GKV Capital Management Co. Inc. Sells 35,771 Shares of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. $AMD

Key Points

• GKV Capital Management significantly reduced its holdings in Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) by 88.3%, ending up with 4,730 shares valued at $486,000 after selling 35,771 shares in Q1.
• Large institutional investors have increased their stakes in AMD, with Goldman Sachs growing its holdings by 169.7% and T. Rowe Price increasing theirs by 131.5% during the same period.
• AMD's recent quarterly earnings report showed a revenue increase of 31.7% year-over-year, though it missed the EPS estimate, with earnings of $0.48 compared to the forecasted $0.54.

GKV Capital Management Co. Inc. lessened its holdings in shares of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD - Free Report) by 88.3% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 4,730 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer's stock after selling 35,771 shares during the quarter. GKV Capital Management Co. Inc.'s holdings in Advanced Micro Devices were worth $486,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Greenline Partners LLC purchased a new position in Advanced Micro Devices during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Farmers & Merchants Trust Co of Chambersburg PA grew its holdings in 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 grew its holdings in 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. grew its holdings in 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 Advanced Micro Devices during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Institutional investors own 71.34% of the company's stock.

Advanced Micro Devices Trading Down 3.5%

Shares of Advanced Micro Devices stock traded down $5.95 on Monday, reaching $162.63. The company had a trading volume of 37,429,409 shares, compared to its average volume of 61,523,572. The firm has a market cap of $263.92 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 93.47, a P/E/G ratio of 1.93 and a beta of 1.92. 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 price is $159.34 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $124.08. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. has a 1 year low of $76.48 and a 1 year high of $186.65.

Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD - Get Free Report) last posted 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 business had revenue of $7.69 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $7.41 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.69 EPS. Advanced Micro Devices's revenue 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, research analysts predict that Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. will post 3.87 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Advanced Micro Devices announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a share buyback plan on Wednesday, May 14th that permits the company to buyback $6.00 billion in shares. This buyback authorization permits the semiconductor manufacturer to purchase up to 3.1% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are often an indication that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have weighed in on AMD. Melius Research upgraded Advanced Micro Devices from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating and raised their price target for the company from $110.00 to $175.00 in a report on Monday, June 23rd. Sanford C. Bernstein raised their price target on Advanced Micro Devices from $95.00 to $140.00 and gave the company a "market perform" rating in a report on Monday, July 21st. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on Advanced Micro Devices from $120.00 to $185.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 16th. Jefferies Financial Group raised their price target on Advanced Micro Devices from $100.00 to $160.00 in a report on Wednesday, July 16th. Finally, Erste Group Bank upgraded Advanced Micro Devices from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-two have assigned a Buy rating, eleven have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $181.33.

Insider Activity at Advanced Micro Devices

In related news, CEO Lisa T. Su sold 225,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 21st. The stock was 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 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 transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Paul Darren Grasby sold 10,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on 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 approximately $21,738,721.05. The trade was a 7.38% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 252,998 shares of company stock worth $41,415,580 in the last quarter. 0.06% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.