Green Ridge Wealth Planning LLC bought a new stake in shares of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD – Free Report) during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor bought 10,638 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock, valued at approximately $2,278,000. Advanced Micro Devices accounts for 1.2% of Green Ridge Wealth Planning LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 21st largest position.
A number of other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Joseph Group Capital Management purchased a new stake in Advanced Micro Devices during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Sarver Vrooman Wealth Advisors purchased a new position in shares of Advanced Micro Devices in the fourth quarter worth $27,000. Cornerstone Financial Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Advanced Micro Devices in the fourth quarter worth $27,000. Basepoint Wealth LLC bought a new position in shares of Advanced Micro Devices during the fourth quarter worth $30,000. Finally, Aviso Financial Inc. boosted its position in shares of Advanced Micro Devices by 400.0% during the third quarter. Aviso Financial Inc. now owns 200 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $32,000 after acquiring an additional 160 shares during the last quarter. 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: Bernstein raised its price target on AMD to $600, citing strong AI infrastructure demand and improving server-market conditions, reinforcing the bullish case for the stock. Why Is AMD Stock Gaining Thursday?
- Positive Sentiment: AMD and Rackspace signed a definitive agreement to deploy 30 MW of AMD-based AI compute across Rackspace’s data centers, a win that could expand AMD’s presence in regulated enterprise cloud workloads. Rackspace’s AI Land Grab: Plugging Into the Next Compute Boom (AMD)
- Positive Sentiment: AMD’s acquisition of MEXT is being viewed as strategically important because it could help address AI data-center memory bottlenecks and strengthen the company’s AI stack. AMD (AMD) Buys MEXT To Tackle AI Data Center Memory Bottlenecks
- Neutral Sentiment: Several analyst and investor articles continue to highlight AMD’s strong year-to-date rally, but also warn that the stock is trading near all-time highs and may be fully valued, which could temper upside near term. Buy, Hold, or Sell: AMD Rested Near All-Time Highs as Kevin Warsh Opened His First Fed Meeting. Is AMD Stock a Buy at $507?
- Neutral Sentiment: Market commentary from today also points to AMD as a preferred semiconductor alternative versus Intel, but the note is more about sector positioning than a direct company-specific catalyst. Analyst Warns Intel Valuation ‘Doesn’t Make Sense.’ Suggests NVIDIA, AMD, Micron, and Broadcom as Alternatives.
- Negative Sentiment: Some recent coverage warns AMD has likely risen too far, too fast, which could invite profit-taking if investors become more cautious about valuation. One Warning Signal AMD Investors Can’t Miss
Advanced Micro Devices Stock Performance
Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD – Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $1.37 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate 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 business had revenue of $10.25 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $9.90 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.96 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 37.8% compared to the same quarter last year. Research analysts forecast that Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. will post 6.2 EPS for the current year.
Analyst Ratings Changes
A number of analysts have issued reports on AMD shares. Susquehanna lifted their price target on shares of Advanced Micro Devices from $375.00 to $450.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. Cantor Fitzgerald increased their price objective on shares of Advanced Micro Devices to $500.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. Northland Securities restated a “market perform” rating and set a $260.00 price objective on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a research report on Monday, April 27th. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their target price on Advanced Micro Devices from $320.00 to $450.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. Finally, Zacks Research downgraded Advanced Micro Devices from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, June 3rd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty have issued a Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Advanced Micro Devices presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $430.68.
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Insider Transactions at Advanced Micro Devices
In related news, CEO Lisa T. Su sold 125,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, June 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $460.69, for a total transaction of $57,586,250.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 2,896,899 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,334,572,400.31. This trade represents a 4.14% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Nora Denzel sold 8,626 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, June 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $522.00, for a total value of $4,502,772.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 87,173 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $45,504,306. The trade was a 9.00% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 378,032 shares of company stock valued at $161,876,596. Company insiders own 0.50% of the company’s stock.
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.
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