Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD – Get Free Report) EVP Mark Papermaster sold 6,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated 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 directly owned 1,233,687 shares in the company, valued at approximately $661,663,348.71. The trade was a 0.48% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.
Advanced Micro Devices Trading Up 5.2%
Shares of NASDAQ:AMD opened at $539.33 on Friday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $411.01 and a 200-day moving average of $283.43. The firm has a market cap of $879.43 billion, a P/E ratio of 176.83, a P/E/G ratio of 1.50 and a beta of 2.50. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. has a twelve month low of $126.82 and a twelve month high of $558.37. The company has a current ratio of 2.72, a quick ratio of 1.96 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04.
Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 5th. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $1.37 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.29 by $0.08. Advanced Micro Devices had a net margin of 13.37% and a return on equity of 9.55%. The business had revenue of $10.25 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $9.90 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.96 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 37.8% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, analysts anticipate that Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. will post 6.2 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Key Headlines Impacting Advanced Micro Devices
- Positive Sentiment: Bernstein raised its price target on AMD to $600, citing strong AI infrastructure demand and improving server CPU trends. Why Is AMD Stock Gaining Thursday?
- Positive Sentiment: Citi upgraded AMD to Buy and lifted its target to $575, pointing to potential GPU sales to Meta and broader upside in the AI server CPU market. Citi Upgrades AMD Stock to ‘Buy’ on Massive Meta GPU Sales Potential
- Positive Sentiment: AMD announced it is acquiring MEXT, a memory optimization company, which could strengthen AMD’s AI data center offerings by helping address workload bottlenecks. AMD (AMD) Buys MEXT To Tackle AI Data Center Memory Bottlenecks
- Positive Sentiment: AMD signed a definitive agreement with Rackspace to deploy 30 MW of AMD-based AI compute across Rackspace’s global data centers, expanding its enterprise AI footprint. AMD and Rackspace Team Up on a 30 MW AI Compute Agreement
- Neutral Sentiment: Some commentary warned AMD may have run too far, too fast, and another article flagged margin pressure as the company shifts deeper into AI growth bets. One Warning Signal AMD Investors Can’t Miss
- Neutral Sentiment: There was also an insider sale by EVP Mark Papermaster, but it was made under a pre-arranged trading plan, limiting the negative signal for investors. Mark Papermaster Sells 6,000 Shares of Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) Stock
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Several brokerages have recently issued reports on AMD. Benchmark lifted their price target on Advanced Micro Devices from $325.00 to $485.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. Rosenblatt Securities upped their price objective on Advanced Micro Devices from $300.00 to $490.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. Needham & Company LLC raised Advanced Micro Devices to a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. Raymond James Financial started coverage on Advanced Micro Devices in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. They set a “market perform” rating on the stock. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on shares of Advanced Micro Devices from $345.00 to $505.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty have given a Buy rating, twelve have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $430.68.
Institutional Investors Weigh In On Advanced Micro Devices
Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Joseph Group Capital Management acquired a new stake in shares of Advanced Micro Devices during the fourth quarter worth $25,000. Sarver Vrooman Wealth Advisors acquired a new position in shares of Advanced Micro Devices in the 4th quarter valued at $27,000. Cornerstone Financial Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Advanced Micro Devices in the 4th quarter valued at $27,000. Basepoint Wealth LLC purchased a new position in Advanced Micro Devices in the 4th quarter worth about $30,000. Finally, Graney & King LLC purchased a new position in Advanced Micro Devices in the 1st quarter worth about $31,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 71.34% of the company’s stock.
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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