NYSE:IBM - IBM Stock Price, Forecast & News

IBM trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "IBM."

IBM declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, January 29th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 10th will be paid a dividend of $1.62 per share on Tuesday, March 10th. This represents a $6.48 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.30%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 7th. View IBM's Dividend History.

IBM declared that its board has authorized a share buyback plan on Tuesday, October 30th 2018, which authorizes the company to buyback $4,000,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to purchase up to 3.5% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are often an indication that the company's management believes its stock is undervalued.

IBM (NYSE:IBM) posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January, 21st. The technology company reported $4.71 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.69 by $0.02. The technology company earned $21.78 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $21.62 billion. IBM had a return on equity of 65.38% and a net margin of 12.23%. IBM's revenue for the quarter was up .1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $4.87 EPS. View IBM's Earnings History.

IBM is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, April 21st 2020. View Earnings Estimates for IBM.

IBM issued an update on its FY20 earnings guidance on Tuesday, January, 21st. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of at least $13.35 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $13.29.

17 equities research analysts have issued 12 month target prices for IBM's shares. Their forecasts range from $135.00 to $173.00. On average, they expect IBM's share price to reach $154.50 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 2.5% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for IBM.

17 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for IBM in the last year. There are currently 12 hold ratings and 5 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for IBM.

Press coverage about IBM stock has trended somewhat positive recently, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research group identifies positive and negative press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. IBM earned a news impact score of 1.8 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media coverage about the technology company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near future. View News Stories for IBM.

Some companies that are related to IBM include Accenture (ACN), Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH), Leidos (LDOS), Gartner (IT), EPAM Systems (EPAM), Booz Allen Hamilton (BAH), Amdocs (DOX), Caci International (CACI), Mantech International (MANT), Teradata (TDC), Virtusa (VRTU), Unisys (UIS), Forrester Research (FORR), The Hackett Group (HCKT) and Servicesource International (SREV).

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other IBM investors own include AT&T (T), Intel (INTC), Cisco Systems (CSCO), NVIDIA (NVDA), Exxon Mobil (XOM), General Electric (GE), Walt Disney (DIS), Verizon Communications (VZ), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) and Boeing (BA).

IBM's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include UBS Asset Management Americas Inc. (0.45%), Amundi Pioneer Asset Management Inc. (0.30%), Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH (0.08%), OLD Republic International Corp (0.07%), Comerica Bank (0.03%) and Nisa Investment Advisors LLC (0.03%). Company insiders that own IBM stock include Bene Robert F Del, David N Farr, Diane J Gherson, Erich Clementi, Kenneth M Keverian, Sidney Taurel and Virginia M Rometty. View Institutional Ownership Trends for IBM.

IBM stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including AJO LP, MUFG Securities EMEA plc, Mairs & Power INC, Albion Financial Group UT, Intercontinental Wealth Advisors LLC, Huntington National Bank, M. Kraus & Co and Nisa Investment Advisors LLC. Company insiders that have sold IBM company stock in the last year include Bene Robert F Del, Erich Clementi and Kenneth M Keverian. View Insider Buying and Selling for IBM.

IBM stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Amundi Pioneer Asset Management Inc., OLD Republic International Corp, Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH, Exane Derivatives, UBS Asset Management Americas Inc., John G Ullman & Associates Inc., DAVENPORT & Co LLC and Baxter Bros Inc.. Company insiders that have bought IBM stock in the last two years include David N Farr, Sidney Taurel and Virginia M Rometty. View Insider Buying and Selling for IBM.

Shares of IBM can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of IBM stock can currently be purchased for approximately $150.70.

IBM has a market capitalization of $133.47 billion and generates $77.15 billion in revenue each year. The technology company earns $9.43 billion in net income (profit) each year or $12.81 on an earnings per share basis. IBM employs 381,100 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About IBM.

The official website for IBM is http://www.ibm.com/.

IBM's mailing address is 1 NEW ORCHARD ROAD, ARMONK NY, 10504. The technology company can be reached via phone at 914-499-1900 or via email at [email protected]