Arcus Capital Partners LLC Takes Position in Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. $AMD

Arcus Capital Partners LLC acquired a new position in Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD) during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm acquired 4,790 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock, valued at approximately $775,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. ORG Wealth Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of Advanced Micro Devices by 39.7% during the third quarter. ORG Wealth Partners LLC now owns 162 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 46 shares during the period. Pinney & Scofield Inc. increased its position in Advanced Micro Devices by 81.0% in the 2nd quarter. Pinney & Scofield Inc. now owns 190 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 85 shares during the period. Dogwood Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in Advanced Micro Devices by 2,311.1% during the 2nd quarter. Dogwood Wealth Management LLC now owns 217 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 208 shares in the last quarter. Avion Wealth boosted its position in Advanced Micro Devices by 49.3% during the 2nd quarter. Avion Wealth now owns 218 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $30,000 after acquiring an additional 72 shares during the period. Finally, West Branch Capital LLC boosted its position in Advanced Micro Devices by 3,057.1% during the 2nd quarter. West Branch Capital LLC now owns 221 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $31,000 after acquiring an additional 214 shares during the period. 71.34% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have recently commented on the company. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on Advanced Micro Devices from $300.00 to $345.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 12th. Susquehanna reiterated a “positive” rating and issued a $300.00 target price on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a research report on Friday, October 31st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on shares of Advanced Micro Devices from $180.00 to $270.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 5th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Advanced Micro Devices from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Sunday, January 18th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus raised their price objective on shares of Advanced Micro Devices from $240.00 to $280.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 5th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have assigned a Buy rating and ten have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $279.67.

Advanced Micro Devices News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Advanced Micro Devices this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Riot Platforms signed a multi‑year facility/power lease with AMD at Rockdale (initial 25 MW, option to 200 MW) — a ~$311M initial contract estimate — validating AMD’s need for dedicated data‑center capacity for HPC/AI deployments and supporting deployments of Instinct GPUs/EPYC CPUs. Riot Platforms: A $311M AMD Deal Changes the HPC Game
• Positive Sentiment: AMD added former Accenture CFO KC McClure to its board — investors interpret this as stronger financial/governance oversight as the company scales AI and data‑center investments. AMD Appoints KC McClure to Board of Directors
• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street bullishness persists: multiple boutiques and major firms have maintained Overweight/Outperform calls and lifted targets, supporting upside expectations into earnings and the MI450 GPU ramp. Why Wells Fargo Calls AMD a Top AI Pick for 2026
• Positive Sentiment: Software momentum: AMD’s Adrenalin AI bundle/driver update makes it easier to set up AI workflows on AMD GPUs, lowering friction for adoption across developers and enterprises. AMD Stock Gains on Adrenalin AI Bundle Update
• Positive Sentiment: Growth narrative: Analysts and research pieces highlight accelerating AI/data‑center revenue potential (Zacks cites targets like an ~80% AI revenue CAGR driven by Helios racks, Instinct GPUs and partnerships). This underpins the bullish valuation case if execution continues. AMD Rides on Expanding Enterprise Partner Base: More Upside to Come?
• Neutral Sentiment: Momentum & sentiment pieces note AMD’s multi‑day winning streak and YTD highs, but emphasize that the story is now priced into the stock and that Feb. 2 earnings/guidance will be the next major catalyst. AMD’s stock is on a hot streak not seen in six years
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling has accelerated (recent Form 4 filings, including an SVP sale), which can spook some investors ahead of earnings despite the positive operational narrative. SEC Form 4 disclosure
• Negative Sentiment: Policy/regulatory risk: reports of a potential 25% tariff on certain MI325x chip imports could pressure margins or disrupt timing for some SKUs if enacted or expanded. Tariff coverage on MI325x chips
• Negative Sentiment: Some analysts warn valuation already reflects much of the AI upside and have flagged downside risk / downgraded the name if broader tech momentum fades. AMDY: Risk Of Underperformance As Tech Momentum Fades (Rating Downgrade)

Advanced Micro Devices Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ AMD opened at $253.73 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $218.40 and its 200 day simple moving average is $197.58. The stock has a market capitalization of $413.08 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 125.61, a PEG ratio of 1.04 and a beta of 1.95. The company has a quick ratio of 1.68, a current ratio of 2.31 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. has a 52-week low of $76.48 and a 52-week high of $267.08.

Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, November 4th. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $1.20 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.17 by $0.03. Advanced Micro Devices had a return on equity of 8.04% and a net margin of 10.32%.The business had revenue of $9.25 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.76 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.92 earnings per share. Advanced Micro Devices’s revenue was up 35.6% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. will post 3.87 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In other Advanced Micro Devices news, CEO Lisa T. Su sold 125,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $215.14, for a total value of $26,892,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 3,277,476 shares in the company, valued at $705,116,186.64. This trade represents a 3.67% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, SVP Ava Hahn sold 2,442 shares of Advanced Micro Devices stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $234.42, for a total transaction of $572,453.64. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 16,359 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,834,876.78. This trade represents a 12.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 164,000 shares of company stock valued at $36,034,173 over the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 0.06% of the company’s stock.

Advanced Micro Devices 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.