Westshore Wealth LLC acquired a new position in Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD – Free Report) during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 1,639 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock, valued at approximately $333,000.
A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of AMD. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its holdings in Advanced Micro Devices by 178.2% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 45,956 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $5,551,000 after buying an additional 29,438 shares during the period. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of Advanced Micro Devices by 2.9% in the fourth quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 8,283 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $1,001,000 after buying an additional 234 shares during the period. Sivia Capital Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of Advanced Micro Devices by 125.1% in the second quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 5,344 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $758,000 after buying an additional 2,970 shares during the period. United Bank raised its position in shares of Advanced Micro Devices by 22.0% during the second quarter. United Bank now owns 13,255 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $1,881,000 after acquiring an additional 2,392 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Schnieders Capital Management LLC. lifted its stake in shares of Advanced Micro Devices by 361.0% in the second quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. now owns 9,230 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $1,310,000 after acquiring an additional 7,228 shares during the period. 71.34% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
Several brokerages recently commented on AMD. DA Davidson upped their target price on Advanced Micro Devices from $375.00 to $425.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. Royal Bank Of Canada restated a “sector perform” rating and set a $540.00 price target on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a report on Friday, July 24th. Melius Research set a $660.00 price target on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a research report on Friday, July 24th. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price objective on shares of Advanced Micro Devices from $450.00 to $640.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, July 6th. Finally, Wolfe Research set a $450.00 price objective on shares of Advanced Micro Devices and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, June 15th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty have given a Buy rating, eleven have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Advanced Micro Devices has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $529.46.
Key Advanced Micro Devices News
Here are the key news stories impacting Advanced Micro Devices this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Amazon’s plan to increase AI and data-center spending to $220 billion reinforced expectations for sustained demand for AMD’s data-center CPUs and AI accelerators. AMD gave back much of its earlier advance as the session progressed. AMD Stock Gains as Amazon Expands AI Spending to $220 Billion
- Positive Sentiment: Reports that GPU prices could rise in August helped support AMD shares by suggesting firm demand and improved pricing power for graphics products. AMD Stock Jumps as Reports Point to a GPU Price Increase in August
- Positive Sentiment: AMD’s agreement to lease up to 2.5 gigawatts of capacity from Core Scientific could accelerate AI data-center deployment. Bernstein estimated the partnership could generate roughly $14 billion in revenue over 15 years. Core Scientific’s AMD Deal Could Generate $14 Billion Over 15 Years
- Positive Sentiment: Susquehanna raised its AMD price target from $450 to $500 and kept a positive rating, citing improving server-CPU prospects. Wedbush has also pointed to a potential AI data-center ramp supported by Microsoft and Anthropic partnerships. Susquehanna Just Upped Its Price Target on AMD Stock
- Neutral Sentiment: AMD is scheduled to report fiscal second-quarter results after the market close on August 4. Traders are positioning for a sizable move, making revenue growth, Instinct accelerator demand, gross margins and forward guidance the key near-term catalysts. Here’s How Much Traders See AMD Stock Moving After Earnings
- Negative Sentiment: Analysts and technical indicators warn that AMD’s valuation is demanding, with a triple-digit price-to-earnings ratio and intense competition from NVIDIA and other chipmakers. A strong earnings report may be required to justify current expectations. Should You Buy AMD Stock Ahead of Q2 Earnings?
- Negative Sentiment: The recent semiconductor selloff, concerns about an AI-trade unwind after SK hynix results, and profit-taking following AMD’s major 2026 rally continue to weigh on sentiment despite the sector rebound. Nvidia, Micron, AMD Sink After SK Hynix Results Fail to Impress
Advanced Micro Devices Trading Down 1.9%
NASDAQ AMD opened at $476.15 on Friday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $515.42 and a 200 day simple moving average of $349.69. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. has a one year low of $149.22 and a one year high of $584.73. The stock has a market capitalization of $776.41 billion, a P/E ratio of 156.12 and a beta of 2.47. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04, a current ratio of 2.72 and a quick ratio of 1.96.
Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD – Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $1.37 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.29 by $0.08. Advanced Micro Devices had a return on equity of 9.55% and a net margin of 13.37%.The business had revenue of $10.25 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $9.90 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.96 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 37.8% on a year-over-year basis. Research analysts expect that Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. will post 6.27 earnings per share for the current year.
Insider Activity at Advanced Micro Devices
In other news, EVP Forrest Eugene Norrod sold 19,487 shares of Advanced Micro Devices stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $431.40, for a total value of $8,406,691.80. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 324,527 shares in the company, valued at $140,000,947.80. The trade was a 5.66% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, EVP Mark D. Papermaster sold 6,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on 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 owned 1,233,687 shares in the company, valued at $661,663,348.71. The trade was a 0.48% 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. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 310,310 shares of company stock worth $141,185,456. Corporate insiders own 0.50% 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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