Redmond Asset Management LLC bought a new position in Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD – Free Report) in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor bought 1,050 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock, valued at approximately $225,000.
Other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Impax Asset Management Group plc lifted its holdings in shares of Advanced Micro Devices by 326.5% during the third quarter. Impax Asset Management Group plc now owns 52,068 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $8,424,000 after purchasing an additional 39,861 shares in the last quarter. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Advanced Micro Devices by 6,228.8% during the fourth quarter. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. now owns 308,021 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $65,966,000 after purchasing an additional 303,154 shares in the last quarter. Williamson Legacy Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Advanced Micro Devices during the fourth quarter valued at $1,118,000. Zweig DiMenna Associates LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Advanced Micro Devices by 127.6% during the third quarter. Zweig DiMenna Associates LLC now owns 72,602 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $11,746,000 after purchasing an additional 40,708 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Valtinson Bruner Financial Planning LLC bought a new position in shares of Advanced Micro Devices during the fourth quarter valued at $1,523,000. Institutional investors own 71.34% of the company’s stock.
Advanced Micro Devices Stock Up 4.6%
AMD stock opened at $518.09 on Friday. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $108.62 and a fifty-two week high of $527.20. The business’s 50-day moving average is $321.45 and its two-hundred day moving average is $253.87. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04, a quick ratio of 1.96 and a current ratio of 2.72. The company has a market cap of $844.80 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 169.87, a P/E/G ratio of 1.46 and a beta of 2.40.
Key Headlines Impacting Advanced Micro Devices
Here are the key news stories impacting Advanced Micro Devices this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Rocket One was accepted into the AMD AI Developer Program, giving the company access to AMD cloud tools, credits, and technical resources that could help expand demand for AMD’s AI ecosystem. Rocket One Accepted into AMD AI Developer Program to Advance Simulation of Next-Generation Nanomagnetic AI Accelerator Architecture for AI, Defense and Space Applications
- Positive Sentiment: Several articles argue AMD still has room to run after its post-earnings surge, citing strong data center growth, rising EPYC and Instinct adoption, and the company’s expanding AI opportunity. AMD’s Data Center Growth Rides on EPYC Demand: More Upside Ahead?
- Positive Sentiment: Analyst sentiment remains constructive, with recent upgrades and higher price targets suggesting Wall Street sees a much larger market opportunity for AMD’s CPU and AI businesses. Why Wall Street Sees A Much Bigger Market Opportunity For AMD
- Positive Sentiment: AMD’s AI narrative is also being reinforced by bullish opinion pieces saying the stock’s rally may still be unfinished, keeping momentum traders engaged. AMD Stock Is On A Once-In-50-Year Run — And It Looks Like Unfinished Business
- Neutral Sentiment: Cathie Wood and ARK Invest sold more than $16 million of AMD shares, which may create some near-term headline pressure but does not change the company’s operating outlook. Cathie Wood Just Sold $16 Million of AMD Stock. Why Did ARK Invest Sell the Chip Giant?
- Neutral Sentiment: Coverage noting Nvidia’s relative underperformance versus the broader chip sector is helping frame AMD as a beneficiary of shifting AI hardware demand, though the impact is indirect. Nvidia Stock Is Now a Chip Laggard
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on AMD. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price target on Advanced Micro Devices from $320.00 to $450.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. UBS Group set a $310.00 price target on Advanced Micro Devices in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. Susquehanna upped their price target on Advanced Micro Devices from $375.00 to $450.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. Bank of America upped their price target on Advanced Micro Devices from $450.00 to $500.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 13th. Finally, Piper Sandler reaffirmed an “overweight” rating on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a report on Wednesday, February 25th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty have given a Buy rating and twelve have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $410.00.
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Insider Transactions at Advanced Micro Devices
In other Advanced Micro Devices news, EVP Forrest Eugene Norrod sold 19,487 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $431.40, for a total value of $8,406,691.80. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 324,527 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $140,000,947.80. This represents a 5.66% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed 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 stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $445.51, for a total value of $55,688,750.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 3,021,899 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,346,286,223.49. This represents a 3.97% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold a total of 329,085 shares of company stock worth $114,051,007 in the last ninety days. Insiders own 0.50% of the company’s stock.
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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