Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) Trading Up 3.6% – Here’s Why

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD) shot up 3.6% during trading on Monday . The stock traded as high as $217.60 and last traded at $216.00. 38,574,147 shares traded hands during trading, a decline of 9% from the average session volume of 42,577,012 shares. The stock had previously closed at $208.44.

Advanced Micro Devices News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: Investor bullishness after the strong quarterly report and post‑earnings commentary — some market participants say they’re buying on the pullback, citing AMD’s beat and revenue upside. AMD: Why I’m Buying Post-Earnings
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst sentiment and price‑target optimism: coverage from TipRanks and Northland highlights upside potential and strong Q1/Q2 estimates, supporting the rally. AMD Stock Has Strong Potential In 2026 Despite an Early Setback Northland Securities Has Strong Forecast for AMD Q1 Earnings
• Positive Sentiment: Commercial demand signal: OVHcloud’s new Bare Metal 2026 servers use AMD’s latest processors — a concrete cloud customer win that supports data‑center demand for EPYC/Milan‑generation CPUs. OVHcloud unveils Bare Metal 2026 line-up powered by the latest AMD processors
• Positive Sentiment: Management hire: AMD appointed Ariel Kelman as Senior VP & Chief Marketing Officer, strengthening go‑to‑market, brand and developer relations ahead of product ramps. AMD Hires Ariel Kelman as Chief Marketing Officer
• Neutral Sentiment: Broad market attention: Zacks and other outlets note AMD is a focus stock this week — increased attention can amplify moves but is directionally neutral until earnings/guidance confirm trends. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) is Attracting Investor Attention
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation & growth concerns: coverage from The Motley Fool and others flags a slowing growth rate and high valuation versus expectations — a core reason for recent volatility and a cap on multiple expansion. AMD’s Growth Rate is Declining. Should Investors Be Worried?
• Negative Sentiment: Competitive risk: Intel’s renewed AI GPU push and hires of ex‑AMD talent highlight intensifying competition in AI/data‑center chips — a potential headwind for AMD’s market share in inference/infrastructure. Intel Stock Is Priced for Ruin, But the AI Offensive Is Here (AMD)

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have commented on the stock. HSBC upped their price target on shares of Advanced Micro Devices from $185.00 to $310.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 15th. Barclays reaffirmed an “overweight” rating on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a report on Wednesday, November 12th. Morgan Stanley decreased their price target on Advanced Micro Devices from $260.00 to $255.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. Stifel Nicolaus raised their price objective on shares of Advanced Micro Devices from $240.00 to $280.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 5th. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $300.00 target price on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a research note on Wednesday, November 5th. Twenty-nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and nine have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $290.11.

Advanced Micro Devices Stock Up 3.6%

The firm has a market cap of $352.17 billion, a PE ratio of 63.94, a PEG ratio of 0.79 and a beta of 1.94. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $221.93 and its 200 day moving average price is $204.89. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04, a current ratio of 2.85 and a quick ratio of 2.01.

Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 3rd. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $1.53 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $9.65 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.09 EPS. Advanced Micro Devices’s revenue was up 34.1% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities research analysts expect that Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. will post 3.87 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Advanced Micro Devices

In other Advanced Micro Devices news, EVP Mark D. Papermaster sold 17,108 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, November 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $240.12, for a total value of $4,107,972.96. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 1,714,505 shares in the company, valued at approximately $411,686,940.60. This trade represents a 0.99% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CEO Lisa T. Su sold 125,000 shares of Advanced Micro Devices stock in a transaction on Thursday, December 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $215.14, for a total transaction of $26,892,500.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 3,277,476 shares in the company, valued at approximately $705,116,186.64. This trade represents a 3.67% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 164,000 shares of company stock valued at $36,034,173 in the last 90 days. 0.06% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Advanced Micro Devices

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Joseph Group Capital Management purchased a new stake in Advanced Micro Devices in the fourth quarter valued at $25,000. ORG Wealth Partners LLC increased its position in shares of Advanced Micro Devices by 39.7% during the 3rd quarter. ORG Wealth Partners LLC now owns 162 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 46 shares during the last quarter. Koesten Hirschmann & Crabtree INC. increased its position in shares of Advanced Micro Devices by 61.0% during the 3rd quarter. Koesten Hirschmann & Crabtree INC. now owns 161 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 61 shares during the last quarter. Pinney & Scofield Inc. raised its holdings in Advanced Micro Devices by 81.0% in the 2nd quarter. Pinney & Scofield Inc. now owns 190 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 85 shares during the period. Finally, Avion Wealth lifted its position in Advanced Micro Devices by 49.3% in the second quarter. Avion Wealth now owns 218 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $30,000 after buying an additional 72 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 71.34% of the company’s stock.

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.