Bailard Inc. Boosts Stake in Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. $AMD

Bailard Inc. raised its position in shares of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD) by 12.6% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 90,923 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock after buying an additional 10,166 shares during the quarter. Bailard Inc.’s holdings in Advanced Micro Devices were worth $14,710,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

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

Advanced Micro Devices News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: Reports that Meta will buy more AI chips from AMD lifted bullish expectations for near-term data-center demand and revenue upside. AMD stock jumps on reports of an AI chip deal with Meta
• Positive Sentiment: Riot Platforms disclosed a multi‑year lease with AMD at its Rockdale, TX site (initial 25 MW, option to 200 MW), implying multi‑hundred‑million dollars in potential contract revenue and validating AMD’s need for dedicated data‑center capacity. This is read as tangible revenue/infra support for AMD’s data‑center roadmap. Riot Platforms: A $311M AMD Deal Changes the HPC Game
• Positive Sentiment: AMD added former Accenture CFO KC McClure to its board, strengthening financial oversight and signaling governance support as the company scales AI and data‑center investments. That appointment reduces execution/governance risk in investors’ view. AMD Appoints KC McClure to Board of Directors
• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street bullishness persists (notably Wells Fargo and several boutiques raising targets and reiterating Overweight/Outperform views), supporting upside expectations ahead of Q4 results and the MI450 GPU ramp. Why Wells Fargo Calls AMD a Top AI Pick for 2026
• Neutral Sentiment: Market commentary (Fool/MarketBeat/Forbes) frames 2026 as a potential turnaround year if MI450 execution and data‑center deals scale — bullish narrative but still dependent on execution and guidance in upcoming earnings. AMD’s AI Comeback: Why 2026 Could Be the Turnaround Year
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling has accelerated (recent Form 4 / Form 144 filings and a disclosed sale by SVP Ava Hahn), which can spook some investors ahead of earnings despite the company’s broader positive narrative. SEC Form 4 disclosure
• Negative Sentiment: Policy/headline risk: a reported 25% tariff on certain MI325x chip imports could pressure gross margins or order timing for some SKUs if enacted or broadened — a macro/regulatory downside to watch. Tariff coverage on MI325x chips
• Negative Sentiment: Some analysts remain cautious or have trimmed ratings, warning that valuation already reflects significant AI/data‑center upside — caution ahead of AMD’s Feb. earnings/guidance release. Analyst caution on AMD valuation

Advanced Micro Devices Stock Performance

Advanced Micro Devices stock opened at $231.92 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04, a quick ratio of 1.68 and a current ratio of 2.31. The company has a market capitalization of $377.58 billion, a PE ratio of 114.81, a P/E/G ratio of 0.97 and a beta of 1.95. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $218.47 and a 200-day moving average price of $196.82. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $76.48 and a fifty-two week high of $267.08.

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts have weighed in on AMD shares. Cowen reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a research note on Tuesday, December 2nd. Mizuho increased their price target on Advanced Micro Devices from $275.00 to $285.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 12th. Stifel Nicolaus raised their price target on Advanced Micro Devices from $240.00 to $280.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 5th. Piper Sandler reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $280.00 price objective on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a research report on Wednesday, November 12th. Finally, Dbs Bank upgraded shares of Advanced Micro Devices from a “hold” rating to a “moderate buy” rating in a report on Monday, October 6th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have issued a Buy rating and twelve have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $276.16.

Insider Transactions at Advanced Micro Devices

In related news, EVP Forrest Eugene Norrod sold 19,450 shares of Advanced Micro Devices stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $229.37, for a total value of $4,461,246.50. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 300,348 shares in the company, valued at $68,890,820.76. The trade was a 6.08% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CEO Lisa T. Su sold 125,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $215.14, for a total transaction of $26,892,500.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 3,277,476 shares in the company, valued at approximately $705,116,186.64. The trade was a 3.67% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 164,000 shares of company stock worth $36,034,173. Corporate insiders own 0.06% 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.