ARM Holdings PLC Sponsored ADR (NASDAQ:ARM) Receives Consensus Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from Analysts

ARM Holdings PLC Sponsored ADR (NASDAQ:ARM) has been given a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by the twenty-seven analysts that are presently covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, seven have assigned a hold recommendation and nineteen have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 1 year price target among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $279.8333.

A number of equities analysts have recently weighed in on ARM shares. Rosenblatt Securities lifted their price target on shares of ARM from $175.00 to $270.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 7th. Needham & Company LLC restated a “buy” rating and issued a $400.00 price objective on shares of ARM in a research report on Tuesday, June 16th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of ARM in a research note on Thursday, May 7th. HSBC upgraded ARM from a “reduce” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their target price for the stock from $90.00 to $205.00 in a report on Friday, March 20th. Finally, New Street Research cut ARM from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 18th.

Trending Headlines about ARM

Here are the key news stories impacting ARM this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Arm reported another quarter of solid revenue growth, driven by higher licensing activity and a larger royalty base, reinforcing demand for its chip architecture and AI-related exposure. Arm Holdings’ Robust Licensing Business Drives AI-Fueled Growth
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle Cloud Infrastructure joined Arm’s AGI CPU ecosystem, expanding Arm’s reach into agentic AI and data-center workloads and broadening its enterprise cloud footprint. Arm (ARM) Expands Its AGI CPU Ecosystem With Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
• Positive Sentiment: Nvidia’s ARM-based laptop superchip highlights continued industry interest in Arm’s architecture and could further validate the company’s ecosystem strength. Nvidia unveiled an ARM-based laptop superchip aimed squarely at Apple silicon
• Neutral Sentiment: Several articles note that Arm’s stock has risen sharply this year, reflecting strong AI optimism, but this also means expectations are already elevated. ARM Stock Soars 118% in a Year: Is the Buying Opportunity Gone?
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple rating-downgrade and valuation-focused pieces argue that Arm’s share price has run ahead of fundamentals, warning that the premium valuation leaves little room for disappointment. Arm Holdings: The Valuation Is Ahead Of The Story (Rating Downgrade)
• Negative Sentiment: Another bearish note warned that speculative momentum in ARM could reverse sharply if growth expectations cool or investor enthusiasm fades. Arm Holdings: A Speculative Rally Could Easily Lead To A Disaster For Current Buyers
• Negative Sentiment: Concerns were also raised that SoftBank-related liquidation risk and broader macro pressures could weigh on the stock despite its AI narrative. Arm Holdings: Agentic Silicon Arbitrage Eclipsed By SoftBank Liquidation Threat (Rating Downgrade)

ARM Price Performance

Shares of ARM stock opened at $315.28 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $336.74 billion, a PE ratio of 375.33, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 11.45 and a beta of 3.76. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $307.70 and a 200-day moving average of $189.88. ARM has a one year low of $100.02 and a one year high of $452.70.

ARM (NASDAQ:ARM) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 1st. The company reported $0.60 earnings per share for the quarter. The business had revenue of $1.49 billion for the quarter. ARM had a net margin of 18.37% and a return on equity of 12.43%. As a group, research analysts anticipate that ARM will post 1.12 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at ARM

In other ARM news, insider William Abbey sold 10,887 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $224.14, for a total transaction of $2,440,212.18. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 43,353 shares in the company, valued at approximately $9,717,141.42. This trade represents a 20.07% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, insider Spencer Collins sold 51,961 shares of ARM stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $211.73, for a total transaction of $11,001,702.53. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 51,125 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,824,696.25. The trade was a 50.41% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 248,205 shares of company stock worth $57,741,572 over the last three months.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On ARM

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Syntax Research Inc. acquired a new position in ARM in the 1st quarter worth $30,000. Evelyn Partners Investment Management Services Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of ARM in the 1st quarter valued at about $30,000. FWL Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of ARM in the second quarter valued at about $34,000. Cassaday & Co Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of ARM in the first quarter valued at about $40,000. Finally, Mcguire Capital Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in shares of ARM during the fourth quarter worth about $30,000. 7.53% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.