Private Advisor Group LLC Trims Stock Holdings in International Business Machines Corporation $IBM

Private Advisor Group LLC lowered its stake in International Business Machines Corporation (NYSE:IBM) by 3.4% during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 170,620 shares of the technology company’s stock after selling 5,927 shares during the quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC’s holdings in International Business Machines were worth $48,142,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in International Business Machines by 0.8% in the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 95,776,307 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $27,024,243,000 after acquiring an additional 724,832 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its holdings in International Business Machines by 0.3% during the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 54,536,963 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $16,076,406,000 after purchasing an additional 147,721 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of International Business Machines by 1.9% in the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 21,936,235 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $6,444,527,000 after purchasing an additional 400,131 shares during the period. Legal & General Group Plc increased its stake in shares of International Business Machines by 3.4% in the second quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 7,126,503 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $2,100,751,000 after purchasing an additional 234,318 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of International Business Machines in the second quarter worth $2,011,122,000. 58.96% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity at International Business Machines

In other news, Director David N. Farr acquired 1,000 shares of the firm’s 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 acquisition, the director directly owned 9,258 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,814,432. The trade was a 12.11% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, Director Michael Miebach bought 434 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 25th. The stock was acquired 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 $101,265.22. This represents a ∞ increase in their position. The SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. Insiders have acquired a total of 1,484 shares of company stock valued at $417,157 in the last 90 days. 0.18% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

International Business Machines Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE IBM opened at $258.19 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $242.19 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.16, a P/E/G ratio of 2.59 and a beta of 0.73. International Business Machines Corporation has a 52-week low of $214.50 and a 52-week high of $324.90. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.67, a quick ratio of 0.92 and a current ratio of 0.96. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $281.73 and its two-hundred day moving average is $284.58.

International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 28th. The technology company reported $4.52 EPS 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 net margin of 15.69% and a return on equity of 38.15%. The business’s revenue was up 12.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $3.92 EPS. As a group, analysts anticipate that International Business Machines Corporation will post 10.78 EPS for the current fiscal year.

International Business Machines Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 10th. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 10th will be paid a dividend of $1.68 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, February 10th. This represents a $6.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.6%. International Business Machines’s dividend 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 Research co-led the experimental creation and characterization of a never-before-seen “half‑Möbius” molecule, using a quantum‑computer + supercomputer workflow — a Science publication that showcases IBM’s quantum R&D leadership and the real scientific utility of its quantum stack (positive for long‑term differentiation and IP). IBM Uses Quantum-Supercomputer Combo to Model Newly Discovered Half-Möbius Molecule
• Positive Sentiment: IBM announced a partnership to integrate Deepgram’s speech‑to‑text / text‑to‑speech into watsonx Orchestrate, strengthening IBM’s enterprise voice and generative‑AI offerings and improving product competitiveness in conversational automation use cases. International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) Partners With Deepgram to Support Its Generative AI Solution
• Positive Sentiment: Reports detail new AI contracts and board expansion (including a reported US$112M Defense Commissary Agency electronic‑shelf‑label modernization deal and two new directors), which investors view as concrete revenue/contract wins and governance support for growth in AI services. IBM and University Researchers Create a Never-Before-Seen Molecule and Prove its Exotic Nature with Quantum Computing
• Positive Sentiment: Industry research named IBM among leaders in the Data Integration market (multi‑cloud platforms, AI‑driven data pipelines), reinforcing its enterprise software and services positioning where recurring revenue and cross‑sell matter. Data Integration Company Evaluation Report 2025
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst attention (UBS upgrade), insider buying and recent earnings beats have drawn investor focus back to IBM’s valuation and AI strategy, supporting near‑term sentiment. A Look At IBM (IBM) Valuation After UBS Upgrade Insider Buying And Solid Earnings
• Neutral Sentiment: Macro/industry coverage on AI “creative destruction” highlights structural tailwinds for AI infrastructure and services — a supportive backdrop but not an IBM‑specific catalyst today. Wall Street Sees AI’s ‘Creative Destruction’ Coming For Entire Companies
• Neutral Sentiment: Other quantum industry moves (e.g., Pasqal pursuing a SPAC) and startups scaling enterprise AI (Ivo) are market context — potential competition or validation of demand but not immediate IBM news. Pasqal plans public debut with Bleichroeder in $2bn SPAC deal
• Negative Sentiment: Some coverage flags valuation and legacy exposure risks (mainframe sensitivity) and notes a recent pullback in share performance despite upgrades — reminders that investor optimism over AI/quantum must be balanced against near‑term earnings mix and valuation. A Look At IBM (IBM) Valuation After UBS Upgrade Insider Buying And Solid Earnings

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Erste Group Bank cut shares of International Business Machines from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 18th. Wall Street Zen lowered International Business Machines from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Sunday, January 11th. Oppenheimer set a $380.00 price objective on International Business Machines and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. DZ Bank raised International Business Machines to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets reiterated a “market perform” rating and set a $350.00 target price on shares of International Business Machines in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating and eight have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $320.87.

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.