Yahav Achim Ve Achayot Provident Funds Management Co Ltd. Makes New $655,000 Investment in Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. $AMD

Yahav Achim Ve Achayot Provident Funds Management Co Ltd. purchased a new position in shares of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD) during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund purchased 3,058 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock, valued at approximately $655,000. Advanced Micro Devices accounts for 1.5% of Yahav Achim Ve Achayot Provident Funds Management Co Ltd.’s portfolio, making the stock its 20th biggest position.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of AMD. Joseph Group Capital Management acquired a new position in shares of Advanced Micro Devices in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Sarver Vrooman Wealth Advisors acquired a new stake in shares of Advanced Micro Devices during the fourth quarter worth $27,000. Basepoint Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Advanced Micro Devices during the fourth quarter worth $30,000. Key Capital Management INC bought a new stake in Advanced Micro Devices in the 4th quarter valued at $38,000. Finally, PFS Partners LLC boosted its stake in Advanced Micro Devices by 269.2% in the 4th quarter. PFS Partners LLC now owns 192 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $41,000 after purchasing an additional 140 shares during the period. 71.34% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Advanced Micro Devices Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ AMD opened at $488.45 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04, a current ratio of 2.72 and a quick ratio of 1.96. The business has a 50-day moving average of $380.39 and a 200-day moving average of $272.51. The stock has a market capitalization of $796.47 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 160.15, a PEG ratio of 1.33 and a beta of 2.50. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $115.06 and a fifty-two week high of $546.44.

Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $1.37 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.29 by $0.08. Advanced Micro Devices had a return on equity of 9.55% and a net margin of 13.37%.The business had revenue of $10.25 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $9.90 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.96 earnings per share. Advanced Micro Devices’s revenue was up 37.8% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. will post 6.2 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Advanced Micro Devices News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: Bank of America raised its price target on AMD to $560 and kept a Buy rating, calling AMD a top CPU pick as it highlighted rising demand tied to agentic AI and server CPUs. This was one of the main catalysts behind the stock’s strength. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Multiple reports said AMD is benefiting from a broader semiconductor rally, with investors rotating back into chip names after Bank of America’s $170 billion agentic AI opportunity call boosted sentiment across the sector. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and writers continued to argue that AMD’s AI and data-center growth story is still underappreciated, with several pieces pointing to stronger CPU/GPU demand, embedded/robotics opportunities, and upside to earnings estimates. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: One report said an analyst lifted estimates for a crucial chip-market segment, helping AMD stock “crush it” on Thursday and reinforcing expectations for stronger demand ahead. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Several articles revisited AMD’s big six-month run and argued the stock is no longer cheap, suggesting investors are debating whether the AI growth outlook still justifies the premium valuation. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Some coverage flagged valuation risk and a “flashy red light” around AMD’s rapid rise, with bearish takes warning that the stock could be vulnerable if AI enthusiasm cools or earnings fail to keep pace. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Retail investors were reportedly selling some AI winners, including AMD, to raise cash for the SpaceX IPO, adding near-term pressure to semiconductor names. Article Title

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have issued reports on AMD. BTIG Research upgraded Advanced Micro Devices to a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. Raymond James Financial initiated coverage on Advanced Micro Devices in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. They set a “market perform” rating for the company. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on Advanced Micro Devices from $345.00 to $505.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. Wolfe Research began coverage on Advanced Micro Devices in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. They issued a “peer perform” rating on the stock. Finally, HSBC cut Advanced Micro Devices from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and boosted their target price for the company from $335.00 to $340.00 in a research note on Monday, May 4th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-one have given a Buy rating and twelve have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Advanced Micro Devices has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $421.49.

Insider Activity at Advanced Micro Devices

In other news, EVP Mark D. Papermaster sold 31,320 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, April 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $350.00, for a total transaction of $10,962,000.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 1,236,037 shares in the company, valued at $432,612,950. This represents a 2.47% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at 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 value of $10,832,450.64. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 105,222 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $46,759,604.58. The trade was a 18.81% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 247,032 shares of company stock worth $101,072,366. Insiders own 0.50% of the company’s stock.

Advanced Micro Devices 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.