Motley Fool Wealth Management LLC Sells 20,419 Shares of Alarm.com Holdings, Inc. $ALRM

Motley Fool Wealth Management LLC decreased its stake in shares of Alarm.com Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALRM) by 14.9% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 116,973 shares of the software maker’s stock after selling 20,419 shares during the period. Motley Fool Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Alarm.com were worth $5,968,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of ALRM. Optiver Holding B.V. purchased a new position in shares of Alarm.com during the third quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Covestor Ltd boosted its position in shares of Alarm.com by 67.3% during the fourth quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 691 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $35,000 after buying an additional 278 shares during the last quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. boosted its position in shares of Alarm.com by 2,637.9% during the third quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 794 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $42,000 after buying an additional 765 shares during the last quarter. Financial Management Professionals Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Alarm.com during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $47,000. Finally, Strs Ohio purchased a new position in shares of Alarm.com during the first quarter valued at approximately $56,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 91.74% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have weighed in on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price objective on Alarm.com from $55.00 to $40.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, February 18th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Alarm.com in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Barclays boosted their price objective on Alarm.com from $50.00 to $55.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Wall Street Zen raised Alarm.com from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday. Finally, Zacks Research cut Alarm.com from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 25th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with 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 “Reduce” and a consensus target price of $47.50.

Alarm.com Stock Up 1.1%

Shares of NASDAQ ALRM opened at $45.38 on Wednesday. Alarm.com Holdings, Inc. has a one year low of $41.49 and a one year high of $59.98. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.57, a current ratio of 5.16 and a quick ratio of 4.55. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $44.46 and its 200-day moving average price is $47.56. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.24 billion, a PE ratio of 18.83, a P/E/G ratio of 1.50 and a beta of 0.79.

Alarm.com (NASDAQ:ALRM) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 7th. The software maker reported $0.65 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.60 by $0.05. Alarm.com had a return on equity of 14.99% and a net margin of 12.36%.The company had revenue of $265.19 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $250.94 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.54 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 11.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Alarm.com has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.810-2.810 EPS. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Alarm.com Holdings, Inc. will post 2.34 EPS for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, insider Daniel Ramos sold 2,532 shares of Alarm.com stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $43.78, for a total transaction of $110,850.96. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 63,099 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,762,474.22. This trade represents a 3.86% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Also, CFO Kevin Christopher Bradley sold 1,510 shares of Alarm.com stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $45.97, for a total value of $69,414.70. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 51,546 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,369,569.62. This trade represents a 2.85% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 20,479 shares of company stock worth $898,465. Insiders own 4.80% of the company’s stock.

Alarm.com Profile

Alarm.com Holdings, Inc provides a cloud-based software platform for connected properties, enabling residential and commercial customers to monitor, manage and control security, energy and home automation solutions. The company’s interactive services connect security systems, smart thermostats, door locks, lights and video cameras through cellular, broadband and Z-Wave networks, offering real-time alerts and remote access via mobile and web applications.

Through its platform, Alarm.com delivers an integrated suite of products that includes intrusion detection, video monitoring and cloud recording, energy management features such as smart thermostat scheduling, and home automation controls for lighting, garage doors and connected appliances.