SMART Wealth LLC lifted its position in Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD – Free Report) by 234.9% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 3,955 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,774 shares during the quarter. SMART Wealth LLC’s holdings in Advanced Micro Devices were worth $2,297,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.
Other hedge funds and other institutional investors 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 $27,000. Cornerstone Financial Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Advanced Micro Devices during the fourth quarter valued at $27,000. Basepoint Wealth LLC acquired a new position in Advanced Micro Devices during the fourth quarter valued at $30,000. JNBA Financial Advisors raised its position in Advanced Micro Devices by 142.9% during the second quarter. JNBA Financial Advisors now owns 51 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $30,000 after buying an additional 30 shares during the period. Finally, Graney & King LLC purchased a new stake in Advanced Micro Devices in the 1st quarter worth about $31,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 71.34% of the company’s stock.
Advanced Micro Devices Trading Up 4.7%
Shares of NASDAQ AMD opened at $477.57 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $779.62 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 122.77, a PEG ratio of 4.95 and a beta of 2.48. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $499.20 and a 200 day simple moving average of $393.27. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. has a 52 week low of $149.22 and a 52 week high of $584.73. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.03, a quick ratio of 1.91 and a current ratio of 2.61.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
A number of brokerages have commented on AMD. BMO Capital Markets initiated coverage on Advanced Micro Devices in a research report on Thursday, August 20th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $550.00 price objective for the company. Mizuho upped their target price on Advanced Micro Devices from $615.00 to $625.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, July 27th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on shares of Advanced Micro Devices from $615.00 to $700.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. Truist Financial raised their price target on shares of Advanced Micro Devices from $478.00 to $594.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 5th. Finally, Roth Capital boosted their price objective on shares of Advanced Micro Devices from $500.00 to $650.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, July 24th. Three research 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, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $553.72.
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Key Stories Impacting Advanced Micro Devices
Here are the key news stories impacting Advanced Micro Devices this week:
- Positive Sentiment: AMD’s latest quarterly performance supports the bullish case: revenue rose 50% year over year to $11.5 billion, while data-center revenue increased 107% and represented 58% of total sales. Analysts cited strong AI partnerships, management’s favorable outlook and potential EPS doubling by fiscal 2027. AMD: Paying Up For A Ramp That’s Already Been Outlined
- Positive Sentiment: Coverage highlighting AMD’s possible Saudi AI expansion and broader infrastructure deployments argues that the stock could be undervalued on long-term cash-flow assumptions, despite expensive market-based multiples. AMD Stock May Be 24% Undervalued On Saudi AI Expansion
- Positive Sentiment: Technical commentary describes AMD’s recent consolidation as a bullish flag, with a potential breakout if momentum returns. The company is also being viewed as gaining ground in data-center chips relative to Intel. AMD Stock Forecast
- Neutral Sentiment: Brokerage coverage remains broadly constructive, with AMD receiving a consensus “Moderate Buy” rating, but this does not represent a new earnings or business catalyst. AMD Given Consensus Rating of Moderate Buy
- Neutral Sentiment: AMD’s IFA 2026 presentation promoted Strix Halo, Gorgon Halo and local “agentic AI” computing, while collaborations involving ASUS and secure-AI initiatives reinforce its positioning across edge, cloud and enterprise infrastructure. AMD IFA 2026 Keynote
- Negative Sentiment: Valuation is the main risk: analysts say much of AMD’s expected growth is already reflected in the stock, with a forward P/E near 60 times and limited room for execution disappointments. Could an Investment in AMD Double?
- Negative Sentiment: ARK Invest’s reported sale of approximately $72.8 million of AMD and purchase of roughly $53 million of Nvidia highlights investor preference for AMD’s larger rival. Zacks also downgraded AMD from “strong buy” to “hold.” Cathie Wood Cuts AMD and Puts Money Into Nvidia
Insider Activity at Advanced Micro Devices
In related news, EVP Jean X. Hu sold 15,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $474.08, for a total value of $7,111,200.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 160,979 shares in the company, valued at approximately $76,316,924.32. This represents a 8.52% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, EVP Forrest Norrod sold 17,261 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, August 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $459.95, for a total transaction of $7,939,196.95. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 373,317 shares in the company, valued at $171,707,154.15. The trade was a 4.42% decrease in their ownership of the stock. 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 a total of 232,577 shares of company stock worth $109,509,170 over the last quarter. 0.50% of the stock is currently owned by corporate 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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