IBM is a information technology service company located in New York, United States, which is part of the Technology sector, and is traded under the ticker IBM on the NYSE exchange.
IBM stock last closed at $253.44, down 3.74% from the previous day, and has increased 38.18% in one year. It has overperformed other stocks in the Information Technology Services industry by 0.28 percentage points. IBM stock is currently +55.85% from its 52-week low of $162.62, and -4.62% from its 52-week high of $265.72.
At the moment, there are 924.65M IBM shares outstanding. The market capitalization of IBM is $234.34B. In the last 24 hours, 6.04M IBM shares were traded.
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Out of 12 Wall Street analysts who track IBM, the consensus analyst rating on IBM is a Buy
It's important to keep in mind that analyst ratings are not recommendations, nor are they investment advice.
Erik Woodring, a top 17% analyst from Morgan Stanley maintains IBM with a hold rating and raises their IBM price target from $217.00 to $228.00, on Jan 30, 2025.
Morgan Stanley's Erik Woodring raised their price target on IBM (NYSE: IBM) by 5.1% from $217 to $228 on 2025/01/30. The analyst maintained their Hold rating on the stock.
IBM reported its Q4 and FY 2024 earnings.
Woodring highlighted that Q4 "handily outperformed" free cash flow targets for a second consecutive year.
Management guided FY 2025 free cash flow above consensus, even though its revenue guidance was in line, the analyst added.
IBM reported:
For Q4 2024:
For FY 2024:
For FY 2025, management guided:
Chairman, President & CEO Arvind Krishna commented: “We closed the year with double-digit revenue growth in Software for the quarter, led by further acceleration in Red Hat.
"Clients globally continue to turn to IBM to transform with AI. Our generative AI book of business now stands at more than $5 billion inception-to-date, up nearly $2 billion quarter over quarter.
"Three years ago, we laid out a vision for a faster-growing, more profitable IBM.
"I'm proud of the work the IBM team has done to meet or exceed our commitments.
"With our focused strategy, enhanced portfolio, and culture of innovation, we're well-positioned for 2025 and beyond and expect revenue growth of at least five percent and free cash flow of about $13.5 billion this year."
Matthew Hedberg, a top 1% analyst from RBC Capital reiterates IBM with a buy rating and maintains their IBM price target from $250.00 to $250.00, on Jan 27, 2025.
David Vogt, a top 25% analyst from UBS maintains IBM with a strong sell rating and raises their IBM price target from $150.00 to $160.00, on Jan 14, 2025.
Toni Sacconaghi, a bottom 3% analyst from Bernstein maintains IBM with a hold rating and raises their IBM price target from $210.00 to $215.00, on Jan 3, 2025.
David Grossman, a top 14% analyst from Stifel Nicolaus maintains IBM with a strong buy rating and raises their IBM price target from $205.00 to $246.00, on Oct 16, 2024.
You can dig deeper into what analysts are saying on the IBM stock forecast page.
Last year, IBM earnings were $6.40B. Over the past 5 year, IBM's earnings have increased by -4.22% per year. This was slower than the Information Technology Services industry average of 8.44%.
Last year, IBM revenue was $62.58B. Over the last 5 year, IBM's revenue has increased by -4.09% per year. This was slower than the Information Technology Services industry average of 5.75%.
You can analyze IBM's earnings and revenue performance here.
Over the last 12 months, insiders at IBM have sold more shares than they have bought.
Gary D. Cohn, Vice Chairman of IBM, was the latest IBM insider to sell. They sold $4,277,287.67 worth of IBM shares on Feb 1, 2025.
Learn more about who owns IBM stock here.
IBM pays a dividend of 2.63%, compared to the Information Technology Services industry's average dividend yield of 2.14%. If you owned $1,000 of IBM stock, you would have received $26.32 last year.
IBM dividend payments have consistently grown over the past decade and have remained stable.
Dig into more analysis about IBM dividend yield and history here.
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