Trifecta Capital Advisors LLC Increases Stock Holdings in Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. $AMD

Trifecta Capital Advisors LLC raised its position in Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD) by 6.4% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 31,022 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,866 shares during the quarter. Trifecta Capital Advisors LLC’s holdings in Advanced Micro Devices were worth $6,644,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Jennison Associates LLC acquired a new position in shares of Advanced Micro Devices in the third quarter valued at approximately $626,826,000. Wellington Management Group LLP boosted its position in Advanced Micro Devices by 335.9% in the 3rd quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 4,847,825 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $784,330,000 after buying an additional 3,735,807 shares during the period. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. boosted its position in Advanced Micro Devices by 104.4% in the 4th quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 5,991,297 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $1,283,096,000 after buying an additional 3,059,935 shares during the period. Nordea Investment Management AB grew its stake in shares of Advanced Micro Devices by 203.7% in the third quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 3,905,148 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $631,892,000 after acquiring an additional 2,619,294 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Advanced Micro Devices by 1.6% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 158,522,860 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $33,949,256,000 after acquiring an additional 2,525,109 shares in the last quarter. 71.34% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Advanced Micro Devices News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: Analyst price‑target lift — Susquehanna and other boutiques raised targets (Susquehanna to $375), citing EPYC server CPU share gains and an AI‑accelerator ramp that underpins the rally. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Big‑tech capex/earnings support AI chip demand — Earnings and spending guidance from large cloud and social platforms are being interpreted as continued hyperscaler GPU/CPU spending that benefits AMD. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Upgraded street forecasts — Erste Group raised FY2026/FY2027 EPS estimates, improving forward earnings visibility. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Product roadmap catalyst — AMD announced its “Advancing AI 2026” developer event (July), which could introduce next‑gen Instinct GPUs and EPYC updates that re‑accelerate sentiment. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Near‑term earnings catalyst — Q1 results on May 5 are the clear short‑term driver; AMD’s strong history of beats gives a runway for upside but raises execution risk if guidance misses. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Insider sale was pre‑arranged — EVP Mark Papermaster sold shares under a 10b5‑1 plan; disclosure tempers negative optics but may be noted by traders. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Options and institutional activity — Heavy institutional ownership and option hedging activity suggest investors are protecting gains while retaining upside exposure. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: OpenAI revenue/user shortfall hit the sector — Reports that OpenAI missed targets sparked a selloff in AI‑chip names and directly pressured AMD in recent sessions. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst downgrade and profit‑taking — Northland cut to Market Perform and some funds (including ARK) trimmed positions after the rapid rally, amplifying near‑term selling pressure. Read More. Read More.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Sanford C. Bernstein lifted their price target on shares of Advanced Micro Devices from $235.00 to $265.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 16th. Mizuho increased their price objective on shares of Advanced Micro Devices from $275.00 to $280.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 25th. UBS Group set a $310.00 price objective on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. DA Davidson raised Advanced Micro Devices from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their target price for the company from $220.00 to $375.00 in a report on Friday, April 24th. Finally, China Renaissance began coverage on Advanced Micro Devices in a research note on Tuesday, January 13th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $291.00 price target on the stock. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-one have issued a Buy rating and nine have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Advanced Micro Devices presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $297.49.

Insider Transactions at Advanced Micro Devices

In other news, EVP Forrest Eugene Norrod sold 19,450 shares of Advanced Micro Devices stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $216.81, for a total transaction of $4,216,954.50. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 289,098 shares in the company, valued at approximately $62,679,337.38. The trade was a 6.30% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, CEO Lisa T. Su sold 125,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $214.36, for a total value of $26,795,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 3,152,476 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $675,764,755.36. The trade was a 3.81% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 304,672 shares of company stock worth $70,135,070. 0.50% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Advanced Micro Devices Stock Up 0.8%

Shares of NASDAQ:AMD opened at $339.98 on Thursday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $229.49 and a 200-day simple moving average of $227.35. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. has a twelve month low of $96.45 and a twelve month high of $352.99. The company has a current ratio of 2.85, a quick ratio of 2.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04. The company has a market capitalization of $554.27 billion, a PE ratio of 127.18, a P/E/G ratio of 1.21 and a beta of 1.96.

Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 3rd. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $1.53 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 firm had revenue of $10.27 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $9.65 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.09 EPS. Advanced Micro Devices’s revenue for the quarter was up 34.1% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities analysts predict that Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. will post 5.78 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Advanced Micro Devices Company 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.