Rathbones Group PLC Lowers Holdings in ARM Holdings PLC Sponsored ADR $ARM

Rathbones Group PLC trimmed its position in ARM Holdings PLC Sponsored ADR (NASDAQ:ARM) by 0.5% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 497,528 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,515 shares during the period. Rathbones Group PLC’s holdings in ARM were worth $75,266,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in ARM. Paragon Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in ARM in the 4th quarter worth about $826,000. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank raised its holdings in shares of ARM by 34.7% in the 4th quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank now owns 24,188 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,644,000 after acquiring an additional 6,232 shares in the last quarter. Partners Group Holding AG bought a new stake in shares of ARM during the 4th quarter valued at about $798,000. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. boosted its position in shares of ARM by 13.5% during the 4th quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 417,775 shares of the company’s stock valued at $45,667,000 after acquiring an additional 49,811 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Farther Finance Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of ARM by 98.2% during the fourth quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 17,604 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,924,000 after purchasing an additional 8,724 shares in the last quarter. 7.53% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at ARM

In other news, CAO Laura Kathleen Bartels sold 11,306 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, June 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $392.70, for a total value of $4,439,866.20. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer owned 12,135 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,765,414.50. This represents a 48.23% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, insider Charlotte Claire Eaton sold 7,805 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $290.01, for a total transaction of $2,263,528.05. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 5,000 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,450,050. This represents a 60.95% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 216,049 shares of company stock worth $52,101,605 over the last 90 days.

ARM Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ ARM opened at $239.69 on Monday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $328.64 and its 200 day moving average is $213.62. The stock has a market cap of $256.01 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 247.11, a P/E/G ratio of 7.12 and a beta of 3.91. ARM Holdings PLC Sponsored ADR has a 1-year low of $100.02 and a 1-year high of $452.70.

ARM (NASDAQ:ARM) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The company reported $0.45 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.40 by $0.05. ARM had a return on equity of 12.24% and a net margin of 20.25%.The business had revenue of $1.29 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.26 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.35 earnings per share. ARM’s revenue for the quarter was up 22.4% on a year-over-year basis. ARM has set its Q2 2027 guidance at 0.430-0.510 EPS. On average, analysts forecast that ARM Holdings PLC Sponsored ADR will post 1.12 EPS for the current fiscal year.

ARM News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting ARM this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Arm reported fiscal first-quarter revenue of $1.29 billion, up 22.4% year over year, and adjusted EPS of $0.45, beating analyst estimates. Management also issued second-quarter guidance above consensus, supported by rising AI and data-center demand. Arm shares jump after Q1 revenue, profit beat estimates
• Positive Sentiment: Data-center royalty revenue reportedly doubled, while demand for Arm’s AI-focused CPU and upcoming AGI CPU platform is strengthening. One report said customer demand for the AGI CPU has topped $2 billion, reinforcing the long-term AI infrastructure opportunity. ARM Q1 Earnings Call Highlights AI CPU Demand and Data Center Growth
• Positive Sentiment: Citi reiterated its Buy rating and $300 price target, saying Arm remains well positioned for long-term AI infrastructure growth despite weaker handset conditions. Arm remains key AI infrastructure beneficiary despite softer handset outlook
• Neutral Sentiment: Rosenblatt lowered its target to $250 while maintaining Buy; TD Cowen cut its target to $350 and RBC reduced its target to $340, although both retained positive ratings. Morgan Stanley raised its target to $212 but kept an Equal Weight rating.
• Negative Sentiment: Investors remain concerned that second-quarter royalty growth of roughly 13% will be restrained by smartphone weakness and memory-price pressures. These near-term concerns overshadowed the earnings beat for some shareholders. Memory Prices Hit Arm’s Royalties as Stock Falls
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation remains a major risk: ARM has gained 110.5% year to date and trades at a very high earnings multiple. Analysts warn that continued gains require exceptional execution across AI servers, cloud, edge, and automotive markets, leaving the stock vulnerable if growth slows or the AGI CPU rollout disappoints.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms recently weighed in on ARM. Susquehanna upped their price objective on shares of ARM from $300.00 to $320.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 21st. UBS Group cut their price target on shares of ARM from $360.00 to $320.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday. KeyCorp increased their price target on shares of ARM from $300.00 to $430.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 14th. TD Cowen lowered their price objective on shares of ARM from $475.00 to $350.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price objective on shares of ARM from $125.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a report on Thursday, May 7th. Eighteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, ARM presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $285.33.

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.