International Business Machines Corp (NYSE: IBM) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 49.74x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for IBM is 0.64. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 8 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 rating it as “overweight,” 9 rating it as “hold,” and 2 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for IBM is 928.42M and currently, short sellers hold a 2.13% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of IBM on June 24, 2025 was 4.53M shares.
IBM) stock’s latest price update
International Business Machines Corp (NYSE: IBM)’s stock price has gone rise by 3777940 in comparison to its previous close of 280.97, however, the company has experienced a 4.31% increase in its stock price over the last five trading days. prnewswire.com reported 2025-06-23 that IBM’s next-generation quantum computer, now online in Japan, is also connected to the supercomputer Fugaku to accelerate quantum computational power and accuracy KOBE, Japan, June 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — IBM (NYSE: IBM) and RIKEN, a national research laboratory in Japan, today unveiled the first IBM Quantum System Two ever to be deployed outside of the United States and beyond an IBM Quantum Data Center. The availability of this system also marks a milestone as the first quantum computer to be co-located with RIKEN’s supercomputer Fugaku — one of the most powerful classical systems on Earth.
IBM’s Market Performance
International Business Machines Corp (IBM) has seen a 4.31% rise in stock performance for the week, with a 10.85% gain in the past month and a 18.58% surge in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.58%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 1.12% for IBM. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 6.38% for IBM’s stock, with a simple moving average of 21.76% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of IBM
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for IBM stocks, with Oppenheimer repeating the rating for IBM by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for IBM in the upcoming period, according to Oppenheimer is $320 based on the research report published on February 11, 2025 of the current year 2025.
DZ Bank gave a rating of “Hold” to IBM, setting the target price at $215 in the report published on October 02nd of the previous year.
IBM Trading at 12.44% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought IBM to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was able to rebound, for now settling with 0.79% of gains for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at IBM starting from Thomas Robert David, who sale 26,543 shares at the price of $253.01 back on Mar 03 ’25. After this action, Thomas Robert David now owns 45,007 shares of International Business Machines Corp, valued at $6,715,639 using the latest closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for IBM
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.16 for the present operating margin
- 0.57 for the gross margin
The net margin for International Business Machines Corp stands at 0.09. The total capital return value is set at 0.09. Equity return is now at value 21.91, with 3.88 for asset returns.
Based on International Business Machines Corp (IBM), the company’s capital structure generated 0.71 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.2. The debt to equity ratio resting at 2.49. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 5.92.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 12.18 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 4.53. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 5.17. The receivables turnover for the company is 10.73for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.43. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.98.
Conclusion
In conclusion, International Business Machines Corp (IBM) has seen better performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
