Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) Trading Down 2% – Here’s What Happened

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD)’s stock price was down 2% during trading on Wednesday . The company traded as low as $207.17 and last traded at $210.02. Approximately 29,371,807 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 15% from the average daily volume of 34,436,691 shares. The stock had previously closed at $214.35.

Trending Headlines about Advanced Micro Devices

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

• Positive Sentiment: Long‑term upside thesis remains intact — The Motley Fool argues AMD’s recovery and AI exposure support multi‑year gains, reinforcing a growth narrative that can attract buy‑and‑hold investors. Where Will AMD Stock Be in 5 Years?
• Positive Sentiment: Third‑party partnerships and CES showcases boost AI credibility — A GlobeNewswire release highlights KunlunMeta’s partnership with AMD at CES, signaling customer interest in AMD accelerators for Chinese AI stacks. Partnerships like this underwrite revenue opportunities in data‑center inference. KunlunMeta Partners with AMD to Shine at CES
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and market roundup highlight AMD as an AI leader — Weekly market reviews that call out Nvidia and AMD focus investor attention on AMD’s role in the AI infrastructure buildout, supporting demand expectations for MI‑series chips. Stock Market Rallies Broadly To Highs; Nvidia, AMD, Bloom Energy In Focus: Weekly Review
• Neutral Sentiment: CES generated broad AI/robotics headlines but mixed investor reaction — CNBC covered CES robot and AI demos that included AMD; media buzz raises profile but doesn’t guarantee immediate orders or margins. Humanoid robots take over CES in Las Vegas as tech industry touts future of AI
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst/opinion pieces debate valuation after pullback — Several articles (Seeking Alpha, Yahoo Finance, Zacks) discuss whether a recent pullback leaves AMD attractively priced given a lofty P/E and high growth expectations; these pieces can support both buy and wait‑and‑see positions. AMD: Golden Buying Opportunity After Sentiment-Driven Selloff
• Negative Sentiment: Profit‑taking and sentiment‑driven selling after CES announcements — Coverage notes a short‑term slide as investors rotate out after a big 2025 run; some traders view the CES reveal as underwhelming versus lofty expectations. Why is AMD stock plunging sharply on Thursday?
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling and noisy social sentiment add caution — Aggregated commentary and data show heavy insider sales and mixed social media reaction to the MI450/Helios launches, which can amplify short‑term downside risk even if fundamentals remain strong. Advanced Micro Devices Stock (AMD) Opinions on CES 2026 Announcements
• Negative Sentiment: Debate on whether MI‑series hype is priced in — Critical pieces ask if MI450/Helios announcements represent a true breakout or mostly hype, raising execution and competitive risk concerns that could pressure the stock if adoption timelines slip. Advanced Micro Devices: AI Breakout Or Just Hype Around MI450 And Helios?

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on AMD shares. Morgan Stanley reissued an “equal weight” rating and set a $260.00 price objective on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a research report on Wednesday, November 12th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $235.00 price target on Advanced Micro Devices and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 14th. Jefferies Financial Group set a $300.00 price objective on Advanced Micro Devices and gave the company a “positive” rating in a research note on Monday, October 6th. TD Cowen upped their target price on Advanced Micro Devices from $270.00 to $290.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 5th. Finally, Wedbush reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $290.00 target price on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a report on Wednesday, November 12th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have given a Buy rating and eleven have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Advanced Micro Devices currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $277.06.

Advanced Micro Devices Price Performance

The company has a current ratio of 2.31, a quick ratio of 1.68 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04. The business has a 50-day moving average of $222.39 and a 200 day moving average of $191.39. The firm has a market capitalization of $330.77 billion, a PE ratio of 100.58, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.87 and a beta of 1.95.

Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, November 4th. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $1.20 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.17 by $0.03. Advanced Micro Devices had a net margin of 10.32% and a return on equity of 8.04%. The firm had revenue of $9.25 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.76 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.92 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 35.6% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. will post 3.87 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, EVP Mark D. Papermaster sold 17,108 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $240.12, for a total transaction of $4,107,972.96. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 1,714,505 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $411,686,940.60. This trade represents a 0.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CEO Lisa T. Su sold 125,000 shares of Advanced Micro Devices stock in a transaction on Thursday, December 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $215.14, for a total value of $26,892,500.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 3,277,476 shares in the company, valued at $705,116,186.64. This trade represents a 3.67% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 178,358 shares of company stock valued at $39,229,623 in the last 90 days. 0.06% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Advanced Micro Devices

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. ORG Wealth Partners LLC increased its holdings in Advanced Micro Devices by 39.7% in the 3rd quarter. ORG Wealth Partners LLC now owns 162 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $26,000 after acquiring an additional 46 shares during the last quarter. Koesten Hirschmann & Crabtree INC. boosted its position in Advanced Micro Devices by 61.0% during 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 during the period. Pinney & Scofield Inc. increased its stake in shares of Advanced Micro Devices by 81.0% in 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 in the last quarter. Dogwood Wealth Management LLC raised its position in shares of Advanced Micro Devices by 2,311.1% in the second quarter. Dogwood Wealth Management LLC now owns 217 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $30,000 after purchasing an additional 208 shares during the period. Finally, Avion Wealth raised its position in shares of Advanced Micro Devices by 49.3% in 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 during the period. 71.34% of the stock is 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.