Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) Trading Down 3.6% – What’s Next?

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD) shares fell 3.6% during trading on Thursday . The stock traded as low as $205.14 and last traded at $205.94. 31,396,207 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 24% from the average session volume of 41,441,570 shares. The stock had previously closed at $213.58.

Trending Headlines about Advanced Micro Devices

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

• Positive Sentiment: Arista Networks’ CEO said her firm is shifting workloads away from Nvidia toward AMD (now ~20–25% AMD vs. ~99% Nvidia a year ago), a near-term enterprise validation that likely helped demand expectations for AMD’s data-center chips. Nvidia’s stock is down and AMD is up. The culprit may be Arista.
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and coverage note AMD is gaining PC and server processor share from Intel, reinforcing revenue upside in CPUs which supports margins and data-center momentum. AMD Taking PC, Server Market Share From Intel
• Positive Sentiment: Leaked windows for AMD’s next‑gen GPU release lifted sentiment around product cadence and future AI/graphics revenue. Timelines can re-rate expectations for the GPU roadmap. AMD Stock Gains Alongside Leaked Next-Gen GPU Release Window
• Positive Sentiment: Reports flag AMD’s aggressive data-center growth targets (big expansion plans and revenue goals), which supports the investment case for continued server share gains and AI exposure. AMD Quality Score Surges On 60% Annual Data Center Expansion Bet To Drive AI Dominance
• Neutral Sentiment: Aggregate analyst/forecast summaries show mixed views — momentum in 2025–26 is strong but valuation and AI competition create divergent price targets. Advanced Micro Devices Stock Forecast: Trending Views From Analysts
• Neutral Sentiment: Options-market commentary and short‑interest data items have produced noise; some derivatives flows suggest traders are pricing continued volatility around AI narratives. Options Markets Fires Warning Shot at Advanced Micro Devices Stock (AMD)
• Negative Sentiment: CEO Lisa Su sold 125,000 shares (~$26.8M) on Feb. 11, trimming her position by ~3.8% — insider selling can be viewed as a near-term headwind for sentiment. SEC filing — Lisa T. Su Form 4
• Negative Sentiment: EVP Forrest Norrod also sold shares (~19,450 shares, ~$4.2M) on Feb. 11, another insider sale that may weigh on sentiment when paired with the CEO sale. SEC filing — Forrest E. Norrod Form 4
• Negative Sentiment: Quiver/13F estimates show Wells Fargo’s fund materially trimmed AMD exposure in the most recent filing period, signaling some institutional repositioning away from the name. Fund Update: WELLS FARGO & COMPANY|MN Just Disclosed New Holdings
• Negative Sentiment: Some analysts warn AMD lags in networking and software stack areas, which could be a medium-term headwind if competitors strengthen integrated offerings. AMD is falling behind, warns this analyst who says other chip stocks are better bets

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on AMD. Citigroup reaffirmed a “neutral” rating on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. DA Davidson raised shares of Advanced Micro Devices to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $235.00 price objective on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Bank of America restated a “buy” rating and issued a $300.00 target price on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a research note on Wednesday, November 12th. Finally, Roth Mkm reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. 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 company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $288.17.

Advanced Micro Devices Stock Up 0.7%

The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $221.32 and its 200 day simple moving average is $205.89. The company has a current ratio of 2.85, a quick ratio of 2.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04. The company has a market cap of $338.02 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 78.23, a PEG ratio of 0.78 and a beta of 1.94.

Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 3rd. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $1.53 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.32 by $0.21. The business had revenue of $10.27 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $9.65 billion. Advanced Micro Devices had a net margin of 12.52% and a return on equity of 8.84%. The company’s revenue was up 34.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.09 EPS. Sell-side analysts predict 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 the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $214.36, for a total value of $26,795,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 3,152,476 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $675,764,755.36. The trade was a 3.81% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, SVP Ava Hahn sold 2,442 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $234.42, for a total value of $572,453.64. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 16,359 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,834,876.78. The trade was a 12.99% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 291,342 shares of company stock valued at $62,938,155. 0.06% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Advanced Micro Devices

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Cordoba Advisory Partners LLC acquired a new position in Advanced Micro Devices in the 4th quarter valued at about $396,000. Burton Enright Welch acquired a new position in shares of Advanced Micro Devices in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $205,000. Kestra Advisory Services LLC increased its holdings in shares of Advanced Micro Devices by 3.9% in the fourth quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC now owns 143,038 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $30,633,000 after purchasing an additional 5,418 shares during the period. Transamerica Financial Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Advanced Micro Devices by 19.4% during the fourth quarter. Transamerica Financial Advisors LLC now owns 444 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $95,000 after purchasing an additional 72 shares during the last quarter. Finally, 360 Financial Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Advanced Micro Devices by 3.3% during the fourth quarter. 360 Financial Inc. now owns 1,590 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $341,000 after purchasing an additional 51 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 71.34% of the company’s stock.

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.