3,567 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. $AMD Shares Bought by Farther Finance Advisors LLC

Farther Finance Advisors LLC raised its position in Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD) by 4.3% during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 86,117 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock after acquiring an additional 3,567 shares during the period. Farther Finance Advisors LLC’s holdings in Advanced Micro Devices were worth $53,032,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Southpoint Capital Advisors LP raised its stake in shares of Advanced Micro Devices by 50.0% during the 1st quarter. Southpoint Capital Advisors LP now owns 900,000 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $183,087,000 after purchasing an additional 300,000 shares during the period. Boomfish Wealth Group LLC bought a new position in Advanced Micro Devices in the 1st quarter worth about $1,193,000. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its holdings in Advanced Micro Devices by 6.0% during the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 5,142,516 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $1,045,954,000 after buying an additional 291,165 shares in the last quarter. Lord Abbett & CO. LLC purchased a new position in Advanced Micro Devices during the 4th quarter valued at about $100,834,000. Finally, Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Inc. increased its position in shares of Advanced Micro Devices by 6,968.7% during the third quarter. Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Inc. now owns 140,313 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $85,995,000 after buying an additional 138,328 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 71.34% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on the stock. Argus raised their price objective on shares of Advanced Micro Devices from $450.00 to $625.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Advanced Micro Devices from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Sunday. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on shares of Advanced Micro Devices from $615.00 to $700.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. Sanford C. Bernstein reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $650.00 price target on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a report on Wednesday, August 5th. Finally, Melius Research set a $660.00 price target on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a research report on Friday, July 24th. Three 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 issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Advanced Micro Devices currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $585.26.

Advanced Micro Devices Trading Down 3.9%

Shares of NASDAQ AMD traded down $25.18 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $620.68. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 23,402,461 shares, compared to its average volume of 32,602,393. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.03, a quick ratio of 1.91 and a current ratio of 2.61. The stock has a market cap of $1.01 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 159.56, a P/E/G ratio of 6.73 and a beta of 2.45. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. has a 12 month low of $188.22 and a 12 month high of $658.52. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $523.60 and a 200-day simple moving average of $455.44.

Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $1.66 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.62 by $0.04. The business had revenue of $11.54 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $11.31 billion. Advanced Micro Devices had a return on equity of 12.30% and a net margin of 15.58%.Advanced Micro Devices’s quarterly revenue was up 50.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.48 EPS. On average, analysts anticipate that Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. will post 6.43 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Key Advanced Micro Devices News

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

• Positive Sentiment: AMD’s data-center revenue reportedly increased 107% year over year to $6.7 billion, underscoring strong demand for its AI accelerators and server processors. Global AI infrastructure spending is also expected to remain substantial. AMD Stock: Drops Despite Record Revenue and Surging AI Data Center Demand
• Positive Sentiment: TSMC reported record quarterly revenue, up 50% year over year, signaling that demand for advanced chips used by AMD and other AI companies remains robust. Nvidia, AMD, Intel Stocks Despite Record AI Demand
• Positive Sentiment: CEO Lisa Su’s meetings with Samsung and SK Hynix could improve AMD’s access to memory and manufacturing capacity as AI supply constraints persist. AMD CEO Says Continues to Explore Foundry Partnership With Samsung
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts remain constructive: BNP Paribas identified further upside from AMD’s CPU, AI accelerator and inference-chip opportunities, while Citi recently raised its price target. AMD Stock Isn’t Undervalued, but Wall Street May Be Underestimating a Key Opportunity
• Neutral Sentiment: AMD scheduled its third-quarter earnings report for November 3. Investors may remain cautious ahead of the release, which will provide an important test of AI demand, supply expansion and forward guidance. AMD Stock Slips Despite Setting a Date for Q3 Earnings
• Negative Sentiment: Higher bond yields and oil prices are pressuring richly valued growth and AI stocks, prompting investors to rotate out of semiconductor names across the sector. Why Are Intel and AMD Stocks Plunging on Thursday?
• Negative Sentiment: AMD’s valuation leaves little room for execution setbacks after its sharp rally. Concerns include whether future AI commitments will translate into repeat deployments, cash flow and sustainable margins. AMD’s Valuation Is Starting to Ruffle Feathers on Wall Street
• Negative Sentiment: Reported insider activity shows substantial selling and no open-market purchases over the past six months, adding to investor caution even though such sales may reflect scheduled diversification.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Advanced Micro Devices news, SVP Ava Hahn sold 2,993 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 18th. The shares were 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 of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $13,010,393.87. The trade was a 10.11% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, EVP Jean X. Hu sold 15,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $474.08, for a total transaction of $7,111,200.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 160,979 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $76,316,924.32. This trade represents a 8.52% 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. Insiders have sold a total of 213,838 shares of company stock valued at $105,533,836 over the last three months. Insiders own 0.50% of the company’s stock.

About Advanced Micro Devices

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc (NASDAQ: AMD) is a semiconductor company that designs high-performance computing, graphics and adaptive computing products. Its offerings serve data centers, personal computers, gaming systems, embedded devices and other specialized markets.

AMD’s product portfolio includes Ryzen processors for desktop and notebook computers, EPYC server processors, Radeon graphics products, and Instinct accelerators designed for artificial intelligence and high-performance computing workloads.