Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) Stock Price Up 4% – What’s Next?

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD)’s stock price shot up 4% on Monday . The company traded as high as $249.97 and last traded at $246.27. 35,396,391 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 6% from the average session volume of 37,705,922 shares. The stock had previously closed at $236.73.

Trending Headlines about Advanced Micro Devices

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

• Positive Sentiment: Multiple brokerages and analysts remain bullish and have high price targets (median near $290), including Wedbush’s Outperform and multi‑hundred dollar targets that are supporting investor confidence ahead of earnings. Wedbush Outperform note
• Positive Sentiment: Data‑center and AI tailwinds (EPYC/Instinct, MI350 deployments) are cited across previews as the primary growth driver expected to lift Q4 revenue and margins. Investors view AMD as a beneficiary of the broader AI/server spending cycle. Zacks data‑center preview
• Positive Sentiment: Options market activity shows traders positioning for more upside after earnings; several outlets report bullish/options flows and an elevated implied swing, which can amplify moves on a beat. Barchart options note
• Neutral Sentiment: Rumors surfaced that MI450‑series chips may be behind schedule, but analysts cited in coverage remain broadly bullish — investors are weighing execution risk against strong demand. MSN article on MI450 rumors
• Neutral Sentiment: Reported short interest shows effectively zero (likely a data anomaly); this reduces immediate short‑squeeze dynamics but isn’t meaningful for fundamentals.
• Negative Sentiment: Significant insider selling over recent months (senior executives reported selling sizable positions), which some investors view as a governance/near‑term signal to monitor. QuiverQuant insider summary
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation is rich (high P/E vs. history/peers); if AMD fails to beat or guide conservatively, the stock could give back gains quickly. Fool valuation discussion

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages recently commented on AMD. Cantor Fitzgerald reissued an “overweight” rating on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a report on Monday. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Royal Bank Of Canada restated a “sector perform” rating on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a report on Monday. Wall Street Zen raised Advanced Micro Devices from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, January 26th. Finally, Roth Mkm reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $300.00 price target on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a research report on Wednesday, November 12th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have issued a Buy rating and ten have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $281.06.

Advanced Micro Devices Stock Up 4.0%

The company has a market capitalization of $400.94 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 121.92, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.99 and a beta of 1.95. The company has a quick ratio of 1.68, a current ratio of 2.31 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $221.48 and a 200-day moving average price of $202.76.

Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November 4th. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $1.20 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.17 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $9.25 billion for 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%.During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.92 EPS. Advanced Micro Devices’s revenue was up 35.6% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. will post 3.87 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In other news, SVP Ava Hahn sold 2,442 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 sale, the senior vice president owned 16,359 shares in the company, valued at $3,834,876.78. The trade was a 12.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, EVP Forrest Eugene Norrod sold 19,450 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $229.37, for a total transaction of $4,461,246.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 300,348 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $68,890,820.76. This represents a 6.08% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 164,000 shares of company stock worth $36,034,173 over the last three months. 0.06% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Advanced Micro Devices

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Joseph Group Capital Management acquired a new stake in Advanced Micro Devices during the 4th quarter worth about $25,000. ORG Wealth Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of Advanced Micro Devices by 39.7% in 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 in the last quarter. Koesten Hirschmann & Crabtree INC. lifted its position in shares of Advanced Micro Devices by 61.0% in 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. boosted its holdings in shares of 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 during the period. Finally, Avion Wealth grew its position in Advanced Micro Devices by 49.3% during the second quarter. Avion Wealth now owns 218 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $30,000 after purchasing an additional 72 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 71.34% of the company’s stock.

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.