Marathon Asset Management LP decreased its position in shares of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD – Free Report) by 20.0% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 20,000 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock after selling 5,000 shares during the quarter. Advanced Micro Devices accounts for about 4.3% of Marathon Asset Management LP’s holdings, making the stock its 6th biggest position. Marathon Asset Management LP’s holdings in Advanced Micro Devices were worth $3,236,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Norges Bank acquired a new position in Advanced Micro Devices during the second quarter worth $3,094,662,000. Jennison Associates LLC acquired a new stake in Advanced Micro Devices in the third quarter valued at $626,826,000. Wellington Management Group LLP grew its holdings in Advanced Micro Devices by 335.9% in the third quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 4,847,825 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $784,330,000 after purchasing an additional 3,735,807 shares during the last quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB increased its position in shares of Advanced Micro Devices by 203.7% in the third quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 3,905,148 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $631,892,000 after buying an additional 2,619,294 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Rafferty Asset Management LLC increased its position in shares of Advanced Micro Devices by 56.0% in the second quarter. Rafferty Asset Management LLC now owns 6,772,923 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $961,078,000 after buying an additional 2,430,533 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 71.34% of the company’s stock.
Analyst Ratings Changes
Several equities research analysts recently commented on the stock. KeyCorp reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $330.00 price objective on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. Evercore restated an “outperform” rating and set a $358.00 target price on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a report on Tuesday, February 24th. Mizuho lifted their target price on shares of Advanced Micro Devices from $275.00 to $280.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 25th. Raymond James Financial started coverage on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a report on Thursday, November 20th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $377.00 price target on the stock. Finally, China Renaissance began coverage on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a research report on Tuesday, January 13th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $291.00 price target on the stock. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have assigned a Buy rating and ten have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $290.53.
Advanced Micro Devices Trading Down 0.1%
Shares of AMD stock opened at $196.31 on Wednesday. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $215.31 and a 200 day moving average price of $210.87. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. has a twelve month low of $76.48 and a twelve month high of $267.08. The company has a market capitalization of $320.07 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 74.08, a PEG ratio of 0.74 and a beta of 1.98. The company has a current ratio of 2.85, a quick ratio of 2.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04.
Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 3rd. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $1.53 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.32 by $0.21. The company had revenue of $10.27 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $9.65 billion. Advanced Micro Devices had a net margin of 12.52% and a return on equity of 8.84%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 34.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.09 EPS. Research analysts forecast that Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. will post 3.87 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Insider Activity
In other Advanced Micro Devices news, SVP Ava Hahn sold 2,442 shares of Advanced Micro Devices stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $234.42, for a total value of $572,453.64. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 16,359 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,834,876.78. The trade was a 12.99% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Forrest Eugene Norrod sold 19,450 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $216.81, for a total value of $4,216,954.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 289,098 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $62,679,337.38. This trade represents a 6.30% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 239,392 shares of company stock worth $50,016,383. 0.06% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.
Key Headlines Impacting Advanced Micro Devices
Here are the key news stories impacting Advanced Micro Devices this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Celestica collaboration to commercialize the “Helios” rack‑scale AI platform increases AMD’s go‑to‑market for Instinct accelerators and supports larger customer deployments. Helios AI Platform Collaboration
- Positive Sentiment: Multi‑year IP license and settlement with Adeia removes legal overhang and provides AMD access to additional semiconductor IP — a near‑term de‑risk for product roadmaps. AMD Ties Up With Adeia
- Positive Sentiment: U.S. export‑policy reversal relaxes planned limits on advanced AI accelerators, widening AMD’s addressable market for Instinct GPUs and reducing regulatory uncertainty for international sales. US Export Reversal
- Positive Sentiment: Expanded manufacturing/assembly partnerships (Flex, Celestica) and moves to scale Instinct production improve supply visibility for large cloud orders. Assessing Flex Partnership
- Neutral Sentiment: Early RDNA 6/Zen 6 / RDNA 5 leaks and benchmark snippets suggest potential product performance gains, but final silicon, power and partner wins will determine real commercial impact. Zen 6 / RDNA Leak
- Neutral Sentiment: Reported short‑interest data shows no meaningful change, so short‑position dynamics are not a driver of today’s move.
- Neutral Sentiment: Many analysts remain constructive on AMD’s AI growth (several buy/overweight notes and raised targets), which supports longer‑term upside even amid near‑term volatility. Analysts Stay Bullish
- Negative Sentiment: CEO Lisa Su sold 85,000 shares (~$16.9M at reported average price), part of broader insider selling disclosed recently — an item that can weigh on near‑term investor sentiment. SEC filing: Insider Sale Filing
- Negative Sentiment: Competitive moves and product announcements at NVIDIA’s GTC (and related partner news like Samsung’s foundry ties) sharpen execution and feature comparisons, pressuring sentiment for AMD until competitive benchmarks and design wins are confirmed. NVIDIA GTC Competitive Pressure
- Negative Sentiment: Macro/headline risk (oil‑supply disruptions) has hit chip stocks broadly, creating transient volatility that can pull AMD lower even when company‑specific fundamentals remain constructive. Oil Disruptions and Chip Stocks
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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