Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. $AMD Stock: Strategy Asset Managers LLC Grows Position

Strategy Asset Managers LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD) by 204.9% during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 2,247 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock after buying an additional 1,510 shares during the period. Strategy Asset Managers LLC’s holdings in Advanced Micro Devices were worth $1,375,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in AMD. Southpoint Capital Advisors LP grew its position in shares of Advanced Micro Devices by 50.0% in the 1st quarter. Southpoint Capital Advisors LP now owns 900,000 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $183,087,000 after buying an additional 300,000 shares during the last quarter. Boomfish Wealth Group LLC acquired a new stake in Advanced Micro Devices during the 1st quarter worth $1,193,000. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its stake in Advanced Micro Devices by 6.0% during the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 5,142,516 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $1,045,954,000 after acquiring an additional 291,165 shares in the last quarter. Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Inc. lifted its position in Advanced Micro Devices by 6,968.7% in the third quarter. Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Inc. now owns 140,313 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $85,995,000 after acquiring an additional 138,328 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Douglas Lane & Associates LLC lifted its position in Advanced Micro Devices by 2,748.0% in the third quarter. Douglas Lane & Associates LLC now owns 85,952 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $52,582,000 after acquiring an additional 82,934 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 71.34% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about Advanced Micro Devices

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

• Positive Sentiment: AMD’s AI positioning continues to strengthen. SemiAnalysis reportedly found that software improvements are helping AMD narrow NVIDIA’s AI-inference advantage without requiring new chips. AMD also introduced its Helios open-rack platform for agentic AI, with CPU-only and GPU configurations planned for availability in November. AMD Challenges Nvidia’s AI Inference Lead AMD Helion Blueprint
• Positive Sentiment: AMD’s credit support for Fermi’s 222-megawatt Texas data-center lease could help ensure power availability for future AI deployments and chip demand. The broader project may eventually support up to 650 megawatts, although the arrangement also exposes AMD to infrastructure-related execution risk. Fermi Partnership With AMD
• Neutral Sentiment: AMD is reportedly acquiring World Labs, an AI startup led by Fei-Fei Li, in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $8.2 billion. The technology could support 3D-world generation and robotics training, but the deal adds integration and valuation considerations. AMD World Labs Acquisition
• Negative Sentiment: CoreWeave’s bond selloff raised concerns that heavily leveraged AI infrastructure operators may struggle to finance expansion or generate adequate returns. That prompted investors to question future demand for AMD and other AI accelerators. AMD Stock Takes a Bigger Hit as Cracks Emerge in the AI Trade
• Negative Sentiment: A hotter-than-expected September inflation report increased interest-rate and financing concerns, while reports of an OpenAI revenue reset, elevated semiconductor valuations and intensifying Chinese competition added pressure. AMD’s roughly 183% year-to-date advance and premium earnings multiple leave the stock vulnerable to profit-taking. Why AMD Stock Is Falling

Advanced Micro Devices Stock Performance

Shares of Advanced Micro Devices stock opened at $570.82 on Thursday. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $534.65 and its 200-day simple moving average is $469.28. The stock has a market capitalization of $931.85 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 146.74, a PEG ratio of 6.26 and a beta of 2.45. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. has a 12 month low of $188.22 and a 12 month high of $658.52. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.03, a current ratio of 2.61 and a quick ratio of 1.91.

Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $1.66 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.62 by $0.04. The firm had revenue of $11.54 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $11.31 billion. Advanced Micro Devices had a net margin of 15.58% and a return on equity of 12.30%. Advanced Micro Devices’s revenue for the quarter was up 50.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.48 EPS. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. will post 6.45 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have issued reports on AMD shares. Jefferies Financial Group set a $650.00 price objective on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. DA Davidson raised their price objective on Advanced Micro Devices from $425.00 to $550.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 5th. Weiss Ratings upgraded Advanced Micro Devices from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 8th. Susquehanna boosted their target price on Advanced Micro Devices from $450.00 to $500.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Finally, TD Cowen reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a report on Wednesday, August 5th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-one have assigned a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell 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 $603.51.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Advanced Micro Devices news, EVP Mark Papermaster sold 28,811 shares of Advanced Micro Devices stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $471.87, for a total value of $13,595,046.57. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 1,261,461 shares in the company, valued at approximately $595,245,602.07. The trade was a 2.23% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, EVP Paul Grasby sold 15,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $514.91, for a total transaction of $7,723,650.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 117,687 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $60,598,213.17. The trade was a 11.30% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Insiders sold a total of 213,838 shares of company stock valued at $105,533,836 in the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 0.50% of the company’s stock.

Advanced Micro Devices Company Profile

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc (NASDAQ: AMD) is a semiconductor company that designs high-performance computing, graphics and adaptive computing products. Its offerings serve data centers, personal computers, gaming systems, embedded devices and other specialized markets.

AMD’s product portfolio includes Ryzen processors for desktop and notebook computers, EPYC server processors, Radeon graphics products, and Instinct accelerators designed for artificial intelligence and high-performance computing workloads.