Pilgrim Partners Asia Pte Ltd trimmed its stake in shares of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD – Free Report) by 85.4% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 260 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock after selling 1,515 shares during the period. Pilgrim Partners Asia Pte Ltd’s holdings in Advanced Micro Devices were worth $56,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of AMD. Brighton Jones LLC grew its stake in Advanced Micro Devices by 178.2% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 45,956 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $5,551,000 after purchasing an additional 29,438 shares in the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC grew its stake in Advanced Micro Devices by 2.9% during the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 8,283 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $1,001,000 after purchasing an additional 234 shares in the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC grew its stake in Advanced Micro Devices by 125.1% during the 2nd quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 5,344 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $758,000 after purchasing an additional 2,970 shares in the last quarter. United Bank grew its stake in Advanced Micro Devices by 22.0% during the 2nd quarter. United Bank now owns 13,255 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $1,881,000 after purchasing an additional 2,392 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Schnieders Capital Management LLC. increased its position in shares of Advanced Micro Devices by 361.0% in the 2nd 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 during the last quarter. 71.34% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
A number of equities research analysts have commented on the stock. Morgan Stanley dropped their price objective on shares of Advanced Micro Devices from $260.00 to $255.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. Piper Sandler reissued an “overweight” rating on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a research report on Wednesday, February 25th. Mizuho increased their price objective on shares of Advanced Micro Devices from $275.00 to $280.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 25th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised shares of Advanced Micro Devices from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $450.00 price objective on the stock in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein increased their price objective on shares of Advanced Micro Devices from $235.00 to $265.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 16th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-one have given a Buy rating and nine have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Advanced Micro Devices currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $314.92.
More Advanced Micro Devices News
Here are the key news stories impacting Advanced Micro Devices this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Q1 beat and strong AI-driven data‑center growth — AMD reported $1.37 EPS vs. $1.30 consensus and revenue of ~$10.25B, with data‑center sales jumping sharply; the company gave second‑quarter revenue guidance that came in above Street expectations, signaling continued AI demand. Read More.
- Positive Sentiment: CEO commentary and ecosystem moves bolster the AI case — management highlighted robust demand for EPYC CPUs and Instinct GPUs, while AMD is investing in adjacent AI infrastructure (seed investment in RadixArk; partnerships like Zyphra) that expand TAM for its accelerators. Read More.
- Neutral Sentiment: Options and volatility priced in — heavy options activity ahead of/after the print shows traders were positioned for a big move; that amplifies intraday swings even after a beat. Read More.
- Neutral Sentiment: Some analysts raise targets amid the beat — select firms (e.g., Wedbush) have lifted price targets, reflecting stronger revenue trajectories, which supports upside but also highlights divergent Street views. Read More.
- Negative Sentiment: Valuation and supply constraints remain key risks — several analysts warned the recent rally left limited margin for error; HSBC downgraded to Hold pointing to valuation and production limits (CoWoS/packaging bottlenecks). That caution pressures investors who need near‑term proof the demand can scale. Read More.
- Negative Sentiment: Sell‑the‑news and margin/CapEx watch — some commentators flagged elevated CapEx and the risk of mean‑reversion after a steep run‑up; investors will focus on margin commentary and whether AMD can convert demand into shipments without worsening costs. Read More.
Advanced Micro Devices Trading Up 4.0%
NASDAQ AMD opened at $355.26 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04, a current ratio of 2.85 and a quick ratio of 2.01. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $235.61 and its 200 day moving average price is $229.21. The company has a market capitalization of $579.19 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 134.06, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.23 and a beta of 2.40. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. has a 12 month low of $96.88 and a 12 month high of $362.79.
Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD – Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $1.37 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.29 by $0.08. The firm had revenue of $10.25 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $9.90 billion. Advanced Micro Devices had a net margin of 12.52% and a return on equity of 8.84%. The company’s revenue was up 37.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.96 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. will post 5.82 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Insider Buying and Selling at Advanced Micro Devices
In related news, EVP Paul Darren Grasby sold 7,500 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $204.87, for a total transaction of $1,536,525.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 129,598 shares in the company, valued at $26,550,742.26. This represents a 5.47% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CEO Lisa T. Su sold 85,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $198.77, for a total transaction of $16,895,450.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 3,146,006 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $625,331,612.62. This represents a 2.63% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 304,672 shares of company stock worth $70,135,070 in the last quarter. 0.50% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.
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.
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