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

Shares of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD) have been assigned a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the forty-one brokerages that are currently covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Ten investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, twenty-nine have assigned a buy recommendation and two have assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month target price among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $281.0556.

A number of research analysts have weighed in on the stock. Evercore ISI boosted their price objective on shares of Advanced Micro Devices from $270.00 to $283.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 12th. CICC Research raised shares of Advanced Micro Devices from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $265.00 price target for the company in a research note on Friday, November 7th. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price target on shares of Advanced Micro Devices from $150.00 to $210.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Melius Research set a $380.00 price objective on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a research note on Wednesday, November 12th. Finally, Susquehanna restated a “positive” rating and set a $300.00 target price on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a research report on Friday, October 31st.

Trending Headlines about Advanced Micro Devices

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

• Positive Sentiment: Bank of America highlights AMD as one of four compute-focused AI chip names that look cheap, reinforcing the company’s positioning in the AI/compute secular trade and supporting medium-term demand expectations. BofA Names Top 4 AI Chip Stocks That Look Cheap
• Positive Sentiment: The Motley Fool lists AMD as one of three AI chip stocks to buy, underscoring market-share gains vs. incumbents and the long-term AI server/GPUs revenue runway. This supports bullish analyst narratives that justify higher valuations. 3 AI Chip Stocks to Buy in January: Nvidia, AMD, and Broadcom Battle for Market Share
• Positive Sentiment: Technical analysis from FXEmpire notes AMD’s bullish structure near record highs with supportive moving averages and clear support levels — a signal that further upside remains possible if market breadth stabilizes. Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) Price Forecast: Bullish Structure Holds Near Record Highs
• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street Zen upgraded AMD to Buy, joining other bullish analyst actions that can support investor confidence and future upside via raised ratings. Wall Street Zen Upgrades Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) to Buy
• Positive Sentiment: Commentary noting AMD’s extended rally and potential to capture share from Intel’s supply constraints bolsters the company’s secular growth narrative in servers — an important earnings and revenue driver. AMD Stock: Why Wall Street Says Strong Buy Right Now
• Neutral Sentiment: Several top Wall Street analysts raised price targets on AMD; however, the stock has been volatile, indicating the upgrades are being offset by near-term risk-off flows. This is a mixed signal—fundamental optimism but short-term sensitivity. AMD Stock Slips Despite Price Target Increases from Top Wall Street Analysts
• Negative Sentiment: Short-term selling pressure: multiple reports show AMD fell ~3% amid profit-taking and sector rotation after a strong run — this explains today’s weaker price action as traders de-risk crowded AI/semiconductor positions. AMD Stock Plunges 3% On Monday Amid Sector Rotation And Profit-Taking
• Negative Sentiment: Independent coverage (Invezz) echoes the plunge explanation—profit-taking and rotation out of crowded AI bets—highlighting how sentiment shifts can quickly reverse strong momentum. AMD stock plunges 3% on Monday amid sector rotation and profit-taking

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CEO Lisa T. Su sold 125,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, December 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $215.14, for a total transaction of $26,892,500.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 3,277,476 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $705,116,186.64. The trade was a 3.67% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, EVP Mark D. Papermaster sold 17,108 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated 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 transaction, the executive vice president owned 1,714,505 shares in the company, valued at approximately $411,686,940.60. The trade was a 0.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 164,000 shares of company stock worth $36,034,173 in the last 90 days. 0.06% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Advanced Micro Devices

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in AMD. HHM Wealth Advisors LLC grew its stake in Advanced Micro Devices by 2.4% in the third quarter. HHM Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,742 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $282,000 after purchasing an additional 40 shares in the last quarter. James J. Burns & Company LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Advanced Micro Devices by 2.3% in the 4th quarter. James J. Burns & Company LLC now owns 1,816 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $389,000 after buying an additional 40 shares during the period. HBK Sorce Advisory LLC grew its position in shares of Advanced Micro Devices by 0.3% during the 3rd quarter. HBK Sorce Advisory LLC now owns 13,404 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $2,169,000 after buying an additional 43 shares in the last quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB increased its stake in shares of Advanced Micro Devices by 0.5% during the third quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB now owns 8,706 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $1,409,000 after buying an additional 43 shares during the period. Finally, Moseley Investment Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of Advanced Micro Devices by 0.5% during the third quarter. Moseley Investment Management Inc. now owns 8,883 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $1,437,000 after buying an additional 44 shares during the period. 71.34% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Advanced Micro Devices Trading Down 3.2%

Shares of AMD stock opened at $251.31 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $409.14 billion, a PE ratio of 124.41, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.08 and a beta of 1.95. Advanced Micro Devices has a 1 year low of $76.48 and a 1 year high of $267.08. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $218.88 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $200.05. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04, a current ratio of 2.31 and a quick ratio of 1.68.

Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, November 4th. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $1.20 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.17 by $0.03. Advanced Micro Devices had a return on equity of 8.04% and a net margin of 10.32%.The firm had revenue of $9.25 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $8.76 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.92 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 35.6% on a year-over-year basis. Research analysts predict that Advanced Micro Devices will post 3.87 earnings per share for the current year.

About Advanced Micro Devices

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.