West Family Investments Inc. Boosts Stake in Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. $AMD

West Family Investments Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD) by 98.8% during the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 4,922 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock after buying an additional 2,446 shares during the period. Advanced Micro Devices accounts for 0.8% of West Family Investments Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 18th largest position. West Family Investments Inc.’s holdings in Advanced Micro Devices were worth $2,859,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of AMD. Sarver Vrooman Wealth Advisors acquired a new stake in Advanced Micro Devices during the fourth quarter worth $27,000. Cornerstone Financial Management LLC acquired a new position in Advanced Micro Devices in the fourth quarter valued at about $27,000. Basepoint Wealth LLC purchased a new position in Advanced Micro Devices during the fourth quarter worth about $30,000. JNBA Financial Advisors boosted its stake in Advanced Micro Devices by 142.9% during the second 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. Finally, Graney & King LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Advanced Micro Devices during the first quarter valued at about $31,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 71.34% of the company’s stock.

Advanced Micro Devices Stock Performance

AMD traded up $28.17 on Tuesday, reaching $505.74. The company had a trading volume of 28,078,002 shares, compared to its average volume of 33,952,883. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $496.46 and a 200-day moving average price of $398.67. 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, Inc. has a 1 year low of $149.85 and a 1 year high of $584.73. The stock has a market capitalization of $825.61 billion, a PE ratio of 130.01, a P/E/G ratio of 4.95 and a beta of 2.48.

Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $1.66 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.62 by $0.04. The firm had revenue of $11.54 billion for 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 quarterly revenue was up 50.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.48 EPS. As a group, research analysts forecast that Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. will post 6.44 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

AMD has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Wolfe Research set a $450.00 price objective on shares of Advanced Micro Devices and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, June 15th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a report on Monday, August 3rd. Robert W. Baird set a $1,250.00 target price on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a report on Friday, July 24th. Truist Financial upped their price target on Advanced Micro Devices from $478.00 to $594.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 5th. Finally, TD Cowen restated a “buy” rating on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a report on Wednesday, August 5th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-two have assigned a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $553.72.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CEO Lisa T. Su sold 15,000 shares of Advanced Micro Devices stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $480.94, for a total value of $7,214,100.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 3,102,156 shares in the company, valued at $1,491,950,906.64. The trade was a 0.48% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, SVP Ava Hahn sold 2,993 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $488.69, for a total transaction of $1,462,649.17. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 26,623 shares in the company, valued at approximately $13,010,393.87. This trade represents a 10.11% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last three months, insiders have sold 232,577 shares of company stock worth $109,509,170. 0.50% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

More Advanced Micro Devices News

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

• Positive Sentiment: AMD raised its estimate for the total addressable AI market to approximately $3 trillion by 2030, up from roughly $2 trillion previously. The larger market forecast strengthened the long-term growth narrative and helped support the shares. AMD stock jumps 6% as AI market opportunity seen at $3T
• Positive Sentiment: At Citi’s Global TMT Conference, management highlighted AMD’s data-center roadmap and its broader AI portfolio, including EPYC server processors, Instinct GPUs and Helios rack-scale systems. Investors view the platform approach as a potential driver of accelerating second-half 2026 demand. AMD Presents at Citi’s 2026 Global TMT Conference Transcript
• Positive Sentiment: Recent coverage emphasized AMD’s AI-optimized processors, a planned high-end workstation capable of running very large models locally, and its major GPU relationship with OpenAI. These developments reinforce expectations for share gains in AI hardware and data-center computing. AMD Stock Jumps After Unveiling AI Workstation
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst and investor commentary remains broadly constructive, with several published price targets above the current market level. However, the stock’s strong year-to-date advance has increased sensitivity to execution and future guidance.
• Negative Sentiment: Some analysts argue AMD is already valued more aggressively than Nvidia and Broadcom, while Broadcom’s faster growth and lower valuation could make it the preferred AI hardware investment. This creates a risk of profit-taking if AMD’s AI ramp falls short of expectations. Forget AMD: This AI Hardware Stock Is the Smarter Bet Right Now
• Negative Sentiment: Quiver Quantitative data showed substantial insider selling and no reported insider purchases over the past six months. While such sales may be scheduled or compensation-related, they could temper bullish sentiment at an elevated valuation.

Advanced Micro Devices Company Profile

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc (NASDAQ: AMD) is a semiconductor company that designs high-performance computing, graphics and adaptive-processing products. Its portfolio includes central processing units (CPUs), graphics processing units (GPUs), accelerated processing units (APUs), field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) and adaptive system-on-chip products.

AMD serves customers across data centers, cloud computing, personal computers, gaming consoles, embedded systems and industrial applications.