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AMD
LONGINSIDER SELLCONGRESS BUYADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC
Research: Finviz ↗·Perplexity ↗
🗄 Viewing archived Q1 2026 data — frozen, no longer refreshed.
Funds
5
Score
5.56
vs SPY
+133.2%
Stock return (since Q-end)
+152.9%
SPY return (since Q-end)
+19.7%
Current price
$514.39
Days to cover (short int.)
1.3d↓-5.1%
as of 2026-07-31
News Summary
PositiveAMD delivered strong financial performance with 50% YoY revenue growth in Q2 2026 and record free cash flow, while securing multi-gigawatt GPU deployment agreements with Meta, Microsoft, and Anthropic (including a $5B strategic investment by AMD in Anthropic). However, shares fell 7-8% post-earnings due to margin compression, 40% OpEx growth, Gaming revenue collapse (-31% YoY), and guidance that, while beating consensus, disappointed against elevated market expectations.
Red flags
- •Gaming segment revenue declined 31% year-over-year, representing significant top-line headwind in historical growth driver
- •Gross margin compression: Q2 non-GAAP margin 56% vs. implied prior-year ~59%, despite data center mix shift toward higher-margin business
- •Operating expenses surged 40% YoY to $3.4B in Q2 amid AI/R&D investments, raising sustainability questions on profitability leverage
- •Post-earnings selloff (-7-8%) signals investor concern that near-term guidance upside may be limited despite strong absolute performance
Funds Buying (5)
| Fund | Manager | Shares Held | ∆ Shares | Position Value | % of Fund | QoQ | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Point72 | Steve Cohen | 1.4M | +869K | $288M | 0.5% | +159% | Existing |
| Maverick Capital | Lee Ainslie | 677K | +677K | $138M | 1.6% | — | NEW |
| Glenview Capital | Larry Robbins | 651K | +257K | $132M | 3.6% | +65% | Existing |
| Situational Awareness LP | Leopold Aschenbrenner | 99K | +99K | $20M | 0.5% | — | NEW |
| Soros Fund Management | Soros Family Office | 35K | +17K | $7M | <0.1% | +101% | Existing |
Shares Held and Position Value reflect total quarter-end holdings. ∆ Shares is the change from the prior quarter. % of Fund is the position's share of the fund's reported equity portfolio — it drives the size weighting in the conviction score.
Portfolio Context
Where AMD ranks in each buying fund's book, and the positions immediately around it. What a holding sits next to often says more about the thesis than the position size does.
Glenview Capital
position #7 of this fund's book
- 4AMAZON COM INC$221M
- 5TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL INDS LTD$201M
- 6THE CIGNA GROUP$133M
- 7ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC$132M
- 8THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC$123M
- 9VIATRIS INC$123M
- 10DXC TECHNOLOGY CO$112M
Situational Awareness LP
position #15 of this fund's book
- 12BITDEER TECHNOLOGIES GROUP$30M
- 13POWER SOLUTIONS INTL INC$26M
- 14WHITEFIBER INC$21M
- 15ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC$20M
- 16BABCOCK & WILCOX ENTERPRISES$20M
- 17SHARONAI HOLDINGS INC$18M
- 18PROPETRO HLDG CORP$13M
Point72
position #25 of this fund's book
- 22COMFORT SYS USA INC$302M
- 23CAPITAL ONE FINL CORP$301M
- 24INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC$293M
- 25ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC$288M
- 26MONDELEZ INTL INC$284M
- 27CONSTELLATION BRANDS INC$284M
- 28ATI INC$281M
Maverick Capital
position #26 of this fund's book
- 23MONSTER BEVERAGE CORP NEW$179M
- 24GFL ENVIRONMENTAL INC$161M
- 25DANAHER CORP DEL$155M
- 26ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC$138M
- 27INTEL CORP$132M
- 28CARVANA CO$132M
- 29SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO$126M
Values are quarter-end position sizes. Shown only for funds where AMD ranks inside their 40 largest equity positions — below that, neighbouring names carry no signal. Adjacency is an inference about a fund's reasoning, not a disclosure of it.
Signal History
| Quarter | Direction | Funds | Score | vs SPY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | LONG | 7 | 9.87 | -21.3% |
| Q1 2026 | LONG | 5 | 5.56 | +133.2% |
Same issuer appearing in consecutive quarters — persistent institutional conviction. Returns are frozen at each archived quarter's last refresh.
