Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt Buys New Shares in Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. $AMD

Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt purchased a new position in Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD - Free Report) in the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm purchased 52,869 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer's stock, valued at approximately $30,672,000. Advanced Micro Devices accounts for approximately 1.0% of Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt's investment portfolio, making the stock its 21st biggest position.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. BlackRock Inc. boosted its position in shares of Advanced Micro Devices by 3.1% during the 2nd quarter. BlackRock Inc. now owns 150,301,510 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer's stock worth $87,311,650,000 after purchasing an additional 4,535,126 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp increased its position in Advanced Micro Devices by 1.5% in the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 74,919,276 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer's stock valued at $16,044,712,000 after buying an additional 1,094,835 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in Advanced Micro Devices by 0.8% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 37,584,845 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer's stock worth $8,015,897,000 after buying an additional 287,525 shares during the period. Norges Bank bought a new position in Advanced Micro Devices in the fourth quarter worth approximately $4,929,312,000. Finally, Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD grew its stake in Advanced Micro Devices by 0.3% in the fourth quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 20,325,288 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer's stock valued at $4,352,864,000 after acquiring an additional 55,969 shares during the period. 71.34% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Key Advanced Micro Devices News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Saudi Arabia AI deployment goes live: AMD, Cisco and HUMAIN announced that production AI compute is now operational in Saudi Arabia using AMD Instinct MI355X GPUs, EPYC CPUs and Cisco Silicon One networking. The companies plan to expand the project by up to 250 megawatts beginning in 2027, with broader plans potentially reaching 1 gigawatt by 2030. The rollout provides evidence of commercial demand for AMD’s data-center products and expands its international AI footprint. AMD, Cisco and HUMAIN Expand Saudi Arabia’s AI Infrastructure
• Positive Sentiment: Broader AI infrastructure momentum: Coverage also points to AMD collaborations involving expanded AI networks and a new supercomputer, reinforcing the investment case that the company can capture a portion of the rapidly growing accelerator and data-center market. AMD Stock Rises on New AI Infrastructure and Supercomputer Collaborations
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst-rating support: Wall Street Zen upgraded its rating on AMD, adding a favorable sentiment signal, though the article provides limited detail about the rationale. AMD Stock Rating Upgraded
• Neutral Sentiment: AI sector expectations remain elevated: Micron’s upcoming results could influence sentiment across AI semiconductor stocks. Strong AI demand may help AMD’s sector narrative, but an earnings disappointment could increase volatility throughout the group. Micron Could Be September’s Biggest AI Winner or Loser
• Negative Sentiment: Selling and competitive risks: ARK Invest sold approximately $74.5 million of AMD shares while buying Nvidia and Broadcom, potentially weighing on sentiment. Separately, Nvidia’s expanding chip portfolio highlights intensifying competition for AI workloads. Cathie Wood Sells AMD Stock
• Negative Sentiment: Policy and valuation overhang: Proposed U.S. tariffs on imported semiconductors and components could raise AMD’s supply-chain costs. Insider selling is another near-term confidence concern, while AMD’s high valuation leaves the stock vulnerable if AI growth expectations or execution disappoint. AMD Is Exposed to Proposed US Chip Tariffs

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on AMD shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on Advanced Micro Devices from $385.00 to $550.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Wednesday, August 5th. TD Cowen restated a "buy" rating on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a report on Wednesday, August 5th. KeyCorp set a $650.00 price objective on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. William Blair reiterated a "market perform" rating on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a report on Friday, July 24th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on shares of Advanced Micro Devices from $615.00 to $700.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-two have given a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Advanced Micro Devices has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $553.72.

Insider Buying and Selling at Advanced Micro Devices

In other Advanced Micro Devices news, CEO Lisa T. Su sold 125,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $460.69, for a total value of $57,586,250.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 2,896,899 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,334,572,400.31. This represents a 4.14% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, EVP Paul Darren Grasby sold 15,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $514.91, for a total transaction of $7,723,650.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 117,687 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $60,598,213.17. This trade represents a 11.30% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Insiders sold 232,577 shares of company stock valued at $109,509,170 in the last quarter. 0.50% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Advanced Micro Devices Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:AMD opened at $470.72 on Tuesday. The company has a current ratio of 2.61, a quick ratio of 1.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.03. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is $504.05 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $387.43. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. has a 1-year low of $149.22 and a 1-year high of $584.73. The stock has a market cap of $768.44 billion, a PE ratio of 121.01 and a beta of 2.48.

Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $1.66 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.62 by $0.04. The firm had revenue of $11.54 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $11.31 billion. Advanced Micro Devices had a net margin of 15.58% and a return on equity of 12.30%. The business's revenue was up 50.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.48 EPS. As a group, analysts forecast that Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. will post 6.44 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Advanced Micro Devices Company 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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