Alarm.com Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALRM) Receives $55.00 Average PT from Analysts

Alarm.com Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALRM) has been given a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” by the five brokerages that are currently covering the company, Marketbeat reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have issued a hold rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company. The average 12 month price objective among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $55.00.

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on ALRM shares. Wall Street Zen raised Alarm.com from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Sunday, August 16th. Barclays upped their price objective on shares of Alarm.com from $55.00 to $60.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, August 10th. Zacks Research raised shares of Alarm.com from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 19th. Raymond James Financial reiterated a “strong-buy” rating and issued a $65.00 target price on shares of Alarm.com in a research note on Friday, August 7th. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised shares of Alarm.com from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th.

Alarm.com Price Performance

NASDAQ:ALRM opened at $56.48 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.57, a current ratio of 4.96 and a quick ratio of 4.38. Alarm.com has a 1-year low of $41.49 and a 1-year high of $58.15. The company has a 50-day moving average of $54.28 and a 200 day moving average of $48.40. The firm has a market cap of $2.79 billion, a PE ratio of 24.99, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.79 and a beta of 0.76.

Alarm.com (NASDAQ:ALRM) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The software maker reported $0.77 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.65 by $0.12. The business had revenue of $277.73 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $264.96 million. Alarm.com had a net margin of 11.11% and a return on equity of 15.65%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 9.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.60 EPS. Alarm.com has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.920-2.940 EPS. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Alarm.com will post 2.47 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In related news, CFO Kevin Bradley sold 5,400 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $55.07, for a total value of $297,378.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 78,222 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,307,685.54. This represents a 6.46% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CEO Stephen Trundle sold 50,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, August 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $57.67, for a total value of $2,883,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 324,842 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $18,733,638.14. This trade represents a 13.34% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 68,324 shares of company stock valued at $3,780,333 over the last ninety days. 4.80% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in Alarm.com by 0.9% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 6,286,541 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $320,739,000 after buying an additional 53,664 shares during the last quarter. Disciplined Growth Investors Inc. MN raised its position in Alarm.com by 3.0% during the 2nd quarter. Disciplined Growth Investors Inc. MN now owns 3,491,824 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $197,532,000 after buying an additional 102,481 shares during the last quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System lifted its stake in Alarm.com by 5,430.1% during the 2nd quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 3,259,374 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $152,278,000 after acquiring an additional 3,200,435 shares during the period. Bank of Montreal Can lifted its stake in Alarm.com by 625.1% during the 4th quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 2,231,227 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $113,837,000 after acquiring an additional 1,923,525 shares during the period. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Alarm.com by 0.6% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,219,732 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $62,239,000 after acquiring an additional 7,454 shares during the last quarter. 91.74% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Alarm.com

Alarm.com Holdings, Inc provides a cloud-based software platform for connected properties, enabling residential and commercial customers to monitor, manage and control security, energy and home automation solutions. The company’s interactive services connect security systems, smart thermostats, door locks, lights and video cameras through cellular, broadband and Z-Wave networks, offering real-time alerts and remote access via mobile and web applications.

Through its platform, Alarm.com delivers an integrated suite of products that includes intrusion detection, video monitoring and cloud recording, energy management features such as smart thermostat scheduling, and home automation controls for lighting, garage doors and connected appliances.