Natural Investments LLC Grows Stock Position in Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. $AMD

Natural Investments LLC boosted its holdings in Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD) by 104.1% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 5,900 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock after acquiring an additional 3,009 shares during the period. Advanced Micro Devices accounts for about 0.8% of Natural Investments LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 26th largest position. Natural Investments LLC’s holdings in Advanced Micro Devices were worth $3,427,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Sarver Vrooman Wealth Advisors purchased a new stake in shares of Advanced Micro Devices in the fourth quarter valued at about $27,000. Cornerstone Financial Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Advanced Micro Devices during the 4th quarter worth approximately $27,000. Basepoint Wealth LLC purchased a new position in shares of Advanced Micro Devices during the 4th quarter worth approximately $30,000. JNBA Financial Advisors raised its position in shares of Advanced Micro Devices by 142.9% during the 2nd quarter. JNBA Financial Advisors now owns 51 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 30 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Graney & King LLC purchased a new stake in Advanced Micro Devices in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $31,000. 71.34% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Advanced Micro Devices Stock Performance

NASDAQ:AMD opened at $456.16 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $744.67 billion, a P/E ratio of 117.26, a P/E/G ratio of 4.73 and a beta of 2.48. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $500.08 and its two-hundred day moving average is $392.68. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $149.22 and a fifty-two week high of $584.73. 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 (NASDAQ:AMD) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 4th. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $1.66 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.62 by $0.04. The company had revenue of $11.54 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations 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 quarterly revenue was up 50.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.48 EPS. Analysts expect that Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. will post 6.44 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity

In other news, SVP Ava Hahn sold 2,993 shares of Advanced Micro Devices stock in a transaction dated 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 transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 26,623 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $13,010,393.87. The trade was a 10.11% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, EVP Mark D. Papermaster sold 28,811 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $471.87, for a total value of $13,595,046.57. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 1,261,461 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $595,245,602.07. The trade was a 2.23% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold 232,577 shares of company stock valued at $109,509,170 in the last 90 days. 0.50% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Advanced Micro Devices News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: AMD’s role in AI infrastructure continues to expand. The company is contributing to the Linux Foundation’s TRACE project for verifiable AI governance, while Anjuna’s confidential-computing platform uses AMD Secure Encrypted Virtualization. These developments support AMD’s position in secure cloud and data-center AI. Why Is AMD Becoming More Important in Secure AI Infrastructure?
• Positive Sentiment: AMD is participating in ASUS’s expanded AI infrastructure ecosystem alongside Intel and other technology partners, potentially broadening its exposure to cloud, edge and enterprise AI deployments. ASUS Expands AI Infrastructure Ecosystem from Cloud to Edge
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and commentators continue to point to AMD’s data-center momentum, server-CPU opportunity and planned Saudi AI buildout with HUMAIN, which targets 250 megawatts from 2027 and as much as 1 gigawatt by 2030. Can AMD’s Saudi AI Buildout Challenge NVIDIA and Broadcom?
• Neutral Sentiment: Institutional positioning is mixed: Tiger Global recently opened an AMD position, while Stanley Druckenmiller reportedly selected AMD as an AI-chip challenger rather than buying Nvidia. These moves provide some validation but do not establish a near-term earnings catalyst.
• Negative Sentiment: ARK Invest disclosed sales of approximately $72.8 million of AMD shares while purchasing about $53 million of Nvidia stock. Additional reports say ARK has continued trimming AMD, reinforcing concerns that some investors prefer Nvidia’s growth and valuation profile. Cathie Wood Sold AMD and Bought Nvidia
• Negative Sentiment: AMD was downgraded by Zacks Research from “strong buy” to “hold.” Other commentary argues the stock’s sharp 2026 advance has already priced in substantial AI success; its high earnings multiple leaves less room for execution delays or disappointing guidance. Prediction: Nvidia Stock Will Outperform AMD Through 2028
• Negative Sentiment: Semiconductor shares remain vulnerable to higher interest rates, rising oil prices and Treasury yields. Broadcom’s softer guidance and margin concerns also weighed on the chip sector, while comparisons suggest Nvidia is growing faster and may offer a more attractive risk-reward profile. Broadcom Falls as Soft Guidance Overshadows AI Revenue Growth

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have commented on AMD. Argus increased their target price on Advanced Micro Devices from $450.00 to $625.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, August 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on Advanced Micro Devices from $385.00 to $550.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 5th. KeyCorp set a $650.00 price objective on Advanced Micro Devices in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. DA Davidson increased their price objective on Advanced Micro Devices from $425.00 to $550.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. Finally, Wolfe Research set a $450.00 price objective on Advanced Micro Devices and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, June 15th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-two have given a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Advanced Micro Devices currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $553.72.

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.