Aptus Capital Advisors LLC Lowers Holdings in International Business Machines Corporation $IBM

Aptus Capital Advisors LLC lowered its holdings in International Business Machines Corporation (NYSE:IBM) by 3.6% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 71,370 shares of the technology company’s stock after selling 2,651 shares during the quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC’s holdings in International Business Machines were worth $20,138,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in IBM. CFS Investment Advisory Services LLC lifted its holdings in shares of 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 valued at $2,878,000 after purchasing an additional 34 shares during the last quarter. KPP Advisory Services LLC lifted its position in International Business Machines by 1.7% during the third quarter. KPP Advisory Services LLC now owns 2,069 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $584,000 after purchasing an additional 34 shares during the period. Marco Investment Management LLC grew its holdings in International Business Machines by 0.3% during the third quarter. Marco Investment Management LLC now owns 10,774 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $3,040,000 after acquiring an additional 34 shares during the period. MA Private Wealth increased its holdings 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 purchasing an additional 34 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Thoroughbred Financial Services LLC boosted its stake in shares of International Business Machines by 0.8% during the 3rd quarter. Thoroughbred Financial Services LLC now owns 4,300 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $1,213,000 after acquiring an additional 35 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 58.96% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

IBM has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Oppenheimer set a $380.00 target price on shares of International Business Machines and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of International Business Machines in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price target on International Business Machines from $325.00 to $340.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Bank of America lifted their target price on shares of International Business Machines from $315.00 to $335.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 13th. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut shares of International Business Machines from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Sunday, January 11th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating and eight have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $320.87.

International Business Machines Stock Performance

NYSE IBM opened at $256.87 on Friday. The company has a fifty day moving average of $282.67 and a two-hundred day moving average of $283.86. The company has a market capitalization of $240.95 billion, a PE ratio of 23.04, a P/E/G ratio of 2.51 and a beta of 0.73. International Business Machines Corporation has a 1 year low of $214.50 and a 1 year high of $324.90. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.67, a current ratio of 0.96 and a quick ratio of 0.92.

International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, January 28th. The technology company reported $4.52 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.33 by $0.19. The business had revenue of $19.69 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $19.23 billion. International Business Machines had a return on equity of 38.15% and a net margin of 15.69%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 12.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $3.92 EPS. As a group, 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 announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 10th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 10th will be issued a $1.68 dividend. This represents a $6.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, February 10th. International Business Machines’s payout ratio is presently 60.27%.

International Business Machines News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: IBM announced a partnership to integrate Deepgram’s speech‑to‑text and text‑to‑speech into watsonx Orchestrate, strengthening its enterprise voice‑AI stack and go‑to‑market for automated workflows. IBM Partners With Deepgram
• Positive Sentiment: IBM secured a multi‑year, ~$112M contract with the Defense Commissary Agency to modernize electronic shelf labels globally — a sizable government win that validates IBM’s modernization and IoT/edge capabilities for public‑sector clients. IBM Contract And Voice AI Deal
• Positive Sentiment: IBM and academic partners published a Science paper reporting a novel half‑Möbius electronic topology observed via quantum computing — a high‑profile scientific validation of IBM’s quantum research that can boost long‑term differentiation. IBM Quantum Research
• Positive Sentiment: Independent analyst coverage places IBM among leaders in data‑integration and multi‑cloud platforms — a signal that IBM’s platform investments (data pipelines, AI ops) are resonating with enterprise buyers. Data Integration Company Evaluation Report 2025
• Positive Sentiment: Recent board additions and multiple AI deals have been highlighted in press coverage as supporting a strategic push into higher‑margin, recurring enterprise AI services. Board Expansion and AI Deals
• Neutral Sentiment: Broader macro commentary on AI’s “creative destruction” suggests long‑term productivity gains for AI leaders — supportive for IBM but not a near‑term revenue guarantee. Wall Street Sees AI’s ‘Creative Destruction’
• Neutral Sentiment: Industry reports noting growth in business‑process automation and enterprise AI underline addressable market expansion that benefits vendors like IBM over time. Business Process Automation Market Report
• Negative Sentiment: Analysts and articles continue to debate IBM’s valuation and legacy‑system exposure (mainframe concerns); some coverage flags that shares remain below prior highs and that investor worries around growth persist. Valuation After UBS Upgrade
• Negative Sentiment: Commentary urging caution on IBM stock notes a sizable drawdown from the 52‑week high and argues near‑term catalysts must translate into sustained revenue acceleration to justify multiples. Why I’m Watching IBM Stock

Insider Buying and Selling at International Business Machines

In other International Business Machines news, Director David N. Farr bought 1,000 shares of International Business Machines stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 30th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $304.00 per share, with a total value of $304,000.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director owned 9,258 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,814,432. This represents a 12.11% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Michael Miebach purchased 434 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 25th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $233.33 per share, for a total transaction of $101,265.22. Following the acquisition, the director owned 434 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $101,265.22. The trade was a ∞ increase in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this purchase are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last quarter, insiders purchased 1,484 shares of company stock valued at $417,157. 0.18% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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.