International Business Machines Corporation provides integrated solutions and services worldwide. Its Cloud & Cognitive Software segment offers software for vertical and domain-specific solutions in various application areas; and customer information control system and storage, and analytics and integration software solutions to support client mission on-premise workloads in banking, airline, and retail industries. It also offers middleware and data platform software, including Red Hat that enables the operation of clients' hybrid multi-cloud environments; and Cloud Paks, WebSphere distributed, and analytics platform software, such as DB2 distributed, information integration, and enterprise content management, as well as IoT, Blockchain and AI/Watson platforms. The company's Global Business Services segment offers business consulting services; system integration, application management, maintenance, and support services for packaged software; and finance, procurement, talent and engagement, and industry-specific business process outsourcing services. Its Global Technology Services segment provides IT infrastructure and platform services; and project, managed, outsourcing, and cloud-delivered services for enterprise IT infrastructure environments; and IT infrastructure support services. The company's Systems segment offers servers for businesses, cloud service providers, and scientific computing organizations; data storage products and solutions; and z/OS, an enterprise operating system, as well as Linux. Its Global Financing segment provides lease, installment payment, loan financing, short-term working capital financing, and remanufacturing and remarketing services. The company has a collaboration alliance with GK Software SE to enhance retail innovation and customer omnichannel experience with hybrid cloud technology. The company was formerly known as Computing-Tabulating-Recording Co. The company was incorporated in 1911 and is headquartered in Armonk, New York.
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| Date | Price Target | Rating | Analyst |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2/11/2025 | $320.00 | Outperform | Oppenheimer |
| 2/3/2025 | Outperform | Wedbush | |
| 10/2/2024 | $215.00 | Buy → Hold | DZ Bank |
| 6/24/2024 | $200.00 | Buy | Goldman |
| 5/2/2024 | $145.00 | Underperform | Exane BNP Paribas |
| 1/19/2024 | $165.00 → $200.00 | In-line → Outperform | Evercore ISI |
| 1/5/2024 | $180.00 | Hold | Jefferies |
| 1/5/2024 | $143.00 | Hold → Sell | Societe Generale |
| 12/5/2023 | $155.00 → $170.00 | Buy | BofA Securities |
| 9/20/2023 | $188.00 | Outperform | RBC Capital Mkts |
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ARMONK, N.Y., Oct. 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The IBM (NYSE:IBM) board of directors today declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $1.67 per common share, December 10, 2024 to stockholders of record November 12, 2024. With the payment of the December 10 dividend, IBM will have paid consecutive quarterly dividends every year since 1916. Media contact: Tim Davidson (914) [email protected] View original content to download multimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ibm-board-approves-regular-quarterly-cash-dividend-302291571.html SOURCE IBM
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Oppenheimer initiated coverage of IBM with a rating of Outperform and set a new price target of $320.00
Wedbush resumed coverage of IBM with a rating of Outperform
DZ Bank downgraded IBM from Buy to Hold and set a new price target of $215.00
Goldman initiated coverage of IBM with a rating of Buy and set a new price target of $200.00
Exane BNP Paribas initiated coverage of IBM with a rating of Underperform and set a new price target of $145.00
Evercore ISI upgraded IBM from In-line to Outperform and set a new price target of $200.00 from $165.00 previously
Jefferies initiated coverage of IBM with a rating of Hold and set a new price target of $180.00
Societe Generale downgraded IBM from Hold to Sell and set a new price target of $143.00
BofA Securities reiterated coverage of IBM with a rating of Buy and set a new price target of $170.00 from $155.00 previously
RBC Capital Mkts initiated coverage of IBM with a rating of Outperform and set a new price target of $188.00
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