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IBM Common Stock (IBM)

306.13

+6.61 (2.21%)

as of Jul 7, 2026, 8:00:00 pm Market Open.

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Jul 7, 2026, 12:00 am

This summary was created by AI, based on 25 opinions in the last 12 months.

IBM Common Stock has received mixed reviews from various experts, showcasing a blend of confidence and caution regarding its future. The stock has experienced a significant drop, down 17% this year, yet many analysts see potential growth driven by key sectors like AI and quantum computing. While various analysts recognize the company's considerable investments in hybrid cloud and AI, concerns about its valuation and past performance also emerge. Analysts generally agree that despite some execution slip-ups, IBM maintains strong software capabilities and a promising future, particularly with its $1.3 trillion addressable market in quantum computing by 2030. Overall, while some view IBM as a buying opportunity, others express worries about its competitive position and valuation metrics.

Consensus

Hold

Valuation

Fair Value

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It is a tough one. He would like to see a quarter or two with Red Hat before deciding to go in. He is not rushing out.

BUY

IBM vs. MSFT Likes MSFT, but it's too expensive for its growth rate. IBM is interesting. Has momentum, growing in the cloud. RedHat's revenue accelerating. Incredibly cheap. Good dividend and pretty safe. Only thing is, it's not best in breed, which is where the money will go first. But it's a fine name.

DON'T BUY

This is a relatively cheap tech company, but that could be from the fact they have segments that have not been befitting from all the tech trends. They have a lot of legacy assets that are not growing as fast. He would not be a buyer. (Analysts’ price target is $150.33)

BUY

A solid company, though IBM has come off recently after a strong run. Has long-term potential and will be around in 10 years when some tech companies won't. This is a 5-10 year play as long as the valuation is good.

COMMENT

IBM vs ORCL? Everyone is looking for the next MSFT. He would go with IBM. There are some new high level managers, who he feels will best take them into that direction. The problem with IBM is that the shares are trading near where analysts are setting their target price. He might buy 1/3 of a position here.

DON'T BUY

Oracle vs. IBM You get what you pay for. He's never made money in a value tech stock. If a tech stock can't grow, how can it attract investors? Oracle has legacy issues. Neither Oracle or IBM is his first choice. There are better choices in tech.

PARTIAL BUY

He bought it last year around $140. They put the CEO of Red Hat (that they bought) to be their president, and head of cloud services of RH to be IBM's CEO, but this is a big ship to turn around. Their legacy businesses are in decline and are not as well-positioned as peers MSFT and Amazon. Their cloud services grew 25% last quarter. There should be higher growth in the future.

BUY

You need to grow your earnings if you want to do well in the market and should grow your profitability steadily. IBM-N has failed at these. As a result the shares have fallen lower and lower. They gave us a technical buy signal and he thinks this stock could bounce to $164 and is good for a trade. The ROE is continuing to fall, however, so it is only good for a trade.

RISKY

As a trade Short-term: buy. Any longer, this fails to break past $150, a level it hasn't breached for a long time.

DON'T BUY

The chart is forming a triangle, which will either break up or down, based on investor indecision. He predicts a market pullback in coming weeks, so he predicts IBM will break down. Have stop levels in place. There are better charts elsewhere.

BUY

IBM is getting into the cloud business and he believes they will benefit with banks moving to the cloud. Home Capital has moved their business in the cloud and they used IBM. 4% yield.

COMMENT

Warrant Buffet never throws in the towel – he does not sell anything. He sold this. The company has revenue growth in decline, the balance sheet is getting worse and they are propping up the stock by share buybacks. They acquired Red Hat at a ridiculous multiple. IBM is so far behind AMZN-Q in Cloud.

RISKY

In this year of great volatility in the tech space, he uses IBM more as a trading stock. Buy it at $130 and sell it at $170. He is looking at it again, but puzzling why it is down at the lower range again. They have a lot of hidden value in their patents that go into cognitive and AI deep learning, both of which will be in the auto autonomous growth space. (Analysts’ price target is $148.00)

WEAK BUY

He wouldn't buy IBM for the dividend. The valuation is good. The risk is Red Hat to move to cloud computing that hasn't paid off yet. It's at a 10 times multiple, so it is still pretty cheap. The balance sheet looks good. Current yield of 4.8% is safe.

DON'T BUY

IBM should be killing it now--huge--considering macro tech trends like machine-learning, but IBM doesn't, can't, make it happen. They were a hardware business then acquired software businesses which increased their profits. After that, they bought back shares, which is a good idea in general, but IBM should not have. Rather, they should have reinvested to innovate. He doesn't know if their Red Hat deal will work out.

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