Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co Sells 54,200 Shares of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. $AMD

Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co trimmed its position in Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD) by 22.7% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 184,117 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock after selling 54,200 shares during the quarter. Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co’s holdings in Advanced Micro Devices were worth $29,788,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in AMD. ORG Wealth Partners LLC raised its position in shares of Advanced Micro Devices by 39.7% during the 3rd quarter. ORG Wealth Partners LLC now owns 162 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 46 shares during the period. Koesten Hirschmann & Crabtree INC. boosted its holdings in Advanced Micro Devices by 61.0% in the 3rd quarter. Koesten Hirschmann & Crabtree INC. now owns 161 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 61 shares during the period. Pinney & Scofield Inc. increased 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. Avion Wealth raised its holdings in Advanced Micro Devices by 49.3% during the second quarter. Avion Wealth now owns 218 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 72 shares during the period. Finally, Evolution Wealth Management Inc. bought a new stake in Advanced Micro Devices during the second quarter valued at about $34,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 71.34% of the company’s stock.

Advanced Micro Devices News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: Phillip Securities upgraded AMD to a “strong‑buy,” reinforcing buy‑side confidence and likely supporting short‑term demand. Zacks Upgrade Note
• Positive Sentiment: Reports say AMD will adopt LPDDR6 memory for its Medusa/Halo chips — a product execution win that can improve performance/efficiency and boost competitiveness in mobile/AI inference markets. LPDDR6 Report
• Positive Sentiment: Bullish analysis arguing AMD is at an “inflection” point — supports longer‑term AI/growth narrative and could attract investors looking for multi‑year upside. Seeking Alpha Bullish Thesis
• Neutral Sentiment: AMD and NVIDIA launched new GPU game bundles — positive for consumer demand but mostly marketing‑level impact vs. enterprise AI demand drivers. GPU Bundles
• Neutral Sentiment: Industry comparisons (Broadcom vs. AMD; AMD vs. NVDA) keep AMD in investor conversations about AI exposure but mainly frame allocation decisions rather than immediate price moves. 24/7 Wall St. Comparison
• Neutral Sentiment: AMD hired Ariel Kelman as Chief Marketing Officer — corporate hire that supports go‑to‑market execution but is not a near‑term earnings driver. CMO Hire
• Neutral Sentiment: Short‑interest entries in feeds show zero/NaN values — likely data errors; no clear signal of rising short pressure from these reports.
• Negative Sentiment: Coverage noting an ~11% slide after Q4 results: while AMD beat on EPS/revenue, management’s modest Q1 guidance and seasonal weakness prompted the sell‑off and remain the primary near‑term negative catalyst. Post‑Earnings Drop
• Negative Sentiment: Critical pieces and price‑target/downside discussions (e.g., Forbes, TipRanks “How low could AMD fall”) highlight valuation and guidance risks, which can reinforce selling pressure among tactical traders. Forbes Sell Thesis
• Negative Sentiment: A skeptical Seeking Alpha piece (“Something Doesn’t Add Up”) raises questions on the sustainability/assumptions behind the bull case, adding to investor caution. Seeking Alpha Bear Thesis

Advanced Micro Devices Trading Up 0.0%

Shares of AMD opened at $213.58 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $348.22 billion, a PE ratio of 80.60, a P/E/G ratio of 0.80 and a beta of 1.94. The company’s fifty day moving average is $221.74 and its 200 day moving average is $205.66. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04, a quick ratio of 2.01 and a current ratio of 2.85. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $76.48 and a fifty-two week high of $267.08.

Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 3rd. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $1.53 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.32 by $0.21. Advanced Micro Devices had a net margin of 12.52% and a return on equity of 8.84%. The business had revenue of $10.27 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $9.65 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.09 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 34.1% on a year-over-year basis. Sell-side analysts expect that Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. will post 3.87 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, EVP Mark D. Papermaster sold 17,108 shares of Advanced Micro Devices stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 14th. The stock was 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 owned 1,714,505 shares in the company, valued at approximately $411,686,940.60. The trade was a 0.99% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, SVP Ava Hahn sold 2,442 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, January 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $234.42, for a total transaction of $572,453.64. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 16,359 shares in the company, valued at $3,834,876.78. This trade represents a 12.99% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 164,000 shares of company stock valued at $36,034,173 over the last quarter. Company insiders own 0.06% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on AMD. Roth Mkm reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. HSBC upped their price target on Advanced Micro Devices from $185.00 to $310.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 15th. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $235.00 price objective on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. China Renaissance began coverage on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a report on Tuesday, January 13th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $291.00 target price on the stock. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed an “overweight” rating on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have assigned a Buy rating and nine have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $290.11.

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.