Money Concepts Capital Corp Acquires 2,070 Shares of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. $AMD

Money Concepts Capital Corp increased its holdings in shares of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD) by 14.6% during the third quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 16,255 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,070 shares during the quarter. Money Concepts Capital Corp’s holdings in Advanced Micro Devices were worth $2,630,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of AMD. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Advanced Micro Devices in the second quarter valued at approximately $3,094,662,000. Jennison Associates LLC bought a new position in Advanced Micro Devices during the 3rd quarter worth $626,826,000. Nordea Investment Management AB raised its holdings in Advanced Micro Devices by 203.7% in the 3rd quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 3,905,148 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $631,892,000 after acquiring an additional 2,619,294 shares in the last quarter. Rafferty Asset Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Advanced Micro Devices by 56.0% during the 2nd quarter. Rafferty Asset Management LLC now owns 6,772,923 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $961,078,000 after acquiring an additional 2,430,533 shares during the period. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Advanced Micro Devices by 1.5% during the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 154,648,859 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $21,944,673,000 after acquiring an additional 2,281,508 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 71.34% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts recently commented on the company. Wolfe Research set a $300.00 price target on Advanced Micro Devices and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 14th. Citigroup reaffirmed a “neutral” rating on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a report on Thursday, January 15th. TD Cowen reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a research report on Tuesday, December 2nd. Mizuho boosted their price objective on shares of Advanced Micro Devices from $275.00 to $285.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 12th. Finally, Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “equal weight” rating and issued a $260.00 target price on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a report on Wednesday, November 12th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have issued a Buy rating and ten have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $281.06.

Advanced Micro Devices Stock Up 4.0%

Shares of AMD opened at $246.27 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04, a quick ratio of 1.68 and a current ratio of 2.31. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. has a 52 week low of $76.48 and a 52 week high of $267.08. The stock has a market capitalization of $400.94 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 121.92, a PEG ratio of 0.99 and a beta of 1.94. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $222.10 and a 200-day moving average of $203.37.

Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, November 4th. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $1.20 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.17 by $0.03. Advanced Micro Devices had a return on equity of 8.04% and a net margin of 10.32%.The business had revenue of $9.25 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $8.76 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.92 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 35.6% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. will post 3.87 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at Advanced Micro Devices

In related news, EVP Mark D. Papermaster sold 17,108 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $240.12, for a total value of $4,107,972.96. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 1,714,505 shares in the company, valued at $411,686,940.60. This trade represents a 0.99% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Lisa T. Su sold 125,000 shares of Advanced Micro Devices stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $215.14, for a total transaction of $26,892,500.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 3,277,476 shares in the company, 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 ninety days, insiders sold 164,000 shares of company stock worth $36,034,173. 0.06% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

More Advanced Micro Devices News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Street expects an earnings beat driven by CPU, PC and server strength — Wedbush and other firms are bullish on AMD’s Q4 setup and some firms have raised price targets, supporting upside into the report. AMD seen delivering modest Q4 beat on PC and server strength
• Positive Sentiment: Data-center and AI tailwinds: hyperscaler spending and broader AI server growth are lifting demand for EPYC/Instinct and MI350 deployments, which investors view as a durable revenue driver versus legacy CPU markets. Nvidia Is Igniting A 28% Server Boom — With Broadcom And AMD Riding Shotgun
• Positive Sentiment: Options and positioning suggest investors expect upside: call activity and options flow are heavily skewed toward bullish bets ahead of earnings, implying market participants are pricing in a positive surprise. Here’s What Options Traders Expect from Advanced Micro Devices Stock After Earnings
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst conviction and price‑target momentum: multiple firms are reiterating Outperform/Overweight ratings and higher targets (median near $290), bolstering investor confidence. Quiver Quant — Analyst ratings & targets summary
• Neutral Sentiment: Macro/market tailwinds: broader market bounce and improved manufacturing data are helping tech stocks generally, which supports AMD alongside peers during earnings week. Market Indexes Bounce Back to Start a New Trading Week
• Neutral Sentiment: Odd short‑interest data: recent reports show negligible short interest (data anomalies reported), so short-covering is unlikely to be a major driver — treat this as ambiguous.
• Negative Sentiment: Product timing risk: rumors about MI450-series delays introduce execution uncertainty for future GPU ramps; while analysts remain broadly bullish, missed timing could temper forward guidance. Analysts Remain Bullish Despite MI450 Rumors
• Negative Sentiment: Elevated earnings volatility priced in: the options market is implying a sizable post‑earnings move (~8–9%), meaning upside comes with meaningful short‑term risk if AMD disappoints. Options Market Braces for an 8.87% Swing

Advanced Micro Devices 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.