After Hours
There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours.
Stocks Info
This NYSE-listed company operates within the Information Technology Services industry segment, falling under the Technology sector. The current market capitalization of International Business Machines Corp is $230.57B. A total of 6.79 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 4.67M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Thomas Robert David sold 26,543 shares of IBM for 253.01 per share on Mar 03 ’25. After the transaction, the Senior Vice President now owns 45,007 company shares. In a previous transaction on Mar 03 ’25, ROBERT D THOMAS bought 26,543 shares at 253.01 per share.
Among the insiders who bought shares, FARR DAVID N acquired of 1,200 shares on Feb 28 ’25 at a per-share price of $249.00. This resulted in the Director holding 8,258 shares of IBM after the transaction. In another insider transaction, ZOLLAR ALFRED W bought 936 shares at $210.62 per share on Nov 13 ’24. Company shares held by the Director now total 936.
Dividend
The income generated by dividends is an indication that a company is improving its financial position, which is why investors prefer companies paying dividends. International Business Machines Corp pays an annual dividend of $6.68, resulting in a dividend yield of 2.69%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 38.75. IBM’s most recent ex-dividend date was 2.92% when it declared a $1.67 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 2/10/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 11/12/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 3.2%. The IBM stock dividend was $1.67 per share in cash.
Even though price targets are rarely accurate, they do tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often considered important by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, IBM has a high of $266.45 and a low of $162.62.
As of this writing, IBM has an earnings estimate of $1.42 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 15.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $1.54 per share and a lower estimate of $1.34.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
In a balance sheet, you can see what assets and liabilities the company has, as well as how much equity investors have invested. These figures can be used to calculate a company’s financial ratios to give investors a better idea of its prospects. IBM’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $7.25B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $55.14B in debt and $33.62B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $29.48, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $19.00B.
Analysts Opinion
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for IBM is Buy with a score of 3.58.
