IBM - International Business Machines Corporation
142.75 +0.12 (0.08%)
After hours: 6:38PM EDT
| Previous close | 143.90 |
| Open | 144.22 |
| Bid | 142.70 x 1200 |
| Ask | 142.75 x 900 |
| Day's range | 142.41 - 144.52 |
| 52-week range | 139.13 - 171.13 |
| Volume | 3,328,167 |
| Avg. volume | 4,605,812 |
| Market cap | 130.93B |
| Beta | 1.03 |
| PE ratio (TTM) | 23.40 |
| EPS (TTM) | N/A |
| Earnings date | N/A |
| Forward dividend & yield | 6.28 (4.32%) |
| Ex-dividend date | 2018-05-09 |
| 1y target est | N/A |
- Bloomberg Video•22 hours ago
IBM’s Robot Takes on Humans in Live Debate
Jun.19 -- Arvind Krishna, senior vice president and director of IBM Research, discusses the first-ever live debate between a human and a machine. He speaks with Emily Chang on "Bloomberg Technology."
- Motley Fool•3 hours ago
7 Years After Watson, IBM's AI Turns Heads Again
IBM's new AI system can successfully, and convincingly, debate humans.
- MarketWatch•3 hours ago
Why GE stock may be a buy after getting dumped from the Dow
To understand why, look at what happened to IBM (IBM) in 1939, when it was kicked out of the Dow. Norman Fosback, the erstwhile head of the Institute for Economic Research, reported in his investment textbook “Stock Market Logic” that “the DJIA would today be more than twice its currently quoted level” had IBM not been kept out of the Average for those four decades — meaning the Dow currently would be at around 50,000. One measure of this comes from an analysis of the two dozen stocks that have been added or deleted from the Dow since 2000.
CNBC•4 hours agoThe United States just built the world's fastest supercomputer -- here's what that means
The United States now has the world's fastest supercomputer. The machine, called Summit, was built for Oak Ridge National Laboratory in partnership with IBM and NVidia, and is designed for AI applications.
- CNBC•9 hours ago
Oracle falls 7% after company reduced visibility into its cloud business
Oracle didn't disclose information about the part of its business that competes with Amazon Web Services.
- Bloomberg•22 hours ago
IBM’s Robot Takes on Humans in Live Debate
Arvind Krishna, senior vice president and director of IBM Research, discusses the first-ever live debate between a human and a machine. He speaks with Emily Chang on "Bloomberg Technology." (Source: ...
- Bitcoin Magazine•yesterday
Digital Future Council Assembles Roster of Industry Leaders in Media, Tech
The Digital Future Council made its public debut on June 18, 2018, at the 2018 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. With founding members from such organizations as IBM, Vice, CNN, Lego and Warner Bros., the council was formed as an informational intermediary to find common ground between creative and technological industries.The Digital Future Council will be introducing a fresh batch of founding members with its official launch. These names include Meltem Demirors, CSO of CoinShares; Charles Manning, CEO of Kochava; Chad Andrews, global solutions leader at IBM; CNN’s Head of Content and Strategy Danielle Lauren and VP of Digital Strategy and Revenue Robert Bradley; Swen Graham, SVP of global marketing at Foursquare; and James Poulter, Head of Emerging Platforms at The LEGO Group.During the festival, the council is hosting roundtables, dinners and town hall discussions on blockchain technology and how it may fit into legacy industries, particularly in the media and creative sectors. These talks will particularly emphasize the role blockchain technology could play in reimagining digital advertising models and consumer-controlled data, and they will challenge those from without the industry to envision how the technology could positively impact brand-consumer relations.“The Digital Future Council was established to provide a forum for media, advertising and technology leaders to convene and communicate openly about areas of their businesses that could be enhanced by emerging technology,” David Wachsman, founder and CEO of the Wachsman blockchain PR company, told Bitcoin Magazine . “The Digital Future Council gives Wachsman a platform to have eye-opening conversations about how blockchain can transform businesses, specifically in media and advertising, as the proliferation of digital advertising, rising adoption of technology, and shifting consumer habits are changing the business of advertising.”A blockchain-focused public relations company and one of the founding members of the council, Wachsman is positioned, along with other crypto industry representatives like Po.et, Gifto and CoinShares, to offer tutelage and guidance to council members who are less acquainted with blockchain’s relevance with their respective industries.“Through the dozens of blockchain companies our firm has worked with to date, we’ve seen firsthand what works and what doesn’t and I hope that I can relay some of these learnings to the members of the council so that these legacy companies can truly understand blockchain’s potential impact, in a way that is tailored and specific to their businesses,” Wachsman said.“For example, blockchain can address prevalent issues and challenges related to data management. Privacy and security concerns are major issues in the creative industries, especially with recent developments such as GDPR, and with blockchain, consumer data can be stored privately and securely. Blockchain can also help advertisers more effectively target and engage with consumers.”As a media company with ties to the tech, Wachsman will likely act as an arbiter between the tech-oriented and the creative personalities that the Digital Future Council hosts. Others, like IBM, will look to offer the perspective of tech industry veterans who are learning the landscape of a new front.