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

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD) traded down 2% during trading 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 expanded its Helios rack‑scale AI partnership with Tata Consultancy Services to roll out large-scale AI infrastructure in India, supporting enterprise adoption and positioning AMD against Nvidia in a fast‑growing market. AMD and TCS to bring state-of-the-art ‘Helios’ rack-scale AI architecture to India
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and some commentators say data-center demand is strong and recent company commentary set new records for data-center bookings, arguing the market’s sell-off is an overreaction — a bullish structural signal for long‑term revenue growth. AMD Sell-Off Shocks Analysts as Data Center Demand Sets New Record
• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street coverage remains largely positive with multiple buy/outperform ratings and a median 6‑month price target well above current levels, which supports upside sentiment for investors looking past short‑term volatility. SPY is down 0.4% today, on AMD stock price movement
• Neutral Sentiment: The board granted CEO a long‑term performance‑based equity award (Feb. 10–11); standard for tech firms but dilutive over time depending on vesting metrics. AMD Grants CEO Long-Term Performance-Based Equity Award
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage pieces (Zacks/Fool/others) highlight AMD as a strong growth/AI play, reinforcing the growth narrative but not changing near‑term catalysts. Here’s Why Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) is a Strong Growth Stock
• Negative Sentiment: Reports surfaced of a delay to the Instinct MI455X accelerator, a direct execution risk for AMD’s data‑center roadmap and a key reason cited for weakness in the stock today. AMD Stock Falls on Reported Instinct MI455X Delay
• Negative Sentiment: Market reaction to product/competitive news from Nvidia and Meta triggered an after‑hours selloff, amplifying volatility despite AMD’s positive updates. Why AMD Stock Slipped Today and Why One Investor Says ‘Buy the Dip’
• Negative Sentiment: Significant insider selling has been reported (including CEO sales), which can weigh on investor sentiment even if insiders cite diversification or tax reasons. Insider Selling: Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) CEO Sells $26,795,000.00 in Stock
• Negative Sentiment: Some analysts remain critical of near‑term execution and have voiced that recent results or guidance are “not good enough,” adding downward pressure on sentiment. ‘It’s Not Good Enough,’ Says Analyst About AMD Stock

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Wedbush reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $290.00 price objective on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Mizuho lifted their target price on Advanced Micro Devices from $275.00 to $285.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 12th. Bank of America reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $300.00 price objective on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a report on Wednesday, November 12th. Wall Street Zen raised Advanced Micro Devices from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, January 26th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price objective on Advanced Micro Devices from $240.00 to $280.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 5th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have assigned a Buy rating and ten have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Advanced Micro Devices presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $288.17.

Advanced Micro Devices Stock Down 2.0%

The stock has a market cap of $331.10 billion, a P/E ratio of 76.63, a PEG ratio of 0.78 and a beta of 1.94. The company has a quick ratio of 2.01, a current ratio of 2.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $221.05 and a 200-day simple moving average of $206.50.

Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 3rd. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $1.53 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.32 by $0.21. The business had revenue of $10.27 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $9.65 billion. Advanced Micro Devices had a net margin of 12.52% and a return on equity of 8.84%. Advanced Micro Devices’s quarterly revenue was up 34.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.09 EPS. Analysts expect that Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. will post 3.87 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity at Advanced Micro Devices

In related news, 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 transaction, the senior vice president owned 16,359 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,834,876.78. The trade was a 12.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Lisa T. Su sold 125,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 11th. The shares were 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 directly owned 3,152,476 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $675,764,755.36. This trade represents a 3.81% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 291,342 shares of company stock worth $62,938,155 in the last 90 days. 0.06% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Joseph Group Capital Management bought a new stake in shares of Advanced Micro Devices during the fourth quarter worth $25,000. ORG Wealth Partners LLC raised its holdings in Advanced Micro Devices by 39.7% during the 3rd 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. lifted its position in Advanced Micro Devices by 61.0% during the 3rd quarter. Koesten Hirschmann & Crabtree INC. now owns 161 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 61 shares during the period. Pinney & Scofield Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Advanced Micro Devices by 81.0% in the 2nd quarter. Pinney & Scofield Inc. now owns 190 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 85 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sarver Vrooman Wealth Advisors acquired a new stake in shares of Advanced Micro Devices during the 4th quarter worth approximately $27,000. Institutional investors 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.