Financial Security Advisor Inc. Acquires New Stake in Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. $AMD

Key Points

• Financial Security Advisor Inc. has acquired a new stake in Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD), purchasing 1,435 shares worth approximately $204,000 in the second quarter.
• Other institutional investors have also significantly increased their holdings in AMD, with Farmers & Merchants Trust Co lifting its stake by 277.8% during the first quarter.
• AMD's stock had a 12-month high of $240.10 and a market capitalization of $377.94 billion, with several analysts maintaining a positive outlook and setting target prices as high as $300.00.

Financial Security Advisor Inc. acquired a new stake in Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD - Free Report) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 1,435 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer's stock, valued at approximately $204,000.

Other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Farmers & Merchants Trust Co of Chambersburg PA lifted its stake in Advanced Micro Devices by 277.8% in the first quarter. Farmers & Merchants Trust Co of Chambersburg PA now owns 272 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer's stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares during the last quarter. American Capital Advisory LLC lifted its stake in Advanced Micro Devices by 90.3% in the first quarter. American Capital Advisory LLC now owns 274 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer's stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 130 shares during the last quarter. Dogwood Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in Advanced Micro Devices by 2,311.1% in the second quarter. Dogwood Wealth Management LLC now owns 217 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer's stock valued at $30,000 after purchasing an additional 208 shares during the last quarter. West Branch Capital LLC lifted its stake in Advanced Micro Devices by 3,057.1% in the second quarter. West Branch Capital LLC now owns 221 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer's stock valued at $31,000 after purchasing an additional 214 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bear Mountain Capital Inc. lifted its stake in Advanced Micro Devices by 75.0% in the first quarter. Bear Mountain Capital Inc. now owns 350 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer's stock valued at $34,000 after purchasing an additional 150 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 71.34% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, SVP Ava Hahn sold 2,868 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Monday, October 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $226.01, for a total value of $648,196.68. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 9,033 shares of the company's stock, valued at $2,041,548.33. This trade represents a 24.10% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, EVP Forrest Eugene Norrod sold 2,250 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $165.01, for a total transaction of $371,272.50. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 311,598 shares of the company's stock, valued at $51,416,785.98. This trade represents a 0.72% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 275,316 shares of company stock valued at $45,203,045 over the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 0.06% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on the company. Roth Capital set a $250.00 target price on Advanced Micro Devices and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday. Evercore ISI increased their price objective on Advanced Micro Devices from $188.00 to $240.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Tuesday. Susquehanna increased their price objective on Advanced Micro Devices from $135.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock a "positive" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. Jefferies Financial Group set a $300.00 price objective on Advanced Micro Devices and gave the stock a "positive" rating in a research report on Monday. Finally, Barclays increased their price objective on Advanced Micro Devices from $200.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Monday. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-four have assigned a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $217.70.

Advanced Micro Devices Stock Down 1.1%

Shares of NASDAQ:AMD opened at $232.89 on Friday. The stock's 50-day moving average price is $169.47 and its 200-day moving average price is $136.53. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. has a 12-month low of $76.48 and a 12-month high of $240.10. The stock has a market capitalization of $377.94 billion, a P/E ratio of 133.84, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.77 and a beta of 1.90. The company has a current ratio of 2.49, a quick ratio of 1.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.05.

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

Advanced Micro Devices 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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