ARM (NASDAQ:ARM) Upgraded at Raymond James Financial

Raymond James Financial upgraded shares of ARM (NASDAQ:ARM) from a market perform rating to an outperform rating in a research report sent to investors on Wednesday morning, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Raymond James Financial currently has $166.00 price target on the stock.

A number of other equities research analysts have also issued reports on the company. UBS Group lowered their target price on ARM from $175.00 to $170.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of ARM in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. Jefferies Financial Group set a $170.00 price objective on ARM in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Rosenblatt Securities decreased their price objective on ARM from $180.00 to $175.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Finally, Susquehanna upgraded ARM from a “neutral” rating to a “positive” rating and set a $150.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. Nineteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $168.17.

ARM Price Performance

ARM opened at $144.13 on Wednesday. ARM has a 12 month low of $80.00 and a 12 month high of $183.16. The stock 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. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $122.48 and a 200-day simple moving average of $134.35.

ARM (NASDAQ:ARM) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 5th. The company reported $0.43 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.41 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $1.24 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.23 billion. ARM had a net margin of 17.15% and a return on equity of 14.01%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 26.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.39 earnings per share. Research analysts anticipate that ARM will post 0.9 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity at ARM

In related news, CFO Jason Child sold 21,280 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $148.37, for a total transaction of $3,157,313.60. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 174,706 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $25,921,129.22. This represents a 10.86% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CEO Rene A. Haas sold 7,986 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $160.86, for a total value of $1,284,627.96. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 282,979 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $45,520,001.94. The trade was a 2.74% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 53,133 shares of company stock valued at $8,288,586.

Institutional Trading of ARM

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in ARM. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. increased its position in shares of ARM by 0.7% in the 4th quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 26,745 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,923,000 after purchasing an additional 173 shares during the last quarter. Fund Advisors of America Inc FL bought a new position in shares of ARM during the fourth quarter worth about $663,000. Hsbc Holdings PLC grew its stake in ARM by 25.2% in the fourth quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 92,992 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,281,000 after purchasing an additional 18,717 shares in the last quarter. SHP Wealth Management acquired a new position in ARM in the fourth quarter worth about $69,000. Finally, Employees Provident Fund Board bought a new stake in ARM in the fourth quarter valued at about $120,241,000. Institutional investors own 7.53% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting 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.