Metis Global Partners LLC Trims Stock Position in Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. $AMD

Metis Global Partners LLC cut its stake in Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD) by 4.4% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 97,567 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock after selling 4,477 shares during the period. Metis Global Partners LLC’s holdings in Advanced Micro Devices were worth $15,785,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of AMD. Koesten Hirschmann & Crabtree INC. raised its stake in Advanced Micro Devices by 61.0% in the third quarter. Koesten Hirschmann & Crabtree INC. now owns 161 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 61 shares in the last quarter. ORG Wealth Partners LLC boosted its position in Advanced Micro Devices by 39.7% during the 3rd quarter. ORG Wealth Partners LLC now owns 162 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 46 shares in the last quarter. Pinney & Scofield Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Advanced Micro Devices by 81.0% during the 2nd quarter. Pinney & Scofield Inc. now owns 190 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $27,000 after acquiring an additional 85 shares during the period. Avion Wealth raised its position in shares of Advanced Micro Devices by 49.3% in the 2nd quarter. Avion Wealth now owns 218 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $30,000 after acquiring an additional 72 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Signature Resources Capital Management LLC raised 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 worth $35,000 after acquiring an additional 138 shares in the last quarter. 71.34% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms recently weighed in on AMD. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $235.00 price target on Advanced Micro Devices in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. Morgan Stanley lowered their price objective on Advanced Micro Devices from $260.00 to $255.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. China Renaissance assumed coverage on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a report on Tuesday, January 13th. They set a “buy” rating and a $291.00 target price on the stock. Phillip Securities raised shares of Advanced Micro Devices from a “moderate buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Sunday, February 8th. Finally, Wedbush reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $290.00 price target on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have issued a Buy rating and nine have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $288.17.

Advanced Micro Devices Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:AMD opened at $205.94 on Friday. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $221.54 and a 200-day moving average price of $205.66. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04, a current ratio of 2.85 and a quick ratio of 2.01. The company has a market capitalization of $335.77 billion, a PE ratio of 77.71, a PEG ratio of 0.80 and a beta of 1.94. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. has a 1-year low of $76.48 and a 1-year high of $267.08.

Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 3rd. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $1.53 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.32 by $0.21. The company had revenue of $10.27 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $9.65 billion. Advanced Micro Devices had a net margin of 12.52% and a return on equity of 8.84%. Advanced Micro Devices’s revenue for the quarter was up 34.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.09 EPS. As a group, equities analysts expect that Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. will post 3.87 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at Advanced Micro Devices

In related news, CEO Lisa T. Su sold 125,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $215.14, for a total value of $26,892,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 3,277,476 shares in the company, valued at $705,116,186.64. The trade was a 3.67% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, SVP Ava Hahn sold 2,442 shares of the company’s 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 transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 16,359 shares in the company, valued at $3,834,876.78. This trade represents a 12.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 146,892 shares of company stock worth $31,926,200. Corporate insiders own 0.06% of the company’s stock.

Advanced Micro Devices News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: Phillip Securities upgraded AMD from “moderate buy” to “strong-buy,” which supports continued bullish conviction among some institutional analysts. Phillip Securities upgrade (Zacks)
• Positive Sentiment: AMD hired Ariel Kelman as Chief Marketing Officer — a strategic hire that could help commercial execution and brand positioning as AMD pushes into higher-margin enterprise and AI markets. AMD hires Ariel Kelman
• Neutral Sentiment: Short-interest reports in the feeds show anomalous “0 shares / NaN” values for early-February — looks like a data glitch rather than fresh buildup of shorts; treat with caution until corrected reporting appears.
• Neutral Sentiment: Sector and peer-comparison pieces (Broadcom vs. AMD, AI race coverage) continue to frame AMD as a top AI/chip exposure but highlight NVIDIA’s lead; these narratives sustain interest but increase volatility as investors rotate between names. Broadcom vs. AMD analysis
• Negative Sentiment: Options-market indicators and commentary flagged by analysts are signaling elevated hedging/put activity that can precede short-term downside — traders interpret this as a warning of near-term pressure. Options markets warning (TipRanks)
• Negative Sentiment: AMD shares slipped amid headlines that analysts think the market is “missing” a clear near-term catalyst — this suggests profit-taking and a re-price of expectations despite strong quarterly results. AMD stock tumbles — missing catalyst (Invezz)
• Negative Sentiment: Notably, AMD’s stock slipped even after reporting record CPU server share — a sign that valuation concerns and macro/AI rotation are outweighing fundamental gains in the near term. Stock slips despite server share gain (TipRanks)

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.