Rafferty Asset Management LLC decreased its position in Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD – Free Report) by 35.3% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 4,379,763 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock after selling 2,393,160 shares during the period. Advanced Micro Devices accounts for 2.3% of Rafferty Asset Management LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 8th biggest holding. Rafferty Asset Management LLC’s holdings in Advanced Micro Devices were worth $708,602,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. ORG Wealth Partners LLC boosted its position in Advanced Micro Devices by 39.7% in the third quarter. ORG Wealth Partners LLC now owns 162 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 46 shares during the last quarter. Koesten Hirschmann & Crabtree INC. increased its position in shares of Advanced Micro Devices by 61.0% during the 3rd quarter. Koesten Hirschmann & Crabtree INC. now owns 161 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 61 shares during the last quarter. Pinney & Scofield Inc. raised its stake 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 purchasing an additional 85 shares during the period. Evolution Wealth Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Advanced Micro Devices in the 2nd quarter worth about $34,000. Finally, Signature Resources Capital Management LLC grew its position in Advanced Micro Devices by 170.4% during the third 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 period. Institutional investors own 71.34% of the company’s stock.
Insider Buying and Selling
In related news, CEO Lisa T. Su sold 125,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 11th. The shares were 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. This trade represents a 3.81% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, EVP Forrest Eugene Norrod sold 19,450 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $216.81, for a total transaction of $4,216,954.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 289,098 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $62,679,337.38. This represents a 6.30% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 271,892 shares of company stock worth $58,476,908. Corporate insiders own 0.06% of the company’s stock.
Advanced Micro Devices Price Performance
Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD – Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, February 3rd. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $1.53 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $9.65 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.09 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 34.1% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. will post 3.87 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: Huge Meta GPU commitment gives AMD a meaningful multi‑year revenue opportunity (reported as up to $100B potential, tied to a 6GW buildout and performance warrants) — this deal underpins the recent rally and longer‑term AI exposure. Meta strikes up to $100B AMD chip deal as it chases ‘personal superintelligence’
- Positive Sentiment: Wall Street responded with upgraded price targets and reiterated Buy ratings (examples: Mizuho, Goldman Sachs, Benchmark), supporting upside expectations even as volatility persists. Mizuho Increases Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) Price Target to $280.00
- Positive Sentiment: Strategic partnership with Nutanix (and a related AMD investment) expands AMD’s enterprise AI ecosystem and could accelerate customer deployments of AMD CPUs/GPUs in data‑center stacks. AMD and Nutanix Announce Strategic Partnership to Build Open AI Infrastructure Platform
- Neutral Sentiment: Smaller ecosystem news (e.g., Avalon GloboCare accepted into AMD’s AI developer program) highlights partner demand but has limited direct financial impact on AMD today. Avalon subsidiary accepted into AMD AI developer program
- Neutral Sentiment: Analyst coverage and commentaries are active (TipRanks, MarketBeat, Seeking Alpha pieces) — consensus remains bullish longer‑term but views on timing and valuation vary, keeping near‑term trading choppy. Where Do Analysts Stand on AMD Stock?
- Negative Sentiment: Sector volatility after Nvidia’s earnings and investor skepticism about major AI customers’ near‑term spend (notably questions around OpenAI) pressured chip peers including AMD — profit‑taking followed the earlier premarket surge. Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) Fell as Investors Doubt OpenAI’s Spending Plans Amid Revenue Concerns
- Negative Sentiment: Analysts and industry pieces also note execution and capacity limits for hyperscalers (and questions about Meta’s in‑house plans), which could temper how quickly large GPU commitments translate into revenue. Meta’s Chip Dreams Face Hard Limits
Analyst Ratings Changes
A number of research firms have recently weighed in on AMD. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued a “sector perform” rating and set a $230.00 target price on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a research report on Wednesday. Wedbush reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $290.00 price objective on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Benchmark reissued a “buy” rating and set a $325.00 price objective on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a report on Wednesday. China Renaissance started coverage on Advanced Micro Devices in a research note on Tuesday, January 13th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $291.00 target price on the stock. Finally, KeyCorp reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $330.00 price target on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a research report on Tuesday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have issued a Buy rating and ten have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Advanced Micro Devices currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $290.53.
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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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