ARM Sees Unusually High Options Volume (NASDAQ:ARM)

ARM Holdings PLC Sponsored ADR (NASDAQ:ARM) was the recipient of unusually large options trading on Wednesday. Traders acquired 93,753 put options on the stock. This is an increase of 74% compared to the typical volume of 54,016 put options.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On ARM

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its stake in ARM by 126.0% during the 3rd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 174 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 97 shares during the last quarter. Huntington National Bank bought a new position in shares of ARM in the second quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Grey Fox Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of ARM during the third quarter valued at approximately $28,000. FWL Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of ARM during the second quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Finally, Oliver Lagore Vanvalin Investment Group bought a new stake in ARM during the second quarter worth $39,000. Institutional investors own 7.53% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts recently commented on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on ARM from $175.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 6th. Morgan Stanley cut their price target on ARM from $180.00 to $171.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, October 9th. TD Cowen lifted their price objective on shares of ARM from $175.00 to $190.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 6th. Evercore ISI boosted their target price on shares of ARM from $173.00 to $178.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, September 11th. Finally, Cowen reissued a “buy” rating on shares of ARM in a research note on Thursday, November 6th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have issued a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $178.30.

ARM Trading Down 5.4%

Shares of ARM traded down $6.52 during trading hours on Wednesday, reaching $114.58. The stock had a trading volume of 8,620,617 shares, compared to its average volume of 5,144,330. ARM has a 12 month low of $80.00 and a 12 month high of $183.16. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $150.95 and a 200 day simple moving average of $147.51. The company has a market capitalization of $121.06 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 146.90, a P/E/G ratio of 7.45 and a beta of 4.24.

ARM (NASDAQ:ARM) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 5th. The company reported $0.39 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.33 by $0.06. ARM had a net margin of 18.81% and a return on equity of 15.03%. The business had revenue of $1.14 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.06 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.30 EPS. ARM’s quarterly revenue was up 34.5% on a year-over-year basis. ARM has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.370-0.450 EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that ARM will post 0.9 EPS for the current year.

ARM Company Profile

Arm Holdings Plc engages in the licensing, marketing, research, and development of microprocessors, systems IP, graphics processing units, physical IP and associated systems IP, software, and tools. It operates through the following geographical segments: United Kingdom, United States, and Other Countries.