ARM Sees Unusually Large Options Volume (NASDAQ:ARM)

ARM Holdings PLC Sponsored ADR (NASDAQ:ARM) was the recipient of unusually large options trading on Wednesday. Stock investors purchased 93,753 put options on the company. This is an increase of 74% compared to the average volume of 54,016 put options.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts have recently commented on ARM shares. The Goldman Sachs Group downgraded shares of ARM from a “neutral” rating to a “sell” rating and dropped their price objective for the company from $160.00 to $120.00 in a research note on Monday. Barclays upped their price target on shares of ARM from $115.00 to $165.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 6th. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of ARM in a report on Thursday, November 6th. KeyCorp boosted their price objective on shares of ARM from $190.00 to $200.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 6th. Finally, Raymond James Financial assumed coverage on ARM in a report on Friday, November 21st. They set a “hold” rating for the company. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have assigned a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, ARM presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $178.30.

ARM Trading Down 0.9%

NASDAQ:ARM opened at $113.51 on Friday. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $148.76 and its 200 day simple moving average is $147.04. ARM has a twelve month low of $80.00 and a twelve month high of $183.16. The firm has a market capitalization of $119.92 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 145.53, a PEG ratio of 6.86 and a beta of 4.23.

ARM (NASDAQ:ARM) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 5th. The company reported $0.39 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.33 by $0.06. ARM had a return on equity of 15.03% and a net margin of 18.81%.The company had revenue of $1.14 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.06 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.30 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 34.5% compared to the same quarter last year. ARM has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.370-0.450 EPS. On average, analysts predict that ARM will post 0.9 earnings per share for the current year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On ARM

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Swedbank AB acquired a new stake in ARM in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $18,667,000. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC acquired a new position in ARM during the 2nd quarter worth $6,277,000. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC grew its stake in shares of ARM by 24.0% in the first quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 10,465 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,118,000 after purchasing an additional 2,025 shares in the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of ARM by 12.5% during the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 107,728 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,505,000 after purchasing an additional 11,953 shares during the period. Finally, Global X Japan Co. Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of ARM by 638.4% during the second quarter. Global X Japan Co. Ltd. now owns 80,239 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,978,000 after purchasing an additional 69,372 shares during the period. 7.53% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

ARM Company Profile

Arm Holdings Plc engages in the licensing, marketing, research, and development of microprocessors, systems IP, graphics processing units, physical IP and associated systems IP, software, and tools. It operates through the following geographical segments: United Kingdom, United States, and Other Countries.