Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) SVP Sells $1,462,649.17 in Stock

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD) SVP Ava Hahn sold 2,993 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $488.69, for a total value of $1,462,649.17. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 26,623 shares in the company, valued at approximately $13,010,393.87. The trade was a 10.11% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Ava Hahn also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Tuesday, August 11th, Ava Hahn sold 143 shares of Advanced Micro Devices stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $474.75, for a total value of $67,889.25.

Advanced Micro Devices Trading Up 0.8%

NASDAQ AMD opened at $473.25 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $772.57 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 121.66 and a beta of 2.48. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $511.40 and a 200-day moving average price of $375.55. The company has a quick ratio of 1.91, a current ratio of 2.61 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.03. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. has a 52 week low of $149.22 and a 52 week high of $584.73.

Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 4th. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $1.66 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.62 by $0.04. The firm had revenue of $11.54 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $11.31 billion. Advanced Micro Devices had a net margin of 15.58% and a return on equity of 12.30%. The business’s revenue was up 50.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.48 earnings per share. As a group, equities analysts expect that Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. will post 6.44 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of AMD. Joseph Group Capital Management bought a new position in shares of Advanced Micro Devices during the 4th quarter worth $25,000. Sarver Vrooman Wealth Advisors purchased a new position in shares of Advanced Micro Devices during the 4th quarter valued at $27,000. Cornerstone Financial Management LLC purchased a new position in Advanced Micro Devices during the fourth quarter worth about $27,000. Basepoint Wealth LLC purchased a new position in shares of Advanced Micro Devices during the fourth quarter worth about $30,000. Finally, JNBA Financial Advisors grew its stake in Advanced Micro Devices by 142.9% in the 2nd quarter. JNBA Financial Advisors now owns 51 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $30,000 after buying an additional 30 shares in the last quarter. 71.34% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

AMD has been the subject of several analyst reports. Truist Financial increased their price objective on Advanced Micro Devices from $478.00 to $594.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. Evercore reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $579.00 price target on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a report on Tuesday, May 19th. Seaport Research Partners raised Advanced Micro Devices from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $430.00 price target for the company in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. Royal Bank Of Canada restated a “sector perform” rating and set a $540.00 price objective on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. Finally, Bank of America lifted their price objective on shares of Advanced Micro Devices from $550.00 to $620.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 14th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-two have given a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $546.95.

Advanced Micro Devices News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: BMO initiated coverage of AMD with a buy recommendation, adding to bullish Wall Street sentiment toward the semiconductor sector and AMD’s AI opportunity. BMO Buy Ratings for Semiconductor Stocks
• Positive Sentiment: AMD continues to show stronger and more consistent revenue growth than Arm Holdings. Its latest quarter included record revenue of $11.54 billion, up 50.1% year over year, and earnings that exceeded analyst expectations. AMD and Arm Revenue Comparison
• Positive Sentiment: Reports that Google may collaborate with AMD on its next-generation TPU could represent a meaningful design win and broaden AMD’s relationships with hyperscalers. Coatue Management’s new position, valued at approximately $55.8 million, also signals institutional interest in the AI trade. Google Reportedly Working With AMD on a TPU
• Neutral Sentiment: AMD is increasingly viewed as Nvidia’s most credible AI-chip challenger, particularly with its Helios platform, but investors remain focused on whether it can narrow Nvidia’s ecosystem and market-share advantages. AMD and Nvidia AI Competition
• Negative Sentiment: Google’s expanding custom-chip program, including its relationship with Marvell, could increase competition for AI-inference workloads. A report that SpaceX selected Nvidia’s Vera Rubin platform reinforces concerns that AMD is still losing some high-profile AI infrastructure opportunities. SpaceX Selects Nvidia AI Infrastructure
• Negative Sentiment: CEO Lisa Su and SVP Ava Hahn sold shares totaling roughly $8.7 million. The transactions were made under pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plans, limiting their signaling value, but the sales may still weigh on sentiment after AMD’s substantial rally. AMD Insider Stock Sale
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation remains a risk: AMD trades at a very high earnings multiple, leaving the stock vulnerable to profit-taking or disappointment if AI growth slows or fails to meet aggressive expectations. AMD Valuation Analysis

About Advanced Micro Devices

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.