“Because IBM took an early lead in investing in blockchain and launching an enterprise blockchain platform, we are approached almost daily by new companies exploring how the technology can improve or create new value,” IBM’s Global Solutions Leader Chad Andrews told Bitcoin Magazine . “Our primary interest is in reforming the media-buying supply chain, which is rife with inefficiencies … Blockchain's ability to remove frictions and build trust is tailor made to close the distance between advertising buyers and sellers, and to hold intermediaries (particularly in Digital) to new standards of openness.”Like Wachsman, Andrews expects that the most important categories of use cases will include advertising, rights and royalties, and content exchange. “Founding members are walking the walk in each of these [sectors], spanning creatives, technology innovators, thought leaders and great business minds from brands, media companies, agencies, artists, consultants, platforms and, to our delight, a few technology and services companies.”Beyond Cannes, the Digital Future Council plans to host quarterly events around the world. These events will hone in on the value and impact of emerging technologies for established enterprises, and they will feature debates and discussions like those at this year’s Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity on topics like blockchain technology, AI and Big Data.This is the Digital Future Council’s vision, but as Chad Andrews said to Bitcoin Magazine , “Vision is one thing. Execution is another.” Wachsman reiterated this sentiment in his own interview. The council’s introduction at Cannes, he hopes, will set the conversational stage for concrete developments in the future.“The first meeting is kicking off with blockchain based on demand from everyone participating and I think these initial meetings will debunk some myths and plant some seeds about ways that businesses can more effectively utilize bleeding edge technologies such as blockchain,” he said.“In the long term, we want to turn these conversations into tangible action. We hope to set a precedent for how the creative community and technology industries can better work together, create meaningful and sustainable business relationships.” Down the road, this includes “[publishing] educational papers that summarize the DFC’s quarterly meetings so that we can share the insights gathered with the wider industry and enable the masses to benefit from this knowledge,” Wachsman revealed.To learn more about the Digital Future Council and the founding players involved, visit the consortium’s website. This article originally appeared on Bitcoin Magazine.
Associated Press•yesterdayIBM computer proves formidable against 2 human debaters
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — An argumentative computer proved formidable against two human debaters as IBM gave its first public demonstration of new artificial intelligence technology it's been working on for more than five years.
- Business Insider UK•yesterday
IBM computer proves formidable against 2 human debaters
An argumentative computer proved formidable against two human debaters as IBM gave its first public demonstration of new artificial intelligence technology it's been working on for more than five years. The computer made its case for government-subsidized space research by pulling in evidence from its huge internal repository of newspapers, journals and other sources. After delivering opening arguments, the computer listened to a professional human debater's counter-argument and spent four minutes rebutting it.
- Business Insider UK•yesterday
IBM computer proves formidable against 2 human debaters
An argumentative computer proved formidable against two human debaters as IBM gave its first public demonstration of new artificial intelligence technology it's been working on for more than five years. The computer made its case for government-subsidized space research by pulling in evidence from its huge internal repository of newspapers, journals and other sources. After delivering opening arguments, the computer listened to a professional human debater's counter-argument and spent four minutes rebutting it.
- Motley Fool•yesterday
Better Buy: Microsoft Corporation vs. IBM
Which mature tech giant is the better long-term investment?
- Investing.com•yesterday
Cryptos Rise; UBS Praises Blockchain
Bitcoin was trading at $6,738, increasing 4.48% the Bitfinex exchange, as of 8:22 AM ET (12:22 GMT).
- Market Realist•yesterday
IBM’s Strong Free Cash Flow Drives Its Acquisitions
In the last five years, IBM (IBM) has generated FCF (free cash flow) at an average of ~$13 billion per year, allowing the company to make more than 34 acquisitions in the last three years. The chart below shows IBM’s FCF growth over the last five years. In fiscal 2017, its FCF rose YoY (year-over-year) to ~$13 billion from $11.7 billion, and in the first quarter of this year, its FCF rose YoY to $1.4 billion from $1.1 billion. Strong revenue growth driven by huge demand for IBM’s Watson AI and blockchain platforms continues to act as a key catalyst for IBM’s FCF growth.
