Head-To-Head Contrast: ARM (ARM) and Its Peers

ARM (NASDAQ:ARM) is one of 174 publicly-traded companies in the “Semiconductors & related devices” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare ARM to related companies based on the strength of its earnings, risk, profitability, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

This table compares ARM and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ARM	12.12%	18.97%	13.23%
ARM Competitors	-156.57%	-41.39%	-7.00%

Risk and Volatility

ARM has a beta of 5.4, meaning that its stock price is 440% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ARM’s rivals have a beta of 1.72, meaning that their average stock price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

7.5% of ARM shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.8% of shares of all “Semiconductors & related devices” companies are held by institutional investors. 9.8% of shares of all “Semiconductors & related devices” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for ARM and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ARM	2	6	17	1	2.65
ARM Competitors	2511	9800	19232	681	2.56

ARM presently has a consensus target price of $145.57, indicating a potential downside of 3.37%. As a group, “Semiconductors & related devices” companies have a potential upside of 653.12%. Given ARM’s rivals higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe ARM has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares ARM and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
ARM	$3.23 billion	$306.00 million	386.29
ARM Competitors	$5.68 billion	$806.07 million	19.65

ARM’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than ARM. ARM is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Summary

ARM beats its rivals on 8 of the 13 factors compared.

ARM Company Profile

Arm Holdings plc architects, develops, and licenses central processing unit products and related technologies for semiconductor companies and original equipment manufacturers rely on to develop products. It offers microprocessors, systems intellectual property (IPs), graphics processing units, physical IP and associated systems IPs, software, tools, and other related services. Its products are used in various markets, such as automotive, computing infrastructure, consumer technologies, and Internet of things. The company operates in the United States, the People's Republic of China, Taiwan, South Korea, and internationally. The company was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Cambridge, the United Kingdom. Arm Holdings plc operates as a subsidiary of Kronos II LLC.