Darwin Wealth Management LLC Lowers Stock Position in Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. $AMD

Key Points

• Darwin Wealth Management cut its stake in Advanced Micro Devices by 36.1% in Q4, selling 3,809 shares and retaining 6,746 shares worth about $1.445 million.
• Other institutions mostly added or initiated positions — notably Weaver Capital (+303%), Financial Consulate (+19.6%) and Sutton Place (+20.3%), with institutions owning roughly 71.34% of AMD stock.
• Wall Street sentiment is broadly positive (consensus rating: Moderate Buy, average price target $290.19) supported by AI/data‑center demand and a recent earnings beat, but the stock faces near‑term pressure from insider/high‑profile selling and longer‑term competitive risks.

Darwin Wealth Management LLC cut its position in shares of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD - Free Report) by 36.1% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 6,746 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer's stock after selling 3,809 shares during the period. Darwin Wealth Management LLC's holdings in Advanced Micro Devices were worth $1,445,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Financial Consulate Inc. boosted its holdings in Advanced Micro Devices by 19.6% during the fourth quarter. Financial Consulate Inc. now owns 1,348 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer's stock worth $289,000 after buying an additional 221 shares in the last quarter. Weaver Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Advanced Micro Devices by 303.2% during the fourth quarter. Weaver Capital Management LLC now owns 6,253 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer's stock worth $1,339,000 after buying an additional 4,702 shares in the last quarter. Sutton Place Investors LLC boosted its holdings in Advanced Micro Devices by 20.3% during the fourth quarter. Sutton Place Investors LLC now owns 1,526 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer's stock worth $327,000 after buying an additional 258 shares in the last quarter. Jackson Square Capital LLC purchased a new stake in Advanced Micro Devices during the fourth quarter worth $208,000. Finally, West Paces Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in Advanced Micro Devices by 7.4% during the fourth quarter. West Paces Advisors Inc. now owns 1,430 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer's stock worth $306,000 after buying an additional 98 shares in the last quarter. 71.34% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Trending Headlines about Advanced Micro Devices

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

• Positive Sentiment: Analyst support: Wells Fargo’s continued Overweight call (and other bullish analyst notes) has been cited as a catalyst for buying interest, reinforcing the view that AMD will capture meaningful AI/data‑center share. Wells Fargo Maintains Overweight Rating for Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)
• Positive Sentiment: AI demand and “gigawatt” megadeals: coverage highlighting surging demand for AI infrastructure and AMD’s exposure to agentic AI projects supports expectations for accelerating data‑center revenue growth. AMD's Stock Momentum Climbs As 'Agentic AI' And Gigawatt Megadeals Fuel Surge
• Positive Sentiment: Industry validation for hardware boom: reports noting strong server/memory demand (e.g., Foxconn/Samsung strength) help the narrative that AMD stands to benefit from robust AI hardware spending. Apple’s Silent Partner Just Validated the Hardware Boom (AMD)
• Positive Sentiment: Institutional buying: filings and fund updates show some institutions increasing AMD positions (e.g., Eastern Bank additions), which can support price momentum. Fund Update: EASTERN BANK Just Disclosed New Holdings
• Neutral Sentiment: Earnings cadence: AMD set its Q1 FY2026 results release for May 5 — a near‑term event that could drive volatility as investors update expectations. AMD to Report Fiscal First Quarter 2026 Financial Results
• Neutral Sentiment: Diverging analyst views and targets: while several firms remain bullish (high targets from some boutiques), other houses (e.g., Citi) trimmed price targets, producing mixed signals on near‑term upside. Citigroup Lowers Advanced Micro Devices NASDAQ: AMD Price Target to $248.00
• Negative Sentiment: High‑profile selling: notable sales by investors/managers — including reported Cathie Wood selling and ongoing insider dispositions (some pre‑arranged) — can create headlines and short‑term pressure even if sales are part of planned programs. Massive News: Cathie Wood Just Unloaded This Huge AI Semiconductor Stock Mark D. Papermaster Insider Sale
• Negative Sentiment: Longer‑term competitive risk: coverage noting hyperscalers shifting to Arm‑based custom chips is a structural risk for x86 providers like AMD if cloud providers accelerate proprietary silicon spending. Hyperscalers Shift To Arm Chips What It Means For AMD Valuation

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms have weighed in on AMD. Truist Financial set a $283.00 price objective on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. Mizuho upped their price objective on shares of Advanced Micro Devices from $275.00 to $280.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 25th. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price objective on shares of Advanced Micro Devices from $210.00 to $240.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" 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 research report on Wednesday, February 4th. Finally, Wedbush restated an "outperform" rating and set a $290.00 price objective on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty have issued a Buy rating and nine have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $290.19.

Advanced Micro Devices Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ AMD opened at $231.82 on Thursday. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $208.21 and a 200-day simple moving average of $216.26. The stock has a market capitalization of $377.95 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 87.48, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.82 and a beta of 1.96. The company has a quick ratio of 2.01, a current ratio of 2.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. has a 52 week low of $78.87 and a 52 week high of $267.08.

Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, February 3rd. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $1.53 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.32 by $0.21. The business had revenue of $10.27 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $9.65 billion. Advanced Micro Devices had a net margin of 12.52% and a return on equity of 8.84%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 34.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $1.09 earnings per share. On average, equities analysts predict that Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. will post 3.87 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, EVP Forrest Eugene Norrod sold 19,450 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $216.81, for a total value of $4,216,954.50. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 289,098 shares in the company, valued at $62,679,337.38. This represents a 6.30% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, EVP Paul Darren Grasby sold 7,500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $204.87, for a total transaction of $1,536,525.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 129,598 shares of the company's stock, valued at $26,550,742.26. This trade represents a 5.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last three months, insiders sold 242,685 shares of company stock valued at $50,757,308. Corporate insiders own 0.06% of the company's stock.

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.

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