Richard Bernstein Advisors LLC Cuts Holdings in Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. $AMD

Richard Bernstein Advisors LLC trimmed its holdings in Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD) by 44.2% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 14,048 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock after selling 11,150 shares during the quarter. Richard Bernstein Advisors LLC’s holdings in Advanced Micro Devices were worth $2,273,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Koesten Hirschmann & Crabtree INC. raised its holdings in Advanced Micro Devices by 61.0% in the 3rd quarter. Koesten Hirschmann & Crabtree INC. now owns 161 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $26,000 after acquiring an additional 61 shares during the last quarter. ORG Wealth Partners LLC raised its holdings in Advanced Micro Devices by 39.7% in the 3rd quarter. ORG Wealth Partners LLC now owns 162 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 46 shares during the period. Pinney & Scofield Inc. lifted its position in Advanced Micro Devices by 81.0% during the second quarter. Pinney & Scofield Inc. now owns 190 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 85 shares in the last quarter. Aviso Financial Inc. increased its position in Advanced Micro Devices by 400.0% in the third quarter. Aviso Financial Inc. now owns 200 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $32,000 after buying an additional 160 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Signature Resources Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Advanced Micro Devices by 170.4% in the third quarter. Signature Resources Capital Management LLC now owns 219 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $35,000 after buying an additional 138 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 71.34% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Advanced Micro Devices

In other news, SVP Ava Hahn sold 2,442 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, January 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $234.42, for a total value of $572,453.64. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 16,359 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,834,876.78. This trade represents a 12.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CEO Lisa T. Su sold 125,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $215.14, for a total value of $26,892,500.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 3,277,476 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $705,116,186.64. This represents a 3.67% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 271,892 shares of company stock worth $58,476,908. Insiders own 0.06% of the company’s stock.

Advanced Micro Devices Stock Performance

Shares of AMD stock opened at $202.68 on Tuesday. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. has a 12-month low of $76.48 and a 12-month high of $267.08. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $217.52 and its 200-day simple moving average is $209.49. The company has a current ratio of 2.85, a quick ratio of 2.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04. The company has a market cap of $330.45 billion, a PE ratio of 76.48, a PEG ratio of 0.72 and a beta of 1.98.

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

Advanced Micro Devices News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: AMD and Adeia reached a multi‑year IP license agreement that resolves outstanding litigation and clears the way for AMD to use Adeia’s semiconductor IP — a near‑term risk removal that also unlocks next‑gen 3D V‑Cache and hybrid bonding technology benefits. Adeia Enters into Multi-Year IP License Agreement with AMD
• Positive Sentiment: Product expansion: AMD is extending its Ryzen AI portfolio (new Ryzen AI 400/PRO 400 desktop processors and expanded Ryzen AI Embedded P100 Series), supporting growth in PC and edge AI workloads and strengthening its competitive position versus incumbents. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) Expands Its Ryzen AI Portfolio
• Positive Sentiment: Hyperscaler demand signal: reports say Meta is pursuing multi‑year AI infrastructure deals with Nvidia, AMD and Google — indicative of continued large‑scale AI chip spending that could benefit AMD’s data‑center roadmap. Meta Ramps Up AI Deals And Infrastructure As Valuation Looks Attractive
• Positive Sentiment: Strategic / research interest: institutional buying (Ark Invest additions) and favorable analyst/market commentary are keeping investor attention on AMD’s AI/data‑center upside. 3 AI Stocks Cathie Wood Keeps Buying
• Neutral Sentiment: Quantum/HPC collaboration: Xanadu announced work with AMD to combine photonic quantum software and AMD HPC/AI technologies for aerospace/engineering use cases — strategically interesting for longer‑term TAM expansion but not an immediate revenue driver. Xanadu and AMD Accelerate Quantum Computing for Aerospace and Engineering
• Neutral Sentiment: Valuation/rotation chatter: pieces questioning whether to reassess AMD after a large one‑year run highlight valuation scrutiny and near‑term performance risk despite longer‑term growth prospects. Is It Time To Reassess AMD (AMD) After Its 109.7% One Year Surge?
• Neutral Sentiment: Reported short‑interest data in some feeds shows zero shares (likely a data error), so short‑squeeze signals are not meaningful from the available print.
• Negative Sentiment: Regulatory/export risk: the U.S. is reportedly weighing new AI‑chip export rules that could tie sales to foreign investments in U.S. data centers — a policy path that could complicate AMD’s addressability in certain international markets if adopted. Trump Admin Weighs New Export Rules That Ties Chip Purchase From Likes Of Nvidia, AMD To Investments In US Data Centers: Report

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms have recently commented on AMD. Wedbush reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $290.00 target price on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. Rosenblatt Securities reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $300.00 price objective on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. UBS Group set a $310.00 price target on Advanced Micro Devices in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed a “sector perform” rating and issued a $230.00 price target on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a research note on Wednesday, February 25th. Finally, Melius Research set a $380.00 price objective on Advanced Micro Devices in a research note on Wednesday, November 12th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have assigned a Buy rating and ten have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $290.53.

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.