Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) Upgraded at Wall Street Zen

Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) from a hold rating to a buy rating in a research report sent to investors on Monday.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports on the stock. KeyCorp reaffirmed an “overweight” rating on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. CICC Research upgraded shares of Advanced Micro Devices from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $265.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Friday, November 7th. KGI Securities set a $260.00 price objective on shares of Advanced Micro Devices and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, October 13th. Wolfe Research set a $300.00 target price on shares of Advanced Micro Devices and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 14th. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $300.00 target price on Advanced Micro Devices in a report on Wednesday, November 5th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have issued a Buy rating and ten have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $281.06.

Advanced Micro Devices Trading Up 0.3%

Advanced Micro Devices stock opened at $252.74 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.68, a current ratio of 2.31 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04. Advanced Micro Devices has a 52 week low of $76.48 and a 52 week high of $267.08. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $219.90 and a 200 day moving average price of $201.16. The company has a market capitalization of $411.47 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 125.12, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.05 and a beta of 1.95.

Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November 4th. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $1.20 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.17 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $9.25 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $8.76 billion. Advanced Micro Devices had a return on equity of 8.04% and a net margin of 10.32%.Advanced Micro Devices’s quarterly revenue was up 35.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.92 earnings per share. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Advanced Micro Devices will post 3.87 EPS for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Advanced Micro Devices news, CEO Lisa T. Su sold 125,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $215.14, for a total value of $26,892,500.00. Following 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 sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, EVP Forrest Eugene Norrod sold 19,450 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $229.37, for a total value of $4,461,246.50. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 300,348 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $68,890,820.76. This represents a 6.08% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 164,000 shares of company stock valued at $36,034,173 over the last 90 days. Company insiders own 0.06% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Advanced Micro Devices

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. ORG Wealth Partners LLC lifted its stake in Advanced Micro Devices by 39.7% during the third 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. raised its holdings in Advanced Micro Devices by 61.0% during the third quarter. Koesten Hirschmann & Crabtree INC. now owns 161 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 61 shares in the last quarter. Pinney & Scofield Inc. raised its holdings in Advanced Micro Devices by 81.0% during the second quarter. Pinney & Scofield Inc. now owns 190 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 85 shares in the last quarter. Dogwood Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Advanced Micro Devices by 2,311.1% during the 2nd quarter. Dogwood Wealth Management LLC now owns 217 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $30,000 after buying an additional 208 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Avion Wealth boosted its holdings in shares of Advanced Micro Devices by 49.3% in the 2nd quarter. Avion Wealth now owns 218 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $30,000 after buying an additional 72 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 71.34% of the company’s stock.

Advanced Micro Devices News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: OpenAI chip deal highlights growing AI revenue stream and validates AMD’s datacenter roadmap — a major fundamental catalyst that helps justify recent multiple expansion and investor optimism. AMD Lands OpenAI Chip Deal, Highlighting Growing AI Revenue Story
• Positive Sentiment: Strong reviews for the Ryzen 7 9850X3D are boosting confidence in AMD’s consumer CPU cycle and could lift client revenue and ASPs. Positive product momentum often feeds the headline reaction ahead of broader earnings. AMD Stock Jumps Alongside Positive Ryzen 7 9850X3D Reviews
• Positive Sentiment: Piper Sandler raised its price target (to $300) and kept an Overweight stance, citing Helios ramp and OpenAI as upside — an institutional upgrade that can attract investor flows. Piper Sandler Sees Helios Ramp and OpenAI Driving AMD Upside
• Positive Sentiment: High-profile bullish commentary (Jim Cramer saying he regrets selling AMD and noting unmet demand) amplifies retail/institutional interest and adds to momentum. Jim Cramer Says “Wish We Had Not Sold AMD for the Charitable Trust”
• Neutral Sentiment: Market chatter and leaks about a Ryzen 7 9850X3D + RAM bundle have lifted sentiment, but impact on near-term revenue is uncertain until broader channel data appears. AMD Stock Gains on Leaked Ryzen 7 9850X3D CPUs & RAM Bundle
• Neutral Sentiment: Speculative pieces predicting a post?earnings rally on Feb. 3 and broader “buy” lists (MarketBeat, The Motley Fool) are momentum drivers but rely on AMD delivering a clean beat/guidance; they are worth watching but not guaranteed. Prediction: AMD Stock Will Soar on Feb. 3
• Neutral Sentiment: Upcoming Q4/earnings season (reports expected Feb. 3) is the immediate event risk: consensus expects continued revenue/EPS growth driven by AI/datacenter — good execution could sustain the rally; a miss would reverse sentiment. AMD Stock Flirts With Buy Point Ahead Of Q4 Report
• Negative Sentiment: Competitive/industry risk: Intel’s recent results and strategic positioning were highlighted as a reminder that AMD faces strong incumbents in data center CPU/GPU markets — continued pressure or better Intel execution could cap upside. Intel’s 21% Sell-Off Looks Ugly—But the Numbers Tell Another Story (AMD)

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.