GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC Sells 8,272 Shares of ARM Holdings PLC Sponsored ADR $ARM

GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC lessened its position in ARM Holdings PLC Sponsored ADR (NASDAQ:ARM) by 96.4% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 310 shares of the company’s stock after selling 8,272 shares during the period. GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC’s holdings in ARM were worth $34,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Leonteq Securities AG bought a new stake in shares of ARM in the 4th quarter worth about $3,695,000. Rathbones Group PLC lifted its holdings in shares of ARM by 4,638.8% in the 4th quarter. Rathbones Group PLC now owns 500,043 shares of the company’s stock worth $54,660,000 after acquiring an additional 489,491 shares during the last quarter. IFP Advisors Inc lifted its holdings in shares of ARM by 138.5% in the 4th quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 1,085 shares of the company’s stock worth $119,000 after acquiring an additional 630 shares during the last quarter. Midwest Professional Planners LTD. lifted its holdings in shares of ARM by 6.4% in the 4th quarter. Midwest Professional Planners LTD. now owns 14,733 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,610,000 after acquiring an additional 888 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Partners Group Holding AG bought a new stake in shares of ARM in the 4th quarter worth about $798,000. Institutional investors own 7.53% of the company’s stock.

ARM Price Performance

ARM stock opened at $306.51 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $323.83 billion, a PE ratio of 364.89, a P/E/G ratio of 11.13 and a beta of 3.40. ARM Holdings PLC Sponsored ADR has a 12 month low of $100.02 and a 12 month high of $315.00. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $179.05 and its 200 day moving average is $143.68.

ARM (NASDAQ:ARM) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 1st. The company reported $0.60 EPS for the quarter. The company 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%. Sell-side analysts forecast that ARM Holdings PLC Sponsored ADR will post 1.12 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their target price on shares of ARM from $125.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a report on Thursday, May 7th. Morgan Stanley restated an “equal weight” rating and issued a $150.00 target price (up from $135.00) on shares of ARM in a report on Tuesday, April 7th. Sanford C. Bernstein assumed coverage on shares of ARM in a report on Monday, May 18th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $300.00 target price for the company. HSBC upgraded shares of ARM from a “reduce” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their target price for the stock from $90.00 to $205.00 in a report on Friday, March 20th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC raised their target price on shares of ARM from $200.00 to $255.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, May 7th. Twenty 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. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $208.79.

Key Headlines Impacting ARM

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

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Spencer Collins sold 51,961 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $211.73, for a total value of $11,001,702.53. Following the transaction, the insider owned 51,125 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $10,824,696.25. This trade represents a 50.41% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, insider Richard Roy Grisenthwaite sold 24,339 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $209.15, for a total transaction of $5,090,501.85. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 5,543 shares in the company, valued at $1,159,318.45. This represents a 81.45% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Insiders have sold a total of 276,966 shares of company stock worth $56,798,645 over the last ninety days.

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.