Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. $AMD Stock: SBI Securities Co. Ltd. Trims Position

SBI Securities Co. Ltd. lowered its holdings in shares of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD) by 2.8% in the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 66,708 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock after selling 1,932 shares during the quarter. Advanced Micro Devices accounts for 0.9% of SBI Securities Co. Ltd.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 20th biggest holding. SBI Securities Co. Ltd.’s holdings in Advanced Micro Devices were worth $40,809,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of AMD. MJT & Associates Financial Advisory Group Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Advanced Micro Devices in the third quarter valued at about $29,000. JNBA Financial Advisors grew its holdings in shares of Advanced Micro Devices by 142.9% during the second quarter. JNBA Financial Advisors now owns 51 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $30,000 after buying an additional 30 shares during the last quarter. Graney & King LLC acquired a new position in Advanced Micro Devices in the 1st quarter valued at about $31,000. Main Street Group LTD acquired a new position in Advanced Micro Devices in the 1st quarter valued at about $33,000. Finally, Downshift Financial LLC increased its position in Advanced Micro Devices by 850.0% in the 3rd quarter. Downshift Financial LLC now owns 57 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $35,000 after acquiring an additional 51 shares during the period. 71.34% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

More Advanced Micro Devices News

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

• Positive Sentiment: AMD continues to receive support from expected long-term AI demand. Vultr is expanding its AMD-powered infrastructure with a 20-megawatt MI355X GPU supercluster in India, while additional physical-AI and robotics projects could broaden the company’s opportunity beyond traditional data centers. Vultr and AMD Expand Global Collaboration
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst support remains a counterweight to the sell-off. Susquehanna raised its AMD price target from $550 to $620 with a positive rating, and Wedbush reaffirmed an Outperform view, citing server CPU demand and potential data-center upside. Susquehanna AMD price target
• Neutral Sentiment: Nvidia’s planned standalone CPU and Supermicro’s 256-CPU Vera rack highlight growing competition in a market historically led by AMD and Intel. The development validates demand for CPUs in agentic AI workloads but could pressure AMD’s competitive position. Nvidia enters the CPU market
• Negative Sentiment: Renewed attacks in Saudi Arabia pushed oil prices higher, intensifying inflation and interest-rate concerns. Higher financing costs could make the capital-intensive AI infrastructure build-out more difficult to sustain, particularly as Meta’s cash spending caused investors to question the durability of the AI boom. Why AMD Stock Fell
• Negative Sentiment: A broader chip sell-off was amplified by supply-chain warnings and weakness in the PC market, overshadowing bullish AI data-center forecasts. Investors are also cautious because AMD has already experienced substantial gains and trades at a demanding valuation, leaving less room for disappointing guidance. AMD stock drops in chip sell-off

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts have commented on the company. Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed an “overweight” rating on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a research note on Monday, October 5th. Raymond James Financial raised Advanced Micro Devices from an “outperform” rating to a “strong-buy” rating and boosted their target price for the company from $565.00 to $641.00 in a report on Tuesday, August 25th. William Blair reissued a “market perform” rating on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a report on Friday, July 24th. Rosenblatt Securities restated a “buy” rating and set a $700.00 price target on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a research note on Tuesday, September 29th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group set a $650.00 price target on Advanced Micro Devices in a report on Wednesday, August 5th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-one have given a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $606.76.

Insider Activity

In other Advanced Micro Devices news, EVP Forrest Norrod sold 17,262 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, October 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $540.70, for a total value of $9,333,563.40. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 353,317 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $191,038,501.90. This trade represents a 4.66% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, SVP Ava Hahn sold 2,993 shares of Advanced Micro Devices stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $488.69, for a total transaction of $1,462,649.17. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 26,623 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $13,010,393.87. The trade was a 10.11% decrease in their ownership of the stock. 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 231,100 shares of company stock valued at $114,867,400 in the last quarter. Insiders own 0.50% of the company’s stock.

Advanced Micro Devices Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ AMD opened at $507.93 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $829.18 billion, a P/E ratio of 130.57, a PEG ratio of 5.67 and a beta of 2.45. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. has a one year low of $188.22 and a one year high of $658.52. The company’s fifty day moving average is $541.49 and its two-hundred day moving average is $483.21. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.03, a quick ratio of 1.91 and a current ratio of 2.61.

Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $1.66 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.62 by $0.04. The business had revenue of $11.54 billion for 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 business’s revenue for the quarter was up 50.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.48 EPS. Analysts forecast that Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. will post 6.50 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Advanced Micro Devices Profile

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc (NASDAQ: AMD) is a global semiconductor company that designs high-performance computing, graphics and adaptive computing products. Its offerings serve data centers, personal computers, gaming systems, embedded markets and other specialized applications.

AMD’s product portfolio includes Ryzen processors for desktop and notebook computers, EPYC server processors, Radeon graphics processing units, and Instinct accelerators for artificial intelligence and high-performance computing.