Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. $AMD is Willner & Heller LLC’s 5th Largest Position

Willner & Heller LLC lessened its position in Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD) by 17.3% in the second quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 8,327 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock after selling 1,741 shares during the period. Advanced Micro Devices comprises about 3.0% of Willner & Heller LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 5th biggest position. Willner & Heller LLC’s holdings in Advanced Micro Devices were worth $4,837,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of AMD. Joseph Group Capital Management purchased a new stake in Advanced Micro Devices in the 4th quarter worth approximately $25,000. Cornerstone Financial Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Advanced Micro Devices during the 4th quarter worth $27,000. Sarver Vrooman Wealth Advisors acquired a new stake in shares of Advanced Micro Devices during the fourth quarter worth $27,000. Basepoint Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Advanced Micro Devices during the fourth quarter worth $30,000. Finally, Graney & King LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Advanced Micro Devices in the first quarter valued at $31,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 71.34% of the company’s stock.

Advanced Micro Devices Price Performance

Shares of Advanced Micro Devices stock opened at $482.05 on Thursday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $515.79 and its 200 day moving average price is $356.42. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. has a twelve month low of $149.22 and a twelve month high of $584.73. The company has a current ratio of 2.72, a quick ratio of 1.96 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04. The stock has a market capitalization of $786.03 billion, a P/E ratio of 123.92 and a beta of 2.48.

Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $1.66 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.62 by $0.04. The company had revenue of $11.54 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $11.31 billion. Advanced Micro Devices had a return on equity of 12.52% and a net margin of 15.58%.The firm’s revenue was up 50.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.48 earnings per share. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. will post 6.27 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts recently commented on the company. Loop Capital upgraded Advanced Micro Devices to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 16th. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price target on Advanced Micro Devices from $450.00 to $635.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, July 10th. KeyCorp set a $650.00 price objective on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a research note on Wednesday. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Advanced Micro Devices from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group set a $650.00 target price on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a research report on Wednesday. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty have given a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Advanced Micro Devices presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $539.35.

Advanced Micro Devices News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: Strong Q2 execution: AMD reported revenue of approximately $11.54 billion, up 50% year over year, and adjusted EPS of $1.66, exceeding analyst estimates. Data Center revenue more than doubled to $6.7 billion, while gross margin expanded to 56%. AMD Q2 Earnings Beat Estimates
• Positive Sentiment: Above-consensus guidance: AMD forecast third-quarter revenue of $12.7 billion to $13.3 billion, ahead of the roughly $12.4 billion consensus. Management also expects Data Center revenue to accelerate late in 2026 and more than double in 2027 as its Helios AI platform ramps. AMD Forecasts Upbeat Revenue
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst support remains strong: Jefferies, Truist, Goldman Sachs, Wedbush, Cantor Fitzgerald and Susquehanna either maintained bullish ratings or raised price targets, citing data-center momentum and AI GPU growth. AMD Price Targets Raised
• Positive Sentiment: AI ecosystem expansion: AMD highlighted collaboration with Meta, OpenAI and Anthropic to optimize AI models on its platform, while a new AI coding-tool system with Super Micro Computer supports broader adoption.
• Neutral Sentiment: Market positioning: AMD’s stock had more than doubled during the year, leaving the valuation and expectations unusually demanding. The post-earnings reaction reflects a reset in expectations rather than a deterioration in current demand.
• Negative Sentiment: Investors wanted a larger AI payoff: Although guidance exceeded official estimates, some analysts viewed the upside as modest relative to the premium already embedded in AMD’s valuation. AMD Investors Seek Bigger AI Payoff
• Negative Sentiment: Heavy investment weighs on near-term profitability: A sharp increase in capital spending to expand AI and data-center capacity raised concerns about cash use, execution risk and whether margins can keep improving.
• Negative Sentiment: Nvidia competition intensified: Elon Musk said SpaceX plans to use Nvidia chips exclusively for its AI infrastructure, reinforcing concerns about AMD’s ability to win major hyperscale customers. AMD Premarket Reaction

Insider Buying and Selling at Advanced Micro Devices

In other Advanced Micro Devices news, CEO Lisa T. Su sold 125,000 shares of Advanced Micro Devices stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, June 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $460.69, for a total transaction of $57,586,250.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 2,896,899 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,334,572,400.31. The trade was a 4.14% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, EVP Paul Darren Grasby sold 24,376 shares of Advanced Micro Devices stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $444.39, for a total transaction of $10,832,450.64. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 105,222 shares in the company, valued at approximately $46,759,604.58. This trade represents a 18.81% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 310,310 shares of company stock worth $141,185,456. Company insiders own 0.50% of the company’s stock.

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.