Vancity Investment Management Ltd bought a new position in shares of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD – Free Report) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund bought 3,585 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock, valued at approximately $2,083,000.
A number of other large investors have also modified their holdings of AMD. California State Teachers Retirement System lifted its holdings in shares of Advanced Micro Devices by 58,272.0% in the 2nd quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 1,436,775,740 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $834,637,395,000 after buying an additional 1,434,314,328 shares during the period. Norges Bank acquired a new position in Advanced Micro Devices during the fourth quarter worth $4,929,312,000. Bank of America Corp DE purchased a new position in Advanced Micro Devices in the second quarter worth $7,022,226,000. Cardano Risk Management B.V. purchased a new position in Advanced Micro Devices in the fourth quarter worth $1,000,783,000. Finally, BlackRock Inc. lifted its holdings in Advanced Micro Devices by 3.1% in the second quarter. BlackRock Inc. now owns 150,301,510 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $87,311,650,000 after acquiring an additional 4,535,126 shares during the period. 71.34% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Advanced Micro Devices Stock Performance
Shares of AMD stock opened at $477.57 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $779.62 billion, a P/E ratio of 122.77, a P/E/G ratio of 4.95 and a beta of 2.48. 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 fifty-two week low of $149.22 and a fifty-two week high of $584.73. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $499.20 and a 200-day simple moving average of $394.58.
Trending Headlines about Advanced Micro Devices
Here are the key news stories impacting Advanced Micro Devices this week:
- Positive Sentiment: AMD’s latest quarterly performance supports the bullish case: revenue rose 50% year over year to $11.5 billion, while data-center revenue increased 107% and represented 58% of total sales. Analysts cited strong AI partnerships, management’s favorable outlook and potential EPS doubling by fiscal 2027. AMD: Paying Up For A Ramp That’s Already Been Outlined
- Positive Sentiment: Coverage highlighting AMD’s possible Saudi AI expansion and broader infrastructure deployments argues that the stock could be undervalued on long-term cash-flow assumptions, despite expensive market-based multiples. AMD Stock May Be 24% Undervalued On Saudi AI Expansion
- Positive Sentiment: Technical commentary describes AMD’s recent consolidation as a bullish flag, with a potential breakout if momentum returns. The company is also being viewed as gaining ground in data-center chips relative to Intel. AMD Stock Forecast
- Neutral Sentiment: Brokerage coverage remains broadly constructive, with AMD receiving a consensus “Moderate Buy” rating, but this does not represent a new earnings or business catalyst. AMD Given Consensus Rating of Moderate Buy
- Neutral Sentiment: AMD’s IFA 2026 presentation promoted Strix Halo, Gorgon Halo and local “agentic AI” computing, while collaborations involving ASUS and secure-AI initiatives reinforce its positioning across edge, cloud and enterprise infrastructure. AMD IFA 2026 Keynote
- Negative Sentiment: Valuation is the main risk: analysts say much of AMD’s expected growth is already reflected in the stock, with a forward P/E near 60 times and limited room for execution disappointments. Could an Investment in AMD Double?
- Negative Sentiment: ARK Invest’s reported sale of approximately $72.8 million of AMD and purchase of roughly $53 million of Nvidia highlights investor preference for AMD’s larger rival. Zacks also downgraded AMD from “strong buy” to “hold.” Cathie Wood Cuts AMD and Puts Money Into Nvidia
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
Several brokerages have commented on AMD. DA Davidson boosted their target price on shares of Advanced Micro Devices from $425.00 to $550.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated a “sector perform” rating and issued a $540.00 price target on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a report on Wednesday, August 5th. TD Cowen reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a report on Wednesday, August 5th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on shares of Advanced Micro Devices from $615.00 to $700.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 5th. Finally, Benchmark increased their target price on shares of Advanced Micro Devices from $485.00 to $685.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 22nd. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-two have given a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and one has given 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 price target of $553.72.
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Insider Activity at Advanced Micro Devices
In other Advanced Micro Devices news, EVP Mark Papermaster sold 28,811 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $471.87, for a total value of $13,595,046.57. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 1,261,461 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $595,245,602.07. This represents a 2.23% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, EVP Paul Grasby sold 15,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $514.91, for a total transaction of $7,723,650.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 117,687 shares in the company, valued at $60,598,213.17. This trade represents a 11.30% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Insiders have sold a total of 232,577 shares of company stock valued at $109,509,170 in the last quarter. 0.50% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.
About Advanced Micro Devices
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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