SG Trading Solutions LLC Acquires New Stake in International Business Machines Corporation $IBM

SG Trading Solutions LLC bought a new position in shares of International Business Machines Corporation (NYSE:IBM) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 4,216 shares of the technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,249,000.

Several other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the business. VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al lifted its position in International Business Machines by 424.6% during the fourth quarter. VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al now owns 260,740 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $77,234,000 after buying an additional 211,040 shares during the period. GLOBALT Investments LLC GA grew its holdings in International Business Machines by 19.1% in the 4th quarter. GLOBALT Investments LLC GA now owns 18,288 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $5,417,000 after buying an additional 2,930 shares during the period. Waverton Investment Management Ltd lifted its holdings in shares of International Business Machines by 3.3% during the 3rd quarter. Waverton Investment Management Ltd now owns 993,743 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $280,439,000 after acquiring an additional 32,072 shares during the period. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of International Business Machines by 30.0% during the 4th quarter. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 13,122 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $3,887,000 after acquiring an additional 3,029 shares during the period. Finally, Rice Partnership LLC purchased a new stake in International Business Machines in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $3,317,000. 58.96% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

International Business Machines News Summary

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

• Negative Sentiment: IBM shares fell after Accenture narrowed its fiscal 2026 sales guidance, sparking concern that enterprise IT spending and services demand could be softer across the sector.
• Negative Sentiment: Market commentary said IBM stock remained under pressure intraday as traders reacted to the peer warning, with the move extending a recent downtrend in the shares.
• Neutral Sentiment: IBM also released a study highlighting rising AI dependencies and sovereignty risks for enterprises, which reinforces IBM’s positioning in AI governance but is not an immediate earnings catalyst.
• Neutral Sentiment: Reuters reported IBM executives discussing Europe’s push for tech sovereignty at the G7 and VivaTech, underscoring IBM’s relevance in AI and cloud infrastructure discussions, though this is more strategic than market-moving today.
• Positive Sentiment: Separately, IBM Maximo Application Suite was used in a successful SaaS migration for a major Asia-Pacific resort operator, showing continued enterprise adoption of IBM software. Sedin Technologies Completes IBM Maximo Application Suite SaaS Migration for Major Asia-Pacific Resort Operator Across Five Properties

International Business Machines Trading Down 4.8%

NYSE IBM opened at $249.72 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.75, a quick ratio of 0.76 and a current ratio of 0.80. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $251.29 and a 200-day simple moving average of $268.90. The firm has a market capitalization of $234.71 billion, a PE ratio of 22.08, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.72 and a beta of 0.67. International Business Machines Corporation has a one year low of $212.34 and a one year high of $332.46.

International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 22nd. The technology company reported $1.91 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.81 by $0.10. The business had revenue of $15.92 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $15.60 billion. International Business Machines had a return on equity of 37.23% and a net margin of 15.61%.The business’s revenue was up 9.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.60 EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that International Business Machines Corporation will post 12.38 earnings per share for the current year.

International Business Machines Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 10th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 8th were given a dividend of $1.69 per share. This is a positive change from International Business Machines’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.68. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 8th. This represents a $6.76 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.7%. International Business Machines’s payout ratio is 59.77%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have weighed in on IBM. Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on shares of International Business Machines from $215.00 to $225.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. Barclays began coverage on International Business Machines in a report on Monday, June 1st. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $350.00 price objective on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group decreased their target price on International Business Machines from $370.00 to $320.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Monday, April 20th. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of International Business Machines in a research report on Thursday, May 28th. Finally, Roth Mkm restated a “buy” rating on shares of International Business Machines in a research note on Wednesday, June 3rd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have issued a Buy rating and seven have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $304.17.

About International Business Machines

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.