Triad Wealth Partners LLC increased its holdings in Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD – Free Report) by 23.9% during the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 5,456 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,052 shares during the period. Triad Wealth Partners LLC’s holdings in Advanced Micro Devices were worth $1,110,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Advanced Micro Devices by 6,228.8% in the fourth quarter. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. now owns 308,021 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $65,966,000 after acquiring an additional 303,154 shares during the period. Williamson Legacy Group LLC acquired a new stake in Advanced Micro Devices during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $1,118,000. Thoroughbred Financial Services LLC increased its position in Advanced Micro Devices by 8.8% during the 4th quarter. Thoroughbred Financial Services LLC now owns 32,827 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $7,030,000 after purchasing an additional 2,654 shares during the period. Valtinson Bruner Financial Planning LLC acquired a new stake in Advanced Micro Devices during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $1,523,000. Finally, Weaver Consulting Group bought a new position in Advanced Micro Devices during the 4th quarter worth approximately $246,000. 71.34% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
A number of research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Mizuho boosted their price target on shares of Advanced Micro Devices from $515.00 to $615.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, June 1st. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their target price on shares of Advanced Micro Devices from $320.00 to $450.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. Zacks Research lowered shares of Advanced Micro Devices from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, June 3rd. Barclays cut shares of Advanced Micro Devices from an “overweight” rating to an “underweight” rating in a research report on Friday, June 12th. Finally, Citigroup downgraded Advanced Micro Devices from a “buy” rating to a “market perform” rating in a report on Friday, June 12th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty have issued a Buy rating, twelve have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $430.68.
Insider Activity
In related news, EVP Paul Darren Grasby sold 24,376 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 8th. The stock was 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 $46,759,604.58. The trade was a 18.81% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, EVP Forrest Eugene Norrod sold 19,487 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $431.40, for a total value of $8,406,691.80. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 324,527 shares in the company, valued at approximately $140,000,947.80. This trade represents a 5.66% 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. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 378,032 shares of company stock valued at $161,876,596. Corporate insiders own 0.50% of the company’s stock.
Advanced Micro Devices News Summary
Here are the key news stories impacting Advanced Micro Devices this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Bernstein raised its price target on AMD to $600, citing strong AI infrastructure demand and improving server-market conditions, reinforcing the bullish case for the stock. Why Is AMD Stock Gaining Thursday?
- Positive Sentiment: AMD and Rackspace signed a definitive agreement to deploy 30 MW of AMD-based AI compute across Rackspace’s data centers, a win that could expand AMD’s presence in regulated enterprise cloud workloads. Rackspace’s AI Land Grab: Plugging Into the Next Compute Boom (AMD)
- Positive Sentiment: AMD’s acquisition of MEXT is being viewed as strategically important because it could help address AI data-center memory bottlenecks and strengthen the company’s AI stack. AMD (AMD) Buys MEXT To Tackle AI Data Center Memory Bottlenecks
- Neutral Sentiment: Several analyst and investor articles continue to highlight AMD’s strong year-to-date rally, but also warn that the stock is trading near all-time highs and may be fully valued, which could temper upside near term. Buy, Hold, or Sell: AMD Rested Near All-Time Highs as Kevin Warsh Opened His First Fed Meeting. Is AMD Stock a Buy at $507?
- Neutral Sentiment: Market commentary from today also points to AMD as a preferred semiconductor alternative versus Intel, but the note is more about sector positioning than a direct company-specific catalyst. Analyst Warns Intel Valuation ‘Doesn’t Make Sense.’ Suggests NVIDIA, AMD, Micron, and Broadcom as Alternatives.
- Negative Sentiment: Some recent coverage warns AMD has likely risen too far, too fast, which could invite profit-taking if investors become more cautious about valuation. One Warning Signal AMD Investors Can’t Miss
Advanced Micro Devices Stock Performance
NASDAQ:AMD opened at $539.33 on Friday. The company has a fifty day moving average of $417.16 and a 200-day moving average of $285.22. The firm has a market capitalization of $879.43 billion, a P/E ratio of 176.83, a P/E/G ratio of 1.57 and a beta of 2.50. The company has a quick ratio of 1.96, a current ratio of 2.72 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. has a twelve month low of $126.82 and a twelve month high of $558.37.
Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD – Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $1.37 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.29 by $0.08. The company had revenue of $10.25 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $9.90 billion. Advanced Micro Devices had a net margin of 13.37% and a return on equity of 9.55%. Advanced Micro Devices’s quarterly revenue was up 37.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.96 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. will post 6.15 EPS for the current year.
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.
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