Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) Trading Down 1.7% – Here’s What Happened

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD)’s share price traded down 1.7% during mid-day trading on Friday . The stock traded as low as $197.74 and last traded at $200.21. 31,125,617 shares traded hands during 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.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have issued reports on the stock. Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated an “overweight” rating on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a report on Monday, February 2nd. Benchmark restated a “buy” rating and set a $325.00 price objective on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a research report on Wednesday. Robert W. Baird set a $300.00 target price on Advanced Micro Devices in a report on Wednesday, November 5th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on Advanced Micro Devices from $180.00 to $270.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 5th. Finally, Bank of America restated a “buy” rating and set a $300.00 price target on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a report on Wednesday, November 12th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have given a Buy rating and ten have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $290.53.

Advanced Micro Devices Stock Down 1.7%

The stock has a market cap of $326.42 billion, a P/E ratio of 75.55, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.79 and a beta of 1.94. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $219.86 and its 200-day moving average price is $207.80. 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 posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 3rd. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $1.53 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.32 by $0.21. Advanced Micro Devices had a net margin of 12.52% and a return on equity of 8.84%. The company had revenue of $10.27 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $9.65 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.09 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 34.1% on a year-over-year basis. Equities analysts forecast that Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. will post 3.87 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity at Advanced Micro Devices

In other news, 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 completion of 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 ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, SVP Ava Hahn sold 2,442 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, January 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $234.42, for a total transaction of $572,453.64. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 16,359 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,834,876.78. This represents a 12.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 271,892 shares of company stock worth $58,476,908 in the last quarter. 0.06% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in AMD. Instrumental Wealth LLC raised its holdings in shares of Advanced Micro Devices by 10.0% in the 4th quarter. Instrumental Wealth LLC now owns 1,189 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $242,000 after purchasing an additional 108 shares in the last quarter. Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL boosted its stake in shares of Advanced Micro Devices by 37.5% during the fourth quarter. Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL now owns 6,077 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $1,301,000 after purchasing an additional 1,656 shares in the last quarter. Tempo Wealth LLC bought a new position in Advanced Micro Devices in the fourth quarter worth approximately $7,102,000. MidFirst Bank purchased a new stake in Advanced Micro Devices during the fourth quarter worth $14,593,000. Finally, Barnes Wealth Management Group Inc bought a new stake in Advanced Micro Devices during the 4th quarter valued at $211,000. 71.34% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.