William Austen Acquires 3,960 Shares of Arrow Electronics (NYSE:ARW) Stock

Key Points

  • CEO William Austen bought 3,960 shares on Feb. 19 at an average price of $151.87, a ~$601,405 transaction that raised his stake 9.71% to 44,722 shares.
  • Arrow beat Q4 expectations with $4.39 EPS versus $3.55 expected and $8.75B revenue (up 20.1% YoY), and set Q1 2026 guidance of $2.130–2.330 EPS.
  • Shares opened at $157.05 (near a 52‑week high of $160.63); analysts' consensus is a "Hold" with an average price target of $124.33.

Arrow Electronics, Inc. (NYSE:ARW - Get Free Report) CEO William Austen bought 3,960 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 19th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $151.87 per share, for a total transaction of $601,405.20. Following the completion of the purchase, the chief executive officer owned 44,722 shares of the company's stock, valued at $6,791,930.14. This represents a 9.71% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link.

Arrow Electronics Trading Up 2.1%

ARW opened at $157.05 on Friday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $126.36 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $121.07. Arrow Electronics, Inc. has a 1-year low of $86.50 and a 1-year high of $160.63. The company has a market cap of $8.02 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.36, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.77 and a beta of 1.04. 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 (NYSE:ARW - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 5th. The technology company reported $4.39 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $3.55 by $0.84. The company had revenue of $8.75 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $8.16 billion. Arrow Electronics had a net margin of 1.85% and a return on equity of 9.01%. The business's revenue was up 20.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $2.97 EPS. Arrow Electronics has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 2.130-2.330 EPS. Analysts predict that Arrow Electronics, Inc. will post 10.57 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades




Several research firms have recently commented on ARW. Wall Street Zen upgraded Arrow Electronics from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Saturday, February 7th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on shares of Arrow Electronics from $94.00 to $115.00 and gave the company an "underweight" rating in a research note on Friday, February 6th. Truist Financial upped their price objective on shares of Arrow Electronics from $120.00 to $148.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, February 6th. Finally, Zacks Research raised shares of Arrow Electronics from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Monday, February 9th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $124.33.

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Institutional Investors Weigh In On Arrow Electronics

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of ARW. Dean Capital Management grew its stake in shares of Arrow Electronics by 3.2% in the 4th quarter. Dean Capital Management now owns 17,825 shares of the technology company's stock worth $1,964,000 after acquiring an additional 548 shares in the last quarter. Wick Capital Partners LLC purchased a new position in Arrow Electronics during the fourth quarter worth about $244,000. Invesco Ltd. boosted its holdings in Arrow Electronics by 5.4% during the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 288,427 shares of the technology company's stock worth $31,779,000 after purchasing an additional 14,821 shares during the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC grew its position in Arrow Electronics by 18.2% in the 4th quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 47,864 shares of the technology company's stock worth $5,274,000 after purchasing an additional 7,380 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Vident Advisory LLC increased its position in shares of Arrow Electronics by 8.9% during the fourth quarter. Vident Advisory LLC now owns 9,333 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $1,028,000 after acquiring an additional 760 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 99.34% of the company's stock.

About Arrow Electronics

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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.

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