F m Investments LLC increased its stake in Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD – Free Report) by 96.2% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 35,504 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock after acquiring an additional 17,410 shares during the period. F m Investments LLC’s holdings in Advanced Micro Devices were worth $7,604,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Several other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of 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 valued at $33,949,256,000 after acquiring an additional 2,525,109 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp raised 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 valued at $11,944,056,000 after buying an additional 1,755,182 shares in the last quarter. Amundi raised 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 valued at $2,181,937,000 after buying an additional 2,012,865 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. raised its stake in Advanced Micro Devices by 6.5% in the third quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 13,348,413 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $2,159,640,000 after buying an additional 813,844 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Legal & General Group Plc raised its stake in Advanced Micro Devices by 1.7% in the third quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 11,579,113 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $1,873,385,000 after buying an additional 191,590 shares in the last quarter. 71.34% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Advanced Micro Devices Stock Up 11.4%
AMD opened at $455.19 on Friday. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $243.98 and its 200-day simple moving average is $231.76. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04, a quick ratio of 2.01 and a current ratio of 2.72. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. has a one year low of $101.60 and a one year high of $456.29. The stock has a market capitalization of $742.23 billion, a P/E ratio of 149.24, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.26 and a beta of 2.40.
Insider Transactions at Advanced Micro Devices
In related news, EVP Paul Darren Grasby sold 7,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $204.87, for a total transaction of $1,536,525.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 129,598 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $26,550,742.26. This trade represents a 5.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, EVP Forrest Eugene Norrod sold 19,450 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $216.81, for a total value of $4,216,954.50. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 289,098 shares in the company, valued at approximately $62,679,337.38. This represents a 6.30% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 304,672 shares of company stock worth $70,135,070 over the last three months. 0.50% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.
Key Advanced Micro Devices News
Here are the key news stories impacting Advanced Micro Devices this week:
- Positive Sentiment: AMD’s latest earnings and guidance continue to fuel the rally, with the company beating expectations and highlighting strong data-center/AI demand. AMD, Micron shares surge on a big day for chip-sector outperformance
- Positive Sentiment: Analysts are getting more bullish after earnings, including new or raised price targets and higher EPS estimates that suggest further upside if AI server CPU demand stays strong. As CPUs Steal the Show, AMD Stock Just Got a New Street-High Price Target
- Positive Sentiment: Wall Street commentary suggests the AI opportunity is broadening from GPUs to CPUs, which helps position AMD as a key beneficiary of the next phase of AI infrastructure spending. Wall Street sees ‘changing of the guard in AI’ as Intel, AMD shares soar while Nvidia lags
- Neutral Sentiment: Coverage also notes that AMD shares are drawing attention from traders and momentum investors after the stock’s sharp run, which could keep volatility elevated. What Is AMD Stock’s Minimum & Maximum Potential After Earnings?
- Negative Sentiment: Some investors are locking in gains after the huge rally, including Cathie Wood/ARK trimming AMD holdings, which may cap near-term upside. Cathie Wood Dumps More AMD Shares Despite Its Massive 108% Rally. Here’s Why.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
A number of research firms have weighed in on AMD. Stifel Nicolaus raised their price target on Advanced Micro Devices from $320.00 to $450.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Oppenheimer cut Advanced Micro Devices from a “market perform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Evercore restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $358.00 price target on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th. Rosenblatt Securities raised their price target on Advanced Micro Devices from $300.00 to $490.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, Needham & Company LLC upgraded Advanced Micro Devices to a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty have assigned a Buy rating and twelve have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $388.84.
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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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