Rosenblatt Securities restated their buy rating on shares of Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD – Free Report) in a report published on Friday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has a $665.00 price objective on the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock.
Other equities research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. KeyCorp upped their price objective on shares of Advanced Micro Devices from $530.00 to $725.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 14th. Erste Group Bank raised shares of Advanced Micro Devices from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, April 2nd. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their target price on shares of Advanced Micro Devices from $325.00 to $400.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. Needham & Company LLC raised shares of Advanced Micro Devices to a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. Finally, Susquehanna upped their price target on shares of Advanced Micro Devices from $375.00 to $450.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty have given a Buy rating, eleven have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Advanced Micro Devices presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $522.43.
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Advanced Micro Devices Price Performance
Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD – Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $1.37 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.29 by $0.08. The firm had revenue of $10.25 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $9.90 billion. Advanced Micro Devices had a return on equity of 9.55% and a net margin of 13.37%.The company’s revenue was up 37.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.96 EPS. As a group, equities analysts predict that Advanced Micro Devices will post 6.27 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Insider Transactions at Advanced Micro Devices
In other Advanced Micro Devices news, EVP Mark D. Papermaster sold 6,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $536.33, for a total transaction of $3,217,980.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 1,233,687 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $661,663,348.71. The trade was a 0.48% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Lisa T. Su sold 125,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated 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 of the company’s stock, valued at $1,334,572,400.31. This trade represents a 4.14% 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. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 310,310 shares of company stock valued at $141,185,456. Company insiders own 0.50% of the company’s stock.
Institutional Trading of Advanced Micro Devices
A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in AMD. Joseph Group Capital Management acquired a new position in shares of Advanced Micro Devices during the fourth quarter worth $25,000. Sarver Vrooman Wealth Advisors acquired a new stake in shares of Advanced Micro Devices during the 4th quarter valued at $27,000. Cornerstone Financial Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Advanced Micro Devices during the 4th quarter valued at $27,000. Basepoint Wealth LLC bought a new stake in Advanced Micro Devices during the 4th quarter worth $30,000. Finally, Graney & King LLC bought a new stake in Advanced Micro Devices during the 1st quarter worth $31,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 71.34% of the company’s stock.
Advanced Micro Devices News Roundup
Here are the key news stories impacting Advanced Micro Devices this week:
- Positive Sentiment: AMD and Cerebras announced a technical partnership to combine Helios and Wafer-Scale Engine technology, aiming for faster, more efficient AI inference and up to 5x higher tokens per second per watt. AMD and Cerebras Announce Industry-Leading Ultra-Low-Latency and High Throughput AI Inference Solution
- Positive Sentiment: Wedbush raised its price target to $600, and several other firms also boosted targets after AMD’s Advancing AI 2026 event, signaling stronger Wall Street confidence in AMD’s AI data center growth. AMD price target boosted on strengthening AI outlook
- Positive Sentiment: Other commentary highlighted AMD’s new Helios AI rack system, expanded OpenAI and Anthropic-related demand, and multiple bullish analyst notes, all of which support the view that AMD is gaining share in AI infrastructure. AMD plans to invest to up $5 billion into Anthropic as it seeks to cut into Nvidia’s dominance
- Neutral Sentiment: Short-interest data showed no meaningful change in practice, with reported short interest listed as zero shares, so this item does not appear to be a real trading catalyst.
- Neutral Sentiment: The broader semiconductor sector pulled back on valuation and profit-taking concerns, which may be weighing on AMD even as company-specific AI news remains constructive. Semiconductor Crossroads: Healthy Consolidation or Deeper Repricing?
- Negative Sentiment: AMD also appeared in reports about an AI-chip selloff and weaker risk appetite, suggesting some investors are taking profits after the stock’s strong run. AI Memory Stocks Lead Chip Selloff
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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