Mcdonald Partners LLC Reduces Stake in International Business Machines Corporation $IBM

Mcdonald Partners LLC lessened its stake in shares of International Business Machines Corporation (NYSE:IBM) by 18.4% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 14,540 shares of the technology company’s stock after selling 3,288 shares during the period. International Business Machines accounts for approximately 1.2% of Mcdonald Partners LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 19th biggest position. Mcdonald Partners LLC’s holdings in International Business Machines were worth $4,102,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in International Business Machines by 0.8% during the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 95,776,307 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $27,024,243,000 after purchasing an additional 724,832 shares during the period. State Street Corp grew its stake in shares of International Business Machines by 0.3% in the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 54,536,963 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $16,076,406,000 after buying an additional 147,721 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of International Business Machines by 1.9% during the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 21,936,235 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $6,444,527,000 after buying an additional 400,131 shares during the last quarter. Legal & General Group Plc raised its position in shares of International Business Machines by 3.4% during the 2nd quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 7,126,503 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $2,100,751,000 after buying an additional 234,318 shares during the period. Finally, Norges Bank acquired a new position in International Business Machines in the second quarter valued at approximately $2,011,122,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 58.96% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on the company. Dbs Bank raised International Business Machines from a “hold” rating to a “moderate buy” rating in a research note on Monday, January 19th. Wedbush reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $340.00 price objective on shares of International Business Machines in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. Erste Group Bank cut shares of International Business Machines from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 18th. UBS Group upgraded shares of International Business Machines from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $236.00 price target for the company in a research report on Wednesday, February 25th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating on shares of International Business Machines in a research note on Monday, February 23rd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Buy rating and eight have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $320.87.

International Business Machines Price Performance

IBM stock opened at $245.49 on Wednesday. The business’s 50-day moving average is $284.72 and its two-hundred day moving average is $284.29. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.67, a current ratio of 0.96 and a quick ratio of 0.92. The firm has a market capitalization of $230.28 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.02, a P/E/G ratio of 2.40 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.

International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, January 28th. The technology company reported $4.52 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.33 by $0.19. International Business Machines had a net margin of 15.69% and a return on equity of 38.15%. The firm had revenue of $19.69 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $19.23 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $3.92 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 12.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Analysts anticipate that International Business Machines Corporation will post 10.78 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

International Business Machines Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 10th. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 10th will be issued a $1.68 dividend. This represents a $6.72 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, February 10th. International Business Machines’s dividend payout ratio is 60.27%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other International Business Machines news, Director Michael Miebach purchased 434 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 25th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $233.33 per share, with a total value of $101,265.22. Following the acquisition, the director directly 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 transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director David N. Farr acquired 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 30th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $304.00 per share, with a total value of $304,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 9,258 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,814,432. This represents a 12.11% increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase is available in the SEC filing. Over the last 90 days, insiders acquired 1,484 shares of company stock worth $417,157. 0.18% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Trending Headlines about International Business Machines

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

• Positive Sentiment: Won a multi-year contract to modernize in-store pricing across the Defense Commissary Agency and announced a Watsonx integration with Deepgram (voice AI) — concrete revenue and government footprint gains that support IBM’s hybrid-cloud/AI positioning. IBM Expands AI And Government Ties As Shares Trade Below Targets
• Neutral Sentiment: Security Posture Management and semantic-web market reports highlight large, fast-growing addressable markets (multi‑billion forecasts) that could benefit IBM over time, but they don’t change near-term investor sentiment. $53.31 Bn Security Posture Management (SPM) Markets
• Neutral Sentiment: Semantic AI/graph technologies are expanding rapidly, underlining long-term AI/automation demand that plays to IBM’s software and data services, though impact is gradual. Semantic Web Market Research Report 2025-2030
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple outlets report investor alarm after Anthropic’s Claude Code demo showed the ability to modernize legacy COBOL systems — a direct competitive threat to IBM’s mainframe and modernization services, which has pressured the stock recently. IBM Stock Plunges on AI Threat From Anthropic: Time to Rethink?
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst/press commentary and investor concern about AI innovation rattling confidence adds downward pressure and volatility; several write-ups frame IBM as lagging newer AI entrants. IBM Shares Face Pressure as AI Innovation Rattles Investor Confidence
• Negative Sentiment: Market commentary and op-eds warning of systemic AI risk and rapid disruption are amplifying selling during volatile sessions even if their direct impact on IBM’s fundamentals is indirect. If IBM Can Drop 13% In A Day, What Does This Say About These Market Conditions?

International Business Machines 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.