Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD – Get Free Report)‘s stock had its “buy” rating reiterated by equities researchers at Rosenblatt Securities in a note issued to investors on Friday,Benzinga reports. They currently have a $665.00 target price on the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock. Rosenblatt Securities’ price objective would suggest a potential upside of 27.41% from the stock’s current price.
AMD has been the subject of several other research reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on shares of Advanced Micro Devices from $270.00 to $385.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. Oppenheimer lowered shares of Advanced Micro Devices from a “market perform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. Benchmark boosted their price objective on shares of Advanced Micro Devices from $485.00 to $685.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Melius Research set a $540.00 target price on Advanced Micro Devices in a report on Monday, May 18th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised Advanced Micro Devices from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, July 20th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty have issued a Buy rating, eleven have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Advanced Micro Devices presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $522.43.
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Advanced Micro Devices Stock Performance
Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 5th. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $1.37 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.29 by $0.08. Advanced Micro Devices had a net margin of 13.37% and a return on equity of 9.55%. The company had revenue of $10.25 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $9.90 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.96 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 37.8% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities research analysts expect that Advanced Micro Devices will post 6.27 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Insider Transactions at Advanced Micro Devices
In related news, EVP Forrest Eugene Norrod sold 19,487 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $431.40, for a total transaction of $8,406,691.80. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 324,527 shares in the company, valued at $140,000,947.80. The trade was a 5.66% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, EVP Paul Darren Grasby sold 24,376 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $444.39, for a total transaction of $10,832,450.64. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 105,222 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $46,759,604.58. The trade was a 18.81% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 310,310 shares of company stock worth $141,185,456. 0.50% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.
Institutional Trading of Advanced Micro Devices
A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. raised its position in Advanced Micro Devices by 6,228.8% during the 4th quarter. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. now owns 308,021 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $65,966,000 after buying an additional 303,154 shares during the last quarter. Boomfish Wealth Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Advanced Micro Devices in the 1st quarter valued at $1,193,000. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its holdings in shares of Advanced Micro Devices by 6.0% in the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 5,142,516 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $1,045,954,000 after acquiring an additional 291,165 shares during the last quarter. Williamson Legacy Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Advanced Micro Devices in the fourth quarter worth $1,118,000. Finally, Thoroughbred Financial Services LLC raised its holdings in shares of Advanced Micro Devices by 8.8% during the fourth quarter. Thoroughbred Financial Services LLC now owns 32,827 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $7,030,000 after purchasing an additional 2,654 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 71.34% of the company’s stock.
Advanced Micro Devices News Roundup
Here are the key news stories impacting Advanced Micro Devices this week:
- Positive Sentiment: AMD and Cerebras announced a technical partnership to combine Helios and Wafer-Scale Engine technology, aiming for faster, more efficient AI inference and up to 5x higher tokens per second per watt. AMD and Cerebras Announce Industry-Leading Ultra-Low-Latency and High Throughput AI Inference Solution
- Positive Sentiment: Wedbush raised its price target to $600, and several other firms also boosted targets after AMD’s Advancing AI 2026 event, signaling stronger Wall Street confidence in AMD’s AI data center growth. AMD price target boosted on strengthening AI outlook
- Positive Sentiment: Other commentary highlighted AMD’s new Helios AI rack system, expanded OpenAI and Anthropic-related demand, and multiple bullish analyst notes, all of which support the view that AMD is gaining share in AI infrastructure. AMD plans to invest to up $5 billion into Anthropic as it seeks to cut into Nvidia’s dominance
- Neutral Sentiment: Short-interest data showed no meaningful change in practice, with reported short interest listed as zero shares, so this item does not appear to be a real trading catalyst.
- Neutral Sentiment: The broader semiconductor sector pulled back on valuation and profit-taking concerns, which may be weighing on AMD even as company-specific AI news remains constructive. Semiconductor Crossroads: Healthy Consolidation or Deeper Repricing?
- Negative Sentiment: AMD also appeared in reports about an AI-chip selloff and weaker risk appetite, suggesting some investors are taking profits after the stock’s strong run. AI Memory Stocks Lead Chip Selloff
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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