ARM (NASDAQ:ARM) Stock Gets Price Target Trim from JPMorgan Chase & Co.

ARM (NASDAQ:ARM) had its target price cut by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $255.00 to $245.00 in a research report sent to investors on Thursday morning,Benzinga reports. They currently have an overweight rating on the stock.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target on shares of ARM from $280.00 to $255.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday. 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. KeyCorp boosted their target price on shares of ARM from $300.00 to $430.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 14th. Guggenheim restated a “buy” rating and set a $255.00 price target on shares of ARM in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Finally, Benchmark started coverage on shares of ARM in a research note on Thursday, July 16th. They issued a “hold” rating on the stock. Nineteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $291.72.

ARM Trading Up 4.7%

Shares of ARM stock opened at $174.62 on Thursday. ARM has a 12-month low of $100.02 and a 12-month high of $452.70. The business’s 50 day moving average is $252.78 and its two-hundred day moving average is $229.93. The company has a market capitalization of $186.51 billion, a P/E ratio of 200.71, a P/E/G ratio of 5.10 and a beta of 3.93.

ARM (NASDAQ:ARM) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 4th. The company reported $0.52 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.48 by $0.04. The business had revenue of $1.44 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.38 billion. ARM had a return on equity of 11.57% and a net margin of 17.13%. The business’s revenue was up 27.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.39 earnings per share. On average, research analysts predict that ARM will post 1.17 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other ARM news, CFO Jason Child sold 10,400 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, September 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $300.00, for a total value of $3,120,000.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 153,442 shares in the company, valued at approximately $46,032,600. This trade represents a 6.35% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On ARM

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Focus Financial Network Inc. lifted its stake in shares of ARM by 0.9% in the third quarter. Focus Financial Network Inc. now owns 4,686 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,357,000 after purchasing an additional 40 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its position in ARM by 18.7% during the second quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 406 shares of the company’s stock worth $144,000 after buying an additional 64 shares in the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP raised its stake in ARM by 2.9% in the 2nd quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 2,269 shares of the company’s stock valued at $804,000 after purchasing an additional 65 shares during the last quarter. Silver Grove Financial Group Inc. raised its position in shares of ARM by 47.2% in the third quarter. Silver Grove Financial Group Inc. now owns 209 shares of the company’s stock valued at $61,000 after buying an additional 67 shares during the last quarter. Finally, MCF Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of ARM by 11.7% during the 2nd quarter. MCF Advisors LLC now owns 764 shares of the company’s stock worth $271,000 after purchasing an additional 80 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 7.53% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting ARM

Here are the key news stories impacting ARM this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Arm reported fiscal Q2 revenue of $1.44 billion, ahead of estimates. Licensing revenue rose 50%, and data-center royalties doubled, highlighting demand for Arm technology in AI infrastructure. Arm Holdings’ Q2 Earnings Call Centers on AGI CPU Expansion
• Positive Sentiment: Arm’s push into its own AGI CPU could broaden its opportunity beyond chip-design royalties; management sees potential for up to $2 billion in revenue in fiscal 2027–28. Oracle has also said it plans to offer Arm AGI CPU instances in 2027. Arm Holdings’ Q2 Earnings Call Centers on AGI CPU Expansion
• Positive Sentiment: UBS and JPMorgan retained Buy/Overweight ratings despite cutting their price targets, indicating continued analyst confidence in potential upside. UBS analyst recommendations JPMorgan price target
• Neutral Sentiment: AI and data-center stocks faced market-wide pressure after midterm-election results raised concerns about a possible slowdown in data-center investment. Major indexes recovered some losses Friday, offering a more supportive backdrop, though uncertainty remains. Tech executives react to post-midterm AI sell-off
• Negative Sentiment: Investors focused on weaker smartphone-related royalties and concerns that handset demand may soften, offsetting Arm’s strong data-center growth. Royalty revenue is recurring, so slower growth here may temper expectations for future earnings. Weak smartphone royalties offset AI data-center growth
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation concerns amplified the post-earnings selloff: investors questioned whether Arm’s high expectations are justified even after the quarterly revenue beat. UBS cut its target from $320 to $270, and JPMorgan lowered its target from $255 to $245. Arm stock slides as results stoke valuation doubts

About ARM

Arm Holdings plc designs and licenses semiconductor technology, including processor architectures and related intellectual property. Rather than manufacturing chips, the company licenses its designs and collects royalties on products that use them.

Arm’s offerings include Cortex CPUs, Mali graphics processors, Neoverse infrastructure platforms and other technology for applications ranging from smartphones and consumer electronics to automotive systems, the Internet of Things and cloud computing.