ARM’s (ARM) “Equal Weight” Rating Reiterated at Morgan Stanley

Morgan Stanley reiterated their equal weight rating on shares of ARM (NASDAQ:ARM) in a report published on Tuesday, Marketbeat.com reports. They currently have a $150.00 target price on the stock, up from their prior target price of $135.00.

A number of other research analysts also recently commented on ARM. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their target price on ARM from $180.00 to $145.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their target price on ARM from $130.00 to $175.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 25th. UBS Group lowered their target price on ARM from $175.00 to $170.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. TD Cowen lowered their target price on ARM from $190.00 to $165.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Finally, Citigroup downgraded ARM from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 13th. Eighteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, ARM currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $172.33.

ARM Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ ARM opened at $149.79 on Tuesday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $128.93 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $134.22. ARM has a one year low of $95.32 and a one year high of $183.16. The company has a market capitalization of $158.25 billion, a P/E ratio of 199.72, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 6.64 and a beta of 3.33.

ARM (NASDAQ:ARM) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The company reported $0.43 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.41 by $0.02. ARM had a return on equity of 14.01% and a net margin of 17.15%.The firm had revenue of $1.24 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.23 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.39 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 26.3% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities analysts anticipate that ARM will post 0.9 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity

In other news, CFO Jason Child sold 21,280 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $148.37, for a total transaction of $3,157,313.60. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 174,706 shares in the company, valued at approximately $25,921,129.22. This represents a 10.86% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Rene A. Haas sold 7,986 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $160.86, for a total value of $1,284,627.96. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 282,979 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $45,520,001.94. This trade represents a 2.74% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 53,133 shares of company stock valued at $8,288,586.

Institutional Trading of ARM

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in ARM. Amundi boosted its stake in shares of ARM by 24.8% during the 1st quarter. Amundi now owns 11,804 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,153,000 after acquiring an additional 2,345 shares in the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC boosted its stake in shares of ARM by 28.8% during the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 4,887 shares of the company’s stock worth $522,000 after acquiring an additional 1,094 shares in the last quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. boosted its stake in shares of ARM by 9.0% during the 2nd quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. now owns 2,430 shares of the company’s stock worth $393,000 after acquiring an additional 200 shares in the last quarter. Beacon Pointe Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of ARM during the 2nd quarter worth about $277,000. Finally, Bank of Nova Scotia bought a new stake in ARM during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $556,000. Institutional investors own 7.53% of the company’s stock.

More ARM News

Here are the key news stories impacting ARM this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Mizuho raised its price target on ARM to $230, signaling bullish conviction on Arm’s long-term growth prospects in chips and AI. Mizuho Raises ARM Price Target
• Positive Sentiment: Financial Times/Reuters reports that CEO René Haas is likely to oversee much of SoftBank’s international business while remaining Arm CEO — a move that could increase Arm’s strategic influence in SoftBank’s AI and chip initiatives and be viewed positively by investors. Arm chief Haas in line to lead much of SoftBank’s international business
• Neutral Sentiment: Arm set a Q4 FY2026 earnings release date for May 6 and will host a post-close webcast — a near-term catalyst that will likely drive volatility depending on guidance and AI-related commentary. Earnings Release Date
• Neutral Sentiment: Morgan Stanley reiterated an “Equal Weight” rating on ARM, indicating a neutral stance from a large bank that may temper upside expectations. Morgan Stanley Reiterates Equal Weight
• Neutral Sentiment: Multiple media pieces note ARM’s strong YTD performance (roughly +32%) but warn of a rich valuation and cyclical semiconductor demand — useful context for investors weighing entry timing. Valuation and YTD Coverage
• Negative Sentiment: Goldman Sachs bumped its price target from $110 to $125 but kept a “sell” rating; that $125 target sits materially below current market levels, implying downside from here per GS’s view and adding short-term pressure. Goldman Sachs Price Target Change

About ARM

Arm Limited (NASDAQ: ARM) is a global semiconductor IP company best known for designing energy-efficient processor architectures and related technologies that underpin a wide range of computing devices. Founded in 1990 as a joint venture between Acorn Computers, Apple and VLSI Technology and headquartered in Cambridge, England, Arm develops the ARM instruction set architectures and core processor designs that chipmakers license and integrate into custom system-on-chip (SoC) products. The company operates a licensing and royalty business model rather than manufacturing chips itself.

Arm’s product portfolio includes CPU core families (such as Cortex and Neoverse lines), GPU and multimedia IP (Mali), neural processing units (Ethos) and a suite of system and physical IP blocks.