Generate Investment Management Ltd Purchases New Position in International Business Machines Corporation $IBM

Generate Investment Management Ltd acquired a new stake in International Business Machines Corporation (NYSE:IBM) during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm acquired 74,657 shares of the technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $18,096,000. International Business Machines accounts for approximately 0.9% of Generate Investment Management Ltd’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 28th biggest holding.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of IBM. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of International Business Machines by 1.5% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 97,216,131 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $28,796,390,000 after purchasing an additional 1,439,824 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp grew its holdings in International Business Machines by 1.0% during the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 54,996,293 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $16,290,452,000 after purchasing an additional 518,321 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its stake in International Business Machines by 1.5% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 22,605,083 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $6,679,105,000 after buying an additional 336,069 shares during the period. Capital World Investors increased its stake in International Business Machines by 29.2% during the 4th quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 22,021,912 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $6,523,720,000 after buying an additional 4,976,756 shares during the period. Finally, Norges Bank acquired a new position in International Business Machines in the 4th quarter worth $2,446,429,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 58.96% of the company’s stock.

International Business Machines Price Performance

Shares of IBM stock opened at $252.99 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $237.79 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.37, a P/E/G ratio of 2.58 and a beta of 0.66. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.75, a current ratio of 0.80 and a quick ratio of 0.76. International Business Machines Corporation has a 1-year low of $212.34 and a 1-year high of $332.46. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $251.77 and a two-hundred day moving average of $268.17.

International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, April 22nd. The technology company reported $1.91 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.81 by $0.10. The company had revenue of $15.92 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $15.60 billion. International Business Machines had a net margin of 15.61% and a return on equity of 37.23%. The company’s revenue was up 9.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.60 EPS. As a group, research analysts anticipate that International Business Machines Corporation will post 12.38 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

International Business Machines Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 10th. Investors of record on Friday, May 8th were issued a $1.69 dividend. This is an increase from International Business Machines’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.68. This represents a $6.76 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 8th. International Business Machines’s dividend payout ratio is presently 59.77%.

International Business Machines News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: IBM announced a partnership with OpenAI through the OpenAI Daybreak Cyber Partner Program, bringing frontier AI into security operations to help enterprises respond to machine-speed cyber threats. The move strengthens IBM’s AI story and could support future software and services demand. Reuters: IBM partners with OpenAI on enterprise security AI
• Positive Sentiment: IBM also highlighted that its “client zero” AI and automation initiative helped save $4.5 billion over three years, showing that its own internal use of AI is improving efficiency and profitability. Yahoo Finance: How IBM Saved $4.5 Billion Using AI
• Positive Sentiment: IBM and Wimbledon unveiled new AI-powered fan experiences and modernized digital platforms for The Championships 2026, adding another visible example of IBM’s watsonx capabilities and enterprise AI product momentum. Yahoo Finance: Wimbledon and IBM Introduce New AI-Powered Fan Experiences
• Neutral Sentiment: IBM saw unusually large options activity, with call buying more than doubling normal volume, suggesting traders are positioning for further upside, though this is not a fundamental catalyst by itself.
• Neutral Sentiment: Several articles today framed IBM as an “AI value story” and noted growing attention around its AI and quantum computing efforts, which may be helping sentiment but do not change near-term earnings directly.
• Positive Sentiment: A Zacks report said IBM gained even as the broader market dipped, indicating the stock is attracting buyer interest on its own news flow rather than just moving with the sector. Zacks: IBM Gains As Market Dips

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on IBM shares. HSBC raised shares of International Business Machines from a “reduce” rating to a “hold” rating and upped their price objective for the company from $218.00 to $231.00 in a research report on Tuesday, April 28th. Morgan Stanley increased their price target on International Business Machines from $215.00 to $225.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price objective on International Business Machines from $317.00 to $283.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, March 18th. Wedbush set a $350.00 price objective on International Business Machines in a report on Tuesday, June 2nd. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised International Business Machines from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have issued a Buy rating and seven have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, International Business Machines currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $304.17.

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.