Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) Stock Acquired Sen. John Boozman

Key Points

• Senator John Boozman disclosed the purchase of shares in Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) valued between $1,001 and $15,000, highlighting growing interest from lawmakers in tech stocks.
• The company has a market cap of $257.33 billion with a recent share price opening at $158.57 and a P/E ratio of 91.13, indicating high expectations for future growth.
• Analysts have raised target prices for AMD, with Truist Financial increasing its target to $213 and Wells Fargo to $185, reflecting an optimistic outlook on the company's performance.

Senator John Boozman (R-Arkansas) recently bought shares of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. NASDAQ: AMD. In a filing disclosed on September 12th, the Senator disclosed that they had bought between $1,001 and $15,000 in Advanced Micro Devices stock on August 7th.

Senator John Boozman also recently made the following trade(s):

• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of NVIDIA NASDAQ: NVDA on 8/22/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of AbbVie NYSE: ABBV on 8/22/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Micron Technology NASDAQ: MU on 8/22/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Eli Lilly and Company NYSE: LLY on 8/22/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Eli Lilly and Company NYSE: LLY on 8/11/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of AbbVie NYSE: ABBV on 8/11/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of iShares MBS ETF NASDAQ: MBB on 8/1/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF NYSEARCA: EFA on 8/1/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta Emerging Markets Equity ETF NYSEARCA: GEM on 8/1/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF NASDAQ: IEF on 8/1/2025.

Advanced Micro Devices Stock Performance

Shares of AMD stock opened at $158.57 on Monday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $163.13 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $127.47. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.05, a current ratio of 2.49 and a quick ratio of 1.81. The stock has a market cap of $257.33 billion, a P/E ratio of 91.13, a P/E/G ratio of 1.87 and a beta of 1.92. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. has a one year low of $76.48 and a one year high of $186.65.

Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 5th. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $0.48 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.54 by ($0.06). Advanced Micro Devices had a return on equity of 7.54% and a net margin of 9.57%.The business had revenue of $7.69 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $7.41 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.69 EPS. Advanced Micro Devices's revenue for the quarter was up 31.7% compared to the same quarter last year. Advanced Micro Devices has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. As a group, equities analysts predict that Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. will post 3.87 EPS for the current year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Advanced Micro Devices

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of AMD. Pinney & Scofield Inc. raised its stake in Advanced Micro Devices by 81.0% in the second quarter. Pinney & Scofield Inc. now owns 190 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer's stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 85 shares in the last quarter. Farmers & Merchants Trust Co of Chambersburg PA boosted its holdings in shares of Advanced Micro Devices by 277.8% during the 1st quarter. Farmers & Merchants Trust Co of Chambersburg PA now owns 272 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer's stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 200 shares in the last quarter. American Capital Advisory LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Advanced Micro Devices by 90.3% during the 1st quarter. American Capital Advisory LLC now owns 274 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer's stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 130 shares in the last quarter. Kozak & Associates Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Advanced Micro Devices by 67.6% during the 1st quarter. Kozak & Associates Inc. now owns 305 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer's stock valued at $29,000 after buying an additional 123 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mpwm Advisory Solutions LLC purchased a new position in shares of Advanced Micro Devices in the 4th quarter worth about $30,000. 71.34% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages recently issued reports on AMD. Truist Financial raised shares of Advanced Micro Devices from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and lifted their price target for the company from $173.00 to $213.00 in a report on Tuesday, August 26th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on shares of Advanced Micro Devices from $120.00 to $185.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 16th. Mizuho boosted their price target on shares of Advanced Micro Devices from $183.00 to $205.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, August 14th. DZ Bank upgraded shares of Advanced Micro Devices from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating and set a $165.00 target price on the stock in a research report on Thursday, August 7th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $200.00 target price on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a research report on Wednesday, August 6th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have assigned a Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $180.88.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, EVP Mark D. Papermaster sold 17,998 shares of Advanced Micro Devices stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, July 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $155.03, for a total value of $2,790,229.94. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 1,713,710 shares in the company, valued at $265,676,461.30. The trade was a 1.04% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, EVP Forrest Eugene Norrod sold 17,200 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $160.93, for a total transaction of $2,767,996.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 313,848 shares of the company's stock, valued at $50,507,558.64. The trade was a 5.20% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 270,198 shares of company stock worth $44,183,576 in the last 90 days. 0.06% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

About Senator Boozman

John Boozman (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. Senate from Arkansas. He assumed office on January 3, 2011. His current term ends on January 3, 2029. Boozman (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the U.S. Senate to represent Arkansas. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022. Boozman won re-election in 2016. He faced Democrat Conner Eldridge, Libertarian Frank Gilbert, and write-in candidate Jason Tate in the general election. Arkansas' U.S. Senate race was rated as safely Republican in 2016. Boozman began his political career in the U.S. House. He won a special election in 2001 and served in that position until his election to the Senate in 2010. Prior to his political career, Boozman worked as an optometrist. As of a 2014 analysis of multiple outside rankings, Boozman is an average Republican member of Congress, meaning he will vote with the Republican Party on the majority of bills. Below is an abbreviated outline of Boozman's academic, professional, and political career: 2011-Present: U.S. Senator from Arkansas 2001-2011: U.S. Representative from Arkansas 1977: Graduated from Southern College of Optometry

Advanced Micro Devices Company Profile

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc operates as a semiconductor company worldwide. It operates through Data Center, Client, Gaming, and Embedded segments. The company offers x86 microprocessors and graphics processing units (GPUs) as an accelerated processing unit, chipsets, data center, and professional GPUs; and embedded processors, and semi-custom system-on-chip (SoC) products, microprocessor and SoC development services and technology, data processing unites, field programmable gate arrays (FPGA), and adaptive SoC products.

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