Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) CEO Sells $16,895,450.00 in Stock

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD) CEO Lisa Su sold 85,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $198.77, for a total value of $16,895,450.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 3,146,006 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $625,331,612.62. The trade was a 2.63% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link.

Advanced Micro Devices Trading Up 1.6%

Shares of AMD stock opened at $199.46 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 2.85, a quick ratio of 2.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04. The stock has a market capitalization of $325.20 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 75.27, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.74 and a beta of 1.98. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. has a 12-month low of $76.48 and a 12-month high of $267.08. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $215.10 and its 200-day moving average price is $210.79.

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Advanced Micro Devices

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Norges Bank bought a new stake in Advanced Micro Devices in the fourth quarter worth about $4,929,312,000. Jennison Associates LLC grew its stake in shares of Advanced Micro Devices by 181.6% during the fourth quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 10,910,310 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $2,336,552,000 after buying an additional 7,035,991 shares during the last quarter. Cardano Risk Management B.V. purchased a new stake in shares of Advanced Micro Devices in the fourth quarter worth approximately $1,000,783,000. Wellington Management Group LLP raised its holdings in shares of Advanced Micro Devices by 335.9% in the third quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 4,847,825 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $784,330,000 after buying an additional 3,735,807 shares during the period. Finally, Franklin Resources Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Advanced Micro Devices by 340.1% during the 4th quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 4,747,834 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $1,016,796,000 after acquiring an additional 3,669,054 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 71.34% of the company’s stock.

Key Advanced Micro Devices News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Samsung MOU to supply HBM4 and optimized DRAM for AMD’s next‑gen Instinct MI455X and EPYC chips reduces a key AI‑memory bottleneck and opens talks on foundry services — a direct supply‑chain win for AMD’s data‑center ramp. Samsung Elec and AMD sign MoU on AI memory
• Positive Sentiment: AMD + Celestica announced the open‑standard Helios rack‑scale AI platform (built around AMD Instinct accelerators), which can broaden AMD’s route into hyperscale and enterprise deployments and reduce customer lock‑in. AMD and Celestica Bring Helios
• Positive Sentiment: Multiple reports and analyst commentary (including post‑GTC reads) suggest the AI infrastructure cycle is expanding and AMD’s open‑standards/MI455X memory advantage could win hyperscaler designs — reinforcing the bull case for share gains in servers and AI. The Nvidia GTC Has Been Very Bullish For AMD
• Neutral Sentiment: Product leaks/refreshes (Ryzen/ZEN and RDNA 5) show R&D progress that could help PC and GPU cycles, but final performance, partner wins and timing remain uncertain. AMD Stock Jumps on Ryzen Leak
• Neutral Sentiment: Reported short‑interest data show no meaningful build, so short dynamics are not driving the move.
• Negative Sentiment: CEO Lisa Su’s sale of 85,000 shares (~$16.9M) is disclosed and can weigh on near‑term sentiment even if it’s routine diversification. Insider Sale SEC Filing
• Negative Sentiment: Macro and competitive risks persist — oil‑supply shocks and continued Nvidia momentum (and China export/licensing dynamics) could increase volatility and cap upside if growth expectations are trimmed. Oil Supply Disruptions and Chip Stocks

Analysts Set New Price Targets

AMD has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Mizuho upped their price target on shares of Advanced Micro Devices from $275.00 to $280.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 25th. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price objective on shares of Advanced Micro Devices from $210.00 to $240.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 25th. Raymond James Financial assumed coverage on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a report on Thursday, November 20th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $377.00 target price on the stock. Truist Financial set a $283.00 target price on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. Finally, TD Cowen reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a report on Wednesday, February 25th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have assigned a Buy rating and ten have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Advanced Micro Devices has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $290.53.

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.