Analyst ratings
Across 25 analysts the consensus is a Buy: 14 buy calls against 2 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $245.35.
NYSE: IBM · Information Technology Services
Over the past week, International Business Machines (IBM) racked up about 348 mentions across Reddit, X and news, and the read is an Adanos Buy. The crowd averages 61% bullish but is far apart: News runs 92% bullish while Reddit sits at just 33%. Wall Street is more cautious, with 14 of 25 analysts rating IBM a buy.
There is steady buzz around IBM this week and little agreement on direction, which is why it reads as a Buy.
Wall Street’s 56% buy share sits next to a crowd that ranges from Reddit at 33% to News at 92%. No other tracker puts the two side by side.
Across 25 analysts the consensus is a Buy: 14 buy calls against 2 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $245.35.
The Adanos signal blends each source’s bullish ratio, source breadth, buzz intensity and 3-day momentum. This week bullish sits above the neutral line, momentum is mixed and the 3 sources disagree sharply, so the read is a Buy.
The crowd runs 5 points hotter than the 56% analyst buy share, retail is ahead of the Street here. The split is inside the crowd: News reads 92% bullish while Reddit sits at 33%, a 59-point spread that single-source trackers miss.
Over the 30-day window, International Business Machines (IBM) buzz held elevated around 65.6 while the price drifted up 1.3% across the period. The chart tracks how social and news attention moved against end-of-day price. Average daily trading volume across the displayed trading days is 4.8M shares. Over the last 7 trading days, IBM lost 1.6%. Buzz activity in the recent week averaged 54.9 and was relatively stable, swinging between 49.5 and 65.6. Recent volume is in line with the 30-day average, reflecting steady institutional and retail participation. Daily crowd sentiment leaned bullish on 22 of the 22 days with directional mentions, shown as the green, grey and red breakdown bars below the chart.
Signal metrics use the latest 7 days; contributor and breadth context uses the 30-day chart window.
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| Adanos signal | Buy |
|---|---|
| Analyst consensus | Buy (14 / 9 / 2) |
| Crowd bullish (7d) | 61% |
| Avg price target | $245.35 |
| Most bullish source | News, 92% |
| Most bearish source | Reddit, 33% |
| Sentiment spread | 59 pts |
| Mentions (7d) | 348 |
| Market cap | $221.13B |
| P/E · Forward P/E | 20.6 · 17.4 |
| EPS · Beta | $11.41 · 0.7 |
| Revenue (TTM) | $69.09B · 16% margin |
| Industry | Information Technology Services |
Based on aggregated sentiment from Reddit, X and News sources, International Business Machines (IBM) currently carries an Adanos buy signal with 93/100 conviction. The current cross-source average reads 61% bullish across 3 active sources. Those sources contribute 348 tracked mentions over the last 7 days. This is a sentiment-based reading, not financial advice.
Reddit discussion around International Business Machines (IBM) is fairly quiet with 64 mentions over the last 7 days; the 30-day context spans 36 tracked subreddits. The 7-day tone is 33% bullish; 3-day activity momentum is rising, suggesting building attention.
The crowd reads bullish on International Business Machines (IBM), averaging 61% bullish across 3 tracked sources over the last 7 days. The two ends of the range are News at 92% bullish and Reddit at 33%, a 59-point spread. On the professional side, 14 of 25 analysts rate IBM a buy.
Of the 25 analysts covering International Business Machines (IBM), 14 rate it a buy, 9 a hold and 2 a sell, for a buy consensus. The average price target is $245.35. The crowd is the more bullish of the two, averaging 61%.
International Business Machines (IBM)'s cross-source average is bullish at 61% bullish. Source readings are split: 2 sources lean bullish and 1 source leans bearish. X reads 57% bullish, News reads 92% bullish and reddit coverage is the most negative at 33% bullish. The combined signal points to broad buy-side pressure with 93/100 conviction.
The cross-source average is bullish for International Business Machines (IBM) at 61% bullish. Source readings are split: 2 sources lean bullish and 1 source leans bearish. The most bearish reading is reddit at 33% bullish. 3-day activity momentum is falling on X, while reddit activity is rising. The buy signal carries 93/100 conviction.
X is the dominant discussion channel with 213 mentions (61% of total volume). News contributes 71 mentions and Reddit contributes 64 mentions. The cross-source average is bullish at 61% bullish, while reddit is the only source with rising 3-day activity. Source readings are split: 2 sources lean bullish and 1 source leans bearish.
The Adanos signal blends bullish ratio, buzz score, source breadth and 3-day activity momentum into a single buy/sell reading. IBM's buy signal at 93/100 conviction reflects a bullish cross-source average at 61% bullish. Source readings are split: 2 sources lean bullish and 1 source leans bearish. It is a research shortcut, not financial advice.
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Peers are ranked first by matching the Buy signal, then by the closest bullish ratio. Discussion activity breaks any remaining ties.
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