Brighton Jones LLC trimmed its stake in shares of Arm Holdings PLC Sponsored ADR (NASDAQ:ARM – Free Report) by 6.7% in the third quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 46,363 shares of the company’s stock after selling 3,353 shares during the quarter. Brighton Jones LLC’s holdings in ARM were worth $13,430,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
A number of other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in ARM. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership boosted its position in ARM by 1,203.5% in the first quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 945,152 shares of the company’s stock valued at $142,983,000 after buying an additional 872,644 shares in the last quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC bought a new stake in shares of ARM during the first quarter worth $116,112,000. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. bought a new stake in shares of ARM during the third quarter worth $179,998,000. Altshuler Shaham Ltd grew its stake in shares of ARM by 202.6% during the first quarter. Altshuler Shaham Ltd now owns 478,289 shares of the company’s stock worth $72,356,000 after buying an additional 320,236 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Liontrust Investment Partners LLP increased its holdings in shares of ARM by 139.7% during the first quarter. Liontrust Investment Partners LLP now owns 347,339 shares of the company’s stock worth $52,545,000 after buying an additional 202,410 shares in the last quarter. 7.53% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In other ARM news, CFO Jason Child sold 10,400 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $300.00, for a total transaction of $3,120,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 153,442 shares in the company, valued at approximately $46,032,600. This trade represents a 6.35% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.
ARM Trading Up 4.7%
Shares of ARM stock opened at $174.62 on Friday. Arm Holdings PLC Sponsored ADR has a 1-year low of $100.02 and a 1-year high of $452.70. The stock has a market cap of $186.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 200.71, a PEG ratio of 5.10 and a beta of 3.93. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $252.78 and a 200-day moving average of $229.93.
ARM (NASDAQ:ARM – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 4th. The company reported $0.52 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.48 by $0.04. ARM had a return on equity of 11.57% and a net margin of 17.13%. The company had revenue of $1.44 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.38 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.39 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 27.1% on a year-over-year basis. Sell-side analysts forecast that Arm Holdings PLC Sponsored ADR will post 1.17 earnings per share for the current year.
ARM News Summary
Here are the key news stories impacting ARM this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Arm reported fiscal Q2 revenue of $1.44 billion, ahead of estimates. Licensing revenue rose 50%, and data-center royalties doubled, highlighting demand for Arm technology in AI infrastructure. Arm Holdings’ Q2 Earnings Call Centers on AGI CPU Expansion
- Positive Sentiment: Arm’s push into its own AGI CPU could broaden its opportunity beyond chip-design royalties; management sees potential for up to $2 billion in revenue in fiscal 2027–28. Oracle has also said it plans to offer Arm AGI CPU instances in 2027. Arm Holdings’ Q2 Earnings Call Centers on AGI CPU Expansion
- Positive Sentiment: UBS and JPMorgan retained Buy/Overweight ratings despite cutting their price targets, indicating continued analyst confidence in potential upside. UBS analyst recommendations JPMorgan price target
- Neutral Sentiment: AI and data-center stocks faced market-wide pressure after midterm-election results raised concerns about a possible slowdown in data-center investment. Major indexes recovered some losses Friday, offering a more supportive backdrop, though uncertainty remains. Tech executives react to post-midterm AI sell-off
- Negative Sentiment: Investors focused on weaker smartphone-related royalties and concerns that handset demand may soften, offsetting Arm’s strong data-center growth. Royalty revenue is recurring, so slower growth here may temper expectations for future earnings. Weak smartphone royalties offset AI data-center growth
- Negative Sentiment: Valuation concerns amplified the post-earnings selloff: investors questioned whether Arm’s high expectations are justified even after the quarterly revenue beat. UBS cut its target from $320 to $270, and JPMorgan lowered its target from $255 to $245. Arm stock slides as results stoke valuation doubts
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
A number of research analysts have recently commented on ARM shares. Barclays dropped their price target on ARM from $360.00 to $325.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday. Rosenblatt Securities cut their price objective on ARM from $270.00 to $250.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, July 31st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on ARM from $255.00 to $245.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “buy” rating and set a $320.00 price objective on shares of ARM in a research report on Monday, July 20th. Finally, Susquehanna increased their target price on ARM from $300.00 to $320.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 21st. Nineteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $291.72.
ARM Company Profile
Arm Holdings plc designs and licenses semiconductor technology, including processor architectures and related intellectual property. Rather than manufacturing chips, the company licenses its designs and collects royalties on products that use them.
Arm’s offerings include Cortex CPUs, Mali graphics processors, Neoverse infrastructure platforms and other technology for applications ranging from smartphones and consumer electronics to automotive systems, the Internet of Things and cloud computing.
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