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

CoreCap Advisors LLC grew its holdings in International Business Machines Corporation (NYSE:IBM) by 20.3% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 28,945 shares of the technology company’s stock after buying 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 SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the business. Mountain Hill Investment Partners Corp. purchased a new stake in shares of International Business Machines during the third quarter valued at $28,000. SWAN Capital LLC purchased a new position in International Business Machines in the 3rd quarter worth about $28,000. Trifecta Capital Advisors LLC lifted its stake in 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 acquiring an additional 71 shares during the period. American Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in International Business Machines during the 3rd quarter valued at about $40,000. Finally, Davis Capital Management purchased a new stake in shares of International Business Machines during the 3rd quarter valued at about $54,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 58.96% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director David N. Farr acquired 1,000 shares of International Business Machines stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 30th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $304.00 per share, with a total value of $304,000.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director directly owned 9,258 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,814,432. This trade represents a 12.11% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Michael Miebach acquired 434 shares of International Business Machines stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 25th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $233.33 per share, with a total value of $101,265.22. Following the completion of the purchase, the director owned 434 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $101,265.22. This represents a ∞ increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase is available in the SEC filing. In the last 90 days, insiders have acquired 1,484 shares of company stock worth $417,157. 0.27% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

International Business Machines Stock Performance

NYSE:IBM opened at $241.82 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.67, a quick ratio of 0.92 and a current ratio of 0.96. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $266.87 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $284.44. The firm has a market capitalization of $226.84 billion, a PE ratio of 21.69, a P/E/G ratio of 2.42 and a beta of 0.73. 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 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.33 by $0.19. International Business Machines had a return on equity of 38.15% and a net margin of 15.69%.The firm had revenue of $19.69 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $19.23 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $3.92 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 12.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Analysts forecast that International Business Machines Corporation will post 10.78 EPS for the current year.

International Business Machines Announces Dividend

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts have recently weighed in on IBM shares. Royal Bank Of Canada set a $361.00 price objective on shares of International Business Machines in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Evercore raised their target price on shares of International Business Machines from $330.00 to $345.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Sanford C. Bernstein reaffirmed a “market perform” rating on shares of International Business Machines in a research report on Wednesday, December 10th. DZ Bank upgraded shares of International Business Machines to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded International Business Machines from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Sunday, January 11th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have issued a Buy rating and eight have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, International Business Machines currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $314.60.

Key Headlines Impacting 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)

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.