Seaport Res Ptn Issues Negative Forecast for AMD Earnings

Key Points

• Seaport Res Ptn has lowered its Q4 2025 earnings estimate for Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) to $0.99 per share, down from $1.06, while maintaining a "Hold" rating on the stock.
• Analysts have varying ratings for AMD, with HSBC upgrading it to "buy" with a target price of $200.00, while others maintain a mix of "Buy" and "Hold" ratings, resulting in a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy."
• Advanced Micro Devices has authorized a $6 billion share buyback plan, indicating that its leadership believes the shares are undervalued.

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD - Free Report) - Research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn reduced their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for Advanced Micro Devices in a report issued on Thursday, September 4th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst J. Goldberg now expects that the semiconductor manufacturer will post earnings of $0.99 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.06. Seaport Res Ptn has a "Hold" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Advanced Micro Devices' current full-year earnings is $3.87 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Advanced Micro Devices' Q2 2026 earnings at $0.93 EPS.

Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 5th. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $0.48 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate 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 in the previous year, the firm earned $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.

Several other analysts have also commented on AMD. Evercore ISI increased their price target on shares of Advanced Micro Devices from $144.00 to $188.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 6th. Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated an "overweight" rating and set a $200.00 price objective on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a report on Wednesday, August 6th. Raymond James Financial upped their target price on Advanced Micro Devices from $120.00 to $200.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 6th. Piper Sandler increased their price objective on shares of Advanced Micro Devices from $140.00 to $190.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 6th. Finally, Erste Group Bank upgraded shares of Advanced Micro Devices from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-two have given a Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Advanced Micro Devices presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $181.33.

Advanced Micro Devices Trading Down 6.6%

NASDAQ:AMD traded down $10.65 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $151.14. The stock had a trading volume of 77,891,119 shares, compared to its average volume of 48,056,704. Advanced Micro Devices has a one year low of $76.48 and a one year high of $186.65. The company has a market capitalization of $245.28 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 86.86, a PEG ratio of 1.78 and a beta of 1.92. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $161.36 and a 200 day moving average of $125.54. The company has a quick ratio of 1.81, a current ratio of 2.49 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.05.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Pinney & Scofield Inc. boosted its position in shares of Advanced Micro Devices by 81.0% during the second quarter. Pinney & Scofield Inc. now owns 190 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer's stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 85 shares during the period. Dogwood Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Advanced Micro Devices by 2,311.1% during the second quarter. Dogwood Wealth Management LLC now owns 217 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer's stock worth $30,000 after buying an additional 208 shares during the period. Avion Wealth boosted its position in shares of Advanced Micro Devices by 49.3% during the second quarter. Avion Wealth now owns 218 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer's stock worth $30,000 after buying an additional 72 shares during the period. West Branch Capital LLC boosted its position in shares of Advanced Micro Devices by 3,057.1% during the second quarter. West Branch Capital LLC now owns 221 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer's stock worth $31,000 after buying an additional 214 shares during the period. Finally, Greenline Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of Advanced Micro Devices during the fourth quarter worth $28,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 71.34% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CEO Lisa T. Su sold 225,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $163.97, for a total value of $36,893,250.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 3,359,748 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $550,897,879.56. This represents a 6.28% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Mark D. Papermaster sold 17,998 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, July 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $155.03, for a total value of $2,790,229.94. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 1,713,710 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $265,676,461.30. This trade represents a 1.04% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 252,998 shares of company stock valued at $41,415,580. 0.06% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Advanced Micro Devices announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock repurchase plan on Wednesday, May 14th that authorizes the company to repurchase $6.00 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the semiconductor manufacturer to repurchase up to 3.1% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are usually an indication that the company's management believes its shares are undervalued.

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.