SPX Gestao de Recursos Ltda Buys Shares of 10,000 International Business Machines Corporation $IBM

SPX Gestao de Recursos Ltda purchased a new position in International Business Machines Corporation (NYSE:IBM) in the third quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor purchased 10,000 shares of the technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,822,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in IBM. CFS Investment Advisory Services LLC grew its position in International Business Machines by 0.4% in the third quarter. CFS Investment Advisory Services LLC now owns 9,359 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $2,878,000 after acquiring an additional 34 shares in the last quarter. KPP Advisory Services LLC raised its position in International Business Machines by 1.7% during the third quarter. KPP Advisory Services LLC now owns 2,069 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $584,000 after purchasing an additional 34 shares in the last quarter. Marco Investment Management LLC lifted its stake in International Business Machines by 0.3% during the third quarter. Marco Investment Management LLC now owns 10,774 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $3,040,000 after purchasing an additional 34 shares during the last quarter. MA Private Wealth increased its position in shares of International Business Machines by 1.5% during the 3rd quarter. MA Private Wealth now owns 2,242 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $633,000 after purchasing an additional 34 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Thoroughbred Financial Services LLC raised its holdings in shares of International Business Machines by 0.8% during the 3rd quarter. Thoroughbred Financial Services LLC now owns 4,300 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $1,213,000 after buying an additional 35 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 58.96% of the company’s stock.

International Business Machines News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: IBM Research co-led the experimental creation and characterization of a never-before-seen “half?Möbius” molecule, using a quantum?computer + supercomputer workflow — a Science publication that showcases IBM’s quantum R&D leadership and the real scientific utility of its quantum stack (positive for long?term differentiation and IP). IBM Uses Quantum-Supercomputer Combo to Model Newly Discovered Half-Möbius Molecule
• Positive Sentiment: IBM announced a partnership to integrate Deepgram’s speech?to?text / text?to?speech into watsonx Orchestrate, strengthening IBM’s enterprise voice and generative?AI offerings and improving product competitiveness in conversational automation use cases. International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) Partners With Deepgram to Support Its Generative AI Solution
• Positive Sentiment: Reports detail new AI contracts and board expansion (including a reported US$112M Defense Commissary Agency electronic?shelf?label modernization deal and two new directors), which investors view as concrete revenue/contract wins and governance support for growth in AI services. IBM and University Researchers Create a Never-Before-Seen Molecule and Prove its Exotic Nature with Quantum Computing
• Positive Sentiment: Industry research named IBM among leaders in the Data Integration market (multi?cloud platforms, AI?driven data pipelines), reinforcing its enterprise software and services positioning where recurring revenue and cross?sell matter. Data Integration Company Evaluation Report 2025
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst attention (UBS upgrade), insider buying and recent earnings beats have drawn investor focus back to IBM’s valuation and AI strategy, supporting near?term sentiment. A Look At IBM (IBM) Valuation After UBS Upgrade Insider Buying And Solid Earnings
• Neutral Sentiment: Macro/industry coverage on AI “creative destruction” highlights structural tailwinds for AI infrastructure and services — a supportive backdrop but not an IBM?specific catalyst today. Wall Street Sees AI’s ‘Creative Destruction’ Coming For Entire Companies
• Neutral Sentiment: Other quantum industry moves (e.g., Pasqal pursuing a SPAC) and startups scaling enterprise AI (Ivo) are market context — potential competition or validation of demand but not immediate IBM news. Pasqal plans public debut with Bleichroeder in $2bn SPAC deal
• Negative Sentiment: Some coverage flags valuation and legacy exposure risks (mainframe sensitivity) and notes a recent pullback in share performance despite upgrades — reminders that investor optimism over AI/quantum must be balanced against near?term earnings mix and valuation. A Look At IBM (IBM) Valuation After UBS Upgrade Insider Buying And Solid Earnings

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have commented on the stock. Wedbush reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $340.00 price target on shares of International Business Machines in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their target price on shares of International Business Machines from $325.00 to $340.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. Sanford C. Bernstein restated a “market perform” rating on shares of International Business Machines in a research report on Wednesday, December 10th. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of International Business Machines in a research note on Monday, February 23rd. Finally, UBS Group raised International Business Machines from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $236.00 target price for the company in a research note on Wednesday, February 25th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Buy rating and eight have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, International Business Machines presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $320.87.

International Business Machines Stock Performance

Shares of IBM stock opened at $258.19 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $242.19 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.16, a PEG ratio of 2.57 and a beta of 0.73. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $281.73 and a 200 day moving average of $283.99. International Business Machines Corporation has a 52 week low of $214.50 and a 52 week high of $324.90. The company has a quick ratio of 0.92, a current ratio of 0.96 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.67.

International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 28th. The technology company reported $4.52 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.33 by $0.19. International Business Machines had a net margin of 15.69% and a return on equity of 38.15%. The business had revenue of $19.69 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $19.23 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $3.92 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 12.2% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, research analysts expect that International Business Machines Corporation will post 10.78 earnings per share for the current year.

International Business Machines Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 10th. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 10th will be given a dividend of $1.68 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, February 10th. This represents a $6.72 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.6%. International Business Machines’s payout ratio is currently 60.27%.

Insider Transactions at International Business Machines

In other news, Director Michael Miebach bought 434 shares of International Business Machines stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 25th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $233.33 per share, for a total transaction of $101,265.22. Following the acquisition, the director owned 434 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $101,265.22. The trade was a ? increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director David N. Farr bought 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 30th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $304.00 per share, with a total value of $304,000.00. Following the purchase, the director owned 9,258 shares in the company, valued at $2,814,432. This trade represents a 12.11% increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase is available in the SEC filing. Over the last three months, insiders purchased 1,484 shares of company stock valued at $417,157. 0.18% of the stock is owned by insiders.

International Business Machines Company Profile

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.