Gradient Investments LLC Acquires Shares of 6,944 Arrow Electronics, Inc. $ARW

Gradient Investments LLC bought a new stake in Arrow Electronics, Inc. (NYSE:ARW) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm bought 6,944 shares of the technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $765,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Arrow Electronics by 130.9% during the second quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 2,313,997 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $294,873,000 after acquiring an additional 1,311,972 shares during the period. Boston Partners increased its position in Arrow Electronics by 12.5% in the second quarter. Boston Partners now owns 2,739,427 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $348,518,000 after purchasing an additional 305,182 shares during the period. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its position in Arrow Electronics by 197.2% in the third quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 458,036 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $55,422,000 after purchasing an additional 303,942 shares during the period. ACR Alpine Capital Research LLC raised its holdings in Arrow Electronics by 12.1% during the 3rd quarter. ACR Alpine Capital Research LLC now owns 2,416,815 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $292,435,000 after purchasing an additional 260,442 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in Arrow Electronics by 3.5% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 6,085,440 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $736,338,000 after purchasing an additional 204,024 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 99.34% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Arrow Electronics news, insider Eric Nowak sold 12,699 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $157.09, for a total value of $1,994,885.91. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 43,509 shares in the company, valued at $6,834,828.81. This represents a 22.59% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CEO William F. Austen purchased 3,960 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 19th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $151.87 per share, for a total transaction of $601,405.20. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 44,722 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,791,930.14. This trade represents a 9.71% increase in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 19,199 shares of company stock worth $3,009,786. 0.80% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Arrow Electronics Trading Up 3.2%

NYSE:ARW opened at $144.35 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 1.36, a quick ratio of 1.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46. Arrow Electronics, Inc. has a 1-year low of $86.50 and a 1-year high of $162.61. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.19, a PEG ratio of 0.70 and a beta of 1.01. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $140.36 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $124.16.

Arrow Electronics (NYSE:ARW) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The technology company reported $4.39 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.55 by $0.84. Arrow Electronics had a return on equity of 9.01% and a net margin of 1.85%.The company had revenue of $8.75 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.16 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $2.97 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 20.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Arrow Electronics has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 2.130-2.330 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that Arrow Electronics, Inc. will post 10.57 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on ARW shares. Truist Financial raised their target price on shares of Arrow Electronics from $120.00 to $148.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, February 6th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Arrow Electronics from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, February 7th. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Arrow Electronics from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Thursday, February 26th. Zacks Research raised shares of Arrow Electronics from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, February 9th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on shares of Arrow Electronics from $94.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a report on Friday, February 6th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has issued a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $124.33.

Arrow Electronics Profile

Arrow Electronics (NYSE: ARW) is a global provider of products, services and solutions to industrial and commercial users of electronic components and enterprise computing solutions. The company offers a broad portfolio of semiconductors, passives, connectors, electromechanical devices and embedded solutions, serving customers across diverse end markets including automotive, communications, computing, aerospace, defense and healthcare. Through its extensive supplier relationships, Arrow enables design engineers to identify and procure components required for the development of new electronic systems and devices.

In addition to component distribution, Arrow delivers value-added services such as design engineering support, supply chain management, global logistics and technical training.