Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD – Free Report) had its price objective upped by Wedbush from $450.00 to $600.00 in a research note released on Monday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has an outperform rating on the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock.
Several other brokerages have also recently commented on AMD. Benchmark boosted their price target on Advanced Micro Devices from $485.00 to $685.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 22nd. Seaport Research Partners raised shares of Advanced Micro Devices from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $430.00 price objective on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. Melius Research set a $660.00 target price on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a research note on Friday, July 24th. Roth Capital boosted their target price on shares of Advanced Micro Devices from $500.00 to $650.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, July 24th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein set a $600.00 price target on shares of Advanced Micro Devices and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 17th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty have assigned a Buy rating, eleven have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $528.11.
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Advanced Micro Devices Price Performance
Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD – Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $1.37 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates 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 firm had revenue of $10.25 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $9.90 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.96 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 37.8% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Advanced Micro Devices will post 6.27 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Insider Activity
In other news, EVP Forrest Eugene Norrod sold 19,487 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $431.40, for a total value of $8,406,691.80. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 324,527 shares in the company, valued at approximately $140,000,947.80. The trade was a 5.66% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, EVP Paul Darren Grasby sold 24,376 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, May 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $444.39, for a total transaction of $10,832,450.64. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 105,222 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $46,759,604.58. The trade was a 18.81% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 310,310 shares of company stock valued at $141,185,456. Insiders own 0.50% of the company’s stock.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Joseph Group Capital Management bought a new position in shares of Advanced Micro Devices in the fourth quarter worth about $25,000. Sarver Vrooman Wealth Advisors bought a new stake in Advanced Micro Devices during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Cornerstone Financial Management LLC acquired a new stake in Advanced Micro Devices in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Basepoint Wealth LLC bought a new position in Advanced Micro Devices in the 4th quarter worth approximately $30,000. Finally, Graney & King LLC acquired a new position in shares of Advanced Micro Devices during the first quarter worth approximately $31,000. 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 secured access to more than 500 megawatts of U.S. data-center capacity from Core Scientific beginning in 2027, with an option to expand the arrangement to 2.5 gigawatts. The 15-year infrastructure partnership is intended to accelerate customer deployments of AMD Instinct GPUs, EPYC CPUs and ROCm software. Why AMD and Core Scientific Are Pairing AI Chips With Up to 2.5 Gigawatts
- Positive Sentiment: The deal gives AMD a strategic response to a major AI bottleneck: limited power and data-center capacity. Core Scientific’s existing sites could allow faster deployment than building new facilities, while AMD’s infrastructure commitments are linked to execution milestones. Mining For Megawatts: AMD’s Billion-Dollar Grid Grab
- Positive Sentiment: Analysts remain constructive: Erste Group raised its FY2026 EPS forecast to $6.47 from $6.41 and its FY2027 forecast to $12.37 from $12.01, while Mizuho lifted its price target to $625 following AMD’s AI product announcements. Analyst Sees AMD Stock Charging Toward an AI Breakout
- Neutral Sentiment: Investors are looking ahead to AMD’s August 4 earnings release. Options markets imply an unusually large potential move, placing greater importance on revenue growth, AI accelerator demand, margins and management’s outlook. AMD Investors Should Mark Their Calendars for August 4
- Negative Sentiment: AMD has declined alongside Nvidia, Micron and other chipmakers as investors question the durability of AI infrastructure spending, rising data-center financing costs and intensifying Chinese competition. Disappointing or insufficiently strong results from SK Hynix helped accelerate the unwinding of the AI trade. Nvidia, Micron and AMD Sink as AI Trade Unwinds
- Negative Sentiment: Valuation is amplifying the selling pressure. AMD trades at a very high earnings multiple after a substantial rally, leaving little room for execution issues or cautious guidance. Analysts also warn that ARM-based processors could challenge AMD’s EPYC position in AI data centers. AMD AI Infrastructure Opportunities and ARM Risks
- Negative Sentiment: Reports of a new 4 GB GPU added to concerns about product mix and demand, although the broader sector selloff appears to be the more significant driver of AMD’s weakness. AMD Stock Slips on Reports of a New 4 GB GPU
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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