Donoghue Forlines LLC Purchases New Stake in International Business Machines Corporation $IBM

Donoghue Forlines LLC acquired a new position in shares of International Business Machines Corporation (NYSE:IBM) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor acquired 8,366 shares of the technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,478,000. International Business Machines comprises 0.8% of Donoghue Forlines LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 22nd biggest position.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. CVA Family Office LLC grew its stake in International Business Machines by 1.4% during the 4th quarter. CVA Family Office LLC now owns 2,389 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $708,000 after buying an additional 33 shares during the last quarter. Foster Group Inc. grew its stake in International Business Machines by 1.3% during the 4th quarter. Foster Group Inc. now owns 2,507 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $742,000 after buying an additional 33 shares during the last quarter. New Covenant Trust Company N.A. grew its stake in International Business Machines by 3.8% during the 4th quarter. New Covenant Trust Company N.A. now owns 905 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $264,000 after buying an additional 33 shares during the last quarter. McGowan Group Asset Management Inc. grew its stake in International Business Machines by 1.2% during the 4th quarter. McGowan Group Asset Management Inc. now owns 2,693 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $798,000 after buying an additional 33 shares during the last quarter. Finally, CFS Investment Advisory Services LLC grew its stake in International Business Machines by 0.4% during the 3rd quarter. CFS Investment Advisory Services LLC now owns 9,359 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $2,878,000 after buying an additional 34 shares during the last quarter. 58.96% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Key Stories Impacting International Business Machines

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

• Positive Sentiment: IBM rolled out two new IBM Cloud managed services, Red Hat AI Inference and OpenShift Virtualization, aimed at accelerating AI adoption and securing virtual workloads. The move highlights IBM’s effort to monetize enterprise AI demand and deepen its cloud platform stickiness. Can IBM’s Advanced AI and Virtualization Offerings Boost Its Shares?
• Positive Sentiment: IBM’s consulting unit is being repositioned around a new AI delivery model that uses small, senior teams to turn strategy into execution faster. That could support services revenue and improve IBM’s reputation as an enterprise AI implementation partner. A New Way to Make AI Actually Work in the Real World
• Neutral Sentiment: Several commentary pieces argued that IBM’s broader AI and blockchain initiatives from its Think 2026 event could help the company build trust in enterprise AI, but these were mostly thematic analyses rather than new material business updates. International Business Machines Corporation (IBM): Using Blockchain to Build Trust In AI
• Negative Sentiment: A separate market note said IBM’s price target was lowered by $30, which suggests some analysts are becoming more cautious about the near-term outlook despite the company’s AI push. IBM Price Target Lowered by $30
• Negative Sentiment: Another article highlighted IBM among beaten-down stocks that are still well below recent highs, underscoring that sentiment has been weak and the shares remain under pressure from earlier declines. Catching Falling Knives: Is It Time to Buy These Beaten-Down Stocks?

Insider Activity at International Business Machines

In other International Business Machines news, Director Michael Miebach purchased 434 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 25th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $233.33 per share, with a total value of $101,265.22. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director owned 434 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $101,265.22. This trade represents a ∞ increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Company insiders own 0.27% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

IBM has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. BMO Capital Markets lowered their price objective on International Business Machines from $290.00 to $270.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. UBS Group upgraded International Business Machines from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $236.00 price objective for the company in a research note on Wednesday, February 25th. Erste Group Bank downgraded International Business Machines from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 18th. Oppenheimer lowered their price objective on International Business Machines from $380.00 to $320.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 16th. Finally, Weiss Ratings downgraded International Business Machines from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Monday, May 4th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating and seven have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $294.41.

International Business Machines Price Performance

Shares of IBM opened at $218.40 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $205.27 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.31, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.22 and a beta of 0.58. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.75, a quick ratio of 0.76 and a current ratio of 0.80. International Business Machines Corporation has a one year low of $212.34 and a one year high of $324.90. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $241.10 and its 200-day moving average is $275.44.

International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 22nd. The technology company reported $1.91 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.81 by $0.10. The company had revenue of $15.92 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $15.60 billion. International Business Machines had a return on equity of 37.23% and a net margin of 15.61%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 9.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.60 earnings per share. Equities analysts anticipate that International Business Machines Corporation will post 12.4 EPS for the current year.

International Business Machines Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, June 10th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 8th will be issued a dividend of $1.69 per share. This represents a $6.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.1%. This is a positive change from International Business Machines’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.68. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 8th. International Business Machines’s dividend payout ratio is 59.77%.

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.