Rep. Julia Letlow Purchases Shares of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD)

Key Points

• Representative Julia Letlow disclosed buying between $1,001 and $15,000 of AMD shares on Feb. 2 through her Merrill Lynch account.
• AMD posted a strong quarter—$1.53 EPS vs. $1.32 expected and $10.27B revenue, up 34.1% year‑over‑year—and analysts maintain a "Moderate Buy" with an average price target of $290.53.
• Insiders sold roughly 239,392 shares (about $50.0M) over the last quarter, while institutional investors hold about 71.34% of the company's stock.

Representative Julia Letlow (Republican-Louisiana) recently bought shares of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. NASDAQ: AMD. In a filing disclosed on March 12th, the Representative disclosed that they had bought between $1,001 and $15,000 in Advanced Micro Devices stock on February 2nd. The trade occurred in the Representative's "MERRILL LYNCH INVESTMENT ACCOUNT #025" account.

Representative Julia Letlow also recently made the following trade(s):

• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of HF Sinclair NYSE: DINO on 2/20/2026.
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• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Travelers Companies NYSE: TRV on 2/20/2026.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Expand Energy NASDAQ: EXE on 2/17/2026.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Public Service Enterprise Group NYSE: PEG on 2/17/2026.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Vistra NYSE: VST on 2/17/2026.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of AT&T NYSE: T on 2/12/2026.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Extra Space Storage NYSE: EXR on 2/12/2026.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Icon NASDAQ: ICLR on 2/12/2026.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals NASDAQ: REGN on 2/12/2026.

Advanced Micro Devices Trading Down 0.9%

NASDAQ AMD opened at $201.99 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $329.33 billion, a P/E ratio of 76.22, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.76 and a beta of 1.98. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $76.48 and a fifty-two week high of $267.08. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $213.51 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $213.12. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04, a quick ratio of 2.01 and a current ratio of 2.85.

Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD - Get Free Report) last announced 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. Advanced Micro Devices had a return on equity of 8.84% and a net margin of 12.52%.The company had revenue of $10.27 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $9.65 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.09 earnings per share. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 34.1% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts forecast that Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. will post 3.87 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity at Advanced Micro Devices

In other news, SVP Ava Hahn sold 2,442 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $234.42, for a total transaction of $572,453.64. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 16,359 shares of the company's stock, valued at $3,834,876.78. The trade was a 12.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, EVP Forrest Eugene Norrod sold 19,450 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $216.81, for a total transaction of $4,216,954.50. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 289,098 shares in the company, valued at approximately $62,679,337.38. This trade represents a 6.30% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 239,392 shares of company stock worth $50,016,383 over the last quarter. 0.06% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Advanced Micro Devices

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Impax Asset Management Group plc lifted its holdings in shares of Advanced Micro Devices by 326.5% during the third quarter. Impax Asset Management Group plc now owns 52,068 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer's stock valued at $8,424,000 after purchasing an additional 39,861 shares in the last quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC bought a new stake in Advanced Micro Devices in the 2nd quarter worth about $4,519,000. Swiss National Bank increased its holdings in Advanced Micro Devices by 7.5% in the 2nd quarter. Swiss National Bank now owns 4,917,975 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer's stock worth $697,861,000 after buying an additional 341,000 shares in the last quarter. New York State Common Retirement Fund raised its position in Advanced Micro Devices by 8.4% in the 2nd quarter. New York State Common Retirement Fund now owns 2,239,239 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer's stock worth $317,748,000 after buying an additional 172,745 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Zweig DiMenna Associates LLC raised its position in Advanced Micro Devices by 127.6% in the 3rd quarter. Zweig DiMenna Associates LLC now owns 72,602 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer's stock worth $11,746,000 after buying an additional 40,708 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 71.34% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

AMD has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Advanced Micro Devices from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, January 26th. Mizuho raised their target price 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. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a "buy" rating on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price target on shares of Advanced Micro Devices from $210.00 to $240.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 25th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a "hold (c+)" rating on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a research note on Monday, December 29th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have given a Buy rating and ten have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $290.53.

Key Headlines Impacting Advanced Micro Devices

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

• Positive Sentiment: AI-driven CPU/GPU pricing power — reports that AMD (and peers) can raise CPU prices amid AI data‑center demand are supporting upside to margins and free cash flow, a core reason investors have bid the stock higher recently. The Silicon Squeeze: AI Pricing Power Lifts Chip Stocks
• Positive Sentiment: Product & ecosystem momentum — AMD’s push into AI stacks (MI450 accelerators) and a new AMD‑optimized Rocky Linux release with CIQ simplify deployments for customers, strengthening the company’s data‑center roadmap and long‑term TAM. AMD Linux Push With CIQ Adds New Angle To AI Investment Story
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst/institutional backdrop — continued buy‑side research, modest upward earnings tweaks and multiple analyst price targets boost conviction that AMD’s AI/data‑center growth can drive meaningful upside beyond current year multiples. 5 April Buys With Double-Digit Year-End Targets
• Neutral Sentiment: Market commentary & momentum trades — bullish technical narratives and articles projecting multi‑year targets keep trading interest elevated, but much of that upside is speculative and tied to execution. AMD Stock Gets a Boost From Incoming CPU Price Hikes
• Negative Sentiment: Geopolitical risk and macro headlines — escalation in the Middle East has hit semiconductors broadly, prompting risk‑off flows that can pressure demand expectations and multiples for AMD and peers. Semiconductor Chip Stocks Slump As Middle East War Hits Day 28
• Negative Sentiment: Large fund selling / flows — high‑profile asset managers trimmed chip positions (including AMD), which can amplify short‑term downside when flows turn against the sector. ARK Invest Dumps $84M in Meta, Nvidia and Chip Stocks
• Negative Sentiment: Product/support & regulatory risk — gamer calls for FSR4 support on older GPUs and advancing U.S. export-control legislation (Chip Security Act) add execution and addressable‑market uncertainty that can weigh on near‑term sentiment. AMD Stock Slips as Gamers Call for FSR 4 Support Chip Security Act Puts AMD Export Controls And Valuation In Focus

About Representative Letlow

Julia Letlow (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Louisiana's 5th Congressional District. She assumed office on April 14, 2021. Her current term ends on January 3, 2027. Letlow (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Louisiana's 5th Congressional District. She declared candidacy for the primary scheduled on November 3, 2026. Julia Letlow earned a doctorate. Letlow's career experience includes working as a senior administrator with the University of Louisiana at Monroe.

About Advanced Micro Devices

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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