Insight Wealth Strategies LLC trimmed its holdings in Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD – Free Report) by 51.4% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 9,102 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock after selling 9,620 shares during the quarter. Insight Wealth Strategies LLC’s holdings in Advanced Micro Devices were worth $4,923,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of AMD. Joseph Group Capital Management purchased a new stake in Advanced Micro Devices in the fourth quarter worth $25,000. Sarver Vrooman Wealth Advisors bought a new stake in shares of Advanced Micro Devices during the fourth quarter worth $27,000. Cornerstone Financial Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Advanced Micro Devices during the fourth quarter worth $27,000. Basepoint Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Advanced Micro Devices during the fourth quarter valued at $30,000. Finally, Graney & King LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Advanced Micro Devices during the first quarter valued at $31,000. 71.34% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
Several research firms recently commented on AMD. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed a “sector perform” rating and issued a $540.00 price target on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price objective on shares of Advanced Micro Devices from $450.00 to $635.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, July 10th. Truist Financial upped their target price on shares of Advanced Micro Devices from $478.00 to $594.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. Bank of America raised their target price on shares of Advanced Micro Devices from $550.00 to $620.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 14th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price target on shares of Advanced Micro Devices from $450.00 to $640.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, July 6th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-one have assigned a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $546.87.
Advanced Micro Devices Stock Up 1.0%
NASDAQ:AMD opened at $474.32 on Wednesday. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. has a 1-year low of $149.22 and a 1-year high of $584.73. The company has a 50-day moving average of $512.81 and a 200 day moving average of $363.26. The firm has a market cap of $774.31 billion, a PE ratio of 121.93 and a beta of 2.48. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.03, a current ratio of 2.61 and a quick ratio of 1.91.
Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD – Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $1.66 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.62 by $0.04. The company had revenue of $11.54 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $11.31 billion. Advanced Micro Devices had a net margin of 15.58% and a return on equity of 12.30%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 50.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.48 EPS. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. will post 6.44 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Key Advanced Micro Devices News
Here are the key news stories impacting Advanced Micro Devices this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Strong quarterly results: AMD exceeded expectations for both revenue and earnings, with revenue rising 50% year over year to $11.54 billion. Data-center sales more than doubled, reinforcing demand for its AI accelerators and server processors. However, investors appeared to expect an even stronger outlook, limiting the benefit from the earnings beat. AMD vs. Sandisk: Chip Earnings Momentum Meets a Mixed Market Reaction
- Positive Sentiment: AI infrastructure catalysts: AMD’s Helios rack-scale AI systems are expected to begin ramping this quarter, while an Anthropic data-center agreement involving Riot Platforms highlights potential demand for AMD-powered infrastructure. AMD has also added support for Meta’s Muse Glimmer 30B AI model on PCs and acquired Taalas technology to strengthen its AI-inference roadmap. AMD’s Helios Launch Could Create Winners Beyond AMD Stock
- Positive Sentiment: Higher earnings expectations: Northland Securities raised its FY2026 EPS forecast to $5.97 from $5.54 and its FY2027 estimate to $8.55 from $6.95, reflecting confidence in longer-term data-center growth. The firm maintained a Market Perform rating, however, with a $260 price target. Northland Securities AMD Estimates
- Neutral Sentiment: Analyst debate remains intense: Some coverage highlights AMD as a beneficiary of the shift from AI training toward inference, while other analysts argue that its growth thesis is already reflected in the valuation and that margins could constrain further gains.
- Negative Sentiment: Valuation and margin pressure: With a valuation exceeding 120 times earnings, investors may demand continued upside surprises. Commentary warns that fast revenue growth may not translate into comparable profit growth, creating downside risk if gross margins or forward guidance disappoint. AMD Revenue Is Exploding, But Margins May Stop the Rally
- Negative Sentiment: Institutional selling: Recent 13F filings show Amundi reduced its AMD position by approximately 2.27 million shares, while ProShare Advisors cut its holding by about 577,000 shares. These filings reflect second-quarter positions rather than current trading, but they may weigh on sentiment.
Insider Buying and Selling at Advanced Micro Devices
In other news, Director Nora Denzel sold 8,626 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, June 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $522.00, for a total transaction of $4,502,772.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 87,173 shares in the company, valued at approximately $45,504,306. This trade represents a 9.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, EVP Mark D. Papermaster sold 6,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $536.33, for a total transaction of $3,217,980.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 1,233,687 shares in the company, valued at approximately $661,663,348.71. This represents a 0.48% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold a total of 160,934 shares of company stock worth $74,664,256 over the last quarter. 0.50% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.
About Advanced Micro Devices
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc (NASDAQ: AMD) is a global semiconductor company that designs and sells microprocessors, graphics processors, chipsets and adaptive computing solutions for a broad set of markets. The company’s product portfolio includes consumer and commercial CPUs under the Ryzen and Threadripper brands, data center processors under the EPYC brand, and Radeon graphics processing units for gaming and professional visualization. AMD also offers semi-custom system-on-chip (SoC) products for gaming consoles and other specialized applications, and provides supporting software and platform technologies for OEMs, cloud service providers and end users.
Founded in 1969, AMD has evolved from a supplier of logic chips into a diversified, fabless semiconductor designer.
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