Jason Child Sells 21,280 Shares of ARM (NASDAQ:ARM) Stock

ARM Holdings PLC Sponsored ADR (NASDAQ:ARM) CFO Jason Child sold 21,280 shares of ARM stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $148.37, for a total value of $3,157,313.60. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 174,706 shares in the company, valued at approximately $25,921,129.22. The trade was a 10.86% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink.

ARM Stock Performance

NASDAQ ARM opened at $144.13 on Friday. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $122.48 and a 200-day moving average price of $134.35. ARM Holdings PLC Sponsored ADR has a one year low of $80.00 and a one year high of $183.16. The company has a market capitalization of $152.27 billion, a P/E ratio of 192.17, a P/E/G ratio of 9.78 and a beta of 4.11.

ARM (NASDAQ:ARM) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The company reported $0.43 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.41 by $0.02. ARM had a net margin of 17.15% and a return on equity of 14.01%. The company had revenue of $1.24 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.23 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.39 earnings per share. ARM’s quarterly revenue was up 26.3% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities analysts predict that ARM Holdings PLC Sponsored ADR will post 0.9 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts recently commented on the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group downgraded shares of ARM from a “neutral” rating to a “sell” rating and lowered their price target for the company from $160.00 to $120.00 in a report on Monday, December 15th. KeyCorp reissued an “overweight” rating on shares of ARM in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. UBS Group decreased their price objective on ARM from $175.00 to $170.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised their price objective on ARM from $125.00 to $140.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, Susquehanna raised ARM from a “neutral” rating to a “positive” rating and set a $150.00 target price on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. Nineteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, ARM presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $168.17.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On ARM

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. lifted its stake in shares of ARM by 0.7% during the 4th quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 26,745 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,923,000 after acquiring an additional 173 shares during the last quarter. Fund Advisors of America Inc FL purchased a new stake in ARM in the fourth quarter worth $663,000. Hsbc Holdings PLC boosted its stake in shares of ARM by 25.2% during the fourth quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 92,992 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,281,000 after purchasing an additional 18,717 shares during the period. SHP Wealth Management bought a new position in shares of ARM in the fourth quarter worth about $69,000. Finally, Employees Provident Fund Board bought a new position in shares of ARM in the fourth quarter worth about $120,241,000. 7.53% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

ARM News Summary

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.