Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. $AMD Stake Raised by Phoenix Financial Ltd.

Phoenix Financial Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD) by 19.5% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 59,794 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock after purchasing an additional 9,756 shares during the period. Phoenix Financial Ltd.’s holdings in Advanced Micro Devices were worth $9,678,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in Advanced Micro Devices during the second quarter valued at approximately $3,094,662,000. Jennison Associates LLC bought a new position in shares of Advanced Micro Devices in the third quarter valued at $626,826,000. Nordea Investment Management AB lifted its position in shares of Advanced Micro Devices by 203.7% during 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 during 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 last quarter. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake 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 worth $21,944,673,000 after acquiring an additional 2,281,508 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 71.34% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on AMD shares. Dbs Bank raised Advanced Micro Devices from a “hold” rating to a “moderate buy” rating in a research report on Monday, October 6th. Sanford C. Bernstein increased their price target on Advanced Micro Devices from $200.00 to $225.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. UBS Group boosted their price objective on Advanced Micro Devices from $300.00 to $330.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “equal weight” rating and set a $260.00 price objective on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a research note on Wednesday, November 12th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Advanced Micro Devices from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Monday. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have issued a Buy rating and ten have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $281.06.

Key Stories Impacting Advanced Micro Devices

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

• Positive Sentiment: BofA includes AMD among its top cheap AI/compute chip picks, reinforcing the company’s core narrative as an AI beneficiary and supporting longer-term demand expectations. BofA Names Top 4 AI Chip Stocks That Look Cheap
• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street Zen upgraded AMD to a Buy, adding to recent analyst bullishness that supports upside expectations. Wall Street Zen Upgrades Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) to Buy
• Positive Sentiment: The Motley Fool lists AMD among three AI chip stocks to buy, echoing thematic investor interest in AI exposure through leading chipmakers. 3 AI Chip Stocks to Buy in January: Nvidia, AMD, and Broadcom Battle for Market Share
• Positive Sentiment: FXEmpire’s technical note says AMD’s bullish structure remains intact near record highs, suggesting the uptrend could resume after any short-term pullback. Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) Price Forecast: Bullish Structure Holds Near Record Highs
• Positive Sentiment: Another Street write-up highlights broad Wall Street conviction (a “strong buy” narrative) driven by AMD’s server CPU and AI tailwinds, which supports medium-term fundamentals. AMD Stock: Why Wall Street Says Strong Buy Right Now
• Neutral Sentiment: AMD is expected to report quarterly earnings on Tuesday, a near-term catalyst that can amplify volatility and explain cautious positioning ahead of the print. Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) Expected to Announce Earnings on Tuesday
• Negative Sentiment: Coverage notes a ~3% pullback earlier this week attributed to sector rotation and profit-taking after a strong run — the main immediate reason traders reduced exposure. AMD Stock Plunges 3% On Monday Amid Sector Rotation And Profit-Taking
• Negative Sentiment: Parallel reports describe the same ~3% drop as short-term profit-taking and rotation out of crowded semiconductor names, underlining sensitivity after the rally. AMD stock plunges 3% on Monday amid sector rotation and profit-taking
• Negative Sentiment: A recap piece notes AMD slid despite fresh price-target increases from some Wall Street analysts, signaling that headlines and technical rotations are currently outweighing upgrades in driving near-term trading. AMD Stock Slips Despite Price Target Increases from Top Wall Street Analysts

Advanced Micro Devices Price Performance

NASDAQ AMD opened at $251.31 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04, a current ratio of 2.31 and a quick ratio of 1.68. The firm has a market capitalization of $409.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 124.41, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.08 and a beta of 1.95. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $218.88 and a 200-day simple moving average of $200.05. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. has a 52-week low of $76.48 and a 52-week high of $267.08.

Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November 4th. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $1.20 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.17 by $0.03. Advanced Micro Devices had a net margin of 10.32% and a return on equity of 8.04%. The firm had revenue of $9.25 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.76 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.92 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 35.6% on a year-over-year basis. Equities research analysts predict that Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. will post 3.87 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity at Advanced Micro Devices

In other news, CEO Lisa T. Su sold 125,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, December 11th. The shares were 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. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, EVP Forrest Eugene Norrod sold 19,450 shares of Advanced Micro Devices stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $229.37, for a total value of $4,461,246.50. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 300,348 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $68,890,820.76. The trade was a 6.08% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 164,000 shares of company stock valued at $36,034,173. 0.06% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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.