Aptus Capital Advisors LLC Reduces Stock Holdings in Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. $AMD

Aptus Capital Advisors LLC trimmed its stake in Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD) by 12.4% in the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 98,481 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock after selling 13,972 shares during the period. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC’s holdings in Advanced Micro Devices were worth $15,933,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of AMD. Brighton Jones LLC raised its holdings in shares of Advanced Micro Devices by 178.2% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 45,956 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $5,551,000 after acquiring an additional 29,438 shares in the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC increased its holdings in Advanced Micro Devices by 2.9% during the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 8,283 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $1,001,000 after purchasing an additional 234 shares during the period. Sivia Capital Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Advanced Micro Devices by 125.1% in the 2nd quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 5,344 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $758,000 after buying an additional 2,970 shares during the period. United Bank boosted its stake in shares of Advanced Micro Devices by 22.0% during the second quarter. United Bank now owns 13,255 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $1,881,000 after purchasing an additional 2,392 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Schnieders Capital Management LLC. grew its stake in Advanced Micro Devices by 361.0% in the second quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. now owns 9,230 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $1,310,000 after purchasing an additional 7,228 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 71.34% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

AMD has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Barclays restated an “overweight” rating on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a research note on Wednesday, November 12th. DA Davidson raised Advanced Micro Devices to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, February 13th. China Renaissance started coverage on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a report on Tuesday, January 13th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $291.00 price objective for the company. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Mizuho lifted their target price on shares of Advanced Micro Devices from $275.00 to $280.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 25th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have issued a Buy rating and ten have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Advanced Micro Devices presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $290.53.

Insider Activity

In other Advanced Micro Devices news, CEO Lisa T. Su sold 125,000 shares of Advanced Micro Devices stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $215.14, for a total transaction of $26,892,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 3,277,476 shares in the company, valued at approximately $705,116,186.64. The trade was a 3.67% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, SVP Ava Hahn sold 2,442 shares of the stock in a transaction 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 sale, the senior vice president directly owned 16,359 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,834,876.78. The trade was a 12.99% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 271,892 shares of company stock valued at $58,476,908 in the last ninety days. 0.06% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Advanced Micro Devices Stock Performance

NASDAQ AMD opened at $192.50 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $313.85 billion, a PE ratio of 72.64, a P/E/G ratio of 0.75 and a beta of 1.98. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. has a twelve month low of $76.48 and a twelve month high of $267.08. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $217.77 and a 200-day simple moving average of $208.62. The company has a current ratio of 2.85, a quick ratio of 2.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04.

Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 3rd. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $1.53 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.32 by $0.21. Advanced Micro Devices had a return on equity of 8.84% and a net margin of 12.52%.The company had revenue of $10.27 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $9.65 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.09 EPS. Advanced Micro Devices’s revenue was up 34.1% on a year-over-year basis. Equities analysts anticipate that Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. will post 3.87 earnings per share for the current year.

Key Stories Impacting Advanced Micro Devices

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

• Positive Sentiment: AMD signed a multi‑year, gigawatt‑scale AI deal with Meta that validates its Instinct GPUs and EPYC CPUs for hyperscaler AI deployments — a material revenue and credibility win that supports multi‑year AI growth expectations. Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) Signs Multi-Year Meta AI Deal
• Positive Sentiment: Flex expanded U.S. production of AMD Instinct GPU platforms in Austin, strengthening AMD’s supply resilience and U.S. manufacturing footprint — a plus if export restrictions push more on‑shore sourcing. Flex’s U.S. AMD GPU Production Deepens AI Data Center Role
• Positive Sentiment: AMD expanded its Ryzen AI 400 Series and PRO lineup (Copilot+ support, up to ~60 TOPS), broadening its AI PC addressable market and product roadmap beyond data‑center GPUs. AMD Expands AI Portfolio With New Ryzen Chips
• Neutral Sentiment: Technical and analyst notes show mixed signals — some outlets flag a potential rebound around ~$200 support while others describe the stock as in a neutral technical range; traders will watch that level closely for stability. AMD: High-Conviction Rebound Brewing At $200 Support
• Neutral Sentiment: Short‑interest reporting in recent feeds shows zero/erroneous values (likely a data issue), so there’s no clear evidence of elevated short pressure from that dataset.
• Negative Sentiment: Reports that the U.S. is drafting broad export rules for AI accelerators — potentially requiring government approval for many overseas sales — are the primary catalyst for today’s weakness; this could slow international revenue growth and complicate customer engagements. U.S. Plans New AI Chip Export Rules That Could Hurt Nvidia And AMD Stock
• Negative Sentiment: Some analysts remain cautious or unimpressed despite recent wins, which can cap near‑term upside and amplify volatility when negative headlines hit. A Top Wall Street Analyst Remains Unimpressed with AMD Stock
• Negative Sentiment: Coverage noting the stock’s pullback (roughly mid‑March weakness and declines since the February earnings pop) highlights that sentiment can turn quickly; investors should weigh regulatory risk against strong fundamentals before adding exposure. Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) Down 16% Since FQ4 2025 Earnings, Here’s Why

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.