Sigma Planning Corp Sells 1,154 Shares of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. $AMD

Sigma Planning Corp decreased its holdings in shares of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD) by 2.9% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 38,503 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock after selling 1,154 shares during the quarter. Sigma Planning Corp’s holdings in Advanced Micro Devices were worth $22,367,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in AMD. Luminist Capital LLC acquired a new position in Advanced Micro Devices during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $46,000. BOK Financial Private Wealth Inc. acquired a new stake in Advanced Micro Devices in the second quarter valued at approximately $53,000. Toews Corp ADV bought a new stake in shares of Advanced Micro Devices during the second quarter worth $66,000. Cornerstone Financial Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Advanced Micro Devices during the fourth quarter worth $27,000. Finally, Sarver Vrooman Wealth Advisors bought a new position in shares of Advanced Micro Devices in the 4th quarter valued at $27,000. Institutional investors own 71.34% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on AMD shares. Loop Capital raised Advanced Micro Devices to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 16th. Zacks Research raised Advanced Micro Devices from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. Evercore reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $579.00 price objective on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a research note on Tuesday, May 19th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on shares of Advanced Micro Devices from $615.00 to $700.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $1,250.00 target price on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a report on Friday, July 24th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-two have issued a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $553.72.

Key Headlines Impacting Advanced Micro Devices

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

• Positive Sentiment: AMD’s AI infrastructure collaboration with Cisco and Saudi Arabia’s HUMAIN is gaining traction: MI355X-based systems are reportedly live and serving customers, with plans for an additional 250 megawatts beginning in 2027 and as much as 1 gigawatt by 2030. The buildout could create a significant long-term data-center revenue opportunity. AMD Saudi Arabia AI infrastructure
• Positive Sentiment: Several bullish commentaries argue that AMD could benefit from the next phase of AI spending, particularly inference workloads and server CPUs. One forecast sees the company potentially reaching a $2 trillion valuation by 2030, while analysts cited elsewhere see additional upside from current levels. AMD $2 trillion forecast
• Positive Sentiment: Tiger Global reportedly opened an AMD position while reducing its Alphabet stake, suggesting some institutional investors are rotating toward AI-chip exposure. Tiger Global AMD position
• Neutral Sentiment: AMD remains above a widely watched support level near $450, but technical coverage says higher U.S. interest rates are weighing on high-growth technology stocks and limiting near-term momentum. AMD technical levels and rates
• Negative Sentiment: J.P. Morgan reportedly views AMD as facing execution challenges relative to Nvidia. Nvidia’s investment in MediaTek and continued efforts to defend its AI-chip ecosystem also reinforce concerns that AMD must execute effectively to gain share. J.P. Morgan Nvidia versus AMD
• Negative Sentiment: Investors are also taking profits after AMD’s substantial 2026 advance. Commentary highlights valuation pressure, with the stock trading at a very high earnings multiple, while ARK Invest has continued reducing its AMD position. ARK Invest reduces AMD shares

Advanced Micro Devices Price Performance

Shares of AMD opened at $457.06 on Thursday. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. has a 1 year low of $149.22 and a 1 year high of $584.73. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.03, a current ratio of 2.61 and a quick ratio of 1.91. The company has a market capitalization of $746.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 117.50, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.76 and a beta of 2.48. The business has a 50-day moving average of $501.61 and a 200-day moving average of $390.93.

Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) last announced its 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 business had revenue of $11.54 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations 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% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.48 earnings per share. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. will post 6.44 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Advanced Micro Devices news, SVP Ava Hahn sold 2,993 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $488.69, for a total transaction of $1,462,649.17. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 26,623 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $13,010,393.87. This represents a 10.11% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing 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 Mark D. Papermaster sold 28,811 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $471.87, for a total value of $13,595,046.57. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 1,261,461 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $595,245,602.07. The trade was a 2.23% 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 90 days, insiders sold 232,577 shares of company stock worth $109,509,170. Corporate insiders own 0.50% of the company’s stock.

About Advanced Micro Devices

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.