ARM (NASDAQ:ARM) Trading Up 4.3% – Time to Buy?

Shares of ARM Holdings PLC Sponsored ADR (NASDAQ:ARM) were up 4.3% during trading on Thursday . The stock traded as high as $215.20 and last traded at $210.32. Approximately 7,623,789 shares were traded during mid-day trading, an increase of 4% from the average daily volume of 7,330,327 shares. The stock had previously closed at $201.69.

ARM News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting ARM this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Jim Cramer highlighted adding Arm to a portfolio, a high-profile endorsement that can lift retail interest and flows. Jim Cramer Highlights Adding Arm Holdings to the Charitable Trust Portfolio
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and commentators argue Arm’s May 6 earnings could be a major upside catalyst — rising royalty rates from Armv9 adoption and accelerating AI workloads are cited as drivers toward a potential $250 target. Arm’s May 6 Earnings Could Unlock $250 as AI Workloads Accelerate
• Positive Sentiment: Industry roundup shows Arm among strong AI-infrastructure performers in April, reinforcing the narrative that Arm is a beneficiary of the AI capex cycle. ARM, Marvell, or Vertiv: Which AI Infrastructure Stock Crushed It in April?
• Neutral Sentiment: Comparisons and sector analyses (e.g., head‑to‑head pieces) provide context but don’t add fresh company‑specific catalysts; useful for valuation and competitive perspective. ARM (NASDAQ:ARM) & Nova (NASDAQ:NVMI) Head-To-Head Comparison
• Negative Sentiment: TSMC sold its remaining Arm shares in a $231M exit — a notable institutional sell that likely contributed to near-term pressure and signals portfolio reshuffling by a major semiconductor customer. TSMC Dumps Arm Stake in $231 Million Exit Move
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple reports cite an ~8% slide from late‑April profit‑taking in the chip/AI rally; headlines frame this as a pullback that could extend if sentiment sours. Arm Holdings (ARM) Stock: Falls 8 – Is the AI Rally Running Out of Steam? Arm Holdings (ARM) Stock Tumbles 8% as Profit-Taking Grips Chip Sector
• Negative Sentiment: Coverage noting a snapped winning streak and warnings of further drops amplify short‑term downside risk from momentum traders and algorithmic flows. After Arm’s stock saw a seven-day winning streak snapped, it’s on track for another sharp drop

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have recently commented on ARM shares. Benchmark restated a “hold” rating on shares of ARM in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Mizuho upped their price objective on shares of ARM from $160.00 to $230.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, April 6th. Evercore decreased their price objective on shares of ARM from $215.00 to $170.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Susquehanna upped their price objective on shares of ARM from $170.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a report on Thursday, April 16th. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of ARM in a report on Monday, April 20th. Eighteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $176.71.

ARM Trading Up 0.4%

The company has a market capitalization of $223.03 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 281.47, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 9.48 and a beta of 3.41. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $148.60 and its 200-day simple moving average is $137.80.

ARM (NASDAQ:ARM) last released its earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The company reported $0.43 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.41 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $1.24 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.23 billion. ARM had a net margin of 17.15% and a return on equity of 14.01%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 26.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.39 EPS. On average, analysts anticipate that ARM Holdings PLC Sponsored ADR will post 0.85 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other ARM news, CEO Rene A. Haas sold 9,299 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, April 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $160.85, for a total transaction of $1,495,744.15. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 273,680 shares in the company, valued at $44,021,428. This represents a 3.29% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CFO Jason Child sold 21,280 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, April 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $180.00, for a total transaction of $3,830,400.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 153,426 shares in the company, valued at approximately $27,616,680. This trade represents a 12.18% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 83,712 shares of company stock worth $13,614,730.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On ARM

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Global Assets Advisory LLC acquired a new stake in shares of ARM in the 1st quarter valued at $61,000. Diversify Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of ARM in the 1st quarter valued at $10,265,000. 180 Wealth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of ARM by 5.4% in the 1st quarter. 180 Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 20,525 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,105,000 after purchasing an additional 1,051 shares in the last quarter. Midwest Trust Co acquired a new stake in shares of ARM in the 1st quarter valued at $4,469,000. Finally, Kestra Advisory Services LLC raised its holdings in shares of ARM by 19.1% in the 1st quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC now owns 16,840 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,548,000 after purchasing an additional 2,697 shares in the last quarter. 7.53% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About ARM

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.