Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC Has $5.90 Million Stock Position in International Business Machines Corporation $IBM

Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC raised its stake in International Business Machines Corporation (NYSE:IBM) by 37.2% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 20,915 shares of the technology company’s stock after acquiring an additional 5,676 shares during the quarter. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC’s holdings in International Business Machines were worth $5,901,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Winnow Wealth LLC acquired a new position in International Business Machines in the 2nd quarter valued at $27,000. Mountain Hill Investment Partners Corp. bought a new stake in shares of International Business Machines in the third quarter valued at about $28,000. Trifecta Capital Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of International Business Machines by 129.1% in the third quarter. Trifecta Capital Advisors LLC now owns 126 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $36,000 after acquiring an additional 71 shares in the last quarter. Copia Wealth Management increased its position in International Business Machines by 57.6% during the second quarter. Copia Wealth Management now owns 134 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $40,000 after acquiring an additional 49 shares during the period. Finally, Legacy Wealth Managment LLC ID raised its stake in International Business Machines by 48.5% in the 2nd quarter. Legacy Wealth Managment LLC ID now owns 147 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $43,000 after purchasing an additional 48 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 58.96% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director David N. Farr acquired 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 30th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $304.00 per share, for a total transaction of $304,000.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 9,258 shares in the company, valued at $2,814,432. This trade represents a 12.11% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 0.18% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

IBM has been the topic of several recent research reports. Morgan Stanley set a $304.00 target price on shares of International Business Machines in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Sanford C. Bernstein reissued a “market perform” rating on shares of International Business Machines in a research report on Wednesday, December 10th. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price objective on International Business Machines from $325.00 to $340.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 29th. BMO Capital Markets reiterated a “market perform” rating and set a $350.00 target price on shares of International Business Machines in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. Finally, Wedbush raised their price target on International Business Machines from $325.00 to $340.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, International Business Machines has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $330.07.

International Business Machines Trading Down 1.8%

Shares of IBM opened at $288.93 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.67, a quick ratio of 0.92 and a current ratio of 0.96. International Business Machines Corporation has a 52-week low of $214.50 and a 52-week high of $324.90. The firm has a market cap of $270.07 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.91, a PEG ratio of 2.95 and a beta of 0.69. The business’s fifty day moving average is $302.56 and its 200-day moving average is $283.48.

International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 28th. The technology company reported $4.52 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.33 by $0.19. International Business Machines had a return on equity of 38.15% and a net margin of 15.69%.The business had revenue of $19.69 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $19.23 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $3.92 EPS. International Business Machines’s revenue for the quarter was up 12.2% on a year-over-year basis. Equities analysts anticipate that International Business Machines Corporation will post 10.78 EPS for the current fiscal year.

International Business Machines Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 10th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 10th will be paid a $1.68 dividend. This represents a $6.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.3%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, February 10th. International Business Machines’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 60.27%.

International Business Machines News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting International Business Machines this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 results and analyst lifts — IBM’s Q4 beat (software, hybrid cloud and watsonx AI driving revenue) prompted price-target upgrades from firms including Bernstein and Stifel, supporting a constructive fundamental story. Bernstein and Stifel Lift IBM Price Targets After Q4 Results
• Positive Sentiment: Corporate AI push — IBM launched a global RFP for AI-driven education and workforce solutions (Impact Accelerator), reinforcing its strategic AI/go-to-market initiatives that investors view as long-term growth drivers. IBM Opens Global RFP for AI-Driven Solutions
• Positive Sentiment: Bullish media and insider activity — Jim Cramer reiterated a favorable view on IBM as an AI winner with a reasonable P/E, and recent insider purchases were reported, both of which can boost investor confidence. Jim Cramer Says “IBM’s the Rare AI Winner With a Fairly Low Price-to-Earnings Multiple”
• Neutral Sentiment: Valuation and fund flows — Coverage pieces and ETF commentary note IBM’s recent share-strength and repositioning into tech/AI ETFs, but also raise mixed fair-value signals; these are longer-horizon considerations. Assessing IBM Valuation After Recent Share Price Strength
• Neutral Sentiment: Merger paperwork around Confluent — Supplemental disclosures tied to the Confluent deal with an IBM subsidiary have surfaced amid shareholder suits; this creates legal/transactional noise but not an immediate earnings driver. Confluent Issues Supplemental Disclosures Amid Shareholder Lawsuits
• Negative Sentiment: Competitive and technical pressure — IBM shares slipped after Anthropic announced new plugins that could encroach on IBM’s consulting and software revenue, and the stock broke below its 100-day moving average, triggering technical selling. As IBM Stock Breaks Below Its 100-Day Moving Average

About International Business Machines

International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) is a global technology and consulting company headquartered in Armonk, New York. Founded in 1911 as the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company (CTR) and renamed IBM in 1924, the company has evolved from early electromechanical machines to a diversified technology provider serving enterprises and governments worldwide. IBM is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol IBM.

IBM’s principal businesses encompass cloud computing and software, infrastructure and systems, consulting and technology services, and research and development.