Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) Stock Price Down 1.9% – Should You Sell?

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD)’s stock price was down 1.9% during mid-day trading on Friday . The company traded as low as $198.26 and last traded at $201.2910. Approximately 36,388,977 shares were traded during trading, a decline of 5% from the average daily volume of 38,154,848 shares. The stock had previously closed at $205.27.

Key Advanced Micro Devices News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Samsung partnership and big industry capex bolster AMD’s AI accelerator supply chain — Samsung will supply HBM4 and DDR5 memory for AMD’s next‑gen AI accelerators, supporting MI450/Helios demand and reducing execution risk. Samsung’s $73b AI Bet With AMD And What It Means For Valuation
• Positive Sentiment: Vietnam R&D hub and talent pipeline expand AMD’s regional footprint and engineering capacity for AI/server work — a strategic long‑term positive for product development and cost base. Vietnam Backs AMD R&D Hub, Targets 9,000 Trained Tech Workers by 2030
• Positive Sentiment: Celestica collaboration and the Helios open‑standard rack platform improve AMD’s go‑to‑market for AI racks, which can accelerate enterprise deployments of AMD accelerators. As Celestica Partners with AMD, Should You Buy the Lesser-Known AI Stock Now?
• Neutral Sentiment: Inclusion in concentrated funds (e.g., ARKK) means ETF flows amplify volatility — outflows from tech funds are weighing on near‑term demand, but a sector rebound could reverse that pressure. Is the ARK Innovation ETF Finding a Floor? Tesla and Robinhood Set the Tone
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts are repricing AMD around the AI accelerator narrative; fair‑value estimates and multiple price targets have moved higher but vary widely, leaving upside tied to execution on data‑center GPU ramps. How The AI Accelerator Narrative Is Reframing The Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) Investment Story
• Negative Sentiment: Sector pressure and rising competition (notably from NVIDIA and Broadcom) are trimming multiples and investor appetite for chip names, a key driver of today’s weakness. Intel Dips 5%, AMD Down 3%: Rising Competition and Sector Pressure Test Two of Wall Street’s Favorite Chip Stocks
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst downgrades/price‑target cuts in the sector (e.g., Qualcomm’s street‑low PT) and macro/market rotation into defensives are pressuring chip multiples broadly. Qualcomm Just Got a Street-Low Price Target—What’s Spooking Analysts?
• Negative Sentiment: Heavy insider selling and mixed institutional flows (documented trading/activity data) add to short‑term sentiment pressure despite strong institutional conviction from some large holders. $AMD stock is down 3% today. Here’s what we see in our data.
• Negative Sentiment: Short‑term supply/operations fears (e.g., reported helium shortage and memory capacity tightness) are creating intermittent volatility across GPU/HBM supply chains. Why Are Semiconductor Chip Stocks Falling On Thursday?

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

AMD has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Cantor Fitzgerald restated an “overweight” rating on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price target on Advanced Micro Devices from $210.00 to $240.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 25th. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $235.00 price target on Advanced Micro Devices in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. Mizuho upped their price objective on Advanced Micro Devices from $275.00 to $280.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 25th. Finally, Roth Mkm reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. One equities research 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. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $290.53.

Advanced Micro Devices Stock Down 1.9%

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04, a quick ratio of 2.01 and a current ratio of 2.85. The stock has a market cap of $328.19 billion, a P/E ratio of 75.96, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.75 and a beta of 1.98. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $215.11 and its 200-day moving average price is $210.75.

Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 3rd. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $1.53 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 firm had revenue of $10.27 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $9.65 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.09 earnings per share. The company’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 related news, SVP Ava Hahn sold 2,442 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $234.42, for a total value of $572,453.64. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 16,359 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,834,876.78. This trade represents a 12.99% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CEO Lisa T. Su sold 85,000 shares of Advanced Micro Devices stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $198.77, for a total transaction of $16,895,450.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 3,146,006 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $625,331,612.62. The trade was a 2.63% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 239,392 shares of company stock valued at $50,016,383 over the last ninety days. Company insiders own 0.06% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Advanced Micro Devices

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of AMD. Brighton Jones LLC raised its holdings in shares of Advanced Micro Devices by 178.2% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 45,956 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $5,551,000 after acquiring an additional 29,438 shares in the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC boosted its position in Advanced Micro Devices by 2.9% during the fourth quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 8,283 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $1,001,000 after purchasing an additional 234 shares in the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC grew its position in shares of Advanced Micro Devices by 125.1% in the 2nd quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 5,344 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $758,000 after buying an additional 2,970 shares during the last quarter. United Bank raised its stake in shares of Advanced Micro Devices by 22.0% during the 2nd quarter. United Bank now owns 13,255 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $1,881,000 after acquiring an additional 2,392 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Schnieders Capital Management LLC. lifted its position in Advanced Micro Devices by 361.0% during the second quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. now owns 9,230 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $1,310,000 after acquiring an additional 7,228 shares during the last quarter. 71.34% of the stock is owned by 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.