Intrua Financial LLC lessened its holdings in shares of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD – Free Report) by 80.4% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 2,781 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock after selling 11,379 shares during the quarter. Intrua Financial LLC’s holdings in Advanced Micro Devices were worth $1,701,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Several other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in AMD. BlackRock Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Advanced Micro Devices by 3.1% during the 2nd quarter. BlackRock Inc. now owns 150,301,510 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $87,311,650,000 after purchasing an additional 4,535,126 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its holdings in Advanced Micro Devices by 2.9% in the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 76,920,783 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $46,606,266,000 after purchasing an additional 2,149,563 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE acquired a new position in Advanced Micro Devices during the second quarter worth $7,022,226,000. Jennison Associates LLC increased its position in Advanced Micro Devices by 5.8% during the second quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 9,972,952 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $5,793,388,000 after buying an additional 545,575 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wellington Management Group LLP raised its holdings in Advanced Micro Devices by 33.9% during the second quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 9,334,396 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $5,422,444,000 after buying an additional 2,365,419 shares in the last quarter. 71.34% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
A number of analysts have weighed in on AMD shares. William Blair reaffirmed a “market perform” rating on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a research report on Friday, July 24th. Rosenblatt Securities reissued a “buy” rating and set a $700.00 price objective on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a report on Tuesday, September 29th. Cantor Fitzgerald reissued an “overweight” rating on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a research note on Monday, October 5th. Weiss Ratings upgraded Advanced Micro Devices from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Thursday, October 8th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on Advanced Micro Devices from $385.00 to $550.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. Three investment 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 issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $607.57.
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Insider Activity
In other news, EVP Forrest Norrod sold 17,262 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, October 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $540.70, for a total transaction of $9,333,563.40. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 353,317 shares in the company, valued at $191,038,501.90. The trade was a 4.66% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, EVP Jean X. Hu sold 15,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $474.08, for a total value of $7,111,200.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 160,979 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $76,316,924.32. This represents a 8.52% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold 231,100 shares of company stock worth $114,867,400 over the last 90 days. Company insiders own 0.50% of the company’s stock.
Key Headlines Impacting Advanced Micro Devices
Here are the key news stories impacting Advanced Micro Devices this week:
- Positive Sentiment: AMD’s data-center revenue reportedly nearly doubled, and its Helios rack-scale systems, EPYC processors and Instinct GPUs are being deployed in Meta’s AI infrastructure. The companies also expanded their relationship through a planned $1 billion equity investment and multigeneration chip collaboration. AMD Expands AI Footprint With Meta
- Positive Sentiment: Rackspace selected AMD-powered infrastructure for HGS’s private AI deployment, adding another enterprise use case for AMD’s data-center products. HGS Selects Rackspace Technology for Private AI Infrastructure
- Positive Sentiment: Rakuten Investment Management disclosed a new approximately $283.7 million AMD position, while many large institutions—including JPMorgan, Invesco, FMR and BlackRock—reported adding shares in recent quarters. Rakuten Opens AMD Position
- Positive Sentiment: Analyst targets remain broadly above the current share price, with a reported six-month median target of $512.50 and several targets ranging from $560 to $700.
- Neutral Sentiment: AMD is scheduled to report third-quarter results on Nov. 3. Investors will focus on data-center growth, AI accelerator demand, supply constraints and management’s outlook for 2027.
- Neutral Sentiment: Recent commentary highlights a sharply divided outlook: AMD’s AI growth is accelerating, but its valuation leaves little room for an earnings or guidance disappointment. AMD Earnings Preview
- Negative Sentiment: Intel’s disappointing fourth-quarter forecast, weak PC-market conditions and margin concerns triggered a broad semiconductor selloff. Investors are questioning whether AMD faces similar demand or supply pressures. AMD Shares Slide After Intel Earnings
- Negative Sentiment: Several reports argue AMD is priced more aggressively than NVIDIA despite slower expected growth, making the stock vulnerable to profit-taking before earnings. AMD Reports on Nov. 3
- Negative Sentiment: Insiders have reported 147 open-market sales and no purchases over the past six months, including substantial sales by CEO Lisa Su and other executives. Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest has also continued trimming AMD, adding to near-term sentiment pressure.
Advanced Micro Devices Stock Down 10.9%
AMD stock opened at $504.80 on Friday. 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, Inc. has a 52-week low of $188.22 and a 52-week high of $658.52. The company has a 50-day moving average of $548.29 and a two-hundred day moving average of $409.20. The stock has a market capitalization of $824.07 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 129.77, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 5.18 and a beta of 2.45.
Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $1.66 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.62 by $0.04. The company had revenue of $11.54 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $11.31 billion. Advanced Micro Devices had a return on equity of 12.30% and a net margin of 15.58%. The firm’s revenue was up 50.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.48 earnings per share. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. will post 6.50 EPS for the current year.
About Advanced Micro Devices
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc (NASDAQ: AMD) is a global semiconductor company that designs high-performance computing, graphics and adaptive computing products. Its offerings serve data centers, personal computers, gaming systems, embedded markets and other specialized applications.
AMD’s product portfolio includes Ryzen processors for desktop and notebook computers, EPYC server processors, Radeon graphics processing units, and Instinct accelerators for artificial intelligence and high-performance computing.
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