What is Wedbush’s Forecast for IBM Q1 Earnings?

International Business Machines Co. (NYSE:IBM) – Investment analysts at Wedbush issued their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for International Business Machines in a research note issued on Tuesday, February 4th. Wedbush analyst M. Katri forecasts that the technology company will earn $1.52 per share for the quarter. Wedbush has a “Outperform” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for International Business Machines’ current full-year earnings is $10.73 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for International Business Machines’ Q2 2025 earnings at $2.61 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $2.40 EPS and Q4 2025 earnings at $4.02 EPS.

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

Several other research firms have also recently commented on IBM. Stifel Nicolaus increased their price target on shares of International Business Machines from $205.00 to $246.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 16th. Bank of America raised their price target on shares of International Business Machines from $260.00 to $270.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 30th. BMO Capital Markets raised their price target on shares of International Business Machines from $260.00 to $280.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a report on Thursday, January 30th. Sanford C. Bernstein raised their price target on shares of International Business Machines from $210.00 to $215.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a report on Friday, January 3rd. Finally, UBS Group raised their price target on shares of International Business Machines from $150.00 to $160.00 and gave the company a “sell” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 14th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $225.53.

International Business Machines Price Performance

Shares of International Business Machines stock opened at $252.31 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 1.04, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.82. The stock has a market capitalization of $233.30 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 39.36, a P/E/G ratio of 5.63 and a beta of 0.76. International Business Machines has a 1-year low of $162.62 and a 1-year high of $265.72. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $229.26 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $216.45.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On International Business Machines

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. International Assets Investment Management LLC lifted its position in International Business Machines by 20,324.5% in the 3rd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 2,715,636 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $600,373,000 after acquiring an additional 2,702,340 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new stake in International Business Machines in the 4th quarter valued at $592,746,000. Holocene Advisors LP bought a new stake in International Business Machines in the 3rd quarter valued at $573,306,000. State Street Corp lifted its position in International Business Machines by 2.2% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 55,671,883 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $12,307,940,000 after acquiring an additional 1,200,803 shares in the last quarter. Finally, KBC Group NV lifted its position in International Business Machines by 90.4% in the 4th quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 1,687,253 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $370,909,000 after acquiring an additional 800,930 shares in the last quarter. 58.96% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

International Business Machines Dividend Announcement

The company 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 is Monday, February 10th. This represents a $6.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.65%. International Business Machines’s dividend payout ratio is 104.21%.

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.