Previous close | 141.19 |
Open | 141.00 |
Bid | 140.36 x 900 |
Ask | 140.38 x 1100 |
Day's range | 139.33 - 141.67 |
52-week range | 114.56 - 144.73 |
Volume | |
Avg. volume | 5,290,103 |
Market cap | 125.718B |
Beta (5Y monthly) | 1.00 |
PE ratio (TTM) | 23.03 |
EPS (TTM) | 6.09 |
Earnings date | 18 Jul 2022 |
Forward dividend & yield | 6.60 (4.69%) |
Ex-dividend date | 09 May 2022 |
1y target est | 143.63 |
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Many tech stocks fizzled out this year as inflation, rising rates, and other macro headwinds drove investors toward more conservative sectors. Here are three tech stocks -- a cheap dividend play, a growing stalwart, and a pricier hypergrowth play -- that could still be worthwhile investments for three different types of investors. For many years, International Business Machines (NYSE: IBM) struggled as the sluggish growth of its legacy divisions consistently offset the expansion of its higher-growth cloud services.