why International Business Machines Corp. [IBM] is a Good Choice for Investors After New Price Target of $198.50

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International Business Machines Corp. [NYSE: IBM] stock went on an upward path that rose over 2.23% on Wednesday, amounting to a one-week price increase of more than 2.83%.

Over the last 12 months, IBM stock rose by 41.45%. The one-year International Business Machines Corp. stock forecast points to a potential downside of -5.74. The average equity rating for IBM stock is currently 2.57, trading closer to a bullish pattern in the stock market.

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The market cap for the stock reached $193.34 billion, with 921.15 million shares outstanding and 920.25 million shares in the current float. Compared to the average trading volume of 3.50M shares, IBM stock reached a trading volume of 5552917 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.

Guru’s Opinion on 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 $198.50 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 2.57. 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.

Goldman have made an estimate for International Business Machines Corp. shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Buy, with their previous recommendation back on June 24, 2024. While these analysts kept the previous recommendation, Exane BNP Paribas raised their target price to Underperform. The new note on the price target was released on May 02, 2024, representing the official price target for International Business Machines Corp. stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise from $165 to $200, while Evercore ISI kept a Outperform rating on IBM stock.

The Average True Range (ATR) for International Business Machines Corp. is set at 3.76, with the Price to Sales ratio for IBM stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 3.10. The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 8.05, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 17.33. Price to Free Cash Flow for IBM in the course of the last twelve months was 15.21 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 1.05.

IBM Stock Performance Analysis:

International Business Machines Corp. [IBM] gain into the green zone at the end of the last week, gaining into a positive trend and gaining by 2.83. With this latest performance, IBM shares gained by 10.77% in over the last four-week period, additionally plugging by 6.12% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 41.45% 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 75.61, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 79.01, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 72.80 for International Business Machines Corp. [IBM]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 190.83, while it was recorded at 204.41 for the last single week of trading, and 179.08 for the last 200 days.

Insight into International Business Machines Corp. Fundamentals:

International Business Machines Corp.’s liquidity data is similarly interesting compelling, with a Quick Ratio of 1.05 and a Current Ratio set at 1.09.

IBM Stock EPS

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 3.90%.

International Business Machines Corp. [IBM] Institutonal Ownership Details

There are presently around $61.55%, or 61.62%% of IBM stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of IBM stocks are: VANGUARD GROUP INC with ownership of 89.13 million shares, which is approximately 9.7181%. BLACKROCK INC., holding 75.37 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$13.04 billion in IBM stocks shares; and BLACKROCK INC., currently with $$9.42 billion in IBM stock with ownership which is approximately 5.9388%.