One Day In July LLC acquired a new stake in Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD – Free Report) during the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 1,647 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock, valued at approximately $957,000.
Several other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Advanced Micro Devices in the fourth quarter valued at about $4,929,312,000. Jennison Associates LLC increased its stake in shares of Advanced Micro Devices by 181.6% during the 4th quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 10,910,310 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $2,336,552,000 after purchasing an additional 7,035,991 shares in the last quarter. Cardano Risk Management B.V. acquired a new position in shares of Advanced Micro Devices during the 4th quarter worth approximately $1,000,783,000. Wellington Management Group LLP raised its position in shares of Advanced Micro Devices by 335.9% during the 3rd quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 4,847,825 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $784,330,000 after purchasing an additional 3,735,807 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Franklin Resources Inc. lifted its stake in Advanced Micro Devices by 340.1% in the 4th quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 4,747,834 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $1,016,796,000 after buying an additional 3,669,054 shares in the last quarter. 71.34% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Insider Activity
In related news, Director Nora Denzel sold 8,626 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $522.00, for a total transaction of $4,502,772.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 87,173 shares in the company, valued at approximately $45,504,306. This represents a 9.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Lisa T. Su sold 125,000 shares of Advanced Micro Devices stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $460.69, for a total value of $57,586,250.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 2,896,899 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,334,572,400.31. This trade represents a 4.14% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold a total of 161,077 shares of company stock valued at $74,732,145 in the last three months. Company insiders own 0.50% of the company’s stock.
Advanced Micro Devices Trading Up 6.5%
Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 4th. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $1.66 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.62 by $0.04. The business had revenue of $11.54 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $11.31 billion. Advanced Micro Devices had a return on equity of 12.30% and a net margin of 15.58%.The business’s revenue was up 50.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.48 earnings per share. As a group, analysts forecast that Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. will post 6.44 EPS for the current year.
Trending Headlines about Advanced Micro Devices
Here are the key news stories impacting Advanced Micro Devices this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Baird issued a highly bullish $1,250 price target, reinforcing the view that AMD’s AI accelerator and data-center businesses could expand substantially. Broadcom Sinks as AMD Climbs on Baird’s Call
- Positive Sentiment: AMD announced day-one support for the Qwen3.8 27B AI model, a development that may improve adoption of its chips and software among AI developers and data-center customers. AMD Supports Qwen3.8 27B AI Model
- Positive Sentiment: Bank of America raised its 2030 server-CPU market forecast to more than $210 billion from roughly $170 billion, citing demand from AI agents. AMD was identified as one of the bank’s preferred semiconductor investments. Bank of America Raises AI Chip Forecast
- Positive Sentiment: AMD is preparing a record bond offering of up to $5 billion to finance AI infrastructure, partnerships and other corporate needs. The funding could support its Helios platform and large customer commitments, including from Microsoft and AI companies. AMD Plans $5 Billion Bond Sale
- Neutral Sentiment: Institutional activity was mixed: Mirova disclosed a new AMD position worth approximately $145 million, while other funds reported reductions. Because these filings reflect holdings as of June 30, they provide limited insight into current positioning. Mirova Opens AMD Position
- Negative Sentiment: Risks include AMD’s demanding valuation, the added leverage from the bond sale and competitive pressure after reports that SpaceX plans to use Nvidia chips exclusively. Recent insider trading data also shows selling, although the reported sale by SVP Ava Hahn was made under a prearranged Rule 10b5-1 plan. SpaceX Selects Nvidia Exclusively
Analyst Ratings Changes
A number of equities research analysts have commented on the company. UBS Group reiterated an “overweight” rating on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a report on Friday, July 24th. Seaport Research Partners raised Advanced Micro Devices from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $430.00 price target for the company in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. Melius Research set a $660.00 price objective on Advanced Micro Devices in a research report on Friday, July 24th. Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on Advanced Micro Devices from $410.00 to $465.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group set a $650.00 target price on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-one have assigned a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Advanced Micro Devices currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $546.87.
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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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