ARM (NASDAQ:ARM) Insider Sells $1,303,645.42 in Stock

ARM Holdings PLC Sponsored ADR (NASDAQ:ARM) insider William Abbey sold 5,069 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $257.18, for a total value of $1,303,645.42. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 38,284 shares in the company, valued at approximately $9,845,879.12. This represents a 11.69% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link.

William Abbey also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Tuesday, May 19th, William Abbey sold 10,887 shares of ARM stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $224.14, for a total value of $2,440,212.18.
• On Friday, May 15th, William Abbey sold 7,000 shares of ARM stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $212.55, for a total value of $1,487,850.00.
• On Thursday, April 23rd, William Abbey sold 1,577 shares of ARM stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $199.00, for a total value of $313,823.00.

ARM Stock Performance

ARM traded up $41.50 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $298.23. 21,604,484 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 8,108,127. ARM Holdings PLC Sponsored ADR has a one year low of $100.02 and a one year high of $298.70. The stock has a market capitalization of $315.08 billion, a P/E ratio of 355.04, a PEG ratio of 8.10 and a beta of 3.40. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $171.77 and its 200 day simple moving average is $141.63.

ARM (NASDAQ:ARM) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, April 1st. The company reported $0.60 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. ARM had a return on equity of 12.43% and a net margin of 18.37%.The firm had revenue of $1.49 billion for the quarter. On average, research analysts anticipate that ARM Holdings PLC Sponsored ADR will post 1.12 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On ARM

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. BankChampaign National Association acquired a new stake in ARM in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $510,000. Groupe la Francaise raised its position in ARM by 62.9% in the 1st quarter. Groupe la Francaise now owns 41,953 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,309,000 after buying an additional 16,201 shares during the last quarter. Liontrust Investment Partners LLP raised its position in ARM by 139.7% in the 1st quarter. Liontrust Investment Partners LLP now owns 347,339 shares of the company’s stock valued at $52,545,000 after buying an additional 202,410 shares during the last quarter. Leigh Baldwin & CO. LLC acquired a new stake in ARM in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $247,000. Finally, Western Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in ARM in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $179,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 7.53% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on the company. Evercore reduced their target price on ARM from $215.00 to $170.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Susquehanna raised their target price on ARM from $170.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a report on Thursday, April 16th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of ARM in a research report on Monday, April 20th. New Street Research raised ARM from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Finally, Guggenheim raised their price target on ARM from $240.00 to $255.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 7th. Twenty research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $208.79.

ARM News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting ARM this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Jefferies said Nvidia’s upbeat comments on its Arm-based Vera CPU business are a positive read-through for Arm Holdings (ARM), and it reiterated its Buy rating with a $290 price target. Article: Nvidia CPU comments read positively for this chip stock: analyst
• Positive Sentiment: Bernstein initiated coverage on ARM with an Outperform rating and a $300 price target, reinforcing optimism that Arm is well positioned for a long-term “renaissance” in CPUs and AI infrastructure spending. Article: What Is Going On With Arm Stock On Wednesday?
• Positive Sentiment: Multiple reports said investors are buying into the idea that AI agents and server CPU demand could drive stronger royalty and licensing growth for Arm Holdings (ARM), helping the stock extend its strong momentum. Article: Why Arm Holdings Stock Surged to an All-Time High Today
• Neutral Sentiment: Insider sales by executives including Richard Roy Grisenthwaite and William Abbey were disclosed, but the filings say the shares were sold under pre-arranged plans and for tax withholding tied to equity awards, so they are not necessarily a negative operating signal.
• Negative Sentiment: News about a possible U.S. antitrust probe remains a headline risk for ARM and could weigh on sentiment if regulators increase scrutiny of its licensing model. Article: Arm Falls on Reported US Antitrust Probe

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.