International Business Machines Corp [IBM] stock is trading at $259.11, up 1.18%. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The IBM shares have gain 7.29% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 6.95%, 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 August 14, 2025, when Erste Group downgraded its rating to a Hold. Previously, Oppenheimer started tracking the stock with Outperform rating on February 11, 2025, and set its price target to $320. DZ Bank downgraded its rating to a Hold but stick to its price target of $215 on October 02, 2024. Goldman initiated its recommendation with a Buy and recommended $200 as its price target on June 24, 2024. Exane BNP Paribas started tracking with a Underperform rating for this stock on May 02, 2024, and assigned it a price target of $145. In a note dated January 19, 2024, Evercore ISI upgraded an Outperform rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $165 to $200.
International Business Machines Corp [IBM] stock has fluctuated between $201.43 and $296.16 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $206 within the next 12 months. International Business Machines Corp [NYSE: IBM] shares were valued at $259.11 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -20.5% based on the average IBM price forecast.
Analyzing the IBM fundamentals
International Business Machines Corp [NYSE:IBM] reported sales of 64.04B for the trailing twelve months, which represents a growth of 7.65%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.58% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.17%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.1%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.09%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.04, Equity is 0.22 and Total Capital is 0.1. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of2.46.
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 255.77 points at the first support level, and at 252.44 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 261.55, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 264.00.
Ratios To Look Out For
For context, International Business Machines Corp’s Current Ratio is 0.88. Also, the Quick Ratio is 0.84, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.32. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 3.77, the price to book ratio is 8.77 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 42.03.
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.
