Valicenti Advisory Services Inc. Decreases Stake in Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. $AMD

Valicenti Advisory Services Inc. decreased its stake in shares of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD) by 17.1% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 58,688 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock after selling 12,096 shares during the quarter. Advanced Micro Devices comprises 2.6% of Valicenti Advisory Services Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 14th biggest position. Valicenti Advisory Services Inc.’s holdings in Advanced Micro Devices were worth $12,569,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in AMD. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Advanced Micro Devices by 0.9% in the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 155,997,751 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $25,238,876,000 after purchasing an additional 1,348,892 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its holdings in Advanced Micro Devices by 2.4% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 73,824,441 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $11,944,056,000 after acquiring an additional 1,755,182 shares during the period. Amundi boosted its position in Advanced Micro Devices by 17.5% in the 3rd quarter. Amundi now owns 13,486,227 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $2,181,937,000 after purchasing an additional 2,012,865 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of Advanced Micro Devices by 6.5% during the 3rd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 13,348,413 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $2,159,640,000 after purchasing an additional 813,844 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Legal & General Group Plc boosted its stake in shares of Advanced Micro Devices by 1.7% during the 3rd quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 11,579,113 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $1,873,385,000 after acquiring an additional 191,590 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 71.34% of the company’s stock.

Advanced Micro Devices Stock Up 3.3%

NASDAQ:AMD opened at $210.21 on Thursday. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. has a 52 week low of $76.48 and a 52 week high of $267.08. The company has a quick ratio of 2.01, a current ratio of 2.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $211.43 and its two-hundred day moving average is $214.07. The stock has a market capitalization of $342.71 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 79.32, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.77 and a beta of 1.96.

Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, February 3rd. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $1.53 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.32 by $0.21. The firm had revenue of $10.27 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $9.65 billion. Advanced Micro Devices had a return on equity of 8.84% and a net margin of 12.52%.Advanced Micro Devices’s revenue was up 34.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.09 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. will post 3.87 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Advanced Micro Devices

In other news, EVP Forrest Eugene Norrod sold 19,450 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $216.81, for a total transaction of $4,216,954.50. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 289,098 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $62,679,337.38. This represents a 6.30% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CEO Lisa T. Su sold 85,000 shares of Advanced Micro Devices stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $198.77, for a total value of $16,895,450.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 3,146,006 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $625,331,612.62. This trade represents a 2.63% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 239,392 shares of company stock valued at $50,016,383 in the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 0.06% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on the company. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $235.00 price objective on Advanced Micro Devices in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. Roth Mkm restated a “buy” rating on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. KeyCorp reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and issued a $330.00 price target on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th. DA Davidson upgraded Advanced Micro Devices to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, February 13th. Finally, Mizuho increased their target price on shares of Advanced Micro Devices from $275.00 to $280.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 25th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have issued a Buy rating and ten have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Advanced Micro Devices presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $290.53.

Key Advanced Micro Devices News

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

• Positive Sentiment: D.E. Shaw materially increased its AMD position in the latest filings, signaling large-scale institutional accumulation that can lift sentiment and provide demand support for the shares. D. E. Shaw Is Loading Up on This Chip Stock
• Positive Sentiment: Wells Fargo added AMD to its Q2 “Tactical Ideas” list with an Overweight call and a high price target, helping drive short-term buying ahead of earnings. Wall Street Flags Advanced Micro Devices as a Buy Before Earnings
• Positive Sentiment: AMD deepened its collaboration with Samsung (MOU) to secure HBM4 and advanced DRAM supply for next?gen Instinct GPUs and EPYC CPUs — reduces a key supply risk for data?center AI products. AMD and Samsung Deepen Ties
• Positive Sentiment: Reports that an AI startup (Upstage) is in talks to buy ~10,000 AMD accelerators and chatter about CPU price increases point to robust enterprise/datacenter demand and potential near-term revenue upside. Upstage Purchase Talks
• Neutral Sentiment: Sector tailwinds: Intel’s large fab buyback and broader AI momentum have buoyed chip stocks broadly, giving AMD spillover support even if the headlines are company?agnostic. Intel Fab Buyback Lifts Chip Sector
• Neutral Sentiment: Benzinga coverage highlights AMD pitching high?performance CPUs/AI chips for space missions — diversification into new mission-critical markets but not yet material to near-term revenues. AMD Targets Space Market
• Negative Sentiment: Billionaires trimming exposure: Ray Dalio trimmed Bridgewater’s AMD stake and Cathie Wood’s ARK sold ~57k shares — headline selling from marquee names can sap sentiment even if positions are modest vs. overall float. Ray Dalio Trims Stake Cathie Wood Ditches 57K Shares
• Negative Sentiment: Competitive risk: Chinese GPU/AI chipmakers captured ~41% of China’s AI accelerator server market in 2025 — increasing competitive pressure in a key international market. China GPU Competition
• Negative Sentiment: Product/mix risk: Analysts flag potential deceleration in gaming revenue and heavy insider selling activity — reminders that some end markets and insider flows could weigh on near?term growth and sentiment. Gaming Revenue Deceleration

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.