St. Johns Investment Management Company LLC Reduces Stake in Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. $AMD

St. Johns Investment Management Company LLC lowered its position in Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD) by 38.8% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 4,194 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock after selling 2,654 shares during the period. Advanced Micro Devices comprises about 0.9% of St. Johns Investment Management Company LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 18th biggest holding. St. Johns Investment Management Company LLC’s holdings in Advanced Micro Devices were worth $2,436,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. First National Bank of Hutchinson boosted its position in Advanced Micro Devices by 0.4% in the second quarter. First National Bank of Hutchinson now owns 5,639 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $3,276,000 after purchasing an additional 22 shares during the last quarter. Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd increased its position in shares of Advanced Micro Devices by 12.8% during the 1st quarter. Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd now owns 212 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $43,000 after purchasing an additional 24 shares during the last quarter. Trust Co of the South increased its position in shares of Advanced Micro Devices by 1.5% during the 2nd quarter. Trust Co of the South now owns 1,746 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $1,014,000 after purchasing an additional 25 shares during the last quarter. Beaird Harris Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of 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 worth $169,000 after purchasing an additional 25 shares during the period. Finally, Veery Capital LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Advanced Micro Devices by 1.0% in the second quarter. Veery Capital LLC now owns 2,793 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $1,622,000 after buying an additional 27 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 71.34% of the company’s stock.

Advanced Micro Devices Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:AMD opened at $514.39 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $839.73 billion, a P/E ratio of 132.23 and a beta of 2.48. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. has a 1-year low of $149.22 and a 1-year high of $584.73. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $511.77 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $367.48. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.03, a current ratio of 2.61 and a quick ratio of 1.91.

Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 4th. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $1.66 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.62 by $0.04. The firm had revenue of $11.54 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $11.31 billion. Advanced Micro Devices had a net margin of 15.58% and a return on equity of 12.30%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 50.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.48 earnings per share. Research analysts expect that Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. will post 6.44 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Nora Denzel sold 8,626 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $522.00, for a total value of $4,502,772.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 87,173 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $45,504,306. This represents a 9.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, SVP Ava Hahn sold 143 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $474.75, for a total value of $67,889.25. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 17,644 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,376,489. This represents a 0.80% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold a total of 161,077 shares of company stock worth $74,732,145 in the last three months. 0.50% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

More Advanced Micro Devices News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Baird issued a highly bullish $1,250 price target, reinforcing the view that AMD’s AI accelerator and data-center businesses could expand substantially. Broadcom Sinks as AMD Climbs on Baird’s Call
• Positive Sentiment: AMD announced day-one support for the Qwen3.8 27B AI model, a development that may improve adoption of its chips and software among AI developers and data-center customers. AMD Supports Qwen3.8 27B AI Model
• Positive Sentiment: Bank of America raised its 2030 server-CPU market forecast to more than $210 billion from roughly $170 billion, citing demand from AI agents. AMD was identified as one of the bank’s preferred semiconductor investments. Bank of America Raises AI Chip Forecast
• Positive Sentiment: AMD is preparing a record bond offering of up to $5 billion to finance AI infrastructure, partnerships and other corporate needs. The funding could support its Helios platform and large customer commitments, including from Microsoft and AI companies. AMD Plans $5 Billion Bond Sale
• Neutral Sentiment: Institutional activity was mixed: Mirova disclosed a new AMD position worth approximately $145 million, while other funds reported reductions. Because these filings reflect holdings as of June 30, they provide limited insight into current positioning. Mirova Opens AMD Position
• Negative Sentiment: Risks include AMD’s demanding valuation, the added leverage from the bond sale and competitive pressure after reports that SpaceX plans to use Nvidia chips exclusively. Recent insider trading data also shows selling, although the reported sale by SVP Ava Hahn was made under a prearranged Rule 10b5-1 plan. SpaceX Selects Nvidia Exclusively

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Susquehanna boosted their target price on shares of Advanced Micro Devices from $450.00 to $500.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. HSBC cut shares of Advanced Micro Devices from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and lifted their price target for the stock from $335.00 to $340.00 in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Melius Research set a $660.00 price objective on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a research report on Friday, July 24th. Robert W. Baird set a $1,250.00 price objective on Advanced Micro Devices in a research note on Friday, July 24th. Finally, Mizuho raised their target price on Advanced Micro Devices from $615.00 to $625.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, July 27th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-one have assigned a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $546.87.

Advanced Micro Devices Company 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.