Global X Japan Co. Ltd. Reduces Stake in Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. $AMD

Global X Japan Co. Ltd. lessened its holdings in shares of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD) by 19.1% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 104,621 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock after selling 24,648 shares during the period. Advanced Micro Devices accounts for approximately 1.7% of Global X Japan Co. Ltd.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 18th biggest holding. Global X Japan Co. Ltd.’s holdings in Advanced Micro Devices were worth $22,406,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Koesten Hirschmann & Crabtree INC. raised its holdings in Advanced Micro Devices by 61.0% during the third quarter. Koesten Hirschmann & Crabtree INC. now owns 161 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 61 shares in the last quarter. ORG Wealth Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of Advanced Micro Devices by 39.7% during the 3rd quarter. ORG Wealth Partners LLC now owns 162 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 46 shares during the last quarter. Aviso Financial Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Advanced Micro Devices by 400.0% in the 3rd quarter. Aviso Financial Inc. now owns 200 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 160 shares in the last quarter. Delos Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Advanced Micro Devices by 100.0% in the 3rd quarter. Delos Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 200 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Signature Resources Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of Advanced Micro Devices by 170.4% in the 3rd quarter. Signature Resources Capital Management LLC now owns 219 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $35,000 after buying an additional 138 shares during the last quarter. 71.34% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Advanced Micro Devices Trading Down 7.5%

Shares of Advanced Micro Devices stock opened at $203.77 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04, a quick ratio of 2.01 and a current ratio of 2.85. The company has a market capitalization of $332.23 billion, a P/E ratio of 76.89, a PEG ratio of 0.83 and a beta of 1.98. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. has a 1 year low of $76.48 and a 1 year high of $267.08. The company’s fifty day moving average is $214.11 and its two-hundred day moving average is $212.37.

Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, February 3rd. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $1.53 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.32 by $0.21. Advanced Micro Devices had a net margin of 12.52% and a return on equity of 8.84%. The business had revenue of $10.27 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $9.65 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.09 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 34.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Analysts forecast that Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. will post 3.87 earnings per share for the current year.

Advanced Micro Devices News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: Pricing power & AI demand — Reports that AMD (and Intel) are raising CPU prices on the back of AI-driven data‑center demand underpin margin upside and were the primary catalyst for the recent multi‑day rally. This supports higher revenue and gross‑margin expectations. The Silicon Squeeze: AI Pricing Power Lifts Chip Stocks
• Positive Sentiment: AI accelerator deal & product news — Reports of a material AI‑accelerator order (10,000‑unit deal cited) and product launches (new Ryzen/Instinct/MI450 cadence) drove bullish analyst attention and helped the March 25 surge. Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) Stock Surges 7%…
• Positive Sentiment: Software/stack tailwinds — AMD and CIQ released an AMD‑optimized Rocky Linux for AI/HPC, lowering deployment friction for customers standardizing on AMD CPUs + Instinct GPUs — a practical support for adoption and server footprint growth. AMD Linux Push With CIQ Adds New Angle To AI Investment Story
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst/estimate momentum — Some research houses have nudged FY estimates higher (Erste Group noted an EPS tweak), and consensus price‑target sets remain well above current levels, supporting the bull case.
• Neutral Sentiment: New competition from Arm — Arm’s entry into high‑performance AI CPUs (Arm AGI CPU) is a credible long‑term competitor in efficiency‑sensitive workloads; important for watchlist but not an immediate earnings shock. Arm’s New Gambit: Building Chips to Challenge the AI Titans
• Neutral Sentiment: Regulatory/security policy — A House panel advanced a chip‑security bill that could tighten export controls and compliance costs for chipmakers; watch for details and implementation risk. Chip Security Bill Advances in House…
• Negative Sentiment: Large fund selling / flows — ARK Invest trimmed positions across big‑tech and chip names (including AMD) during a March 26 selloff, adding near‑term selling pressure and negative headline momentum. ARK Invest Dumps $84M…
• Negative Sentiment: Short‑term technical/flow hits — Intraday headlines (e.g., Google’s TurboQuant reducing memory needs for some AI models) and heavy insider selling disclosures have coincided with downside moves and ETF drag (Quiver noted AMD contributing to VTI/QQQ moves). Nova, Lattice Semiconductor…Shares Plummet VTI is down 0.8% today, on AMD stock price movement

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Advanced Micro Devices news, SVP Ava Hahn sold 2,442 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $234.42, for a total transaction 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 $3,834,876.78. This represents a 12.99% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CEO Lisa T. Su sold 125,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $214.36, for a total value of $26,795,000.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 3,152,476 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $675,764,755.36. The trade was a 3.81% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 239,392 shares of company stock worth $50,016,383. Insiders own 0.06% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

AMD has been the subject of a number of research reports. Piper Sandler reissued an “overweight” rating on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a research report on Wednesday, February 25th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price objective on Advanced Micro Devices from $210.00 to $240.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 25th. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated a “sector perform” rating and set a $230.00 target price on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a research report on Monday, March 16th. Phillip Securities raised Advanced Micro Devices from a “moderate buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Sunday, February 8th. Finally, China Renaissance began coverage on Advanced Micro Devices in a research report on Tuesday, January 13th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $291.00 target price for the company. 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. According to MarketBeat.com, Advanced Micro Devices currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $290.53.

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.