Exchange Traded Concepts LLC increased its stake in ARM Holdings PLC Sponsored ADR (NASDAQ:ARM – Free Report) by 105.7% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 82,272 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 42,276 shares during the period. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC’s holdings in ARM were worth $8,993,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Amundi boosted its stake in ARM by 24.8% during the 1st quarter. Amundi now owns 11,804 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,153,000 after purchasing an additional 2,345 shares in the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC lifted its holdings in shares of ARM by 28.8% in the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 4,887 shares of the company’s stock valued at $522,000 after buying an additional 1,094 shares during the period. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. lifted its holdings in shares of ARM by 9.0% in the second quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. now owns 2,430 shares of the company’s stock valued at $393,000 after buying an additional 200 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in ARM by 3.0% during the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 113,335 shares of the company’s stock valued at $18,331,000 after buying an additional 3,317 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Advisors Asset Management Inc. grew its holdings in ARM by 11.4% during the second quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 5,037 shares of the company’s stock worth $815,000 after acquiring an additional 516 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 7.53% of the company’s stock.
Insider Activity at ARM
In other news, CFO Jason Child sold 21,280 shares of ARM stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $148.37, for a total value of $3,157,313.60. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 174,706 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $25,921,129.22. This trade represents a 10.86% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, CEO Rene A. Haas sold 23,867 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $161.17, for a total transaction of $3,846,644.39. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 290,965 shares in the company, valued at $46,894,829.05. This represents a 7.58% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last three months, insiders sold 53,133 shares of company stock worth $8,288,586.
ARM Price Performance
ARM (NASDAQ:ARM – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The company reported $0.43 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.41 by $0.02. ARM had a return on equity of 14.01% and a net margin of 17.15%.The firm had revenue of $1.24 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.23 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.39 EPS. ARM’s revenue was up 26.3% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that ARM Holdings PLC Sponsored ADR will post 0.9 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
Several brokerages have commented on ARM. New Street Research upgraded shares of ARM from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Guggenheim lifted their price objective on shares of ARM from $201.00 to $240.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 25th. Jefferies Financial Group set a $170.00 target price on shares of ARM in a report on Thursday, February 5th. UBS Group cut their target price on shares of ARM from $175.00 to $170.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on shares of ARM from $150.00 to $165.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 25th. Nineteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, ARM currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $168.17.
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Trending Headlines about ARM
Here are the key news stories impacting ARM this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Arm unveiled an in-house AGI/data‑center CPU and said it could add roughly $15 billion in annual revenue within a few years, plus Meta is positioned as an early customer — a major new revenue pathway beyond licensing. Arm Holdings Stock Soars As Company Targets $15 Billion In Annual Sales From New In-House Chip
- Positive Sentiment: A cluster of analyst upgrades and price‑target raises (Needham, Wells Fargo, Deutsche Bank, Rosenblatt, Barclays and others) has lifted sentiment and institutional interest, supporting higher forward expectations. Arm’s stock nabs another upgrade. It’s never been this loved by analysts.
- Positive Sentiment: Unusually large call‑option volume signals speculative bullish positioning from traders, which can amplify near‑term upside on positive headlines. Stock Traders Purchase Large Volume of Call Options on ARM (NASDAQ:ARM)
- Neutral Sentiment: Trading volume jumped on the analyst news/upgrade flow, suggesting active repositioning by funds and retail investors — volume confirms conviction but can also precede profit‑taking. ARM (NASDAQ:ARM) Sees Strong Trading Volume on Analyst Upgrade
- Neutral Sentiment: Technical metrics improved (Relative Strength rating jumped), which reflects momentum but also increases the chance of short‑term mean reversion. Arm Holdings Stock Sees Relative Strength Rating Jump To 87
- Negative Sentiment: Mainstream press and analysts warn the pivot from IP licensor to chip seller must go nearly perfectly — execution, customer wins beyond Meta and competitive intensity are material risks that could damp long‑term upside. Arm’s Timing Is Good, but Big Chip Move Now Has to Go Perfectly
- Negative Sentiment: Sentiment/technicals show the stock entered overbought territory and the shares now carry a rich valuation, so profit‑taking and a pullback were predictable after the sharp run. Arm Stock Just Entered Overbought Territory. Is It Too Late to Chase the Rally Here?
ARM Company Profile
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.
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