Insider Activity
| Name | Title | Type | Shares | Price | Value | Filed | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hahn Ava | SVP, GC & Corporate Secretary | SELL | 143 | $474.75 | $0.07M | 2026-08-11 | ↗ |
| Papermaster Mark D | Chief Technology Officer & EVP | SELL | 6K | $556.43 | $3.34M | 2026-07-15 | ↗ |
| Papermaster Mark D | Chief Technology Officer & EVP | SELL | 6K | $536.33 | $3.22M | 2026-06-15 | ↗ |
| Su Lisa T | Chair, President & CEO | SELL | 4K | $451.53 | $1.99M | 2026-06-10 | ↗ |
| Su Lisa T | Chair, President & CEO | SELL | 13K | $452.40 | $5.82M | 2026-06-10 | ↗ |
| Su Lisa T | Chair, President & CEO | SELL | 14K | $453.45 | $6.56M | 2026-06-10 | ↗ |
| Su Lisa T | Chair, President & CEO | SELL | 9K | $454.43 | $4.27M | 2026-06-10 | ↗ |
| Su Lisa T | Chair, President & CEO | SELL | 7K | $455.40 | $3.37M | 2026-06-10 | ↗ |
| Su Lisa T | Chair, President & CEO | SELL | 7K | $456.38 | $3.03M | 2026-06-10 | ↗ |
| Su Lisa T | Chair, President & CEO | SELL | 7K | $457.42 | $3.36M | 2026-06-10 | ↗ |
| Su Lisa T | Chair, President & CEO | SELL | 6K | $458.45 | $2.61M | 2026-06-10 | ↗ |
| Su Lisa T | Chair, President & CEO | SELL | 3K | $459.41 | $1.33M | 2026-06-10 | ↗ |
| Su Lisa T | Chair, President & CEO | SELL | 2K | $460.45 | $0.78M | 2026-06-10 | ↗ |
| Su Lisa T | Chair, President & CEO | SELL | 900 | $461.67 | $0.42M | 2026-06-10 | ↗ |
| Su Lisa T | Chair, President & CEO | SELL | 400 | $464.10 | $0.19M | 2026-06-10 | ↗ |
| Su Lisa T | Chair, President & CEO | SELL | 1K | $465.38 | $0.51M | 2026-06-10 | ↗ |
| Su Lisa T | Chair, President & CEO | SELL | 3K | $466.31 | $1.56M | 2026-06-10 | ↗ |
| Su Lisa T | Chair, President & CEO | SELL | 4K | $467.48 | $1.72M | 2026-06-10 | ↗ |
| Su Lisa T | Chair, President & CEO | SELL | 5K | $468.61 | $2.34M | 2026-06-10 | ↗ |
| Su Lisa T | Chair, President & CEO | SELL | 7K | $469.55 | $3.20M | 2026-06-10 | ↗ |
| Su Lisa T | Chair, President & CEO | SELL | 7K | $470.60 | $3.49M | 2026-06-10 | ↗ |
| Su Lisa T | Chair, President & CEO | SELL | 5K | $471.52 | $2.53M | 2026-06-10 | ↗ |
| Su Lisa T | Chair, President & CEO | SELL | 4K | $472.57 | $1.66M | 2026-06-10 | ↗ |
| Su Lisa T | Chair, President & CEO | SELL | 4K | $473.61 | $1.75M | 2026-06-10 | ↗ |
| Su Lisa T | Chair, President & CEO | SELL | 4K | $474.53 | $1.83M | 2026-06-10 | ↗ |
| Su Lisa T | Chair, President & CEO | SELL | 1K | $475.48 | $0.62M | 2026-06-10 | ↗ |
| Su Lisa T | Chair, President & CEO | SELL | 500 | $476.43 | $0.24M | 2026-06-10 | ↗ |
| Su Lisa T | Chair, President & CEO | SELL | 2K | $462.81 | $0.88M | 2026-06-10 | ↗ |
| Su Lisa T | Chair, President & CEO | SELL | 3K | $449.21 | $1.22M | 2026-06-10 | ↗ |
| Su Lisa T | Chair, President & CEO | SELL | 700 | $450.40 | $0.32M | 2026-06-10 | ↗ |
| Denzel Nora | — | SELL | 9K | $522.00 | $4.50M | 2026-06-02 | ↗ |
| Denzel Nora | — | SELL | 2K | $522.00 | $0.95M | 2026-05-29 | ↗ |
| Norrod Forrest Eugene | EVP & GM DESG | SELL | 3K | $429.45 | $1.15M | 2026-05-20 | ↗ |
| Norrod Forrest Eugene | EVP & GM DESG | SELL | 516 | $427.80 | $0.22M | 2026-05-20 | ↗ |
| Norrod Forrest Eugene | EVP & GM DESG | SELL | 2K | $428.45 | $0.85M | 2026-05-20 | ↗ |
| Norrod Forrest Eugene | EVP & GM DESG | SELL | 5K | $430.68 | $2.17M | 2026-05-20 | ↗ |
| Norrod Forrest Eugene | EVP & GM DESG | SELL | 3K | $431.56 | $1.42M | 2026-05-20 | ↗ |
