Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) Trading Down 1.7% – Should You Sell?

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD) shares were down 1.7% on Friday . The stock traded as low as $197.74 and last traded at $200.21. Approximately 31,125,617 shares were traded during mid-day trading, a decline of 23% from the average daily volume of 40,513,191 shares. The stock had previously closed at $203.68.

Key Headlines Impacting Advanced Micro Devices

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

• Positive Sentiment: Huge Meta GPU commitment gives AMD a meaningful multi‑year revenue opportunity (reported as up to $100B potential, tied to a 6GW buildout and performance warrants) — this deal underpins the recent rally and longer‑term AI exposure. Meta strikes up to $100B AMD chip deal as it chases ‘personal superintelligence’
• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street responded with upgraded price targets and reiterated Buy ratings (examples: Mizuho, Goldman Sachs, Benchmark), supporting upside expectations even as volatility persists. Mizuho Increases Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) Price Target to $280.00
• Positive Sentiment: Strategic partnership with Nutanix (and a related AMD investment) expands AMD’s enterprise AI ecosystem and could accelerate customer deployments of AMD CPUs/GPUs in data‑center stacks. AMD and Nutanix Announce Strategic Partnership to Build Open AI Infrastructure Platform
• Neutral Sentiment: Smaller ecosystem news (e.g., Avalon GloboCare accepted into AMD’s AI developer program) highlights partner demand but has limited direct financial impact on AMD today. Avalon subsidiary accepted into AMD AI developer program
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst coverage and commentaries are active (TipRanks, MarketBeat, Seeking Alpha pieces) — consensus remains bullish longer‑term but views on timing and valuation vary, keeping near‑term trading choppy. Where Do Analysts Stand on AMD Stock?
• Negative Sentiment: Sector volatility after Nvidia’s earnings and investor skepticism about major AI customers’ near‑term spend (notably questions around OpenAI) pressured chip peers including AMD — profit‑taking followed the earlier premarket surge. Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) Fell as Investors Doubt OpenAI’s Spending Plans Amid Revenue Concerns
• Negative Sentiment: Analysts and industry pieces also note execution and capacity limits for hyperscalers (and questions about Meta’s in‑house plans), which could temper how quickly large GPU commitments translate into revenue. Meta’s Chip Dreams Face Hard Limits

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on AMD shares. China Renaissance assumed coverage on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a report on Tuesday, January 13th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $291.00 price target for the company. Piper Sandler reiterated an “overweight” rating on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a report on Wednesday. Wall Street Zen upgraded Advanced Micro Devices from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, January 26th. Roth Mkm reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, Truist Financial set a $283.00 price objective on Advanced Micro Devices in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have given a Buy rating and ten have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Advanced Micro Devices presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $290.53.

Advanced Micro Devices Stock Down 1.7%

The company has a market capitalization of $326.42 billion, a P/E ratio of 75.55, a PEG ratio of 0.75 and a beta of 1.94. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $219.59 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $208.22. The company has a current ratio of 2.85, a quick ratio of 2.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04.

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

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, EVP Forrest Eugene Norrod sold 19,450 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $216.81, for a total transaction of $4,216,954.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 289,098 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $62,679,337.38. This represents a 6.30% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Ava Hahn sold 2,442 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $234.42, for a total value of $572,453.64. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 16,359 shares in the company, valued at $3,834,876.78. This trade represents a 12.99% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 271,892 shares of company stock valued at $58,476,908 in the last three months. 0.06% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Advanced Micro Devices

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Joseph Group Capital Management bought a new position in shares of Advanced Micro Devices in the 4th quarter valued at about $25,000. ORG Wealth Partners LLC grew its holdings in Advanced Micro Devices by 39.7% during 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 during the period. Koesten Hirschmann & Crabtree INC. increased 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 buying an additional 61 shares during the last quarter. Pinney & Scofield Inc. raised its stake in Advanced Micro Devices by 81.0% in the second quarter. Pinney & Scofield Inc. now owns 190 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 85 shares during the period. Finally, Sarver Vrooman Wealth Advisors acquired a new stake in shares of Advanced Micro Devices in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $27,000. 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.