Lisa Su Sells 85,000 Shares of Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) Stock

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD) CEO Lisa Su sold 85,000 shares of the business’s 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 completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 3,146,006 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $625,331,612.62. This trade represents a 2.63% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link.

Advanced Micro Devices Stock Up 1.6%

Shares of Advanced Micro Devices stock traded up $3.19 during trading hours on Monday, reaching $196.58. 30,207,064 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 38,824,578. The firm has a market cap of $320.51 billion, a PE ratio of 74.18, a PEG ratio of 0.73 and a beta of 1.98. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04, a quick ratio of 2.01 and a current ratio of 2.85. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. has a 1 year low of $76.48 and a 1 year high of $267.08. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $216.16 and its 200 day moving average is $210.44.

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 analysts’ consensus estimates 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 during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $9.65 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.09 earnings per share. Advanced Micro Devices’s revenue was up 34.1% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. will post 3.87 earnings per share for the current year.

Advanced Micro Devices News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: Strategic Helios partnership with Celestica to deliver a rack-scale AI platform should accelerate OEM adoption of AMD Instinct-based systems and expand go-to-market reach for data-center customers. Celestica and AMD Helios announcement
• Positive Sentiment: AMD signed a multi-year IP license and settlement with Adeia, removing litigation overhang and widening access to IP that could speed product development. AMD-Adeia license agreement
• Positive Sentiment: U.S. export policy reversal clears a regulatory obstacle for AMD’s Instinct GPUs overseas, improving addressable market and sales visibility for data-center accelerators. Export rules reversal
• Positive Sentiment: Supply-chain moves: expanded manufacturing tie-up with Flex to produce Instinct platforms in the U.S. and CEO Lisa Su’s planned Samsung meeting to secure HBM both reduce execution risk on supply for AI products. Flex expanded AMD manufacturing partnership
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst bullishness persists (BNP Paribas, Wolfe Research, others) and positive previews on RDNA 5 GPU performance lift investor sentiment around GPU and AI roadmap execution. Analyst bullish coverage RDNA 5 preview
• Neutral Sentiment: RBC reiterated a sector-perform rating with a $230 target — implies upside but not an explicit buy signal; helpful for valuation debates. RBC rating/target
• Neutral Sentiment: Short-interest data reported as effectively zero and likely reflects reporting quirks rather than a material change in bearish positioning. (Internal market data entry.)
• Negative Sentiment: Significant insider selling has been reported (executive share disposals totaling tens of millions), which can weigh on sentiment even if sales are for diversification or tax planning. Insider selling report
• Negative Sentiment: Some Wall Street voices (Goldman, D.A. Davidson) have flagged a slower near-term path and estimate cuts, and macro headwinds (commodity-driven selloffs) remain a risk to chip multiples. Analyst caution

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Advanced Micro Devices

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. HHM Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Advanced Micro Devices by 2.4% in the 3rd quarter. HHM Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,742 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $282,000 after buying an additional 40 shares in the last quarter. James J. Burns & Company LLC grew its position in shares of Advanced Micro Devices by 2.3% in the 4th quarter. James J. Burns & Company LLC now owns 1,816 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $389,000 after buying an additional 40 shares during the last quarter. HBK Sorce Advisory LLC raised its stake in Advanced Micro Devices by 0.3% during the 3rd quarter. HBK Sorce Advisory LLC now owns 13,404 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $2,169,000 after acquiring an additional 43 shares in the last quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB lifted its position in Advanced Micro Devices by 0.5% in the third quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB now owns 8,706 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $1,409,000 after acquiring an additional 43 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cassaday & Co Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in Advanced Micro Devices by 0.9% in the fourth quarter. Cassaday & Co Wealth Management LLC now owns 4,912 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $1,052,000 after acquiring an additional 43 shares during the last quarter. 71.34% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms recently weighed in on AMD. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their target price on shares of Advanced Micro Devices from $210.00 to $240.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 25th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Advanced Micro Devices from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, January 26th. China Renaissance began coverage on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a research report on Tuesday, January 13th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $291.00 price objective on the stock. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $235.00 price objective on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. Finally, Truist Financial set a $283.00 price objective on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have assigned a Buy rating and ten have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $290.53.

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.