On September 18, ARM Holdings rose 3.58% in regular trading, trading at $274.55/share, with turnover of $1.12 billion. The stock extended its multi-day rebound driven by a confluence of positive catalysts.
On the news front, SoftBank Group increased its margin loan collateralized by Arm shares by $5 billion to $25 billion, renegotiating terms with creditors this month to fund its expanding AI investments. The move underscores SoftBank's strong conviction in Arm's long-term value and reflects intensifying capital deployment across the AI sector. Meanwhile, CEO Rene Haas reiterated growing confidence in securing sufficient supply to meet the $2 billion customer demand pipeline for its AGI CPU, noting optimism has increased further since the July earnings call. The revenue target was raised from an initial $1 billion forecast when Arm launched its first custom CPU in March, with Meta as the lead customer.
The broader semiconductor sector continued its recovery after the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index plunged over 5% on September 14. Among peers, Micron Technology rose 3.79%, Broadcom gained 2.84%, and AMD climbed 2.19%. Piper Sandler recently initiated coverage on ARM with an Overweight rating and a mean analyst target of $291.87.
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