Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) Stock Price Down 1.1% – Here’s What Happened

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD) shares were down 1.1% on Monday . The company traded as low as $220.48 and last traded at $221.08. Approximately 31,186,801 shares were traded during mid-day trading, a decline of 8% from the average daily volume of 33,800,840 shares. The stock had previously closed at $223.47.

Key Advanced Micro Devices News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Acer announced the Veriton RA100 AI mini workstation powered by AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 processors — an OEM design win that signals demand for AMD’s AI-capable CPUs in professional/edge devices and broadens its addressable market. Acer Introduces the Veriton RA100 AI Mini Workstation
• Positive Sentiment: CES visibility — AMD CEO Dr. Lisa Su is slated to speak at CES alongside other AI hardware leaders. Keynotes can be near-term catalysts by reinforcing AMD’s AI/datacenter story and investor confidence. AI Stocks Are in Focus as Nvidia’s Huang, AMD CEO Su Set to Speak at CES Event
• Neutral Sentiment: Industry cost pressure — reports say rising memory prices could push GPU price increases for both NVIDIA and AMD, with phased hikes starting in Q1 2026. Higher ASPs could boost near-term revenue but risk dampening unit demand. Rising memory prices set to push up Nvidia and AMD GPU costs
• Neutral Sentiment: Market attention and positioning — data and commentary suggest AMD is gaining web-traffic traction vs. NVIDIA, highlighting investor interest in AMD’s full-stack AI positioning though the firm remains behind NVDA in market share. AMD’s “Catch Up” to NVDA: Full Stack AI Offers “Second Place” Value
• Negative Sentiment: Heightened expectations and skepticism — some commentary warns current expectations for AMD may be too high, which can amplify downside volatility if CES announcements disappoint or guidance falls short. Having Expectations This High For Underdog AMD Is A Bad Idea

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts recently commented on AMD shares. Truist Financial dropped their target price on Advanced Micro Devices from $279.00 to $277.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, December 19th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $235.00 price objective on Advanced Micro Devices and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 14th. CICC Research upgraded Advanced Micro Devices from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $265.00 target price on the stock in a report on Friday, November 7th. KGI Securities set a $260.00 price objective on shares of Advanced Micro Devices and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, October 13th. Finally, Evercore ISI boosted their price target on shares of Advanced Micro Devices from $270.00 to $283.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 12th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have assigned a Buy rating and eleven have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $277.06.

Advanced Micro Devices Stock Performance

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 stock has a market cap of $359.93 billion, a P/E ratio of 109.45, a PEG ratio of 0.95 and a beta of 1.95. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $226.12 and a 200-day simple moving average of $189.89.

Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November 4th. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $1.20 earnings per share 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 business had revenue of $9.25 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.76 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.92 EPS. Advanced Micro Devices’s quarterly revenue was up 35.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities analysts expect that Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. will post 3.87 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Advanced Micro Devices

In related news, EVP Mark D. Papermaster sold 17,108 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $240.12, for a total value 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 $411,686,940.60. The trade was a 0.99% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, EVP Forrest Eugene Norrod sold 19,450 shares of Advanced Micro Devices 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 transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 300,348 shares in the company, valued at approximately $68,890,820.76. This represents a 6.08% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 178,358 shares of company stock valued at $39,229,623 in the last three months. Corporate insiders own 0.06% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Advanced Micro Devices

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Park National Corp OH grew its stake in Advanced Micro Devices by 23.6% in the 4th quarter. Park National Corp OH now owns 2,135 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $457,000 after buying an additional 408 shares in the last quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC lifted its holdings in Advanced Micro Devices by 8.0% during the 4th quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 42,955 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $9,199,000 after purchasing an additional 3,169 shares in the last quarter. GoalVest Advisory LLC grew its holdings in Advanced Micro Devices by 62.8% during the 4th quarter. GoalVest Advisory LLC now owns 700 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $150,000 after buying an additional 270 shares in the last quarter. Miller Global Investments LLC bought a new stake in shares of Advanced Micro Devices during the fourth quarter valued at about $795,000. Finally, CGN Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Advanced Micro Devices by 4.7% in the fourth quarter. CGN Advisors LLC now owns 1,498 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $321,000 after buying an additional 67 shares in the last quarter. 71.34% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.