Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD – Get Free Report) has received an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the forty-five analysts that are presently covering the firm, Marketbeat Ratings reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, ten have issued a hold recommendation, thirty-one have assigned a buy recommendation and three have assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year price target among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $546.8684.
AMD has been the subject of several recent research reports. DA Davidson lifted their price objective on Advanced Micro Devices from $425.00 to $550.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. Oppenheimer lowered shares of Advanced Micro Devices from a “market perform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. William Blair reaffirmed a “market perform” rating on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a report on Friday, July 24th. Robert W. Baird set a $1,250.00 price target on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a research note on Friday, July 24th. Finally, Loop Capital upgraded shares of Advanced Micro Devices to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 16th.
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Key Headlines Impacting Advanced Micro Devices
- Positive Sentiment: Baird issued a highly bullish $1,250 price target, reinforcing the view that AMD’s AI accelerator and data-center businesses could expand substantially. Broadcom Sinks as AMD Climbs on Baird’s Call
- Positive Sentiment: AMD announced day-one support for the Qwen3.8 27B AI model, a development that may improve adoption of its chips and software among AI developers and data-center customers. AMD Supports Qwen3.8 27B AI Model
- Positive Sentiment: Bank of America raised its 2030 server-CPU market forecast to more than $210 billion from roughly $170 billion, citing demand from AI agents. AMD was identified as one of the bank’s preferred semiconductor investments. Bank of America Raises AI Chip Forecast
- Positive Sentiment: AMD is preparing a record bond offering of up to $5 billion to finance AI infrastructure, partnerships and other corporate needs. The funding could support its Helios platform and large customer commitments, including from Microsoft and AI companies. AMD Plans $5 Billion Bond Sale
- Neutral Sentiment: Institutional activity was mixed: Mirova disclosed a new AMD position worth approximately $145 million, while other funds reported reductions. Because these filings reflect holdings as of June 30, they provide limited insight into current positioning. Mirova Opens AMD Position
- Negative Sentiment: Risks include AMD’s demanding valuation, the added leverage from the bond sale and competitive pressure after reports that SpaceX plans to use Nvidia chips exclusively. Recent insider trading data also shows selling, although the reported sale by SVP Ava Hahn was made under a prearranged Rule 10b5-1 plan. SpaceX Selects Nvidia Exclusively
Advanced Micro Devices Stock Up 6.5%
Shares of NASDAQ AMD opened at $514.39 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $839.73 billion, a P/E ratio of 132.23 and a beta of 2.48. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $511.77 and its 200-day simple moving average is $367.48. Advanced Micro Devices has a 12-month low of $149.22 and a 12-month high of $584.73. The company has a current ratio of 2.61, a quick ratio of 1.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.03.
Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD – Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $1.66 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.62 by $0.04. Advanced Micro Devices had a return on equity of 12.30% and a net margin of 15.58%.The firm had revenue of $11.54 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $11.31 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.48 EPS. Advanced Micro Devices’s revenue for the quarter was up 50.1% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities analysts predict that Advanced Micro Devices will post 6.44 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In other news, SVP Ava Hahn sold 143 shares of Advanced Micro Devices stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $474.75, for a total transaction of $67,889.25. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 17,644 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,376,489. The trade was a 0.80% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Lisa T. Su sold 125,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $460.69, for a total transaction of $57,586,250.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 2,896,899 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,334,572,400.31. The trade was a 4.14% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last three months, insiders sold 161,077 shares of company stock worth $74,732,145. 0.50% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in AMD. Luminist Capital LLC acquired a new position in Advanced Micro Devices in the second quarter valued at approximately $46,000. BOK Financial Private Wealth Inc. acquired a new stake in Advanced Micro Devices during the second quarter worth approximately $53,000. Toews Corp ADV acquired a new stake in Advanced Micro Devices during the second quarter worth approximately $66,000. Joseph Group Capital Management purchased a new stake in shares of Advanced Micro Devices during the 4th quarter worth approximately $25,000. Finally, Cornerstone Financial Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Advanced Micro Devices during the 4th quarter worth approximately $27,000. 71.34% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Advanced Micro Devices Company Profile
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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