Insider Selling: Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) EVP Sells 3,293 Shares of Stock

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD) EVP Mark Papermaster sold 3,293 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, April 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $225.00, for a total value of $740,925.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 1,294,466 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $291,254,850. This represents a 0.25% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Advanced Micro Devices Stock Up 4.6%

AMD stock traded up $10.29 on Wednesday, reaching $231.82. 35,207,035 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 37,930,063. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. has a one year low of $78.87 and a one year high of $267.08. 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 company has a market cap of $377.95 billion, a P/E ratio of 87.48, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.82 and a beta of 1.96. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $208.63 and a 200-day simple moving average of $216.15.

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, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.32 by $0.21. Advanced Micro Devices had a return on equity of 8.84% and a net margin of 12.52%.The company had revenue of $10.27 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $9.65 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.09 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 34.1% on a year-over-year basis. Research analysts anticipate that Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. will post 3.87 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms recently weighed in on AMD. Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed an “overweight” rating on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. Phillip Securities raised Advanced Micro Devices from a “moderate buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Sunday, February 8th. Morgan Stanley reduced their price objective on Advanced Micro Devices from $260.00 to $255.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. Finally, Wedbush reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $290.00 price objective on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty have assigned a Buy rating and nine have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $290.19.

Trending Headlines about Advanced Micro Devices

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

• Positive Sentiment: Broader market rally tied to a U.S.–Iran ceasefire lifted risk appetite and helped chip stocks, with analysts and traders linking the move to renewed optimism in AI demand for data-center chips. AMD stock jumps 4% as ceasefire rally and AI demand fuel optimism
• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street support remains notable — Wells Fargo reaffirmed an Overweight view and a high $345 target, and other analysts continue to highlight AMD’s data-center traction, which underpins upside expectations. Wells Fargo Maintains Overweight Rating for Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)
• Positive Sentiment: Sector validation: Foxconn’s strong Q1 revenue tied to AI server demand reinforces the view that hyperscale hardware spending is accelerating — a tailwind for AMD’s data-center products. Apple’s Silent Partner Just Validated the Hardware Boom (AMD)
• Positive Sentiment: Institutional flows: an Eastern Bank filing showed a material addition to AMD shares, indicating fresh institutional demand. Fund Update: EASTERN BANK Just Disclosed New Holdings
• Neutral Sentiment: AMD set May 5 for fiscal Q1 results and a conference call — a scheduled catalyst that can amplify volatility depending on guidance. AMD to Report Fiscal First Quarter 2026 Financial Results
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst views are diverging into much wider price-target dispersion (some very bullish, some more cautious), which can increase intraday moves as new research and updates land. Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) Stock: Diverging Analyst Perspectives Before Q1 Earnings
• Negative Sentiment: Cathie Wood’s Ark funds sold AMD shares, a headline that can trigger algorithmic and momentum selling even if the move is portfolio-specific. Massive News: Cathie Wood Just Unloaded This Huge AI Semiconductor Stock
• Negative Sentiment: Citigroup trimmed its price target to $248, which may weigh on sentiment among more valuation-sensitive investors. Citigroup Lowers Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) Price Target to $248.00
• Negative Sentiment: Ongoing media reports of insider selling and some short-term leaks (e.g., PlayStation 6 validation coverage) have produced intermittent pullbacks and may keep volatility elevated. AMD Stock Sinks as New Leaks Provide Insight Into PlayStation 6 Chip Validation

Institutional Trading of Advanced Micro Devices

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Impax Asset Management Group plc lifted its position in Advanced Micro Devices by 326.5% during the third quarter. Impax Asset Management Group plc now owns 52,068 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $8,424,000 after purchasing an additional 39,861 shares in the last quarter. Zweig DiMenna Associates LLC lifted its position in Advanced Micro Devices by 127.6% during the third quarter. Zweig DiMenna Associates LLC now owns 72,602 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $11,746,000 after purchasing an additional 40,708 shares in the last quarter. Wedbush Securities Inc. lifted its position in Advanced Micro Devices by 7.8% during the third quarter. Wedbush Securities Inc. now owns 84,256 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $13,632,000 after purchasing an additional 6,095 shares in the last quarter. Highline Wealth Partners LLC lifted its position in Advanced Micro Devices by 4,891.6% during the fourth quarter. Highline Wealth Partners LLC now owns 8,286 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $1,775,000 after purchasing an additional 8,120 shares in the last quarter. Finally, William Blair Investment Management LLC lifted its position in Advanced Micro Devices by 72.5% during the third quarter. William Blair Investment Management LLC now owns 1,047,200 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $169,426,000 after purchasing an additional 440,296 shares in the last quarter. 71.34% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Advanced Micro Devices Company Profile

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.