Nordea Investment Management AB Grows Stock Position in International Business Machines Corporation $IBM

Nordea Investment Management AB boosted its position in International Business Machines Corporation (NYSE:IBM) by 3.1% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 93,105 shares of the technology company’s stock after buying an additional 2,801 shares during the period. Nordea Investment Management AB’s holdings in International Business Machines were worth $27,830,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of IBM. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its holdings in shares of International Business Machines by 12.4% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 21,011 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $4,619,000 after acquiring an additional 2,323 shares in the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC raised its holdings in International Business Machines by 10.6% during the second quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 1,938 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $571,000 after purchasing an additional 186 shares in the last quarter. Horizon Kinetics Asset Management LLC lifted its position in International Business Machines by 3.3% in the second quarter. Horizon Kinetics Asset Management LLC now owns 3,770 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $1,111,000 after purchasing an additional 120 shares during the period. One Charles Private Wealth Services LLC lifted its position in International Business Machines by 6.2% in the second quarter. One Charles Private Wealth Services LLC now owns 3,015 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $889,000 after purchasing an additional 176 shares during the period. Finally, Edmond DE Rothschild Holding S.A. lifted its position in International Business Machines by 11.2% in the second quarter. Edmond DE Rothschild Holding S.A. now owns 65,392 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $19,276,000 after purchasing an additional 6,611 shares during the period. 58.96% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling at International Business Machines

In other news, Director David N. Farr bought 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, January 30th. The shares were bought at an average price of $304.00 per share, with a total value of $304,000.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director owned 9,258 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,814,432. This trade represents a 12.11% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Michael Miebach purchased 434 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 25th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $233.33 per share, with a total value of $101,265.22. Following the transaction, the director owned 434 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $101,265.22. This represents a ? increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase is available in the SEC filing. Insiders acquired 1,484 shares of company stock worth $417,157 in the last three months. 0.27% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have issued reports on IBM shares. Evercore boosted their target price on International Business Machines from $330.00 to $345.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. DZ Bank raised International Business Machines to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. Wedbush restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $340.00 price target on shares of International Business Machines in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price objective on International Business Machines from $325.00 to $340.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of International Business Machines in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating and eight have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, International Business Machines has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $314.60.

International Business Machines Trading Down 3.1%

Shares of International Business Machines stock opened at $240.78 on Wednesday. The company has a 50-day moving average of $269.34 and a two-hundred day moving average of $285.04. International Business Machines Corporation has a 12-month low of $214.50 and a 12-month high of $324.90. The company has a current ratio of 0.96, a quick ratio of 0.92 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.67. The stock has a market cap of $225.86 billion, a PE ratio of 21.59, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.49 and a beta of 0.73.

International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 28th. The technology company reported $4.52 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.33 by $0.19. The business had revenue of $19.69 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $19.23 billion. International Business Machines had a return on equity of 38.15% and a net margin of 15.69%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 12.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $3.92 EPS. On average, research analysts anticipate that International Business Machines Corporation will post 10.78 EPS for the current fiscal year.

International Business Machines Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 10th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 10th were given a dividend of $1.68 per share. This represents a $6.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.8%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 10th. International Business Machines’s payout ratio is presently 60.27%.

Key Stories Impacting International Business Machines

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

• Positive Sentiment: BofA reiterated a Buy and $340 price target after a discussion with CEO Arvind Krishna, signaling bullish institutional conviction around IBM’s “agentic AI” strategy. BofA Reaffirms Buy
• Positive Sentiment: High?visibility product rollout: IBM launched watsonx-powered fan experiences for the 90th Masters Tournament (Vault Search, Hole Insights), showcasing its Granite small language models and agentic orchestration in a consumer-facing setting — useful for marketing and proof of capability. Masters AI Experience
• Positive Sentiment: Strategic tech partnerships and R&D moves (quantum?centric architecture, deeper NVIDIA collaboration, work with Lam Research and Bain on post?quantum crypto) reinforce IBM’s positioning in AI, quantum and infrastructure markets — a medium/long?term positive. Alliances Highlight Upside
• Positive Sentiment: Insider purchases and a cluster of buy/outperform analyst calls (and a median analyst target around $340 in recent data) support upside expectations, even though targets vary widely. This underpins confidence among some institutional players. Quiver Quant Data
• Neutral Sentiment: New leveraged single?stock ETFs tied to IBM are being launched, which can increase trading volume and intraday volatility but aren’t a directional fundamental catalyst. Tradr ETFs Launch
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst and partner?related noise: reports on Kyndryl’s outlook and evolving IBM/Kyndryl dynamics create some uncertainty around near?term revenue trajectories for parts of IBM’s services footprint. Kyndryl Partnership Note
• Negative Sentiment: Sector/market pressure: broad technology selling — now affecting Dow components — is a key driver of today’s weakness, overwhelming stock?specific positives in the short term. Dow Tech Selling
• Negative Sentiment: Macro/headline weakness (oil?driven risk?off and a weaker tape on Friday) and below?average intraday volume are amplifying downside moves and limiting short?term rebounds. Market Headwinds

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.