Zacks Research Has Optimistic Outlook of IBM FY2025 Earnings

International Business Machines Co. (NYSE:IBM) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research upped their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for International Business Machines in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, November 13th. Zacks Research analyst S. Bose now anticipates that the technology company will post earnings of $10.47 per share for the year, up from their previous forecast of $10.34. The consensus estimate for International Business Machines’ current full-year earnings is $10.12 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for International Business Machines’ Q4 2025 earnings at $3.86 EPS and Q3 2026 earnings at $2.72 EPS.

IBM has been the topic of a number of other reports. Evercore ISI increased their price objective on shares of International Business Machines from $215.00 to $240.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 11th. StockNews.com cut International Business Machines from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday. Bank of America increased their target price on International Business Machines from $209.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 9th. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their target price on shares of International Business Machines from $205.00 to $246.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 16th. Finally, DZ Bank lowered shares of International Business Machines from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $215.00 price objective for the company. in a report on Wednesday, October 2nd. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have given a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $208.12.

International Business Machines Trading Up 1.1 %

Shares of IBM opened at $210.31 on Monday. International Business Machines has a twelve month low of $152.35 and a twelve month high of $237.37. The company has a current ratio of 1.06, a quick ratio of 1.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.16. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $218.98 and its 200-day simple moving average is $194.50. The company has a market cap of $194.46 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.61, a P/E/G ratio of 4.60 and a beta of 0.71.

International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, October 23rd. The technology company reported $2.30 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.27 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $14.97 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $15.08 billion. International Business Machines had a return on equity of 40.52% and a net margin of 10.22%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 1.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $2.20 EPS.

International Business Machines Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 10th. Investors of record on Tuesday, November 12th will be issued a $1.67 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, November 12th. This represents a $6.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.18%. International Business Machines’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 97.23%.

Insider Transactions at International Business Machines

In other International Business Machines news, SVP Nickle Jaclyn Lamoreaux sold 3,600 shares of the company’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 completion of the transaction, the senior vice president now owns 25,390 shares in the company, valued at $5,463,928. This represents a 12.42 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 0.07% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On International Business Machines

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Hazlett Burt & Watson Inc. boosted its holdings in International Business Machines by 1,054.5% in the 3rd quarter. Hazlett Burt & Watson Inc. now owns 127 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $29,000 after purchasing an additional 116 shares in the last quarter. Hara Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of International Business Machines in the third quarter worth $29,000. Oliver Lagore Vanvalin Investment Group acquired a new stake in shares of International Business Machines during the 2nd quarter worth about $36,000. Wolff Wiese Magana LLC lifted its holdings in shares of International Business Machines by 37.0% during the 2nd quarter. Wolff Wiese Magana LLC now owns 222 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $38,000 after acquiring an additional 60 shares during the period. Finally, Capital Performance Advisors LLP acquired a new position in International Business Machines in the third quarter valued at $43,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 58.96% of the company’s stock.

International Business Machines Company Profile

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.