GAMMA Investing LLC Has $8.09 Million Position in International Business Machines Corporation $IBM

GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its holdings in International Business Machines Corporation (NYSE:IBM) by 16.4% during the second quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 28,756 shares of the technology company’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,048 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC’s holdings in International Business Machines were worth $8,086,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in IBM. VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al boosted its stake in International Business Machines by 424.6% in the 4th quarter. VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al now owns 260,740 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $77,234,000 after purchasing an additional 211,040 shares during the period. Assetmark Inc. increased its position in International Business Machines by 24.8% during the 1st quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 64,458 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $15,624,000 after buying an additional 12,791 shares during the period. GLOBALT Investments LLC GA increased its position in International Business Machines by 19.1% during the 4th quarter. GLOBALT Investments LLC GA now owns 18,288 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $5,417,000 after buying an additional 2,930 shares during the period. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of International Business Machines by 30.0% during the fourth quarter. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 13,122 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $3,887,000 after buying an additional 3,029 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Rice Partnership LLC acquired a new stake in shares of International Business Machines during the fourth quarter worth $3,317,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 58.96% of the company’s stock.

More International Business Machines News

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

• Positive Sentiment: New Lightwell program expands IBM and Red Hat’s cybersecurity reach. The companies will provide more than 185 universities and 100 NGOs and think tanks with free access to Lightwell, an AI-assisted platform that identifies, validates and fixes open-source software vulnerabilities. The initiative could strengthen IBM’s enterprise and public-interest technology profile, although it is unlikely to generate significant near-term revenue. IBM and Red Hat Offer Lightwell at No Charge
• Positive Sentiment: IBM’s sovereign-AI partnership in India supports its growth narrative. IBM and Sarvam are targeting India’s public sector with sovereign AI solutions, while analysts continue to cite hybrid-cloud demand and improving estimates as potential catalysts. IBM Sovereign AI Solutions for India
• Positive Sentiment: Management continues to promote quantum computing as a long-term growth driver. CEO Arvind Krishna said quantum could begin making a measurable contribution to revenue and profit in 2028 or 2029. That outlook reinforces IBM’s strategic positioning, though the opportunity remains several years away. IBM Quantum Computing Outlook
• Neutral Sentiment: Trading and analyst data show continued investor interest but mixed institutional conviction. Quiver reported two recent insider purchases, while institutional investors both added and reduced positions. Its survey of analyst targets showed a median target of $310, suggesting substantial upside relative to the latest trading level, but these figures are not company guidance.
• Negative Sentiment: Two law firms announced investigations into IBM. Pomerantz and Bleichmar Fonti & Auld are examining potential investor claims related to alleged misrepresentations involving IBM Z products. The announcements are largely solicitation-driven and do not establish wrongdoing, but they add headline and litigation risk after the stock’s recent weakness. Pomerantz IBM Investor Alert

International Business Machines Stock Performance

NYSE:IBM opened at $235.04 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $221.44 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.86, a PEG ratio of 2.22 and a beta of 0.70. International Business Machines Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $199.19 and a fifty-two week high of $332.46. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.63, a quick ratio of 0.74 and a current ratio of 0.79. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $260.82 and a 200-day moving average price of $256.37.

International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 22nd. The technology company reported $2.93 EPS for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.93. The company had revenue of $17.16 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $17.46 billion. International Business Machines had a return on equity of 35.65% and a net margin of 15.52%.International Business Machines’s revenue was up 1.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $2.80 earnings per share. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that International Business Machines Corporation will post 12.34 EPS for the current fiscal year.

International Business Machines Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 10th. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 10th will be paid a dividend of $1.69 per share. This represents a $6.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.9%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, August 10th. International Business Machines’s dividend payout ratio is presently 59.98%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts recently commented on the stock. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $270.00 price target on shares of International Business Machines in a research note on Tuesday, July 21st. Citigroup dropped their price objective on shares of International Business Machines from $255.00 to $245.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, July 24th. Piper Sandler raised shares of International Business Machines to an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 23rd. HSBC set a $175.00 target price on shares of International Business Machines and gave the stock a “reduce” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 16th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein reaffirmed a “market perform” rating on shares of International Business Machines in a report on Thursday, July 16th. Fifteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eleven have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $265.40.

International Business Machines Company 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.