Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) Trading Down 2% – Should You Sell?

Shares of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD) traded down 2% on Tuesday . The stock traded as low as $194.83 and last traded at $203.08. 32,389,213 shares were traded during trading, a decline of 20% from the average session volume of 40,659,770 shares. The stock had previously closed at $207.32.

Key Headlines Impacting Advanced Micro Devices

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

• Positive Sentiment: AMD agreed to backstop a roughly $300 million loan for Crusoe so the startup can buy AMD AI chips and deploy them in a new data center — a direct demand-support move that mirrors tactics used by rivals to accelerate large-scale customer deployments. AMD to backstop $300 million Crusoe loan, the Information reports
• Positive Sentiment: Design-win momentum in India — including AMD’s Helios 200 MW AI blueprint and partnerships tied to Tata Group projects — gives AMD a large, fast-growing market for data-center EPYC/Instinct products. That supports longer-term revenue visibility. How AMD’s 200 MW Helios AI Data Center Blueprint in India Has Changed Its Investment Story
• Positive Sentiment: New rumors about upcoming processors (Olympic Ridge and Medusa Point) lifted buying interest — product-cycle speculation can drive short-term upside as traders price in refreshed server/AI CPU launches. AMD Stock Jumps on New Olympic Ridge and Medusa Point Rumors
• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street remains constructive: multiple buy/outperform ratings and a median 12‑month target well above current levels underpin bullish expectations for AI-driven data-center growth. Wall Street sets AMD stock price target for next 12 months
• Neutral Sentiment: Short-interest reports in the feed show anomalous zero figures (likely a reporting quirk) and do not currently indicate a material short squeeze or build-up. (No actionable link)
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling has been active in recent months (many disclosed sales), which can be read as a cautionary signal to some investors and adds to near-term sentiment risk. AMD Stock (AMD) Opinions on Recent Earnings Report
• Negative Sentiment: AMD’s recent quarterly beat was offset by conservative forward guidance that sparked a prior sharp pullback; that guidance/volatility dynamic remains a short-term headwind. AMD Stock (AMD) Opinions on Recent Earnings Report
• Negative Sentiment: Competitive moves (e.g., Nvidia’s growing partnerships such as with Meta) could pressure share gains in some hyperscaler deals, keeping competitive risk on the table. Nvidia pushes into Intel and AMD’s turf with a ‘multigenerational’ Meta deal

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages recently weighed in on AMD. Rosenblatt Securities reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $300.00 price target on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. Raymond James Financial began coverage on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a research report on Thursday, November 20th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $377.00 price objective for the company. Roth Mkm reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $345.00 price objective on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a research report on Friday, January 30th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have given a Buy rating and ten have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $288.17.

Advanced Micro Devices Trading Up 1.6%

The business’s 50-day moving average is $219.89 and its two-hundred day moving average is $206.65. The stock has a market capitalization of $331.58 billion, a PE ratio of 76.74, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.75 and a beta of 1.94. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04, a quick ratio of 2.01 and a current ratio of 2.85.

Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 3rd. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $1.53 earnings per share for the quarter, beating 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 firm had revenue of $10.27 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $9.65 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.09 EPS. Advanced Micro Devices’s quarterly revenue was up 34.1% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. will post 3.87 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Advanced Micro Devices news, CEO Lisa T. Su sold 125,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $214.36, for a total transaction of $26,795,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 3,152,476 shares in the company, valued at $675,764,755.36. This trade represents a 3.81% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, EVP Forrest Eugene Norrod sold 19,450 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $216.81, for a total transaction of $4,216,954.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 289,098 shares in the company, valued at approximately $62,679,337.38. The trade was a 6.30% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 271,892 shares of company stock valued at $58,476,908 in the last quarter. Company insiders own 0.06% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Advanced Micro Devices

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in AMD. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in Advanced Micro Devices by 1.6% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 158,522,860 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $33,949,256,000 after acquiring an additional 2,525,109 shares during the period. State Street Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Advanced Micro Devices by 1.5% during the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 74,919,276 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $16,044,712,000 after acquiring an additional 1,094,835 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its position in Advanced Micro Devices by 0.8% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 37,584,845 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $8,015,897,000 after buying an additional 287,525 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Advanced Micro Devices during the fourth quarter worth approximately $4,929,312,000. Finally, Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD lifted its position in Advanced Micro Devices by 0.3% during the 4th quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 20,325,288 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $4,352,864,000 after buying an additional 55,969 shares in the last quarter. 71.34% of the stock is currently 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.