Financiere des Professionnels Fonds d investissement inc. Takes $2.62 Million Position in Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. $AMD

Financiere des Professionnels Fonds d investissement inc. purchased a new position in Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD) during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm purchased 16,161 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock, valued at approximately $2,615,000.

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings 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 purchasing an additional 2,281,508 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp increased its position in Advanced Micro Devices by 0.8% during the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 72,069,259 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $10,226,628,000 after buying an additional 581,330 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in Advanced Micro Devices by 1.4% during the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 36,690,685 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $5,181,556,000 after buying an additional 514,445 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Advanced Micro Devices in the second quarter worth about $3,094,662,000. Finally, Invesco Ltd. boosted its stake in shares of Advanced Micro Devices by 6.1% during the 2nd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 12,534,569 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $1,778,655,000 after acquiring an additional 715,557 shares in the last quarter. 71.34% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In related news, SVP Ava Hahn sold 2,868 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, October 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $226.01, for a total transaction of $648,196.68. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 9,033 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,041,548.33. This trade represents a 24.10% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, EVP Mark D. Papermaster sold 17,108 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated 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 directly owned 1,714,505 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $411,686,940.60. The trade was a 0.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 181,226 shares of company stock valued at $39,877,820. Insiders own 0.06% of the company’s stock.

Advanced Micro Devices News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: AI/datacenter strength — chipmakers kicked off 2026 higher as hyperscalers keep building out AI datacenters, lifting demand expectations for AMD’s data‑center GPUs and CPUs. Chip stocks rally to start 2026 after third-straight winning year
• Positive Sentiment: Upcoming CES keynote by CEO Lisa Su (Jan. 5) is a near-term catalyst — investors expect product/partnership announcements that could reinforce growth narratives. Dear AMD Stock Fans, Mark Your Calendars for January 5
• Positive Sentiment: Market share gains in consumer/gaming CPUs — December Steam survey data showed AMD share up, supporting the firm’s consumer revenue mix and investor optimism about sustained share gains. AMD Stock Jumps as Its Steam CPU Market Share Soars
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst bullishness and high price targets — multiple firms maintain buy/outperform ratings and Wall Street models project further upside for 2026, which supports demand from institutional buyers. AMD Stock Forecast: Top Analysts Predict a 32% Rally in 2026
• Neutral Sentiment: Unusual options activity — scanners flagged heavy call buying across a wide strike range ($140–$280) and “whale” flows, which can amplify intraday moves but also reflect speculative positioning. AMD stock sees unusual options activity as whale calls dominate
• Neutral Sentiment: Social/media buzz on AI leadership — online chatter and condensed sentiment note strong 2025 performance and optimism about AMD’s AI roadmap; useful for sentiment but noisy as a fundamental signal. Advanced Micro Devices Stock (AMD) Opinions on AI Sector Growth
• Neutral Sentiment: Synopsis pieces and market commentary tie today’s move to the above mix — handy summaries for investors tracking catalysts. Why Is Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) Stock Up Today?
• Negative Sentiment: Heavy insider selling — data shows numerous executive sales (multiple senior officers, including the CEO) over recent months with no insider purchases; this can temper confidence and is a watch item for investors. Advanced Micro Devices Stock (AMD) Opinions on AI Sector Growth

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on AMD shares. Roth Capital reissued a “buy” rating and set a $300.00 target price on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a research report on Wednesday, November 12th. Evercore ISI boosted their price objective on Advanced Micro Devices from $270.00 to $283.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 12th. Susquehanna restated a “positive” rating and issued a $300.00 target price on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a research note on Friday, October 31st. Cantor Fitzgerald set a $300.00 price target on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a research note on Tuesday, December 16th. Finally, Barclays reissued an “overweight” rating on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a report on Wednesday, November 12th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have given a Buy rating and eleven have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $277.06.

Advanced Micro Devices Trading Up 4.3%

Shares of AMD stock opened at $223.47 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $363.82 billion, a P/E ratio of 110.63, a P/E/G ratio of 0.91 and a beta of 1.95. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. has a 12-month low of $76.48 and a 12-month high of $267.08. The company has a quick ratio of 1.68, a current ratio of 2.31 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $226.12 and a 200 day moving average price of $189.02.

Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November 4th. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $1.20 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 business had revenue of $9.25 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.76 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.92 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 35.6% on a year-over-year basis. Research analysts forecast that Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. will post 3.87 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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.