Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) Stock Price Down 3% – Time to Sell?

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD)’s stock price was down 3% during mid-day trading on Tuesday . The stock traded as low as $211.25 and last traded at $214.35. Approximately 39,772,320 shares changed hands during trading, an increase of 10% from the average daily volume of 36,031,164 shares. The stock had previously closed at $221.08.

Key Headlines Impacting Advanced Micro Devices

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

• Positive Sentiment: Major CES product launches broaden AMD’s AI and PC roadmap — new MI440X/MI455 enterprise GPUs, preview of MI500, Ryzen AI 400/Max+/embedded families and a Ryzen AI Halo developer platform signal deeper exposure to data‑center, edge and PC AI demand; this supports longer‑term revenue upside. AMD CES press release
• Positive Sentiment: Press and analysts called the CES chip reveals competitive versus Nvidia — coverage highlights AMD’s push into enterprise AI racks and enterprise / private data‑center use cases (MI440X/MI455), which could expand addressable market beyond hyperscalers. Reuters: AMD unveils new chips
• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street/strategy pieces and buy‑side notes see CES as a constructive catalyst — some analysts reiterate buy/strong‑buy views and argue the product cadence improves AMD’s secular AI and PC positioning. Zacks: Buy Nvidia or AMD after AI platforms
• Neutral Sentiment: CEO Lisa Su emphasized rising “yottascale” compute demand, physical AI and continued hiring (shifting toward AI‑focused talent), which frames a long‑term growth story but doesn’t change near‑term revenue visibility. CNBC: Lisa Su on AI and hiring
• Neutral Sentiment: AMD set its fiscal Q4 and full‑year 2025 earnings release for Feb. 3 (after the close) — an upcoming catalyst that will refocus investors on bookings, margin impact from new AI GPUs and guidance. AMD Feb. 3 earnings release notice
• Negative Sentiment: Short‑term profit‑taking after a massive 2025 rally is pressuring the stock — several outlets note investors are locking in gains, producing intraday downside despite product news. TalkMarkets: AMD profit‑taking
• Negative Sentiment: Cost and supply headlines (rising memory prices) and persistent insider selling add friction to the rally — higher component costs could pressure GPU margins and heavy insider sales can signal near‑term liquidity from insiders. Market commentary on risks

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on AMD shares. Evercore ISI raised their price target on Advanced Micro Devices from $270.00 to $283.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 12th. Wolfe Research set a $300.00 target price on Advanced Micro Devices and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 14th. Jefferies Financial Group set a $300.00 target price on shares of Advanced Micro Devices and gave the company a “positive” rating in a research note on Monday, October 6th. Bank of America restated a “buy” rating and issued a $300.00 price target on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a report on Wednesday, November 12th. Finally, Benchmark lifted their price objective on shares of Advanced Micro Devices from $270.00 to $325.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 5th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have given a Buy rating and eleven have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $277.06.

Advanced Micro Devices Price Performance

The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $225.35 and a 200-day simple moving average of $190.56. The firm has a market cap of $348.97 billion, a P/E ratio of 106.11, a PEG ratio of 0.95 and a beta of 1.95. The company has a current ratio of 2.31, a quick ratio of 1.68 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04.

Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November 4th. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $1.20 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.17 by $0.03. Advanced Micro Devices had a return on equity of 8.04% and a net margin of 10.32%.The firm had revenue of $9.25 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $8.76 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.92 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 35.6% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, analysts forecast that Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. will post 3.87 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity at Advanced Micro Devices

In related news, CEO Lisa T. Su sold 125,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $215.14, for a total transaction of $26,892,500.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 3,277,476 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $705,116,186.64. This represents a 3.67% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, EVP Mark D. Papermaster sold 17,108 shares of Advanced Micro Devices stock in a transaction on Friday, November 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $240.12, for a total transaction of $4,107,972.96. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 1,714,505 shares in the company, valued at $411,686,940.60. This represents a 0.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 178,358 shares of company stock valued at $39,229,623 over the last 90 days. Insiders own 0.06% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Advanced Micro Devices

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. HHM Wealth Advisors LLC increased its position in Advanced Micro Devices by 2.4% in the 3rd quarter. HHM Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,742 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $282,000 after acquiring an additional 40 shares during the period. HBK Sorce Advisory LLC grew its stake in shares of Advanced Micro Devices by 0.3% in the 3rd quarter. HBK Sorce Advisory LLC now owns 13,404 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $2,169,000 after purchasing an additional 43 shares during the last quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB increased its holdings in shares of Advanced Micro Devices by 0.5% in the third quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB now owns 8,706 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $1,409,000 after purchasing an additional 43 shares during the period. Moseley Investment Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Advanced Micro Devices by 0.5% in the third quarter. Moseley Investment Management Inc. now owns 8,883 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $1,437,000 after purchasing an additional 44 shares during the period. Finally, OneAscent Family Office LLC raised its stake in shares of Advanced Micro Devices by 2.6% during the third quarter. OneAscent Family Office LLC now owns 1,755 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $284,000 after purchasing an additional 44 shares during the last quarter. 71.34% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.