At the time of writing, International Business Machines Corp [IBM] stock is trading at $284.31, up 1.02%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The IBM shares have gain 6.72% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 16.12%, 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 September 16, 2025, when Bernstein initiated its Mkt Perform rating and assigned the stock a price target of $280. Previously, Erste Group downgraded its rating to Hold on August 14, 2025. On February 11, 2025, Oppenheimer initiated with a Outperform rating and assigned a price target of $320 on the stock. DZ Bank downgraded its rating to a Hold but $215 remained the price target by the analyst firm on October 02, 2024. Goldman started tracking with a Buy rating for this stock on June 24, 2024, and assigned it a price target of $200. In a note dated May 02, 2024, Exane BNP Paribas initiated an Underperform rating and provided a target price of $145 on this stock.
For the past year, the stock price of International Business Machines Corp fluctuated between $203.51 and $296.16. 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 $284.31 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -27.54% based on the average IBM price forecast.
Analyzing the IBM fundamentals
According to International Business Machines Corp [NYSE:IBM], the company’s sales were 64.04B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 7.65% jump. 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. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 2.46.
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 280.00 points at the first support level, and at 275.68 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 288.74, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 293.16.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that International Business Machines Corp [NYSE:IBM] has a current ratio of 0.88. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 0.84, and the Cash Ratio is 0.32. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 4.14, the price to book ratio is 9.63 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 46.12.
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.
