Legacy Trust Takes Position in Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. $AMD

Legacy Trust purchased a new position in Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD) during the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor purchased 2,480 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock, valued at approximately $401,000.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. ORG Wealth Partners LLC grew its position in Advanced Micro Devices by 39.7% during the third quarter. ORG Wealth Partners LLC now owns 162 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 46 shares in the last quarter. Pinney & Scofield Inc. grew its stake in Advanced Micro Devices by 81.0% in the 2nd quarter. Pinney & Scofield Inc. now owns 190 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 85 shares in the last quarter. Dogwood Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Advanced Micro Devices by 2,311.1% in the 2nd quarter. Dogwood Wealth Management LLC now owns 217 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $30,000 after buying an additional 208 shares during the last quarter. Avion Wealth increased its holdings in shares of Advanced Micro Devices by 49.3% in the 2nd quarter. Avion Wealth now owns 218 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $30,000 after buying an additional 72 shares during the last quarter. Finally, West Branch Capital LLC raised its position in shares of Advanced Micro Devices by 3,057.1% during the 2nd quarter. West Branch Capital LLC now owns 221 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $31,000 after buying an additional 214 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 71.34% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CEO Lisa T. Su sold 125,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $215.14, for a total value of $26,892,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer 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 position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, EVP Forrest Eugene Norrod sold 19,450 shares of Advanced Micro Devices stock in a transaction that occurred 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 owned 300,348 shares in the company, valued at $68,890,820.76. This represents a 6.08% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 178,358 shares of company stock worth $39,229,623 over the last three months. Company insiders own 0.06% of the company’s stock.

Key Advanced Micro Devices News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Long‑term upside thesis remains intact — The Motley Fool argues AMD’s recovery and AI exposure support multi‑year gains, reinforcing a growth narrative that can attract buy‑and‑hold investors. Where Will AMD Stock Be in 5 Years?
• Positive Sentiment: Third‑party partnerships and CES showcases boost AI credibility — A GlobeNewswire release highlights KunlunMeta’s partnership with AMD at CES, signaling customer interest in AMD accelerators for Chinese AI stacks. Partnerships like this underwrite revenue opportunities in data‑center inference. KunlunMeta Partners with AMD to Shine at CES
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and market roundup highlight AMD as an AI leader — Weekly market reviews that call out Nvidia and AMD focus investor attention on AMD’s role in the AI infrastructure buildout, supporting demand expectations for MI‑series chips. Stock Market Rallies Broadly To Highs; Nvidia, AMD, Bloom Energy In Focus: Weekly Review
• Neutral Sentiment: CES generated broad AI/robotics headlines but mixed investor reaction — CNBC covered CES robot and AI demos that included AMD; media buzz raises profile but doesn’t guarantee immediate orders or margins. Humanoid robots take over CES in Las Vegas as tech industry touts future of AI
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst/opinion pieces debate valuation after pullback — Several articles (Seeking Alpha, Yahoo Finance, Zacks) discuss whether a recent pullback leaves AMD attractively priced given a lofty P/E and high growth expectations; these pieces can support both buy and wait‑and‑see positions. AMD: Golden Buying Opportunity After Sentiment-Driven Selloff
• Negative Sentiment: Profit‑taking and sentiment‑driven selling after CES announcements — Coverage notes a short‑term slide as investors rotate out after a big 2025 run; some traders view the CES reveal as underwhelming versus lofty expectations. Why is AMD stock plunging sharply on Thursday?
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling and noisy social sentiment add caution — Aggregated commentary and data show heavy insider sales and mixed social media reaction to the MI450/Helios launches, which can amplify short‑term downside risk even if fundamentals remain strong. Advanced Micro Devices Stock (AMD) Opinions on CES 2026 Announcements
• Negative Sentiment: Debate on whether MI‑series hype is priced in — Critical pieces ask if MI450/Helios announcements represent a true breakout or mostly hype, raising execution and competitive risk concerns that could pressure the stock if adoption timelines slip. Advanced Micro Devices: AI Breakout Or Just Hype Around MI450 And Helios?

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages recently issued reports on AMD. Jefferies Financial Group set a $300.00 target price on shares of Advanced Micro Devices and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research report on Monday, October 6th. Robert W. Baird set a $300.00 price target on Advanced Micro Devices in a research note on Wednesday, November 5th. Citigroup upped their target price on Advanced Micro Devices from $215.00 to $260.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 5th. Dbs Bank upgraded shares of Advanced Micro Devices from a “hold” rating to a “moderate buy” rating in a report on Monday, October 6th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on shares of Advanced Micro Devices from $300.00 to $345.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 12th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have issued a Buy rating and eleven have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Advanced Micro Devices presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $277.06.

Advanced Micro Devices Trading Down 0.7%

NASDAQ AMD opened at $203.17 on Friday. 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 fifty-two week low of $76.48 and a fifty-two week high of $267.08. The stock has a market cap of $330.77 billion, a P/E ratio of 100.58, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.86 and a beta of 1.95. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $221.33 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $192.28.

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

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.