International Business Machines (IBM) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

International Business Machines Corporation (NYSE:IBM), commonly known as IBM, is a global technology and consulting company that helps organizations modernize their information technology and business operations. Its offerings include hybrid cloud solutions, artificial intelligence software and services, enterprise software, IT infrastructure, cybersecurity, data analytics, and technology consulting.

IBM provides products and services to businesses, governments, and other institutions across industries and regions worldwide. Its portfolio includes IBM watsonx, a platform for developing and managing artificial intelligence applications, Red Hat hybrid cloud technologies, mainframe systems such as IBM z, and software for automation, data management, application development, and security.

The company traces its origins to the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company, formed in 1911, and adopted the IBM name in 1924. IBM has played a longstanding role in the development of business computing, including mainframe computers, enterprise software, and information technology services. Arvind Krishna serves as IBM’s chairman and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $230.25 to $236.98
• 50-Day Range: $220.14 to $249.09
• 52-Week Range: $199.19 to $332.46
• Volume: 6.95 million shs
• Average Volume: 5.67 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $219.12 billion
• P/E Ratio: 20.64
• Dividend Yield: 2.91%
• Price Target: $254.96
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

International Business Machines Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

International Business Machines scored higher than 89% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 116th out of 594 stocks in the technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

International Business Machines has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.52, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 19 buy ratings, 12 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for International Business Machines is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

International Business Machines has been the subject of 17 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 7.05%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for International Business Machines are expected to grow by 7.05% in the coming year, from $12.34 to $13.21 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of International Business Machines is 20.64, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.32.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of International Business Machines is 20.64, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 76.64.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

International Business Machines has a PEG Ratio of 2.21. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

International Business Machines has a P/B Ratio of 6.64. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.57% of the float of International Business Machines has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

International Business Machines has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.09.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in International Business Machines has recently increased by 7.66%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

International Business Machines pays a meaningful dividend of 2.91%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

International Business Machines has been increasing its dividend for 30 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of International Business Machines is 59.98%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, International Business Machines will have a dividend payout ratio of 51.17% next year. This indicates that International Business Machines will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.95

News Sentiment

International Business Machines has a news sentiment score of 0.95. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.53 average news sentiment score of Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 88 news articles for International Business Machines this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 129 people have searched for IBM on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

71 people have added International Business Machines to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 78% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, International Business Machines insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $5,758,000.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.27% of the stock of International Business Machines is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

58.96% of the stock of International Business Machines is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/22/2026
• Record date for 9/10 Dividend: 8/10/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/10 Dividend: 8/10/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/10/2026
• Today: 10/18/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/21/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Technology
• Industry: IT Services
• Sub-Industry: IT Consulting & Other Services
• Current Symbol: NYSE:IBM
• CIK: 51143
• Web: www.ibm.com
• Phone: (914) 499-1900
• Fax: 914-765-6021
• Employees: 287,000
• Year Founded: 1911

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for International Business Machines: $254.96
• High Price Target: $350.00
• Low Price Target: $174.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +9.6%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.52
• Research Coverage: 33 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $11.27
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 20.64
• Forward P/E Ratio: 18.85
• P/E Growth: 2.21
• Net Income: $10.59 billion
• Net Margins: 15.52%
• Pretax Margin: 15.11%
• Return on Equity: 35.65%
• Return on Assets: 7.54%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.63
• Current Ratio: 0.79
• Quick Ratio: 0.74

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $67.54 billion
• Price / Sales: 3.24
• Cash Flow: $17.16 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 13.55
• Book Value: $35.03 per share
• Price / Book: 6.64

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 942,130,000
• Free Float: 939,590,000
• Market Cap: $219.12 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.73