- Bloomberg•yesterday
IBM's Debating AI Is Here to Convince You That You're Wrong
Artificial intelligence has proven itself adept at some of humanity’s favorite games, from chess to the much more complex board game Go. Now, a machine developed by IBM is challenging humans to debates about the future of medicine and the value of physical education. International Business Machines Corp.’s Project Debater faced off in public for the first time Monday, taking on a crack two-person team of humans, one of who was the 2016 Israeli national debate champion.
Market Realist•yesterdayIBM Boosts Its Maintenance, Repair, and Operations Service
IBM (IBM) recently bought MRO (maintenance, repair, and operations) inventory software company Oniqua. However, the financial terms and conditions of the deal were not disclosed. The newly acquired company, which offers inventory optimization software for the mining, oil and gas, transportation, utilities, and manufacturing industries, provides support to more than 50 of the largest enterprises in the world.
- Business Insider UK•2 days ago
IBM pits computer against human debaters
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — IBM is testing a computer against two human debaters in the first public demonstration of artificial intelligence technology it's been working on for more than five years.
- Business Insider UK•2 days ago
IBM pits computer against human debaters
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — IBM is testing a computer against two human debaters in the first public demonstration of artificial intelligence technology it's been working on for more than five years.
- The Guardian•2 days ago
Man 1, machine 1: landmark debate between AI and humans ends in draw
IBM’s Project Debater processes millions of news articles in an effort to make arguments in flowing prose. It was man 1, machine 1 in the first live, public debate between an artificial intelligence system developed by IBM and two human debaters. The AI, called Project Debater, appeared on stage in a packed conference room at IBM’s San Francisco office embodied in a 6ft tall black panel with a blue, animated “mouth”.
CNBC•2 days agoUBS CEO: Blockchain technology almost a must-have for business
Blockchain, the technology behind cryptocurrencies, is "definitely an opportunity" in the long term, says UBS Group CEO Sergio Ermotti.
- Forbes•2 days ago
AI In HR: A Real Killer App
Last week I attended a conference on recruitment automation and we listened to Billy Beane, general manager of the Oakland A's, talk about Moneyball. After a wonderful discussion of the history of Sabermetrics and how data has changed the game of baseball, he told us that he now has six Ph.D. machine learning engineers on his roster, and "the team with the most Ph.D.s is really hard to beat." This is what is happening in business.
Market Realist•2 days agoHow Adobe’s Acquisition of Magento Affects Oracle
While Magento ensured Adobe’s entry into the e-commerce space, DataScience.com is expected to give Oracle’s efforts a boost in the AI and machine-learning spaces, which are viewed as two of the fastest-growing segments in the technology sector. According to a study done by Aheadworks, an industry partner of Magento, WooCommerce and Magento held market shares of 18% and 16%, respectively, in the fragmented web store space in 2017.
- Zacks•2 days ago
IBM Adds Asset Optimization Capabilities With Oniqua Buyout
IBM (IBM) acquires Oniqua, a unique IoT driven inventory management solution provider to bolster presence in the enterprise asset management market.
- Market Realist•2 days ago
Comparing Accenture’s Valuation with Its Peers’
On June 12, Accenture’s (ACN) market cap stood at $104.7 billion. Likewise, the market caps of other IT players Microsoft (MSFT), IBM (IBM), and Oracle (ORCL) came in at $776.4 billion, $134.8 billion, and $197.8 billion, respectively. Other valuation metric comparison
- Market Realist•2 days ago
Comparing Oracle’s and Peers’ Valuation
On June 6, Oracle’s (ORCL) market capitalization was $194.9 billion, whereas Microsoft (MSFT), IBM (IBM), and Accenture (ACN), had market caps of $787.5 billion, $132.8 billion, and $104.6 billion, respectively, as shown in the graph below. Oracle was trading at a forward EV1-to-EBITDA multiple of ~9.9x on June 6, while Microsoft, IBM, and Accenture had forward EV-to-EBITDA multiples of ~16.3x, ~8.8x, and, ~15.3x, respectively. Oracle was trading at a forward PE multiple of ~19.2x, while Microsoft, IBM, and Accenture had forward PE multiples of ~28.5x, ~12.2x, and ~27.6x, respectively.