| Norrod Forrest Eugene | EVP & GM DESG | SELL | 2K | $432.78 | $0.98M | 2026-05-20 | ↗ |
| Norrod Forrest Eugene | EVP & GM DESG | SELL | 1K | $433.75 | $0.56M | 2026-05-20 | ↗ |
| Norrod Forrest Eugene | EVP & GM DESG | SELL | 2K | $435.18 | $0.68M | 2026-05-20 | ↗ |
| Norrod Forrest Eugene | EVP & GM DESG | SELL | 890 | $435.91 | $0.39M | 2026-05-20 | ↗ |
| Papermaster Mark D | Chief Technology Officer & EVP | SELL | 6K | $433.79 | $2.60M | 2026-05-15 | ↗ |
| Su Lisa T | Chair, President & CEO | SELL | 800 | $433.26 | $0.35M | 2026-05-13 | ↗ |
| Su Lisa T | Chair, President & CEO | SELL | 2K | $434.68 | $0.79M | 2026-05-13 | ↗ |
| Su Lisa T | Chair, President & CEO | SELL | 3K | $435.97 | $1.26M | 2026-05-13 | ↗ |
| Su Lisa T | Chair, President & CEO | SELL | 3K | $436.89 | $1.43M | 2026-05-13 | ↗ |
| Su Lisa T | Chair, President & CEO | SELL | 5K | $438.16 | $2.32M | 2026-05-13 | ↗ |
| Su Lisa T | Chair, President & CEO | SELL | 6K | $439.16 | $2.59M | 2026-05-13 | ↗ |
| Su Lisa T | Chair, President & CEO | SELL | 5K | $440.06 | $2.24M | 2026-05-13 | ↗ |
| Su Lisa T | Chair, President & CEO | SELL | 4K | $440.96 | $1.80M | 2026-05-13 | ↗ |
| Su Lisa T | Chair, President & CEO | SELL | 1K | $442.16 | $0.64M | 2026-05-13 | ↗ |
| Su Lisa T | Chair, President & CEO | SELL | 2K | $443.25 | $1.06M | 2026-05-13 | ↗ |
| Su Lisa T | Chair, President & CEO | SELL | 6K | $444.43 | $2.54M | 2026-05-13 | ↗ |
| Su Lisa T | Chair, President & CEO | SELL | 15K | $445.27 | $6.70M | 2026-05-13 | ↗ |
| Su Lisa T | Chair, President & CEO | SELL | 12K | $446.33 | $5.35M | 2026-05-13 | ↗ |
| Su Lisa T | Chair, President & CEO | SELL | 21K | $448.29 | $9.31M | 2026-05-13 | ↗ |
| Su Lisa T | Chair, President & CEO | SELL | 9K | $449.41 | $3.95M | 2026-05-13 | ↗ |
| Su Lisa T | Chair, President & CEO | SELL | 10K | $450.51 | $4.63M | 2026-05-13 | ↗ |
| Su Lisa T | Chair, President & CEO | SELL | 6K | $451.15 | $2.65M | 2026-05-13 | ↗ |
| Su Lisa T | Chair, President & CEO | SELL | 809 | $452.46 | $0.37M | 2026-05-13 | ↗ |
| Su Lisa T | Chair, President & CEO | SELL | 700 | $453.60 | $0.32M | 2026-05-13 | ↗ |
| Su Lisa T | Chair, President & CEO | SELL | 300 | $454.51 | $0.14M | 2026-05-13 | ↗ |
| Su Lisa T | Chair, President & CEO | SELL | 600 | $457.41 | $0.27M | 2026-05-13 | ↗ |
| Su Lisa T | Chair, President & CEO | SELL | 11K | $447.30 | $4.99M | 2026-05-13 | ↗ |
| GRASBY PAUL DARREN | EVP & CSO | SELL | 24K | $444.39 | $10.83M | 2026-05-08 | ↗ |
| Papermaster Mark D | Chief Technology Officer & EVP | SELL | 31K | $350.00 | $10.96M | 2026-04-24 | ↗ |
| Papermaster Mark D | Chief Technology Officer & EVP | SELL | 27K | $275.00 | $7.45M | 2026-04-16 | ↗ |
| Papermaster Mark D | Chief Technology Officer & EVP | SELL | 6K | $255.54 | $1.53M | 2026-04-15 | ↗ |
| Papermaster Mark D | Chief Technology Officer & EVP | SELL | 3K | $225.00 | $0.74M | 2026-04-06 | ↗ |
Congressional Trading
| Member | Chamber | State | Type | Amount Range | Transaction Date | Filed | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilbert Cisneros | house | CA31 | BUY | $1,001 - $15,000 | 2026-06-05 | 2026-07-02 | ↗ |
| Alan Armstrong | senate | — | BUY | $15,001 - $50,000 | 2026-03-27 | 2026-07-21 | ↗ |
Periodic Transaction Reports filed under the STOCK Act. Amounts are disclosed as ranges, not exact dollar figures.