Jefferies Financial Group Inc. Makes New $768,000 Investment in Arrow Electronics, Inc. $ARW

Jefferies Financial Group Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Arrow Electronics, Inc. (NYSE:ARW) during the second quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor acquired 3,600 shares of the technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $768,000.

Several other large investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. Private Advisor Group LLC grew its position in shares of Arrow Electronics by 2.6% in the 1st quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 3,054 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $438,000 after buying an additional 78 shares during the last quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC raised its stake in Arrow Electronics by 38.9% during the 1st quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC now owns 282 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $40,000 after acquiring an additional 79 shares in the last quarter. Krilogy Financial LLC lifted its position in Arrow Electronics by 3.2% in the first quarter. Krilogy Financial LLC now owns 2,543 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $365,000 after acquiring an additional 80 shares during the last quarter. Gateway Investment Advisers LLC lifted its position in Arrow Electronics by 3.8% in the fourth quarter. Gateway Investment Advisers LLC now owns 2,276 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $251,000 after acquiring an additional 84 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund boosted its stake in Arrow Electronics by 0.8% in the second quarter. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund now owns 10,567 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $2,255,000 after acquiring an additional 84 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 99.34% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about Arrow Electronics

Here are the key news stories impacting Arrow Electronics this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analysts tracked by American Banking News assign Arrow Electronics an average price target of $233.25, implying meaningful upside from recent trading levels. Arrow Electronics Receives $233.25 Average Price Target from Analysts
• Positive Sentiment: Zacks Research raised its Arrow Electronics EPS forecasts across multiple periods, including FY2026 to $20.41 from $17.19, FY2027 to $20.08 from $16.22, and FY2028 to $19.28 from $15.33. The firm also lifted estimates for several quarterly periods, including Q3 2026 to $5.01 from $3.25 and Q3 2027 to $5.05 from $3.21.
• Neutral Sentiment: Zacks Research maintained a Hold rating, suggesting that the higher earnings forecasts have not yet prompted the analyst to view ARW as an outright buy. The current-year consensus EPS estimate is approximately $20.44, broadly in line with Zacks’ revised FY2026 forecast.
• Negative Sentiment: The stock’s decline may reflect valuation and momentum concerns following a strong run toward its 12-month high of $237.33. Investors may also be weighing the fact that Zacks’ longer-term FY2028 estimate of $19.28 is below its FY2027 forecast, despite the upward revisions.

Arrow Electronics Trading Down 0.1%

Shares of Arrow Electronics stock opened at $203.70 on Monday. Arrow Electronics, Inc. has a 1 year low of $101.79 and a 1 year high of $237.33. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a quick ratio of 1.01 and a current ratio of 1.22. The company has a market capitalization of $10.37 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.02, a PEG ratio of 0.30 and a beta of 1.20. The company’s fifty day moving average is $210.78 and its two-hundred day moving average is $189.24.

Arrow Electronics (NYSE:ARW) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The technology company reported $5.45 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.45 by $1.00. Arrow Electronics had a net margin of 2.26% and a return on equity of 13.41%. The business had revenue of $9.99 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $9.67 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $2.43 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 31.8% compared to the same quarter last year. Arrow Electronics has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 4.830-5.030 EPS. Analysts forecast that Arrow Electronics, Inc. will post 21.24 earnings per share for the current year.

Arrow Electronics announced that its board has authorized a share repurchase program on Wednesday, May 13th that authorizes the company to buyback $1.00 billion in shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the technology company to purchase up to 9.7% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are generally a sign that the company’s management believes its shares are undervalued.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have issued reports on ARW. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Arrow Electronics in a report on Friday, August 21st. Raymond James Financial reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $250.00 target price on shares of Arrow Electronics in a report on Friday, August 7th. Wall Street Zen raised Arrow Electronics from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, July 25th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on Arrow Electronics from $175.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research note on Friday, August 7th. Finally, Truist Financial cut their price target on Arrow Electronics from $260.00 to $250.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, August 7th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Arrow Electronics has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $233.25.

About Arrow Electronics

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.