A new trading day began on Tuesday, with International Business Machines Corp (NYSE: IBM) stock price down -1.27% from the previous day of trading, before settling in for the closing price of $304.73. IBM’s price has ranged from $204.07 to $319.35 over the past 52 weeks.
A company in the Technology sector has dropped its sales by -9.46% annually for the last half of the decade. Meanwhile, its annual earnings per share averaged 9.88%. With a float of $933.81 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $934.74 million.
In an organization with 293400 employees, it is important to assess its efficiency.
International Business Machines Corp (IBM) Insider Updates
As we move forward, let’s examine how large-scale investors are investing in this stock of the Information Technology Services Industry. The insider ownership of International Business Machines Corp is 0.10%, while institutional ownership is 63.91%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Mar 03 ’25, was worth 6,715,639. In this transaction Senior Vice President of this company sold 26,543 shares at a rate of $253.01, taking the stock ownership to the 45,007 shares. Before that another transaction happened on Mar 03 ’25, when Company’s Officer proposed sale 26,543 for $253.01, making the entire transaction worth $6,715,639.
International Business Machines Corp (IBM) Performance Highlights and Predictions
In its latest quarterly report, released on 12/31/2024, the company reported earnings of 3.92 per share, which was $0.1 higher than the consensus estimate of $0.26. In terms of return on equity, this company recorded -19.55% in contrast with 50.0% return on Investment (trailing twelve months). Wall Street market experts anticipate that the next fiscal year will bring earnings of 1.93 per share during the current fiscal year.
According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around 9.88% per share during the next fiscal year. For the long-term projections, market analysts anticipate that the company’s EPS will surge by 7.68% during the next five years compared to -9.46% drop over the previous five years of trading.
International Business Machines Corp (NYSE: IBM) Trading Performance Indicators
Here are International Business Machines Corp’s current performance indicators. According to the last quarter’s results, the stock had a quick ratio of 0.86. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 4.30. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 22.55.
For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 8.36, a number that is poised to hit 4.32 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 12.16 in one year’s time.
Technical Analysis of International Business Machines Corp (IBM)
Let’s dig in a bit further. During the last 5-days, its volume was 5.43 million. That was better than the volume of 4.91 million it reported in year-ago period. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 73.08%.
During the past 100 days, International Business Machines Corp’s (IBM) raw stochastic average was set at 78.49%, which indicates a significant increase from 66.84% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 10.19 in the past 14 days, which was higher than the 5.97 volatility it showed in the past 100 days.
At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $275.56, while its 200-day Moving Average is $261.31. However, in the short run, International Business Machines Corp’s stock first resistance to watch stands at $304.01. Second resistance stands at $307.18. The third major resistance level sits at $311.18. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $296.84, it is likely to go to the next support level at $292.84. Assuming the price breaks the second support level, the third support level stands at $289.67.
International Business Machines Corp (NYSE: IBM) Key Stats
With a market capitalization of 281.22 billion, the company has a total of 934,735K Shares Outstanding. Currently, annual sales are 62,753 M while annual income is 6,023 M. The company’s previous quarter sales were 16,331 M while its latest quarter income was 1,744 M.
