International Business Machines CorporationIBM

Technology
Neutral

ASignal's systematic analysis rates IBM as Neutral. International Business Machines Corporation has a market cap of $283.89B, a P/E of 27.09, a 15.6% net margin, and 9.5% year-over-year revenue growth.

Reflects the latest available analysis · analyzed Jul 9, 2026

The case on IBM

Bull vs bear, surfaced by ASignal's framework agents from public market data. The precise verdict: ASignal Rank, confidence, and price targets - is in the app.

Bull case
  • Positive MACD histogram indicating strengthening upward momentum
  • Price trading above 20-day and 50-day moving averages
  • Strong free cash flow of $13.08B
  • High gross margin of 58.36% indicating pricing power
  • Return on equity of 35.77% signaling strong capital efficiency
  • Dividend yield of 2.21% (corrected from erroneous 221.00%)
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Bear case
  • High debt-to-equity ratio of 2.11x raising financial health concerns
  • Current ratio of 0.80x suggesting potential liquidity pressure
  • RSI at 66.24, approaching overbought territory
  • PEG ratio of 2.80x indicating potential overvaluation relative to growth
  • Low news coverage with only 6 Reddit mentions and limited retail sentiment

Key facts

Sector
Technology
Market cap
$283.89B
P/E ratio
27.09
Gross margin
58.4%
Net margin
15.6%
Rev growth YoY
9.5%
Price (Jul 9, 2026)
$302.05

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International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) Stock Analysis - ASignal rates it Neutral