Brokers Issue Forecasts for IBM Q1 Earnings

International Business Machines Co. (NYSE:IBM) – Stock analysts at Wedbush issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of International Business Machines in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, February 4th. Wedbush analyst M. Katri forecasts that the technology company will post earnings per share of $1.52 for the quarter. Wedbush currently has a “Outperform” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for International Business Machines’ current full-year earnings is $10.73 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for International Business Machines’ Q2 2025 earnings at $2.61 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $2.40 EPS and Q4 2025 earnings at $4.02 EPS.

IBM has been the subject of several other reports. Jefferies Financial Group upped their price objective on International Business Machines from $245.00 to $270.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. StockNews.com raised International Business Machines from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday. Stifel Nicolaus raised their price objective on shares of International Business Machines from $205.00 to $246.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 16th. Royal Bank of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and set a $250.00 price objective on shares of International Business Machines in a research report on Monday, January 27th. Finally, Morgan Stanley increased their target price on shares of International Business Machines from $217.00 to $228.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, International Business Machines presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $225.53.

International Business Machines Stock Performance

Shares of IBM stock opened at $263.03 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $243.21 billion, a P/E ratio of 41.04, a PEG ratio of 5.63 and a beta of 0.76. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $228.01 and a 200 day moving average price of $215.86. The company has a current ratio of 1.04, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.82. International Business Machines has a 12 month low of $162.62 and a 12 month high of $265.72.

International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The technology company reported $3.92 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.77 by $0.15. International Business Machines had a net margin of 9.60% and a return on equity of 38.99%.

International Business Machines Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 10th. Investors of record on Monday, February 10th will be given a $1.67 dividend. This represents a $6.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.54%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, February 10th. International Business Machines’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 104.21%.

Insider Buying and Selling at International Business Machines

In other International Business Machines news, SVP Nickle Jaclyn Lamoreaux sold 3,600 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, November 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $215.20, for a total value of $774,720.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president now directly owns 25,390 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,463,928. The trade was a 12.42 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 0.07% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of International Business Machines

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. State Street Corp lifted its position in International Business Machines by 2.2% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 55,671,883 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $12,307,940,000 after purchasing an additional 1,200,803 shares during the period. FMR LLC raised its stake in shares of International Business Machines by 6.0% during the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 5,195,933 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $1,148,717,000 after buying an additional 294,276 shares in the last quarter. Swiss National Bank lifted its holdings in shares of International Business Machines by 0.5% in the 3rd quarter. Swiss National Bank now owns 2,726,700 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $602,819,000 after buying an additional 12,400 shares during the period. International Assets Investment Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of International Business Machines by 20,324.5% in the third quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 2,715,636 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $600,373,000 after buying an additional 2,702,340 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Holocene Advisors LP acquired a new position in International Business Machines during the third quarter worth $573,306,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 58.96% of the company’s stock.

About International Business Machines

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.