What is Zacks Research’s Estimate for IBM FY2025 Earnings?

International Business Machines Co. (NYSE:IBM) – Research analysts at Zacks Research boosted their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of International Business Machines in a report issued on Tuesday, February 18th. Zacks Research analyst S. Bose now forecasts that the technology company will post earnings per share of $10.40 for the year, up from their previous forecast of $10.37. The consensus estimate for International Business Machines’ current full-year earnings is $10.77 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for International Business Machines’ Q4 2025 earnings at $4.11 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $3.97 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $11.27 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts have also issued reports on IBM. Wedbush initiated coverage on International Business Machines in a research report on Monday, February 3rd. They set an “outperform” rating for the company. Sanford C. Bernstein lifted their price objective on International Business Machines from $210.00 to $215.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a report on Friday, January 3rd. Morgan Stanley lifted their price objective on International Business Machines from $217.00 to $228.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, January 30th. BMO Capital Markets lifted their price objective on International Business Machines from $260.00 to $280.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a report on Thursday, January 30th. Finally, Bank of America lifted their price objective on International Business Machines from $260.00 to $270.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 30th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $231.44.

International Business Machines Trading Up 0.2 %

Shares of International Business Machines stock opened at $264.85 on Friday. International Business Machines has a 1 year low of $162.62 and a 1 year high of $265.72. The firm has a market cap of $244.89 billion, a PE ratio of 41.32, a P/E/G ratio of 5.80 and a beta of 0.76. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $234.65 and a 200-day moving average price of $221.26. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.82, a current ratio of 1.04 and a quick ratio of 1.00.

International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The technology company reported $3.92 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.77 by $0.15. International Business Machines had a return on equity of 38.99% and a net margin of 9.60%.

International Business Machines Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 10th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 10th will be given a dividend of $1.67 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, February 10th. This represents a $6.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.52%. International Business Machines’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 104.21%.

Institutional Trading of International Business Machines

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of IBM. Compass Financial Services Inc bought a new stake in shares of International Business Machines during the 4th quarter valued at about $26,000. Hazlett Burt & Watson Inc. boosted its position in shares of International Business Machines by 1,054.5% during the 3rd quarter. Hazlett Burt & Watson Inc. now owns 127 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 116 shares during the last quarter. Hara Capital LLC bought a new stake in shares of International Business Machines during the 3rd quarter valued at about $29,000. Vision Financial Markets LLC bought a new stake in shares of International Business Machines during the 4th quarter valued at about $31,000. Finally, Avondale Wealth Management boosted its position in shares of International Business Machines by 56.0% during the 4th quarter. Avondale Wealth Management now owns 156 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $34,000 after acquiring an additional 56 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 58.96% of the company’s stock.

International Business Machines Company Profile

International Business Machines Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides integrated solutions and services worldwide. The company operates through Software, Consulting, Infrastructure, and Financing segments. The Software segment offers a hybrid cloud and AI platforms that allows clients to realize their digital and AI transformations across the applications, data, and environments in which they operate.