Stock of International Business Machines Corp (IBM) performance and profitability takes another direction

Nora Barnes

International Business Machines Corp [IBM] stock prices are up 0.71% to $312.67 at the moment. In order to assess the stock’s recent performance, you can check whether its short-term value is rising or falling. The IBM shares have gain 3.32% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 1.15%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

From an analyst’s perspective:

International Business Machines Corp [NYSE: IBM] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on December 05, 2025, when Erste Group upgraded its rating to a Buy. Previously, Oppenheimer started tracking the stock with Outperform rating on November 21, 2025, and set its price target to $360. On September 16, 2025, Bernstein initiated with a Mkt Perform rating and assigned a price target of $280 on the stock. Erste Group downgraded its rating to a Hold. Oppenheimer initiated its recommendation with an Outperform and recommended $320 as its price target on February 11, 2025. In a note dated October 02, 2024, DZ Bank downgraded a Hold rating on this stock but restated the target price of $215.

The stock price of International Business Machines Corp [IBM] has been fluctuating between $214.50 and $324.90 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $293.86 within the next 12 months. International Business Machines Corp [NYSE: IBM] shares were valued at $312.67 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -6.02% based on the average IBM price forecast.

Analyzing the IBM fundamentals

The International Business Machines Corp [NYSE:IBM] reported sales of 65.40B for trailing twelve months, representing a surge of 9.11%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.58% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.17%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.15%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.12%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.05, Equity is 0.29 and Total Capital is 0.1. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of2.39.

Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 307.98 points at the first support level, and at 303.30 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 316.02, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 319.38.

Ratios To Look Out For

It’s worth pointing out that International Business Machines Corp [NYSE:IBM]’s Current Ratio is 0.90. In addition, the Quick Ratio stands at 0.86 and the Cash Ratio stands at 0.33. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 4.47, the price to book ratio is 10.47 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 37.40.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved Thomas Robert David, Senior Vice President, that happened on Mar 03 ’25 when 26543.0 shares were sold. Officer, ROBERT D THOMAS completed a deal on Mar 03 ’25 to buy 26543.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director FARR DAVID N bought 1200.0 shares on Feb 28 ’25.

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