Geneos Wealth Management Inc. Grows Position in Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. $AMD

Key Points

• Geneos Wealth Management Inc. increased its holdings in Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. by 18.9% in Q1, raising their total to 15,219 shares worth approximately $1.56 million.
• Several hedge funds have also increased their stakes in the company; Farmers & Merchants Trust Co notably boosted its ownership by 277.8% during the same quarter.
• In recent insider transactions, CEO Lisa T. Su sold 225,000 shares for $36.89 million, reducing her ownership by 6.28%.

Geneos Wealth Management Inc. increased its holdings in Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD - Free Report) by 18.9% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 15,219 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer's stock after acquiring an additional 2,422 shares during the quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc.'s holdings in Advanced Micro Devices were worth $1,564,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in 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 worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 200 shares during the period. American Capital Advisory LLC lifted its position in shares of Advanced Micro Devices by 90.3% during the first 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 during the last quarter. Kozak & Associates Inc. lifted its position in shares of Advanced Micro Devices by 67.6% during the first quarter. Kozak & Associates Inc. now owns 305 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer's stock valued at $29,000 after buying an additional 123 shares during the last quarter. Mpwm Advisory Solutions LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Advanced Micro Devices during the fourth quarter valued at about $30,000. Finally, Investors Research Corp grew its holdings in Advanced Micro Devices by 117.9% in the first quarter. Investors Research Corp now owns 305 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer's stock worth $31,000 after purchasing an additional 165 shares during the last quarter. 71.34% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Advanced Micro Devices

In other Advanced Micro Devices news, EVP Paul Darren Grasby sold 10,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $173.21, for a total value of $1,732,100.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 125,505 shares of the company's stock, valued at $21,738,721.05. This represents a 7.38% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CEO Lisa T. Su sold 225,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $163.97, for a total transaction of $36,893,250.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 3,359,748 shares in the company, valued at $550,897,879.56. The trade was a 6.28% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 252,998 shares of company stock valued at $41,415,580 over the last 90 days. 0.06% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Advanced Micro Devices Price Performance

Shares of AMD stock opened at $155.67 on Friday. 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 firm's 50-day moving average is $162.72 and its two-hundred day moving average is $126.75. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. has a 12 month low of $76.48 and a 12 month high of $186.65. The company has a market capitalization of $252.63 billion, a PE ratio of 89.47, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.88 and a beta of 1.92.

Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, August 5th. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $0.48 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates 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 firm had revenue of $7.69 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $7.41 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.69 earnings per share. Advanced Micro Devices's revenue for the quarter was up 31.7% on a year-over-year basis. Advanced Micro Devices has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. Analysts predict that Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. will post 3.87 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms have issued reports on AMD. Piper Sandler raised their price target on shares of Advanced Micro Devices from $140.00 to $190.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 6th. TD Cowen lifted their target price on shares of Advanced Micro Devices from $165.00 to $195.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 6th. Erste Group Bank cut shares of Advanced Micro Devices from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday. Bank of America lifted their target price on shares of Advanced Micro Devices from $175.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 29th. Finally, Barclays lifted their target price on shares of Advanced Micro Devices from $130.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 6th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have given a Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $180.88.

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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