Advisors Management Group Inc. ADV cut its stake in shares of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD – Free Report) by 19.5% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 32,386 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock after selling 7,834 shares during the period. Advanced Micro Devices makes up 1.3% of Advisors Management Group Inc. ADV’s holdings, making the stock its 23rd biggest holding. Advisors Management Group Inc. ADV’s holdings in Advanced Micro Devices were worth $6,936,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Several other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Aegis Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in Advanced Micro Devices during the 4th quarter worth about $219,000. LVW Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Advanced Micro Devices by 11.6% in the fourth quarter. LVW Advisors LLC now owns 2,991 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $641,000 after acquiring an additional 312 shares in the last quarter. USA Financial Formulas purchased a new position in Advanced Micro Devices in the fourth quarter worth approximately $1,529,000. Acropolis Investment Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Advanced Micro Devices by 8.5% during the 4th quarter. Acropolis Investment Management LLC now owns 2,238 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $479,000 after purchasing an additional 175 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bell Bank grew its stake in shares of Advanced Micro Devices by 2.0% during the fourth quarter. Bell Bank now owns 9,499 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $2,034,000 after purchasing an additional 190 shares in the last quarter. 71.34% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
A number of analysts have weighed in on the company. Phillip Securities upgraded Advanced Micro Devices from a “moderate buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Sunday, February 8th. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a report on Tuesday, February 24th. Wedbush reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $290.00 price target on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. UBS Group set a $310.00 price objective on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. Finally, Benchmark restated a “buy” rating and set a $325.00 price objective on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a research report on Wednesday, February 25th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have given a Buy rating and ten have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Advanced Micro Devices presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $290.53.
Advanced Micro Devices Stock Performance
NASDAQ:AMD opened at $201.99 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04, a current ratio of 2.85 and a quick ratio of 2.01. The firm has a market cap of $329.33 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 76.22, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.76 and a beta of 1.98. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $213.51 and its 200 day moving average price is $213.12. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. has a 1-year low of $76.48 and a 1-year high of $267.08.
Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD – Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, February 3rd. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $1.53 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.32 by $0.21. Advanced Micro Devices had a net margin of 12.52% and a return on equity of 8.84%. The company had revenue of $10.27 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $9.65 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $1.09 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 34.1% on a year-over-year basis. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. will post 3.87 EPS for the current year.
Advanced Micro Devices News Summary
Here are the key news stories impacting Advanced Micro Devices this week:
- Positive Sentiment: AI-driven CPU/GPU pricing power — reports that AMD (and peers) can raise CPU prices amid AI data‑center demand are supporting upside to margins and free cash flow, a core reason investors have bid the stock higher recently. The Silicon Squeeze: AI Pricing Power Lifts Chip Stocks
- Positive Sentiment: Product & ecosystem momentum — AMD’s push into AI stacks (MI450 accelerators) and a new AMD‑optimized Rocky Linux release with CIQ simplify deployments for customers, strengthening the company’s data‑center roadmap and long‑term TAM. AMD Linux Push With CIQ Adds New Angle To AI Investment Story
- Positive Sentiment: Analyst/institutional backdrop — continued buy‑side research, modest upward earnings tweaks and multiple analyst price targets boost conviction that AMD’s AI/data‑center growth can drive meaningful upside beyond current year multiples. 5 April Buys With Double-Digit Year-End Targets
- Neutral Sentiment: Market commentary & momentum trades — bullish technical narratives and articles projecting multi‑year targets keep trading interest elevated, but much of that upside is speculative and tied to execution. AMD Stock Gets a Boost From Incoming CPU Price Hikes
- Negative Sentiment: Geopolitical risk and macro headlines — escalation in the Middle East has hit semiconductors broadly, prompting risk‑off flows that can pressure demand expectations and multiples for AMD and peers. Semiconductor Chip Stocks Slump As Middle East War Hits Day 28
- Negative Sentiment: Large fund selling / flows — high‑profile asset managers trimmed chip positions (including AMD), which can amplify short‑term downside when flows turn against the sector. ARK Invest Dumps $84M in Meta, Nvidia and Chip Stocks
- Negative Sentiment: Product/support & regulatory risk — gamer calls for FSR4 support on older GPUs and advancing U.S. export-control legislation (Chip Security Act) add execution and addressable‑market uncertainty that can weigh on near‑term sentiment. AMD Stock Slips as Gamers Call for FSR 4 Support Chip Security Act Puts AMD Export Controls And Valuation In Focus
Insider Activity
In other news, CEO Lisa T. Su sold 85,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $198.77, for a total transaction of $16,895,450.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 3,146,006 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $625,331,612.62. This represents a 2.63% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Paul Darren Grasby sold 7,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $204.87, for a total value of $1,536,525.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 129,598 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $26,550,742.26. This represents a 5.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 239,392 shares of company stock worth $50,016,383 in the last three months. 0.06% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.
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.
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