Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD) Given Average Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by Brokerages

Shares of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD) have received an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the forty-seven research firms that are covering the company, MarketBeat reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have given a hold rating, thirty-two have issued a buy rating and four have given a strong buy rating to the company. The average 12 month price objective among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $565.1250.

Several analysts recently commented on AMD shares. Evercore reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $579.00 target price on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a report on Tuesday, May 19th. CLSA restated an “outperform” rating and set a $710.00 price target on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a report on Wednesday. Piper Sandler assumed coverage on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a research report on Wednesday. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $600.00 price target on the stock. Susquehanna upped their price objective on shares of Advanced Micro Devices from $450.00 to $500.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on shares of Advanced Micro Devices from $385.00 to $550.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th.

More Advanced Micro Devices News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Analysts remain constructive on AMD’s long-term outlook. Piper Sandler initiated coverage with a Buy rating, while other bullish commentary points to potential price targets near $600 and continued gains in data-center CPUs and AI accelerators. Piper Sandler AMD coverage
• Positive Sentiment: AMD’s AI opportunity continues to attract investor interest. Recent management commentary projected a potential multitrillion-dollar AI market by 2030 and roughly doubled data-center revenue in 2027, supporting expectations for sustained growth. AMD AI market outlook
• Positive Sentiment: Institutional options activity reportedly increased around AMD, indicating that some large investors are positioning for further upside. AMD institutional options flow
• Positive Sentiment: AMD and Xanadu launched Backline, an open-source platform connecting CPU, GPU and FPGA resources with quantum-computing software. The initiative expands AMD’s developer ecosystem, although its financial impact is likely longer term. AMD and Xanadu Backline launch
• Neutral Sentiment: TSMC reported a 53.3% year-over-year increase in August revenue, confirming strong AI-chip demand and supporting AMD’s volume outlook. However, tight advanced-packaging, memory and manufacturing capacity is also raising costs for fabless chip designers. TSMC August revenue
• Negative Sentiment: The broader technology sector sold off late in the session as investors focused on interest-rate expectations, rising energy prices and weakening market momentum. AMD’s high-beta profile makes it particularly sensitive to this risk-off trading.
• Negative Sentiment: Some analysts favor NVIDIA over AMD because of NVIDIA’s stronger AI infrastructure leadership, higher profitability and lower valuation. AMD’s premium valuation leaves less room for execution or supply-chain disappointments. NVIDIA versus AMD analysis
• Negative Sentiment: ARK Invest’s Cathie Wood continued trimming AMD while reallocating capital to other AI-chip companies, adding a notable sentiment headwind despite the company’s favorable long-term product cycle. Cathie Wood sells AMD

Advanced Micro Devices Trading Down 3.4%

NASDAQ AMD opened at $503.60 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $822.11 billion, a PE ratio of 129.46, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 5.40 and a beta of 2.48. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $495.78 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $403.04. The company has a current ratio of 2.61, a quick ratio of 1.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.03. Advanced Micro Devices has a 12 month low of $149.85 and a 12 month high of $584.73.

Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 4th. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $1.66 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.62 by $0.04. The company had revenue of $11.54 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $11.31 billion. Advanced Micro Devices had a return on equity of 12.30% and a net margin of 15.58%.The firm’s revenue was up 50.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.48 earnings per share. On average, analysts expect that Advanced Micro Devices will post 6.44 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Advanced Micro Devices

In other news, SVP Ava Hahn sold 2,993 shares of Advanced Micro Devices stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $488.69, for a total value of $1,462,649.17. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 26,623 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $13,010,393.87. This trade represents a 10.11% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Lisa T. Su sold 15,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $480.94, for a total value of $7,214,100.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 3,102,156 shares in the company, valued at $1,491,950,906.64. This represents a 0.48% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 107,577 shares of company stock valued at $51,922,920. 0.50% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Advanced Micro Devices

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in AMD. Sarver Vrooman Wealth Advisors acquired a new stake in shares of Advanced Micro Devices during the 4th quarter worth approximately $27,000. Cornerstone Financial Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Advanced Micro Devices in the 4th quarter valued at $27,000. Basepoint Wealth LLC acquired a new position in shares of Advanced Micro Devices during the 4th quarter valued at $30,000. JNBA Financial Advisors lifted its position in shares of Advanced Micro Devices by 142.9% during the 2nd quarter. JNBA Financial Advisors now owns 51 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 30 shares during the period. Finally, Graney & King LLC bought a new position in Advanced Micro Devices during the first quarter worth $31,000. 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 semiconductor company that designs high-performance computing, graphics and adaptive-processing products. Its portfolio includes central processing units (CPUs), graphics processing units (GPUs), accelerated processing units (APUs), field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) and adaptive system-on-chip products.

AMD serves customers across data centers, cloud computing, personal computers, gaming consoles, embedded systems and industrial applications.