Meridian Wealth Management LLC trimmed its position in shares of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD – Free Report) by 2.8% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 77,535 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock after selling 2,268 shares during the quarter. Advanced Micro Devices makes up 1.4% of Meridian Wealth Management LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 17th biggest holding. Meridian Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Advanced Micro Devices were worth $45,041,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Brighton Jones LLC grew its stake in Advanced Micro Devices by 178.2% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 45,956 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $5,551,000 after acquiring an additional 29,438 shares during the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC raised its position in Advanced Micro Devices by 2.9% during the fourth quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 8,283 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $1,001,000 after acquiring an additional 234 shares during the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC raised its position in Advanced Micro Devices by 125.1% during the second quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 5,344 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $758,000 after acquiring an additional 2,970 shares during the last quarter. United Bank lifted its holdings in shares of Advanced Micro Devices by 22.0% in the second quarter. United Bank now owns 13,255 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $1,881,000 after purchasing an additional 2,392 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Schnieders Capital Management LLC. lifted its holdings in shares of Advanced Micro Devices by 361.0% in the second quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. now owns 9,230 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $1,310,000 after purchasing an additional 7,228 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 71.34% of the company’s stock.
Advanced Micro Devices Trading Down 4.3%
AMD stock opened at $484.39 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.91, a current ratio of 2.61 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.03. The company has a market cap of $790.75 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 124.52 and a beta of 2.48. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $512.26 and a 200-day simple moving average of $371.71. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. has a 52 week low of $149.22 and a 52 week high of $584.73.
Insider Buying and Selling at Advanced Micro Devices
In other news, CEO Lisa T. Su sold 125,000 shares of the 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 transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 2,896,899 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,334,572,400.31. This represents a 4.14% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Nora Denzel sold 8,626 shares of the stock in a transaction on 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 transaction, the director owned 87,173 shares in the company, valued at $45,504,306. This trade represents a 9.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last quarter, insiders sold 163,959 shares of company stock valued at $77,640,312. 0.50% of the stock is owned by company insiders.
Key Advanced Micro Devices News
Here are the key news stories impacting Advanced Micro Devices this week:
- Positive Sentiment: CEO Lisa Su reportedly expects AMD’s server revenue to grow by more than 80% during the current half, excluding the company’s AI accelerator business. The outlook reinforces the strength of AMD’s broader data-center franchise. Lisa Su Says AMD’s Server Revenue Will Grow More Than 80%
- Positive Sentiment: AMD unveiled Instinct Coder for private enterprise AI, while a reported acquisition of a Canadian startup could support specialized, model-focused AI inference. These developments expand AMD’s enterprise AI offering, although their financial impact remains unproven. AMD Unveils Instinct Coder
- Positive Sentiment: AMD’s recently announced $4.75 billion debt offering provides capital for AI and data-center expansion. The financing may accelerate growth, though it also increases interest and execution risks. AMD Rises on $4.75 Billion Debt Offering
- Neutral Sentiment: AMD’s first 13F disclosed a $1.31 billion equity portfolio concentrated in six holdings, including a large SpaceX stake. The filing highlights potentially valuable strategic investments but does not directly change AMD’s chip-business earnings outlook. AMD’s $1.3 Billion Portfolio
- Negative Sentiment: Valuation remains a major concern: commentary says AMD trades at a substantially higher premium than NVIDIA, leaving the stock vulnerable to profit-taking if growth expectations cool. AMD vs. Nvidia Valuation
- Negative Sentiment: Executives Mark Papermaster and Paul Grasby sold shares under pre-arranged plans to cover tax withholding on vested equity awards. The transactions were not discretionary bearish bets, but insider selling can still weigh on sentiment. AMD Insider Sale Filing
- Negative Sentiment: Ark Invest sold approximately $13.1 million of AMD while buying NVIDIA, adding near-term selling pressure and reinforcing concerns about competition and relative valuation. Ark Invest Sells AMD
Analysts Set New Price Targets
A number of brokerages have commented on AMD. Oppenheimer cut Advanced Micro Devices from a “market perform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on Advanced Micro Devices from $385.00 to $550.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. Roth Capital increased their price objective on Advanced Micro Devices from $500.00 to $650.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, July 24th. Argus lifted their price objective on Advanced Micro Devices from $450.00 to $625.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. Finally, Zacks Research raised shares of Advanced Micro Devices from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-one have assigned a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average 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.
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