CoreCap Advisors LLC Acquires 4,883 Shares of International Business Machines Corporation $IBM

CoreCap Advisors LLC increased its holdings in International Business Machines Corporation (NYSE:IBM) by 20.3% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 28,945 shares of the technology company’s stock after acquiring an additional 4,883 shares during the quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC’s holdings in International Business Machines were worth $8,574,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Mountain Hill Investment Partners Corp. bought a new position in International Business Machines in the 3rd quarter worth $28,000. SWAN Capital LLC bought a new stake in shares of International Business Machines during the 3rd quarter valued at about $28,000. Trifecta Capital Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of International Business Machines by 129.1% during the 3rd quarter. Trifecta Capital Advisors LLC now owns 126 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $36,000 after purchasing an additional 71 shares in the last quarter. American Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of International Business Machines during the third quarter valued at about $40,000. Finally, Davis Capital Management purchased a new position in shares of International Business Machines during the third quarter valued at about $54,000. Institutional investors own 58.96% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

IBM has been the topic of several research reports. Royal Bank Of Canada set a $361.00 price objective on International Business Machines in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. Oppenheimer set a $380.00 price target on International Business Machines and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Stifel Nicolaus increased their price objective on International Business Machines from $325.00 to $340.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of International Business Machines in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. Finally, Erste Group Bank downgraded shares of International Business Machines from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 18th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Buy rating and eight have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $314.60.

International Business Machines Stock Performance

Shares of IBM opened at $241.82 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.92, a current ratio of 0.96 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.67. The stock has a market cap of $226.84 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.69, a P/E/G ratio of 2.42 and a beta of 0.73. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $266.87 and its 200-day moving average price is $284.44. International Business Machines Corporation has a 52 week low of $214.50 and a 52 week high of $324.90.

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

International Business Machines Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 10th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 10th were issued a dividend of $1.68 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 10th. This represents a $6.72 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.8%. International Business Machines’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 60.27%.

Trending Headlines about International Business Machines

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

• Positive Sentiment: IBM inks advanced-voice partnership to boost watsonx Orchestrate capabilities, improving multilingual, secure agent experiences for enterprises — expands product functionality and go-to-market appeal. ElevenLabs & IBM PR
• Positive Sentiment: Expanded security collaboration with CrowdStrike to deliver AI-powered autonomous detection and response, addressing a high-value enterprise security market and reinforcing hybrid security product stack. IBM expands AI agents and security (Yahoo)
• Positive Sentiment: Quantum computing milestone: IBM’s quantum systems reproduced national-lab magnetic-material data, signaling faster progress toward useful scientific/commercial quantum applications — potential long-term differentiator. IBM Quantum PR
• Positive Sentiment: IBM pushes open-source AI infrastructure (llm-d contribution to CNCF), which can lower customer adoption friction and position IBM as an enterprise AI infrastructure leader. llm-d project (TipRanks)
• Neutral Sentiment: Workforce reshuffle: IBM is cutting some roles while planning to hire more, especially entry-level AI-augmented talent (tripling entry-level hires). This is positioned as redeployment to growth areas but brings short-term restructuring costs and execution risk. Workforce changes (MSN)
• Neutral Sentiment: CEO Arvind Krishna notes a friendlier regulatory climate for M&A, which could accelerate deal activity — a strategic positive but speculative until deals are announced and integrated. CEO M&A comments
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst modest EPS cut: Erste Group trimmed its FY2027 EPS forecast slightly and maintains a Hold — small revision but a reminder that consensus estimates could drift and analyst sentiment is mixed. Erste Group estimate cut (MarketBeat)

Insider Activity

In other news, Director David N. Farr acquired 1,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 30th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $304.00 per share, with a total value of $304,000.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 9,258 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,814,432. This trade represents a 12.11% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Michael Miebach acquired 434 shares of International Business Machines stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 25th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $233.33 per share, with a total value of $101,265.22. Following the completion of the purchase, the director owned 434 shares in the company, valued at $101,265.22. This represents a ∞ increase in their position. The SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. In the last ninety days, insiders bought 1,484 shares of company stock valued at $417,157. 0.27% of the stock is owned by insiders.

International Business Machines Company Profile

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.