International Business Machines Corp. [IBM] Revenue clocked in at $61.86 billion, up 9.87% YTD: What’s Next?

International Business Machines Corp. [NYSE: IBM] traded at a low on Wednesday, posting a -2.04 loss after which it closed the day’ session at $179.70. The company report on February 21, 2024 at 12:00 AM that IBM Report: Identity Comes Under Attack, Straining Enterprises’ Recovery Time from Breaches.

-71% spike in cyberattacks caused by exploiting identity – 50% AI market share milestone to trigger a cyber problem – Nearly 70% of attacks globally targeted critical infrastructure in 2023 – Europe feels brunt of cyberattacks, making up 32% of global incidents.

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– IBM (NYSE: IBM) today released the 2024 X-Force Threat Intelligence Index highlighting an emerging global identity crisis as cybercriminals double down on exploiting user identities to compromise enterprises worldwide. According to IBM X-Force, IBM Consulting’s offensive and defensive security services arm, in 2023, cybercriminals saw more opportunities to “log in” versus hack into corporate networks through valid accounts – making this tactic a preferred weapon of choice for threat actors.

The results of the trading session contributed to over 4714831 shares changing hands. Over the past one week, the price volatility of International Business Machines Corp. stands at 2.09% while the volatility over the past one month is 1.93%.

The market cap for IBM stock reached $164.09 billion, with 913.12 million shares outstanding and 912.24 million shares in the current float. Compared to the average trading volume of 4.92M shares, IBM reached a trading volume of 4714831 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.

What do top market gurus say about International Business Machines Corp. [IBM]?

Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for IBM shares is $184.82 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on IBM stock is a recommendation set at 2.68. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.

Evercore ISI have made an estimate for International Business Machines Corp. shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Outperform, with their previous recommendation back on January 19, 2024. While these analysts kept the previous recommendation, Jefferies raised their target price to Hold. The new note on the price target was released on January 05, 2024, representing the official price target for International Business Machines Corp. stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise to $143, while Societe Generale analysts kept a Sell rating on IBM stock. On December 05, 2023, analysts increased their price target for IBM shares from 155 to 170.

The Average True Range (ATR) for International Business Machines Corp. is set at 3.51, with the Price to Sales ratio for IBM stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 2.65. The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 7.11, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 14.74. Price to Free Cash Flow for IBM in the course of the last twelve months was 13.19 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 0.90.

How has IBM stock performed recently?

International Business Machines Corp. [IBM] fell into the red zone at the end of the last week, falling into a negative trend and dropping by -2.18. With this latest performance, IBM shares gained by 3.97% in over the last four-week period, additionally plugging by 26.30% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 33.09% in the past year of trading.

Overbought and oversold stocks can be easily traced with the Relative Strength Index (RSI), where an RSI result of over 70 would be overbought, and any rate below 30 would indicate oversold conditions. An RSI rate of 50 would represent a neutral market momentum. The current RSI for IBM stock in for the last two-week period is set at 49.57, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 41.29, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 54.32 for International Business Machines Corp. [IBM]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 172.12, while it was recorded at 184.24 for the last single week of trading, and 148.58 for the last 200 days.

International Business Machines Corp. [IBM]: Deeper insight into the fundamentals

International Business Machines Corp.’s liquidity data is similarly interesting compelling, with a Quick Ratio of 0.90 and a Current Ratio set at 0.94.

Earnings analysis for International Business Machines Corp. [IBM]

With the latest financial reports released by the company, International Business Machines Corp. posted 1.36/share EPS, while the average EPS was predicted by analysts to be reported at 1.26/share. When compared, the two values demonstrate that the company surpassed the estimates by a Surprise Factor of 7.90%. The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for IBM. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for International Business Machines Corp. go to 2.80%.

Insider trade positions for International Business Machines Corp. [IBM]

The top three institutional holders of IBM stocks are: VANGUARD GROUP INC with ownership of 1.3 billion shares, which is approximately 8.2815%. BLACKROCK INC., holding 1.03 billion shares of the stock with an approximate value of $176.59 billion in IBM stocks shares; and BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC, currently with $156.75 billion in IBM stock with ownership which is approximately 5.8325%.