International Business Machines Corporation $IBM Holdings Lifted by Mufg Securities Americas Inc.

Mufg Securities Americas Inc. increased its holdings in International Business Machines Corporation (NYSE:IBM) by 22.0% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 25,120 shares of the technology company’s stock after acquiring an additional 4,522 shares during the period. Mufg Securities Americas Inc.’s holdings in International Business Machines were worth $7,088,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the business. CFS Investment Advisory Services LLC lifted its position in shares of International Business Machines by 0.4% in the third quarter. CFS Investment Advisory Services LLC now owns 9,359 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $2,878,000 after purchasing an additional 34 shares in the last quarter. KPP Advisory Services LLC increased its stake in International Business Machines by 1.7% in the 3rd quarter. KPP Advisory Services LLC now owns 2,069 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $584,000 after buying an additional 34 shares during the period. Marco Investment Management LLC lifted its position in International Business Machines by 0.3% in the 3rd quarter. Marco Investment Management LLC now owns 10,774 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $3,040,000 after buying an additional 34 shares in the last quarter. MA Private Wealth boosted its stake in shares of International Business Machines by 1.5% during the 3rd quarter. MA Private Wealth now owns 2,242 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $633,000 after buying an additional 34 shares during the period. Finally, Ignite Planners LLC grew its holdings in shares of International Business Machines by 0.9% during the 3rd quarter. Ignite Planners LLC now owns 4,000 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $1,129,000 after acquiring an additional 36 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 58.96% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting International Business Machines

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

• Positive Sentiment: Company fundamentals and recent results give investors a floor — IBM reported a recent quarter that beat EPS and revenue expectations and continues to show healthy margin/earnings metrics, which some analysts point to as support for a recovery. IBM Stock Isn’t Dying. It’s On Sale
• Neutral Sentiment: Broader market and macro factors amplified the move — rate/tariff jitters and a tech-sector rotation to defensive names increased selling pressure across AI-sensitive software stocks, making rebounds harder even where fundamentals remain intact. US Stock Market Today Stock Futures Edge Lower As Rate And Tariff Jitters Build
• Negative Sentiment: Immediate catalyst — Anthropic announced that its Claude Code tool can assist COBOL modernization, creating investor concern that cheaper/faster AI tooling could displace parts of IBM’s mainframe modernization and consulting revenue. IBM is the latest AI casualty. Shares are tanking on Anthropic programming language threat
• Negative Sentiment: Market reaction and scale of repricing — the announcement prompted heavy selling, a large market-cap reduction for IBM and spillover losses in other IT and consulting stocks as investors reprice legacy-revenue risk. IBM Shares Plummet After Anthropic Launches Programming AI Tool
• Negative Sentiment: Sector contagion — the story spilled into global IT/outsourcing names (including major Indian IT firms) as investors penalized any firms exposed to legacy-code modernization demand. Explained: How IBM’s plunge on Anthropic’s COBOL disruption fears sparked bloodbath in TCS, Infosys, Wipro & other IT stocks
• Neutral Sentiment: Contrarian and analyst views differ — some sell-side analysts and commentators call the drop a buying opportunity given IBM’s cash flows, dividend and long-term AI/computing initiatives; others warn of a meaningful new competitive threat that needs watching. IBM Stock Steadies But More Victims Lie in Wait From the AI Scare Trade

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have recently weighed in on IBM shares. Sanford C. Bernstein reaffirmed a “market perform” rating on shares of International Business Machines in a research note on Wednesday, December 10th. Erste Group Bank lowered International Business Machines from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 18th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on International Business Machines from $312.00 to $317.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Bank of America increased their price objective on International Business Machines from $315.00 to $335.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 13th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus boosted their target price on shares of International Business Machines from $325.00 to $340.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $330.07.

International Business Machines Stock Down 13.4%

Shares of International Business Machines stock opened at $222.64 on Tuesday. International Business Machines Corporation has a 12-month low of $214.50 and a 12-month high of $324.90. 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 50 day moving average price of $292.35 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $284.26. The stock has a market capitalization of $208.11 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.97, a PEG ratio of 2.58 and a beta of 0.69.

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

International Business Machines Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 10th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 10th will be given a $1.68 dividend. This represents a $6.72 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, February 10th. International Business Machines’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 60.27%.

Insider Activity at International Business Machines

In other International Business Machines news, Director David N. Farr acquired 1,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 30th. The stock was acquired at an average price 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 approximately $2,814,432. This trade represents a 12.11% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Insiders own 0.18% of the company’s stock.

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.