Sapient Capital LLC Sells 4,414 Shares of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. $AMD

Sapient Capital LLC trimmed its position in shares of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD) by 86.0% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 716 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock after selling 4,414 shares during the period. Sapient Capital LLC’s holdings in Advanced Micro Devices were worth $416,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of AMD. Norges Bank bought a new position in Advanced Micro Devices during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $4,929,312,000. Bank of America Corp DE bought a new stake in shares of Advanced Micro Devices in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $7,022,226,000. Cardano Risk Management B.V. bought a new stake in shares of Advanced Micro Devices in the 4th quarter worth approximately $1,000,783,000. BlackRock Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Advanced Micro Devices by 3.1% in the 2nd quarter. BlackRock Inc. now owns 150,301,510 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $87,311,650,000 after purchasing an additional 4,535,126 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Wellington Management Group LLP boosted its stake in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 3,735,807 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 71.34% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Advanced Micro Devices

In related news, EVP Jean X. Hu sold 15,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $474.08, for a total value of $7,111,200.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 160,979 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $76,316,924.32. This trade represents a 8.52% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, SVP Ava Hahn sold 2,993 shares of Advanced Micro Devices stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $488.69, for a total transaction of $1,462,649.17. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 26,623 shares in the company, valued at approximately $13,010,393.87. This trade represents a 10.11% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last quarter, insiders sold 232,577 shares of company stock worth $109,509,170. Corporate insiders own 0.50% of the company’s stock.

Advanced Micro Devices Stock Performance

Advanced Micro Devices stock opened at $477.57 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 2.61, a quick ratio of 1.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.03. The firm has a market cap of $779.62 billion, a P/E ratio of 122.77, a P/E/G ratio of 4.72 and a beta of 2.48. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. has a 1-year low of $149.22 and a 1-year high of $584.73. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $499.20 and a 200-day moving average of $393.27.

Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $1.66 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.62 by $0.04. The company had revenue of $11.54 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $11.31 billion. Advanced Micro Devices had a return on equity of 12.30% and a net margin of 15.58%.Advanced Micro Devices’s revenue was up 50.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.48 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. will post 6.44 EPS for the current year.

Advanced Micro Devices News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: AMD’s latest quarterly performance supports the bullish case: revenue rose 50% year over year to $11.5 billion, while data-center revenue increased 107% and represented 58% of total sales. Analysts cited strong AI partnerships, management’s favorable outlook and potential EPS doubling by fiscal 2027. AMD: Paying Up For A Ramp That’s Already Been Outlined
• Positive Sentiment: Coverage highlighting AMD’s possible Saudi AI expansion and broader infrastructure deployments argues that the stock could be undervalued on long-term cash-flow assumptions, despite expensive market-based multiples. AMD Stock May Be 24% Undervalued On Saudi AI Expansion
• Positive Sentiment: Technical commentary describes AMD’s recent consolidation as a bullish flag, with a potential breakout if momentum returns. The company is also being viewed as gaining ground in data-center chips relative to Intel. AMD Stock Forecast
• Neutral Sentiment: Brokerage coverage remains broadly constructive, with AMD receiving a consensus “Moderate Buy” rating, but this does not represent a new earnings or business catalyst. AMD Given Consensus Rating of Moderate Buy
• Neutral Sentiment: AMD’s IFA 2026 presentation promoted Strix Halo, Gorgon Halo and local “agentic AI” computing, while collaborations involving ASUS and secure-AI initiatives reinforce its positioning across edge, cloud and enterprise infrastructure. AMD IFA 2026 Keynote
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation is the main risk: analysts say much of AMD’s expected growth is already reflected in the stock, with a forward P/E near 60 times and limited room for execution disappointments. Could an Investment in AMD Double?
• Negative Sentiment: ARK Invest’s reported sale of approximately $72.8 million of AMD and purchase of roughly $53 million of Nvidia highlights investor preference for AMD’s larger rival. Zacks also downgraded AMD from “strong buy” to “hold.” Cathie Wood Cuts AMD and Puts Money Into Nvidia

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts recently commented on the stock. Bank of America increased their target price on shares of Advanced Micro Devices from $550.00 to $620.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 14th. Truist Financial upped their price target on shares of Advanced Micro Devices from $478.00 to $594.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on Advanced Micro Devices from $410.00 to $465.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Advanced Micro Devices from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, August 29th. Finally, UBS Group reissued an “overweight” rating on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a research note on Friday, July 24th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-two have issued a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $553.72.

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.