Brighton Jones LLC lessened its holdings in shares of Arm Holdings PLC Sponsored ADR (NASDAQ:ARM – Free Report) by 6.7% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 46,363 shares of the company’s stock after selling 3,353 shares during the period. Brighton Jones LLC’s holdings in ARM were worth $13,430,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Several other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in ARM. Kings Path Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of ARM in the third quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Evelyn Partners Investment Management Services Ltd acquired a new stake in ARM during the first quarter worth approximately $30,000. Allied Private Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in ARM during the second quarter worth approximately $71,000. CX Institutional bought a new position in ARM during the 3rd quarter worth $58,000. Finally, Cassaday & Co Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in ARM during the 1st quarter worth $40,000. 7.53% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
Insider Activity
In other news, CFO Jason Child sold 10,400 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, September 21st. The stock was 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 of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $46,032,600. The trade was a 6.35% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.
ARM Price Performance
Shares of NASDAQ:ARM opened at $174.62 on Friday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $252.78 and its 200 day simple moving average is $229.93. The stock has a market capitalization of $186.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 200.71, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 5.10 and a beta of 3.93. Arm Holdings PLC Sponsored ADR has a 1 year low of $100.02 and a 1 year high of $452.70.
ARM (NASDAQ:ARM – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 4th. The company reported $0.52 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.48 by $0.04. ARM had a net margin of 17.13% and a return on equity of 11.57%. The business had revenue of $1.44 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.38 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.39 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 27.1% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, analysts anticipate that Arm Holdings PLC Sponsored ADR will post 1.17 EPS for the current fiscal year.
ARM News Roundup
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
Analyst Ratings Changes
ARM has been the subject of several analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price objective on ARM from $255.00 to $245.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday. Barclays reduced their target price on ARM from $360.00 to $325.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their target price on ARM from $280.00 to $255.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday. KeyCorp raised their price target on ARM from $300.00 to $430.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 14th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada dropped their price target on ARM from $340.00 to $300.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday. Nineteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, ARM has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $291.72.
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ARM 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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