Amova Asset Management Americas Inc. cut its holdings in shares of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD – Free Report) by 21.3% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 1,421,697 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock after selling 385,889 shares during the period. Advanced Micro Devices accounts for 3.5% of Amova Asset Management Americas Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 7th biggest position. Amova Asset Management Americas Inc.’s holdings in Advanced Micro Devices were worth $304,414,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
Several other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in Advanced Micro Devices by 1.6% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 158,522,860 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $33,949,256,000 after purchasing an additional 2,525,109 shares during the period. State Street Corp grew its stake in Advanced Micro Devices by 2.4% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 73,824,441 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $11,944,056,000 after purchasing an additional 1,755,182 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its stake in Advanced Micro Devices by 0.8% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 37,584,845 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $8,015,897,000 after purchasing an additional 287,525 shares during the period. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in Advanced Micro Devices in the fourth quarter worth $4,929,312,000. Finally, Amundi grew its stake in Advanced Micro Devices by 17.5% in the third quarter. Amundi now owns 13,486,227 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $2,181,937,000 after purchasing an additional 2,012,865 shares during the period. 71.34% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
AMD has been the topic of several recent research reports. Bank of America upped their price target on Advanced Micro Devices from $450.00 to $500.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 13th. Weiss Ratings raised Advanced Micro Devices from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. DA Davidson upped their price target on Advanced Micro Devices from $375.00 to $425.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. Rosenblatt Securities lifted their target price on shares of Advanced Micro Devices from $300.00 to $490.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. Finally, Erste Group Bank upgraded shares of Advanced Micro Devices from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, April 2nd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty have assigned a Buy rating and thirteen have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Advanced Micro Devices currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $419.86.
Advanced Micro Devices Trading Down 3.0%
Advanced Micro Devices stock opened at $475.51 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 2.72, a quick ratio of 1.96 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $369.56 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $268.77. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. has a 12 month low of $115.06 and a 12 month high of $546.44. The company has a market capitalization of $775.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 155.91, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.44 and a beta of 2.50.
Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD – Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $1.37 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.29 by $0.08. Advanced Micro Devices had a return on equity of 9.55% and a net margin of 13.37%.The business had revenue of $10.25 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $9.90 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.96 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 37.8% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities analysts predict that Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. will post 6.2 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In other Advanced Micro Devices news, CEO Lisa T. Su sold 125,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $445.51, for a total value of $55,688,750.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 3,021,899 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,346,286,223.49. The trade was a 3.97% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, EVP Forrest Eugene Norrod sold 19,487 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $431.40, for a total value of $8,406,691.80. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 324,527 shares in the company, valued at $140,000,947.80. This trade represents a 5.66% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 332,032 shares of company stock valued at $117,967,816. Company insiders own 0.50% of the company’s stock.
More Advanced Micro Devices News
Here are the key news stories impacting Advanced Micro Devices this week:
- Positive Sentiment: AMD announced a planned investment of up to £2 billion over five years in the United Kingdom to expand AI innovation, advanced computing, research partnerships, and workforce development, which supports its long-term AI growth story. AMD Commits up to £2 Billion to Accelerate AI Innovation and Research in the United Kingdom
- Positive Sentiment: Several analysts and commentators remained constructive on AMD, citing strong AI infrastructure demand, recent revenue growth, and potential upside from EPYC and Instinct adoption across cloud and enterprise markets.
- Neutral Sentiment: AMD also received attention for new collaborations with Imperial College London, Oriole Networks, and the University of Cambridge, which could help strengthen its AI ecosystem but are longer-term rather than immediate financial catalysts.
- Neutral Sentiment: Insider and institutional trading data showed mixed signals: insiders have been net sellers over the past six months, while several large funds have been adding to positions.
- Negative Sentiment: Shares were weighed by a broad semiconductor selloff and weaker risk appetite, with multiple reports noting that chipmakers, including AMD, pulled lower as the market’s recent AI rebound faded.
- Negative Sentiment: Bearish commentary also resurfaced, with some articles arguing AMD’s valuation is stretched and that Nvidia still holds a wide lead in AI accelerators, which may be pressuring sentiment.
Advanced Micro Devices Company Profile
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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