Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) Trading Down 1.7% – Time to Sell?

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD) shares fell 1.7% during trading on Friday . The stock traded as low as $197.74 and last traded at $200.21. 31,125,617 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 23% from the average session volume of 40,513,191 shares. The stock had previously closed at $203.68.

Key Advanced Micro Devices News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Big Meta GPU commitment fuels upside for AMD’s data‑center GPU ramp — investors view the multi‑gigawatt agreement as validation of AMD’s MI‑series roadmap and long‑term AI server addressable market. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts have raised targets and reiterated buys (notably Mizuho and Goldman among others), signaling higher earnings expectations tied to AI/server demand and supporting near‑term optimism. Read More. Read More. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Strategic tie‑up with Nutanix (including AMD buying $150M of Nutanix stock) expands AMD’s ecosystem play and could accelerate enterprise/hyperscaler adoption of AMD‑powered AI racks. This deal also sent related partner shares higher. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Market commentators and screens (MarketBeat list) highlight AMD as a near‑term catalyst play tied to upcoming MI450/Helios rack solutions and continued AI demand — a technical/bullish setup for investors focused on the AI cycle. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Wall Street reaction is mixed overall — many analysts raised targets but differ on timing and magnitude of hyperscaler orders; expect continued two‑way volatility as confirmations of multi‑year deployments arrive. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Sector fallout from Nvidia’s earnings and guidance pressured AMD and peers as investors parsed whether AI capex growth can sustain current multiples — short‑term rotation hit AMD despite its deal headlines. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Some investors are skeptical about the pace of spending from key customers (e.g., OpenAI) and highlight revenue/timing risk—this skepticism has contributed to intraday weakness even after record quarterly results. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Critical takes and competitor narratives (predictions another AI stock could outpace AMD) underscore valuation and execution concerns—watch MI450 ramps, customer wins, and the cadence of hyperscaler deployments to validate current forecasts. Read More.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

AMD has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Rosenblatt Securities reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $300.00 target price on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. Wedbush reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $290.00 price objective on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. UBS Group set a $310.00 target price on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. Piper Sandler reaffirmed an “overweight” rating on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a report on Wednesday. Finally, Melius Research set a $380.00 price target on Advanced Micro Devices in a research report on Wednesday, November 12th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have issued a Buy rating and ten have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $290.53.

Advanced Micro Devices Trading Down 1.7%

The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $219.86 and its 200-day simple moving average is $207.80. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04, a current ratio of 2.85 and a quick ratio of 2.01. The firm has a market cap of $326.42 billion, a PE ratio of 75.55, a PEG ratio of 0.79 and a beta of 1.94.

Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, February 3rd. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $1.53 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.32 by $0.21. The firm had revenue of $10.27 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $9.65 billion. Advanced Micro Devices had a return on equity of 8.84% and a net margin of 12.52%.The firm’s revenue was up 34.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.09 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. will post 3.87 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Advanced Micro Devices

In related news, CEO Lisa T. Su sold 125,000 shares of Advanced Micro Devices stock in a transaction dated 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 completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 3,277,476 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $705,116,186.64. The trade was a 3.67% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Forrest Eugene Norrod sold 19,450 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on 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. This trade represents a 6.30% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 271,892 shares of company stock worth $58,476,908 over the last three months. 0.06% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in AMD. Joseph Group Capital Management purchased a new position in Advanced Micro Devices in the fourth quarter worth approximately $25,000. ORG Wealth Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of Advanced Micro Devices by 39.7% in the 3rd quarter. ORG Wealth Partners LLC now owns 162 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 46 shares during the last quarter. Koesten Hirschmann & Crabtree INC. grew its holdings 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 period. Cornerstone Financial Management LLC purchased a new stake in Advanced Micro Devices in the 4th quarter valued at about $27,000. Finally, Pinney & Scofield Inc. lifted its position in Advanced Micro Devices by 81.0% in the second 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 last quarter. 71.34% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Advanced Micro Devices

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.