IBM vs. AMZN, GOOG, GOOGL, META, MSFT, NVDA, TSLA, KD, ORCL, and VZ
Should you be buying International Business Machines stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of International Business Machines include Amazon.com (AMZN), Alphabet (GOOG), Alphabet (GOOGL), Meta Platforms (META), Microsoft (MSFT), NVIDIA (NVDA), Tesla (TSLA), Kyndryl (KD), Oracle (ORCL), and Verizon Communications (VZ).
International Business Machines vs. Its Competitors
International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM) and Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) are related large-cap companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk and media sentiment.
Amazon.com has higher revenue and earnings than International Business Machines. Amazon.com is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than International Business Machines, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Amazon.com had 251 more articles in the media than International Business Machines. MarketBeat recorded 324 mentions for Amazon.com and 73 mentions for International Business Machines. International Business Machines' average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat Amazon.com's score of 0.86 indicating that International Business Machines is being referred to more favorably in the media.
International Business Machines presently has a consensus price target of $259.06, indicating a potential downside of 8.74%. Amazon.com has a consensus price target of $249.42, indicating a potential upside of 10.51%. Given Amazon.com's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Amazon.com is more favorable than International Business Machines.
Amazon.com has a net margin of 10.14% compared to International Business Machines' net margin of 8.71%. International Business Machines' return on equity of 37.43% beat Amazon.com's return on equity.
International Business Machines has a beta of 0.69, suggesting that its share price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Amazon.com has a beta of 1.33, suggesting that its share price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500.
59.0% of International Business Machines shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.2% of Amazon.com shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of International Business Machines shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.8% of Amazon.com shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Amazon.com beats International Business Machines on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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This page (NYSE:IBM) was last updated on 7/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
