Insider Selling: Arteris (NASDAQ:AIP) CEO Sells $834,608.82 in Stock

Arteris, Inc. (NASDAQ:AIP) CEO K Charles Janac sold 26,106 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $31.97, for a total value of $834,608.82. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 8,329,071 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $266,280,399.87. This trade represents a 0.31% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink.

K Charles Janac also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, August 3rd, K Charles Janac sold 73,894 shares of Arteris stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $30.00, for a total value of $2,216,820.00.
• On Monday, July 6th, K Charles Janac sold 125,976 shares of Arteris stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $35.79, for a total value of $4,508,681.04.
• On Monday, July 6th, K Charles Janac sold 10,679 shares of Arteris stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $35.90, for a total transaction of $383,376.10.
• On Thursday, July 2nd, K Charles Janac sold 192,686 shares of Arteris stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $36.32, for a total transaction of $6,998,355.52.
• On Thursday, July 2nd, K Charles Janac sold 10,902 shares of Arteris stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $38.78, for a total transaction of $422,779.56.
• On Monday, June 8th, K Charles Janac sold 70,000 shares of Arteris stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $34.91, for a total transaction of $2,443,700.00.
• On Friday, May 8th, K Charles Janac sold 70,000 shares of Arteris stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $31.20, for a total transaction of $2,184,000.00.

Arteris Stock Performance

AIP opened at $29.78 on Friday. The business’s 50 day moving average is $35.94 and its 200-day moving average is $26.19. The stock has a market cap of $1.37 billion, a PE ratio of -34.23 and a beta of 1.96. The company has a current ratio of 0.73, a quick ratio of 0.73 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17. Arteris, Inc. has a twelve month low of $8.42 and a twelve month high of $50.26.

Arteris (NASDAQ:AIP) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 6th. The company reported ($0.10) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.04) by ($0.06). The company had revenue of $24.13 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $23.48 million. On average, analysts predict that Arteris, Inc. will post -0.58 earnings per share for the current year.

Trending Headlines about Arteris

Here are the key news stories impacting Arteris this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Jefferies upgraded Arteris from Hold to Buy and assigned a $50 price target, indicating substantial potential upside. Jefferies upgrade
• Positive Sentiment: Rosenblatt Securities reaffirmed its Buy rating and raised or maintained a $38 price target, while Roth Capital also initiated coverage with a Buy rating and a $40 target. The endorsements strengthen the bullish analyst backdrop for AIP. Rosenblatt rating Roth Capital rating
• Positive Sentiment: Arteris projected third-quarter revenue of $24 million to $25 million and updated full-year 2026 revenue guidance to $95 million to $98 million. Both ranges exceed consensus estimates of approximately $23.5 million and $94.2 million, respectively. Arteris results and guidance
• Neutral Sentiment: The company appointed Saurabh Sinha as chief financial officer and chief accounting officer, effective September 8, 2026. The leadership change may improve financial oversight, but investors may initially monitor the transition. CFO appointment
• Negative Sentiment: Second-quarter adjusted results showed a loss of $0.10 per share, worse than the expected loss of roughly $0.04-$0.05. Revenue of $24.13 million exceeded estimates, but the larger-than-expected loss likely drove selling pressure. Arteris second-quarter results
• Negative Sentiment: Recent filings disclosed sales by CEO K. Charles Janac, director Saiyed Atiq Raza, major shareholder Bayview Legacy and Vice President Paul Alpern. The concentration of insider selling may weigh on sentiment, although insiders retain significant positions.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts have recently commented on the company. Rosenblatt Securities reissued a “buy” rating and set a $38.00 price target on shares of Arteris in a report on Friday. Jefferies Financial Group upgraded shares of Arteris from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $50.00 target price for the company in a research report on Friday. TD Cowen raised their target price on shares of Arteris from $22.00 to $40.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 13th. Northland Securities set a $38.00 price target on shares of Arteris in a research note on Wednesday, May 13th. Finally, Oppenheimer started coverage on shares of Arteris in a report on Thursday, July 16th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $40.00 price objective for the company. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Arteris has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $41.00.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Arteris

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Needham Investment Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Arteris by 2.6% in the 4th quarter. Needham Investment Management LLC now owns 3,411,500 shares of the company’s stock worth $52,878,000 after purchasing an additional 86,500 shares during the last quarter. BlackRock Inc. acquired a new stake in Arteris during the second quarter valued at approximately $160,129,000. Franklin Resources Inc. lifted its stake in Arteris by 6.2% during the fourth quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 1,743,031 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,017,000 after purchasing an additional 101,646 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Arteris by 8.2% during the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 1,594,402 shares of the company’s stock worth $16,103,000 after buying an additional 120,947 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Westerly Capital Management LLC grew its position in Arteris by 109.6% in the third quarter. Westerly Capital Management LLC now owns 1,425,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $14,392,000 after buying an additional 745,000 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 64.36% of the company’s stock.

Arteris Company Profile

Arteris, Inc is a fabless semiconductor intellectual property (IP) company specializing in on-chip interconnect solutions and system IP for advanced integrated circuits. The company’s core products include its FlexNoC network-on-chip (NoC) fabrics, Ncore cache coherent interconnect IP, and CodaCache memory subsystem IP. These technologies enable semiconductor and systems companies to design scalable, energy-efficient chips for applications ranging from automotive and artificial intelligence (AI) to 5G communications and high-performance computing.

Founded in 2003 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, Arteris serves a global customer base across North America, Europe, and Asia.