Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. $AMD Stock Position Lifted by Cooper Financial Group

08 Oct 2026, 00:00 by Kim Johansen · The Markets Daily

Cooper Financial Group raised its holdings in Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD – Free Report) by 27.8% in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 13,842 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,013 shares during the quarter. Cooper Financial Group’s holdings in Advanced Micro Devices were worth $8,468,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in AMD. First Citizens Financial Corp grew its position in Advanced Micro Devices by 3.4% during the third quarter. First Citizens Financial Corp now owns 490 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $300,000 after buying an additional 16 shares during the period. Private Client Services LLC raised its position in Advanced Micro Devices by 1.7% in the third quarter. Private Client Services LLC now owns 1,079 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $660,000 after acquiring an additional 18 shares during the period. Box Hill Private Wealth LLC grew its position in shares of Advanced Micro Devices by 2.5% during the 3rd quarter. Box Hill Private Wealth LLC now owns 794 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $486,000 after acquiring an additional 19 shares during the period. Baring Financial LLC grew its position in shares of Advanced Micro Devices by 4.5% during the 3rd quarter. Baring Financial LLC now owns 491 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $300,000 after acquiring an additional 21 shares during the period. Finally, First National Bank of Hutchinson increased its stake in shares of Advanced Micro Devices by 0.4% during the 2nd quarter. First National Bank of Hutchinson now owns 5,639 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $3,276,000 after purchasing an additional 22 shares during the last quarter. 71.34% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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

Positive Sentiment: Citi raised its AMD price target by 39% to $800 and maintained a Buy rating. Analyst Atif Malik cited Meta’s Muse AI-agent initiative, which could increase demand for CPUs, GPUs, memory and networking. Other analysts have also raised targets, including Mizuho to $705. Citi’s Price Target Boost Lifts AMD Shares
Positive Sentiment: CEO Lisa Su said AI-chip demand should remain very strong for years and that AMD plans to substantially increase supply in 2027. Her meetings with suppliers in Taiwan and South Korea, including Samsung, are aimed at securing advanced wafers and memory capacity. AMD plans to substantially increase supply
Positive Sentiment: AMD is pursuing longer-term AI opportunities through an $8.2 billion acquisition of World Labs, while its expanding partnerships with enterprise-server provider Hewlett Packard Enterprise support broader adoption of AMD-powered AI infrastructure. AMD’s physical AI strategy
Neutral Sentiment: AMD will report fiscal third-quarter 2026 results on November 3. Investors are likely to focus on whether data-center growth, AI-chip shipments and management’s 2027 supply expansion validate the stock’s expectations. AMD earnings announcement
Negative Sentiment: Valuation is becoming a major concern. AMD has exceeded many analyst targets after a surge of more than 200% over the past year, while its Helios rack-scale systems and next-generation products still need to ship at scale and produce durable cash flow.
Negative Sentiment: Rising Treasury yields are pressuring high-growth technology stocks, and broader market weakness is weighing on semiconductor shares. Investors are also monitoring potential dilution from warrants granted to Meta and OpenAI, which could cover up to 320 million shares if exercised.

Insider Activity

In other news, SVP Ava Hahn sold 2,993 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $488.69, for a total value of $1,462,649.17. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 26,623 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $13,010,393.87. This represents a 10.11% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, EVP Mark Papermaster sold 28,811 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $471.87, for a total transaction of $13,595,046.57. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 1,261,461 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $595,245,602.07. This trade represents a 2.23% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 213,838 shares of company stock valued at $105,533,836. 0.50% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts recently commented on AMD shares. CLSA reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $710.00 price objective on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a research note on Wednesday, September 9th. Benchmark raised their target price on Advanced Micro Devices from $485.00 to $685.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 22nd. Roth Capital upped their price target on Advanced Micro Devices from $500.00 to $650.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, July 24th. Mizuho increased their price target on Advanced Micro Devices from $580.00 to $705.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, TD Cowen reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a report on Wednesday, August 5th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-two have given a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $576.88.

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Advanced Micro Devices Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:AMD traded down $3.56 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $645.86. 18,509,442 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 32,649,955. The company has a market cap of $1.05 trillion, a PE ratio of 166.03, a P/E/G ratio of 6.55 and a beta of 2.45. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $523.60 and a 200 day moving average of $455.44. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. has a 52-week low of $188.22 and a 52-week high of $658.52. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.03, a current ratio of 2.61 and a quick ratio of 1.91.

Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $1.66 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.62 by $0.04. The company had revenue of $11.54 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $11.31 billion. Advanced Micro Devices had a return on equity of 12.30% and a net margin of 15.58%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 50.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.48 earnings per share. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. will post 6.43 EPS for the current year.

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Advanced Micro Devices, Inc (NASDAQ: AMD) is a semiconductor company that designs high-performance computing, graphics and adaptive computing products. Its offerings serve data centers, personal computers, gaming systems, embedded devices and other specialized markets.