ProShare Advisors LLC Boosts Holdings in ARM Holdings PLC Sponsored ADR $ARM

ProShare Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of ARM Holdings PLC Sponsored ADR (NASDAQ:ARM) by 44.7% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 215,871 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 66,710 shares during the period. ProShare Advisors LLC’s holdings in ARM were worth $23,597,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Grey Fox Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of ARM during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $28,000. Navalign LLC purchased a new position in ARM in the fourth quarter valued at $33,000. FWL Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in ARM in the second quarter valued at $34,000. Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL raised its position in shares of ARM by 238.1% in the third quarter. Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL now owns 284 shares of the company’s stock worth $40,000 after acquiring an additional 200 shares during the period. Finally, Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors LLP MA purchased a new stake in shares of ARM during the 4th quarter worth about $43,000. 7.53% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

More ARM News

Here are the key news stories impacting ARM this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Bernstein initiated coverage on ARM with an outperform rating and a $300 price target, highlighting upside tied to Arm’s AI infrastructure and CPU growth potential.
• Positive Sentiment: TD Cowen also turned more constructive, raising its price target to $265 from $165 and reiterating a Buy, citing a stronger AGI CPU growth narrative.
• Positive Sentiment: Media coverage pointed to renewed enthusiasm for Arm as a key beneficiary of AI-driven semiconductor demand, helping extend the stock’s strong upward trend.
• Neutral Sentiment: Several insider sales were disclosed, but they were described as pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 transactions tied to equity compensation tax withholding, which makes them less meaningful as a business signal.
• Negative Sentiment: Yahoo Finance reported that ARM fell on news of a possible U.S. antitrust probe, raising concerns about future scrutiny of Arm’s licensing model and creating some regulatory overhang. Article: Arm Falls on Reported US Antitrust Probe

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have recently commented on ARM shares. Susquehanna raised their target price on ARM from $170.00 to $210.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 16th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price target on ARM from $180.00 to $145.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Needham & Company LLC increased their price target on ARM from $200.00 to $255.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 7th. Sanford C. Bernstein initiated coverage on ARM in a report on Monday. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $300.00 price objective on the stock. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of ARM in a research note on Thursday, May 7th. Twenty analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $203.79.

ARM Stock Up 15.0%

ARM stock opened at $256.73 on Thursday. ARM Holdings PLC Sponsored ADR has a 52 week low of $100.02 and a 52 week high of $259.44. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $171.77 and a 200-day simple moving average of $141.63. The stock has a market capitalization of $271.24 billion, a P/E ratio of 305.63, a P/E/G ratio of 8.10 and a beta of 3.40.

ARM (NASDAQ:ARM) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 1st. The company reported $0.60 earnings per share for the quarter. ARM had a net margin of 18.37% and a return on equity of 12.43%. The firm had revenue of $1.49 billion for the quarter. On average, analysts expect that ARM Holdings PLC Sponsored ADR will post 1.12 earnings per share for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, insider William Abbey sold 7,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, May 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $212.55, for a total value of $1,487,850.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 57,394 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $12,199,094.70. This represents a 10.87% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Also, CFO Jason Child sold 21,280 shares of ARM stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $148.37, for a total transaction of $3,157,313.60. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 174,706 shares in the company, valued at approximately $25,921,129.22. This trade represents a 10.86% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 168,589 shares of company stock valued at $31,508,607.

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.