Americana Partners LLC Cuts Position in ARM Holdings PLC Sponsored ADR $ARM

Americana Partners LLC lessened its holdings in ARM Holdings PLC Sponsored ADR (NASDAQ:ARM) by 45.4% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 4,011 shares of the company’s stock after selling 3,341 shares during the quarter. Americana Partners LLC’s holdings in ARM were worth $438,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Rathbones Group PLC grew its holdings in ARM by 4,638.8% in the fourth quarter. Rathbones Group PLC now owns 500,043 shares of the company’s stock worth $54,660,000 after purchasing an additional 489,491 shares during the period. Paragon Capital Management Inc. purchased a new stake in ARM in the fourth quarter worth about $826,000. Lansdowne Partners UK LLP purchased a new stake in ARM in the third quarter worth about $8,486,000. Hyperion Asset Management Ltd purchased a new stake in ARM in the third quarter worth about $202,980,000. Finally, Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank grew its holdings in shares of ARM by 34.7% during the fourth quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank now owns 24,188 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,644,000 after buying an additional 6,232 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 7.53% of the company’s stock.

ARM Price Performance

Shares of ARM stock opened at $306.51 on Monday. ARM Holdings PLC Sponsored ADR has a twelve month low of $100.02 and a twelve month high of $315.00. The company has a market cap of $323.83 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 364.89, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 11.13 and a beta of 3.40. The company’s 50 day moving average is $179.05 and its 200 day moving average is $143.50.

ARM (NASDAQ:ARM) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 1st. The company reported $0.60 earnings per share for the quarter. ARM had a net margin of 18.37% and a return on equity of 12.43%. The business had revenue of $1.49 billion for the quarter. Sell-side analysts expect that ARM Holdings PLC Sponsored ADR will post 1.12 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other ARM news, CFO Jason Child sold 31,920 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $226.54, for a total value of $7,231,156.80. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 174,232 shares in the company, valued at approximately $39,470,517.28. This trade represents a 15.48% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal 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. Also, insider William Abbey sold 10,887 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $224.14, for a total transaction of $2,440,212.18. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 43,353 shares in the company, valued at $9,717,141.42. The trade was a 20.07% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 276,966 shares of company stock valued at $56,798,645.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

ARM has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Raymond James Financial reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of ARM in a report on Thursday, May 7th. Mizuho increased their price target on shares of ARM from $230.00 to $255.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price target on shares of ARM from $175.00 to $260.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, May 7th. New Street Research upgraded shares of ARM from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Finally, Susquehanna increased their price target on shares of ARM from $170.00 to $210.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a report on Thursday, April 16th. Twenty analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average 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: Analysts said Nvidia’s bullish comments on Arm-based Vera CPUs support ARM’s growth narrative, with Jefferies reiterating a Buy rating and a $290 price target. Nvidia CPU comments read positively for this chip stock: analyst
• Positive Sentiment: Bernstein initiated coverage with an Outperform rating and a $300 target, highlighting Arm’s potential as AI and custom chip demand expands. Is Arm Holdings (ARM) the Best European Growth Stock to Buy?
• Positive Sentiment: Market commentary continues to frame ARM as a momentum name tied to the AI and CPU renaissance, with investors bidding the shares to fresh highs on expectations for strong profit growth. Arm Holdings (ARM) Hits All-Time High as Profits Seen Rocketing 5x
• Neutral Sentiment: Several insider sales were disclosed this week, including transactions by Charlotte Claire Eaton, CFO Jason Child, William Abbey, and Spencer Collins; most were pre-arranged or routine, but they can still raise valuation caution. SEC filing for insider sales
• Neutral Sentiment: Some recent market commentary says ARM remains a high-momentum stock and a proxy for the AI buildout, which supports the rally but also suggests expectations are elevated. Why Arm Holdings Stock Surged to an All-Time High Today

ARM 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.