IBM (IBM)
IBM is rated NEUTRAL because current price sits well above several fundamental floor estimates, implying limited upside without a significant pullback.
- Trading at $229.76, the stock is 235.1% above the buy-zone entry point and only 3.4% above the blended floor, indicating most of the undervaluation has already been captured.
- The floor model carries warnings: the PE distribution re-rated from a 10.2× early median to a 29.3× recent median (2.88× ratio), and the valuation-floor fallback ($234.72) actually exceeds the current price ($229.76), undercutting the traditional safety margin.
- Implied volatility (IV) of 36.4% ranks at the 76th percentile over the past year, a high-volatility regime that often accompanies a neutral-to-cautious stance rather than a clear buy signal.
BUY-ZONE DECISION rule signal
IBM is far above the floor (~235.1% above) — adding here means paying a premium vs. your own threshold. Wait or take partial position only with a strong directional view.
RULES & ALERTS FIRING
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VALUATION
Floor Engine
method skipped: PE distribution re-rated up (early 3y median 10.2× → recent 3y median 29.3×, ratio 2.88). Historical p10 anchored to pre-pivot multiple.
YOUR WATCHLIST CONTEXT
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· Per-ticker rule alerts when this stock crosses your thresholds
· Position P&L overlay — what this ticker means inside your full portfolio
IMPLIED VOLATILITY
Earnings Reactions
| Date | Time | EPS | Surprise | Gap% | Day% | Week% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-22 | AMC | 1.91 | +5.5% | -7.78% | -8.25% | -8.29% |
| 2026-01-28 | AMC | 4.52 | +5.3% | +8.06% | +5.13% | -1.45% |
| 2025-10-22 | AMC | 2.65 | +8.3% | -7.85% | -0.87% | +7.84% |
| 2025-07-23 | AMC | 2.80 | +5.5% | -7.36% | -7.62% | -10.23% |
| 2025-04-23 | AMC | 1.60 | +12.1% | -5.83% | -6.58% | -2.37% |
| 2025-01-29 | AMC | 3.92 | +3.8% | +9.35% | +12.96% | +10.85% |
| 2024-10-23 | AMC | 2.30 | +3.3% | -5.13% | -6.17% | -11.18% |
| 2024-07-24 | AMC | 2.43 | +11.9% | +1.51% | +4.33% | +3.06% |
Is IBM (IBM) overvalued right now?
Whether IBM (IBM) is overvalued depends on the lens you use: trailing P/E vs its own history, CAPE vs the broader market, earnings yield vs Treasury yields. We surface all three so you don't have to pick one in isolation.
IBM (IBM) — what's the SELL PUT risk profile?
Selling cash-secured puts on IBM (IBM) is a common income strategy, but the right strike depends on your floor price (the level you'd happily own at) and the option chain's buffer/APY tradeoff. The full ladder view (deferred to a future release) ranks candidates by buffer percentage first, then APY — see the option ladder methodology for why buffer matters more than yield in this strategy.
IBM (IBM) — which option strategy fits your view?
If you're bullish long-term but cautious near-term on IBM (IBM), SELL PUT into your floor zone collects premium while waiting for a better entry. If you already own it and are neutral-to-mildly-bullish, COVERED CALL caps upside but harvests time decay. The wrong strategy on the right ticker still loses money — match the trade to your view, not the other way around.
IBM (IBM) — is now a good entry?
Entry timing on IBM (IBM) is a function of your floor price (hard buy zone) and golden price (back-the-truck-up zone). Both are personal — set them in your watchlist and we'll alert you when the market hits either level.
FAQ
Why does IBM show different P/E numbers on different sites?
Different data providers use different earnings windows (TTM vs forward, GAAP vs adjusted) and update at different cadences. We surface trailing P/E with a 5-year percentile rank to give context — a P/E of 30 is hot for one stock and cold for another.
Does this page show IBM's implied volatility?
Not on this v0 page — the dedicated volatility tool covers IV with multi-source voting (IBKR + Polygon + yfinance). For pure IV lookup, use /tools/volatility. This page is for decision-stage queries that pull together valuation + portfolio context.
How is this different from Yahoo Finance or 雪球's IBM page?
Those sites are great for raw data discovery — last price, news, headline P/E. This page is built for the second look: you've already seen a single-dimension signal somewhere else, now you need multi-dimensional decision context (your floor, the valuation percentile, your portfolio overlay) in one view, not five tabs.