Maridea Wealth Management LLC cut its stake in Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD – Free Report) by 32.3% during the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 10,736 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock after selling 5,115 shares during the period. Maridea Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Advanced Micro Devices were worth $6,237,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the business. First National Bank of Hutchinson raised its stake in Advanced Micro Devices by 0.4% during the 2nd quarter. First National Bank of Hutchinson now owns 5,639 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $3,276,000 after acquiring an additional 22 shares in the last quarter. Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd lifted its holdings in Advanced Micro Devices by 12.8% in the 1st quarter. Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd now owns 212 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $43,000 after acquiring an additional 24 shares during the last quarter. Trust Co of the South boosted its holdings in Advanced Micro Devices by 1.5% during the second quarter. Trust Co of the South now owns 1,746 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $1,014,000 after buying an additional 25 shares in the last quarter. Beaird Harris Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Advanced Micro Devices by 9.4% during the 2nd quarter. Beaird Harris Wealth Management LLC now owns 292 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $169,000 after acquiring an additional 25 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Veery Capital LLC boosted its position in shares of Advanced Micro Devices by 1.0% in the 2nd quarter. Veery Capital LLC now owns 2,793 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $1,622,000 after purchasing an additional 27 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 71.34% of the company’s stock.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
A number of equities analysts recently commented on AMD shares. Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and issued a $700.00 price objective on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. Melius Research set a $660.00 price target on Advanced Micro Devices in a research note on Friday, July 24th. Roth Capital upped their price objective on shares of Advanced Micro Devices from $500.00 to $650.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, July 24th. Stifel Nicolaus increased their price target on Advanced Micro Devices from $450.00 to $635.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, July 10th. Finally, Mizuho lifted their price objective on Advanced Micro Devices from $615.00 to $625.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, July 27th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-one have given a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Advanced Micro Devices presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $546.87.
Insider Activity at Advanced Micro Devices
In other news, SVP Ava Hahn sold 143 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $474.75, for a total value of $67,889.25. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 17,644 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,376,489. This trade represents a 0.80% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Lisa T. Su sold 125,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $460.69, for a total transaction of $57,586,250.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 2,896,899 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,334,572,400.31. This represents a 4.14% decrease in their ownership of the stock. 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 quarter, insiders have sold 163,959 shares of company stock valued at $77,640,312. Insiders own 0.50% of the company’s stock.
Advanced Micro Devices Stock Performance
NASDAQ AMD opened at $466.42 on Thursday. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. has a twelve month low of $149.22 and a twelve month high of $584.73. The stock has a market cap of $761.42 billion, a P/E ratio of 119.90 and a beta of 2.48. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $512.54 and its 200 day simple moving average is $373.22. 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 issued its 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. Advanced Micro Devices had a return on equity of 12.30% and a net margin of 15.58%.The business had revenue of $11.54 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $11.31 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.48 EPS. Advanced Micro Devices’s quarterly revenue was up 50.1% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, research analysts forecast that Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. will post 6.44 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 appointed Tim Ryan to its board, adding expertise in technology, enterprise operations and financial governance. KC McClure was named chair of the Audit and Finance Committee, potentially strengthening oversight. AMD Appoints Tim Ryan to Board of Directors
- Positive Sentiment: Analysts and investment commentary remain constructive on AMD’s long-term outlook. CEO Lisa Su’s projection for more than 80% growth in server revenue, excluding AI accelerators, supports the strength of the broader data-center business. AMD Server Revenue Growth Outlook
- Positive Sentiment: AMD’s Helios platform, Instinct Coder private-enterprise AI offering and memorandum of understanding with Mexico’s Secihti add to the company’s AI and international growth initiatives. Their near-term earnings contribution remains uncertain. AMD Instinct Coder
- Neutral Sentiment: AMD’s latest quarterly results exceeded expectations, with revenue of $11.54 billion, up 50.1% year over year, and earnings of $1.66 per share versus the $1.62 consensus. However, investors are increasingly demanding continued acceleration from the AI business.
- Negative Sentiment: A renewed technology sell-off pressured chip stocks even as major indexes recovered and Treasury yields eased. Concerns about borrowing costs, inflation, geopolitical tensions and elevated oil prices are weighing on high-growth AI names. Why Intel and AMD Stocks Are Falling
- Negative Sentiment: Valuation is a key risk: AMD trades at a high earnings multiple and at a premium to NVIDIA, leaving the stock vulnerable to disappointment or profit-taking despite strong growth forecasts. Analysts remain broadly bullish, with a reported consensus target of $546.87. AMD Versus NVIDIA Valuation
- Negative Sentiment: ARK Invest recently sold AMD shares while purchasing NVIDIA, adding modest near-term selling pressure and highlighting investor preference shifts within AI-chip stocks. Executive share sales were made under pre-arranged plans to cover tax withholding, reducing their bearish significance. ARK Invest Sells AMD
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.
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