Moss Adams Wealth Advisors LLC decreased its position in shares of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD – Free Report) by 18.8% during the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 5,392 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock after selling 1,245 shares during the period. Moss Adams Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in Advanced Micro Devices were worth $3,298,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in AMD. DecisionPoint Financial LLC lifted its position in Advanced Micro Devices by 79.2% during the third quarter. DecisionPoint Financial LLC now owns 43 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 19 shares during the period. MJT & Associates Financial Advisory Group Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Advanced Micro Devices during the 3rd quarter valued at $29,000. JNBA Financial Advisors grew its position in shares of Advanced Micro Devices by 142.9% in the 2nd quarter. JNBA Financial Advisors now owns 51 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $30,000 after buying an additional 30 shares during the period. Graney & King LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Advanced Micro Devices in the 1st quarter worth about $31,000. Finally, Main Street Group LTD purchased a new stake in shares of Advanced Micro Devices in the 1st quarter worth about $33,000. Institutional investors own 71.34% of the company’s stock.
Trending Headlines about Advanced Micro Devices
Here are the key news stories impacting Advanced Micro Devices this week:
- Positive Sentiment: AMD’s data-center revenue reportedly nearly doubled, and its Helios rack-scale systems, EPYC processors and Instinct GPUs are being deployed in Meta’s AI infrastructure. The companies also expanded their relationship through a planned $1 billion equity investment and multigeneration chip collaboration. AMD Expands AI Footprint With Meta
- Positive Sentiment: Rackspace selected AMD-powered infrastructure for HGS’s private AI deployment, adding another enterprise use case for AMD’s data-center products. HGS Selects Rackspace Technology for Private AI Infrastructure
- Positive Sentiment: Rakuten Investment Management disclosed a new approximately $283.7 million AMD position, while many large institutions—including JPMorgan, Invesco, FMR and BlackRock—reported adding shares in recent quarters. Rakuten Opens AMD Position
- Positive Sentiment: Analyst targets remain broadly above the current share price, with a reported six-month median target of $512.50 and several targets ranging from $560 to $700.
- Neutral Sentiment: AMD is scheduled to report third-quarter results on Nov. 3. Investors will focus on data-center growth, AI accelerator demand, supply constraints and management’s outlook for 2027.
- Neutral Sentiment: Recent commentary highlights a sharply divided outlook: AMD’s AI growth is accelerating, but its valuation leaves little room for an earnings or guidance disappointment. AMD Earnings Preview
- Negative Sentiment: Intel’s disappointing fourth-quarter forecast, weak PC-market conditions and margin concerns triggered a broad semiconductor selloff. Investors are questioning whether AMD faces similar demand or supply pressures. AMD Shares Slide After Intel Earnings
- Negative Sentiment: Several reports argue AMD is priced more aggressively than NVIDIA despite slower expected growth, making the stock vulnerable to profit-taking before earnings. AMD Reports on Nov. 3
- Negative Sentiment: Insiders have reported 147 open-market sales and no purchases over the past six months, including substantial sales by CEO Lisa Su and other executives. Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest has also continued trimming AMD, adding to near-term sentiment pressure.
Advanced Micro Devices Price Performance
Shares of NASDAQ:AMD opened at $504.80 on Friday. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $548.29 and its 200-day moving average price is $409.20. The stock has a market capitalization of $824.07 billion, a PE ratio of 129.77, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 5.18 and a beta of 2.45. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. has a twelve month low of $188.22 and a twelve month high of $658.52. The company has a quick ratio of 1.91, a current ratio of 2.61 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.03.
Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 4th. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $1.66 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.62 by $0.04. The company had revenue of $11.54 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $11.31 billion. Advanced Micro Devices had a return on equity of 12.30% and a net margin of 15.58%. The firm’s revenue was up 50.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.48 EPS. Equities research analysts expect that Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. will post 6.50 EPS for the current year.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Several equities research analysts recently commented on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a research note on Thursday. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Advanced Micro Devices from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 8th. Sanford C. Bernstein reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $650.00 target price on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a report on Wednesday, August 5th. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated a “sector perform” rating and set a $540.00 target price on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a report on Wednesday, August 5th. Finally, Argus boosted their price target on Advanced Micro Devices from $450.00 to $625.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-one have given a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Advanced Micro Devices currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $607.57.
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Insider Transactions at Advanced Micro Devices
In related news, CEO Lisa Su sold 70,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, September 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $506.80, for a total transaction of $35,476,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 3,032,156 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,536,696,660.80. This trade represents a 2.26% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, EVP Forrest Norrod sold 17,262 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, October 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $540.70, for a total transaction of $9,333,563.40. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 353,317 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $191,038,501.90. This trade represents a 4.66% 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. In the last three months, insiders have sold 231,100 shares of company stock valued at $114,867,400. 0.50% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.
Advanced Micro Devices Profile
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc (NASDAQ: AMD) is a global semiconductor company that designs high-performance computing, graphics and adaptive computing products. Its offerings serve data centers, personal computers, gaming systems, embedded markets and other specialized applications.
AMD’s product portfolio includes Ryzen processors for desktop and notebook computers, EPYC server processors, Radeon graphics processing units, and Instinct accelerators for artificial intelligence and high-performance computing.
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