Sen. Shelley Moore Capito Sells International Business Machines Corporation (NYSE:IBM) Stock

Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-West Virginia) recently sold shares of International Business Machines Corporation (NYSE:IBM). In a filing disclosed on November 04th, the Senator disclosed that they had sold between $15,001 and $50,000 in International Business Machines stock on October 29th.

Senator Shelley Moore Capito also recently made the following trade(s):

• Sold $15,001 – $50,000 in shares of Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) on 10/29/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE:LLY) on 10/24/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) on 10/22/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Lowe’s Companies (NYSE:LOW) on 10/21/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Paychex (NASDAQ:PAYX) on 10/21/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Lowe’s Companies (NYSE:LOW) on 10/20/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Chevron (NYSE:CVX) on 10/17/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ:COST) on 10/17/2025.
• Sold $15,001 – $50,000 in shares of Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) on 9/18/2025.
• Sold $15,001 – $50,000 in shares of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) on 9/18/2025.

International Business Machines Stock Performance

Shares of IBM stock opened at $306.91 on Thursday. The business has a fifty day moving average of $276.85 and a 200 day moving average of $268.03. International Business Machines Corporation has a 1 year low of $204.07 and a 1 year high of $319.35. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.97, a current ratio of 0.93 and a quick ratio of 0.89. The firm has a market capitalization of $286.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.71, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.33 and a beta of 0.73.

International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 22nd. The technology company reported $2.65 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.45 by $0.20. International Business Machines had a return on equity of 37.76% and a net margin of 12.09%.The firm had revenue of $16.33 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $16.10 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $2.30 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 9.1% compared to the same quarter last year. International Business Machines has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that International Business Machines Corporation will post 10.78 earnings per share for the current year.

International Business Machines Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, December 10th. Investors of record on Monday, November 10th will be given a $1.68 dividend. This represents a $6.72 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, November 10th. International Business Machines’s dividend payout ratio is presently 80.38%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Family CFO Inc acquired a new stake in International Business Machines during the 2nd quarter worth $25,000. Christopher J. Hasenberg Inc acquired a new stake in International Business Machines during the first quarter worth $27,000. Winnow Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in International Business Machines in the second quarter valued at $27,000. SSA Swiss Advisors AG acquired a new position in shares of International Business Machines in the 1st quarter valued at $28,000. Finally, Mountain Hill Investment Partners Corp. purchased a new position in shares of International Business Machines during the 3rd quarter worth $28,000. 58.96% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages have commented on IBM. Morgan Stanley decreased their price objective on shares of International Business Machines from $256.00 to $252.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, October 23rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on shares of International Business Machines from $244.00 to $290.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, July 24th. BMO Capital Markets increased their price target on International Business Machines from $300.00 to $305.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 23rd. Weiss Ratings raised International Business Machines from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a report on Saturday, October 25th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein assumed coverage on International Business Machines in a report on Monday, September 15th. They set a “market perform” rating and a $280.00 target price on the stock. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have given a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, International Business Machines presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $288.00.

About Senator Capito

Shelley Moore Capito (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. Senate from West Virginia. She assumed office on January 3, 2015. Her current term ends on January 3, 2027. Capito (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the U.S. Senate to represent West Virginia. She won in the general election on November 3, 2020. Capito was first elected to the Senate in 2014, becoming the first female U.S. Senator in the state’s history. Prior to serving in the Senate, Capito was a member of the West Virginia House of Representatives from 1997 to 2001 and a member of the United States House of Representatives from 2001 to 2015. At the start of the 116th Congress, Capito was a member of the U.S. Senate committees on Appropriations, Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Environment and Public Works, and Rules and Administration. As of a 2014 analysis of multiple outside rankings, Capito is a more moderate right of center Republican Party vote. As a result, she may break with the Republican Party line more than her fellow members. Capito earned her bachelor’s degree from Duke University. After earning her M.Ed. from the University of Virginia, Capito was a college counselor and then director of an educational information center. She was the only Republican in the West Virginia congressional delegation until the 2010 elections and is the first Republican woman elected to Congress from West Virginia. Capito is a former chairwoman of the Congressional Caucus for Women’s Issues, as well as a member of the Congressional Arts Caucus. After an explosion responsible for the death of 29 coal workers, Capito founded the Congressional Coal Caucus. Prior to her election to the U.S. House, Capito served in the West Virginia House of Delegates.

About International Business Machines

International Business Machines Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides integrated solutions and services worldwide. The company operates through Software, Consulting, Infrastructure, and Financing segments. The Software segment offers a hybrid cloud and AI platforms that allows clients to realize their digital and AI transformations across the applications, data, and environments in which they operate.