International Business Machines (IBM) – Analysts’ Recent Ratings Changes

Several analysts have recently updated their ratings and price targets for International Business Machines (NYSE: IBM):

• 6/9/2026 – International Business Machines was upgraded by Weiss Ratings from “hold (c+)” to “buy (b-)”.
• 6/3/2026 – International Business Machines is now covered by Needham & Company LLC. They set a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 6/3/2026 – International Business Machines had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Roth Mkm.
• 6/2/2026 – International Business Machines had its price target raised by Citigroup Inc. from $285.00 to $375.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 6/2/2026 – International Business Machines was given a new $350.00 price target by Wedbush.
• 6/1/2026 – International Business Machines is now covered by Barclays PLC. They set an “overweight” rating and a $350.00 price target on the stock.
• 6/1/2026 – International Business Machines is now covered by Barclays PLC. They set an “overweight” rating and a $350.00 price target on the stock.
• 5/29/2026 – International Business Machines had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by Wedbush. They now have a $320.00 price target on the stock.
• 5/28/2026 – International Business Machines had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by Royal Bank Of Canada.
• 5/22/2026 – International Business Machines was given a new $290.00 price target by Stifel Nicolaus.
• 5/21/2026 – International Business Machines was downgraded by Weiss Ratings from “buy (b-)” to “hold (c+)”.
• 5/21/2026 – International Business Machines had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by Wedbush.
• 5/6/2026 – International Business Machines had its price target lowered by Royal Bank Of Canada from $330.00 to $300.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 5/6/2026 – International Business Machines had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by Wedbush. They now have a $320.00 price target on the stock.
• 5/4/2026 – International Business Machines was downgraded by Weiss Ratings from “buy (b)” to “buy (b-)”.
• 4/28/2026 – International Business Machines was upgraded by HSBC Holdings plc from “reduce” to “hold”. They now have a $231.00 price target on the stock, up from $218.00.
• 4/24/2026 – International Business Machines was upgraded by DZ Bank AG from “hold” to “buy”. They now have a $295.00 price target on the stock.
• 4/23/2026 – International Business Machines had its price target lowered by Wedbush from $340.00 to $320.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 4/23/2026 – International Business Machines had its price target lowered by BMO Capital Markets from $290.00 to $270.00. They now have a “market perform” rating on the stock.
• 4/23/2026 – International Business Machines had its price target raised by Morgan Stanley from $215.00 to $225.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 4/21/2026 – International Business Machines had its “buy (b)” rating reaffirmed by Weiss Ratings.
• 4/20/2026 – International Business Machines had its price target lowered by Jefferies Financial Group Inc. from $370.00 to $320.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 4/17/2026 – International Business Machines had its price target lowered by Royal Bank Of Canada from $361.00 to $330.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 4/17/2026 – International Business Machines had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by Wedbush. They now have a $340.00 price target on the stock.
• 4/16/2026 – International Business Machines had its price target lowered by Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc. from $380.00 to $320.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 4/14/2026 – International Business Machines was given a new $215.00 price target by Morgan Stanley.

International Business Machines Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, June 10th. Investors of record on Friday, May 8th will be issued a $1.69 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 8th. This is an increase from International Business Machines’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.68. This represents a $6.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.5%. International Business Machines’s payout ratio is 59.77%.

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.