Insider Selling: ARM (NASDAQ:ARM) Insider Sells 24,339 Shares of Stock

ARM Holdings PLC Sponsored ADR (NASDAQ:ARM) insider Richard Roy Grisenthwaite sold 24,339 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $209.15, for a total value of $5,090,501.85. Following the transaction, the insider owned 5,543 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,159,318.45. This trade represents a 81.45% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards.

ARM Stock Up 3.7%

Shares of ARM stock traded up $8.03 on Tuesday, hitting $223.15. 11,187,434 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 7,859,960. The stock has a market cap of $235.76 billion, a P/E ratio of 265.65, a PEG ratio of 7.60 and a beta of 3.40. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $166.81 and its 200 day moving average is $140.61. ARM Holdings PLC Sponsored ADR has a 52-week low of $100.02 and a 52-week high of $239.50.

ARM (NASDAQ:ARM) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 1st. The company reported $0.60 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. ARM had a return on equity of 12.43% and a net margin of 18.37%.The firm had revenue of $1.49 billion for the quarter. Equities research analysts forecast that ARM Holdings PLC Sponsored ADR will post 1.12 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts recently issued reports on the company. Mizuho raised their price objective on ARM from $230.00 to $255.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. Benchmark restated a “hold” rating on shares of ARM in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Morgan Stanley restated an “equal weight” rating and set a $150.00 price objective (up from $135.00) on shares of ARM in a research note on Tuesday, April 7th. Evercore reduced their price objective on ARM from $215.00 to $170.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Finally, Barclays raised their price objective on ARM from $200.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 7th. Twenty investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $203.79.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On ARM

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Grey Fox Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in ARM during the third quarter worth about $28,000. Syntax Research Inc. acquired a new position in ARM during the first quarter worth about $30,000. Evelyn Partners Investment Management Services Ltd acquired a new position in ARM during the first quarter worth about $30,000. Mcguire Capital Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in ARM during the fourth quarter worth about $30,000. Finally, Navalign LLC acquired a new position in ARM during the fourth quarter worth about $33,000. 7.53% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

More ARM News

Here are the key news stories impacting ARM this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Sanford C. Bernstein initiated coverage on ARM with an outperform rating and a $300 price target, signaling meaningful upside from current levels and reinforcing the bullish view on Arm’s CPU and chip-IP growth opportunity.
• Positive Sentiment: MarketWatch reported that Bernstein sees Arm benefiting from a “renaissance of CPUs,” with the server CPU market potentially expanding sharply over the next several years, which supports the stock’s momentum. Article: Arm’s stock could rise another 45% as the ‘renaissance of CPUs’ takes hold, analyst says
• Positive Sentiment: Another market piece noted ARM was trading higher on Tuesday, extending a strong 2026 run as investors continue to favor semiconductor design and AI-related names. Article: Arm Holdings Has Doubled in 2026. Is It Outperforming Other Chip-IP Stocks Like Synopsys, Cadence, and Qualcomm?
• Neutral Sentiment: Multiple law firms announced securities-fraud investigations tied to ARM after reports of U.S. antitrust scrutiny. These headlines add uncertainty, but they are investigations at an early stage rather than confirmed findings. Article: Securities Fraud Investigation Into Arm Holdings plc (ARM) Announced
• Neutral Sentiment: Insider sales by Richard Roy Grisenthwaite and William Abbey were disclosed, but the company said the transactions were tied to tax withholding from vested equity awards and a pre-arranged 10b5-1 plan, which makes them less likely to be viewed as a negative operating signal.
• Negative Sentiment: Yahoo Finance reported ARM fell on news of a possible U.S. antitrust probe, which could pressure investor sentiment if regulators increase scrutiny of Arm’s licensing model. Article: Arm Falls on Reported US Antitrust Probe

ARM Company 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.