International Business Machines Corp.’s filing revealed that its Senior Vice President BROWDY MICHELLE H unloaded Company’s shares for reported $1.81 million on Feb 01 ’24. In the deal valued at $184.85 per share,9,800 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, BROWDY MICHELLE H now holds 119,498 shares worth roughly $22.68 million.
Evercore ISI upgraded its International Business Machines Corp. [IBM] rating to an Outperform from a an In-line in a research note published on January 19, 2024; the price target was increased to $200 from $165. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Jefferies’s analysts, who began to cover the stock in early January with a ‘”a Hold”‘ rating. Societe Generale also remained covering IBM and has decreased its forecast on January 05, 2024 with a “Sell” recommendation from previously “Hold” rating. BofA Securities maintained its rating on December 05, 2023. It rated IBM as “a Buy”.
Price Performance Review of IBM
On Monday, International Business Machines Corp. [NYSE:IBM] saw its stock jump 0.36% to $189.82. Over the last five days, the stock has lost -0.01%. International Business Machines Corp. shares have risen nearly 16.06% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 43.65% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $199.18 was reached on 03/12/24, a 52-week low of $120.55 was recorded on 01/08/24. SMA at 50 days reached $188.60, while 200 days put it at $158.36. A total of 2.68 million shares were traded, compared to the trading of 0.4 million shares in the previous session.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For IBM Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 189.07, which if violated will result in even more drops to 188.33. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 190.40. A further resistance level may holdings at 190.99. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the 14-day chart is 50.44, which indicates neutral technical sentiment, while the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) stands at -1.43, which suggests price will go down in the next trading period. Percent R suggests that price movement has been low at 62.65%. Stochastics %K at 24.50% indicates the stock is a holding.
How much short interest is there in International Business Machines Corp.?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in International Business Machines Corp. stocks on Mar 15, 2024, growing by 1.72 million shares to a total of 23.33 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on Feb 15, 2024 was 21.61 million shares. There was a rise of 7.37%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock. In spite of short shares comprising just 2.55% of the overall stock float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) rose to 4.64.
The most recent change occurred on September 20, 2023 when RBC Capital Mkts began covering the stock and recommended ‘”an Outperform”‘ rating along with a $188 price target.
