Clarus Wealth Advisors Has $2.18 Million Stake in Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. $AMD

Clarus Wealth Advisors reduced its stake in shares of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD) by 55.3% in the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 3,755 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock after selling 4,646 shares during the period. Clarus Wealth Advisors’ holdings in Advanced Micro Devices were worth $2,181,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd boosted its position in shares of Advanced Micro Devices by 12.8% during the first quarter. Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd now owns 212 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $43,000 after buying an additional 24 shares during the last quarter. Trust Co of the South grew its holdings in Advanced Micro Devices by 1.5% during the second quarter. Trust Co of the South now owns 1,746 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $1,014,000 after buying an additional 25 shares in the last quarter. Beaird Harris Wealth Management LLC raised its position in Advanced Micro Devices by 9.4% in the 2nd quarter. Beaird Harris Wealth Management LLC now owns 292 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $169,000 after buying an additional 25 shares during the last quarter. Veery Capital LLC raised its position in Advanced Micro Devices by 1.0% in the 2nd quarter. Veery Capital LLC now owns 2,793 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $1,622,000 after buying an additional 27 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Arlington Trust Co LLC lifted its stake in Advanced Micro Devices by 3.3% during the 2nd quarter. Arlington Trust Co LLC now owns 915 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $532,000 after acquiring an additional 29 shares in the last quarter. 71.34% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Advanced Micro Devices

In related news, Director Nora Denzel sold 8,626 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $522.00, for a total transaction of $4,502,772.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 87,173 shares in the company, valued at approximately $45,504,306. This trade represents a 9.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, EVP Mark D. Papermaster sold 6,000 shares of Advanced Micro Devices stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $536.33, for a total transaction of $3,217,980.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 1,233,687 shares in the company, valued at approximately $661,663,348.71. This represents a 0.48% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold a total of 160,934 shares of company stock worth $74,664,256 in the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 0.50% of the company’s stock.

Advanced Micro Devices Stock Up 1.0%

Shares of NASDAQ:AMD opened at $474.32 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $774.31 billion, a PE ratio of 121.93 and a beta of 2.48. 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 business has a fifty day moving average price of $512.81 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $363.26. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. has a 1 year low of $149.22 and a 1 year high of $584.73.

Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) last announced its 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 firm had revenue of $11.54 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $11.31 billion. Advanced Micro Devices had a return on equity of 12.30% and a net margin of 15.58%.The business’s revenue was up 50.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.48 EPS. Analysts forecast that Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. will post 6.44 earnings per share for the current year.

Trending Headlines about Advanced Micro Devices

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

• Positive Sentiment: Strong quarterly results: AMD exceeded expectations for both revenue and earnings, with revenue rising 50% year over year to $11.54 billion. Data-center sales more than doubled, reinforcing demand for its AI accelerators and server processors. However, investors appeared to expect an even stronger outlook, limiting the benefit from the earnings beat. AMD vs. Sandisk: Chip Earnings Momentum Meets a Mixed Market Reaction
• Positive Sentiment: AI infrastructure catalysts: AMD’s Helios rack-scale AI systems are expected to begin ramping this quarter, while an Anthropic data-center agreement involving Riot Platforms highlights potential demand for AMD-powered infrastructure. AMD has also added support for Meta’s Muse Glimmer 30B AI model on PCs and acquired Taalas technology to strengthen its AI-inference roadmap. AMD’s Helios Launch Could Create Winners Beyond AMD Stock
• Positive Sentiment: Higher earnings expectations: Northland Securities raised its FY2026 EPS forecast to $5.97 from $5.54 and its FY2027 estimate to $8.55 from $6.95, reflecting confidence in longer-term data-center growth. The firm maintained a Market Perform rating, however, with a $260 price target. Northland Securities AMD Estimates
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst debate remains intense: Some coverage highlights AMD as a beneficiary of the shift from AI training toward inference, while other analysts argue that its growth thesis is already reflected in the valuation and that margins could constrain further gains.
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation and margin pressure: With a valuation exceeding 120 times earnings, investors may demand continued upside surprises. Commentary warns that fast revenue growth may not translate into comparable profit growth, creating downside risk if gross margins or forward guidance disappoint. AMD Revenue Is Exploding, But Margins May Stop the Rally
• Negative Sentiment: Institutional selling: Recent 13F filings show Amundi reduced its AMD position by approximately 2.27 million shares, while ProShare Advisors cut its holding by about 577,000 shares. These filings reflect second-quarter positions rather than current trading, but they may weigh on sentiment.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on AMD shares. Bank of America lifted their price objective on shares of Advanced Micro Devices from $550.00 to $620.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 14th. Roth Capital increased their target price on shares of Advanced Micro Devices from $500.00 to $650.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, July 24th. KeyCorp set a $650.00 price target on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. Melius Research set a $660.00 price target on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a report on Friday, July 24th. Finally, Wedbush reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $600.00 price objective on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-one have issued a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $546.87.

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.