers to connect their applications, systems, and data layers, such as Confluent Cloud, a managed cloud-native software-as-a-service; and Confluent Platform, an enterprise-grade self-managed software. It offers connectors for existing applications, and IT and cloud infrastructure; Apache Flink services that allows teams to create reusable data streams that can be delivered real-time; ksqlDB, a data-in-motion database that allows users to build data-in-motion applications using a few SQL statements; stream governance, a managed data governance suite that is designed for the intricacies of streaming data, which allows teams to accelerate data streaming initiatives without bypassing controls for risk management and regulatory compliance; and stream designer which builds streaming data pipelines visually. In addition, the company offers professional services comprising packaged and residency offerings; education offerings consisting of instructor-led and self-paced training and certification guidance, technical resources, and access to hands-on training and certification exams; and certification programs. It serves banking and financial services industries, as well as retail and e-commerce, manufacturing, automotive, communication service providers, gaming, public sector, insurance, and technology industries. The company was formerly known as Infinitem, Inc. and changed its name to Confluent, Inc. in September 2014. Confluent, Inc. was incorporated in 2014 and is headquartered in Mountain View, California.International Business Machines NYSE:IBM$219.39 +8.19 (+3.88%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$216.29 -3.10 (-1.41%) As of 07:59 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Massive. Learn more.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. 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