Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) EVP Paul Darren Grasby Sells 7,500 Shares

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD) EVP Paul Darren Grasby sold 7,500 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $204.87, for a total transaction of $1,536,525.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 129,598 shares in the company, valued at $26,550,742.26. This trade represents a 5.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink.

Advanced Micro Devices Price Performance

Shares of AMD stock opened at $193.39 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $216.16 and a two-hundred day moving average of $209.83. The firm has a market cap of $315.30 billion, a P/E ratio of 72.98, a P/E/G ratio of 0.74 and a beta of 1.98. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. has a 1-year low of $76.48 and a 1-year high of $267.08. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04, a current ratio of 2.85 and a quick ratio of 2.01.

Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, February 3rd. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $1.53 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating 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 prior year, the business posted $1.09 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 34.1% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. will post 3.87 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have commented on AMD. Truist Financial set a $283.00 target price on Advanced Micro Devices in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. Evercore reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $358.00 price target on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. Rosenblatt Securities restated a “buy” rating and set a $300.00 price objective on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Phillip Securities upgraded Advanced Micro Devices from a “moderate buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Sunday, February 8th. Finally, Wedbush reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $290.00 price objective on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have issued a Buy rating and ten have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Advanced Micro Devices has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $290.53.

Key Stories Impacting Advanced Micro Devices

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

• Positive Sentiment: AMD reached a multi-year patent licensing agreement with Adeia and highlighted product pushes (Ryzen AI Embedded, telco AI at MWC) that reinforce its long-term AI and edge roadmap — this reduces litigation risk and supports future revenue streams. AMD Patent Truce And AI Push Reframe Long Term Growth Story AMD Highlights Significance of Open AI Telco at MWC2026
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst coverage remains constructive—consensus sits around a “Moderate Buy” and some outlets still rank AMD as a top growth name, providing support for longer-term investor sentiment. Analyst Consensus Moderate Buy Zacks: AMD Top-Ranked Growth Stock
• Neutral Sentiment: Industry comparisons and forecasts (AMD vs TSMC and neutral microchip outlooks) keep AMD in investor conversations for strategic allocation, but these comparisons are more about long-term positioning than near-term catalysts. AMD vs TSMC: Which Chip Stock Delivers in 2026?
• Neutral Sentiment: Reported short-interest data for March appears anomalous (shows zero shares) and should be treated with caution; no clear short-squeeze signal from the published figures.
• Negative Sentiment: A new Chinese GPU entrant (Lisuan Technology) announced products that have prompted headlines and contributed to selling pressure across GPU names, raising competitive concerns for both AMD and Nvidia. Could a New Chinese GPU Competitor Threaten Nvidia and AMD Stocks?
• Negative Sentiment: Customers like Meta are developing in-house AI chips, a trend that can lower TAM for external suppliers and weighs on demand expectations for chip vendors. Meta Plans In-House AI Chips
• Negative Sentiment: Broader market pressure—rising oil prices, geopolitical tensions (Middle East), and export/AI-chip controls—has amplified risk-off flows in semiconductors and contributed to AMD’s decline in recent sessions. Is AMD stock’s latest dip a warning sign or a buying chance?
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling: EVP Paul Darren Grasby sold 7,500 shares at ~$204.87 on Mar. 11 — a modest-sized sale that some investors may view as a negative signal even though he retains significant holdings. Filing: SEC Form 4

Institutional Trading of Advanced Micro Devices

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Brighton Jones LLC grew its stake in Advanced Micro Devices by 178.2% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 45,956 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $5,551,000 after buying an additional 29,438 shares during the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC increased its position in Advanced Micro Devices by 2.9% in the fourth quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 8,283 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $1,001,000 after buying an additional 234 shares during the period. Sivia Capital Partners LLC lifted its stake in Advanced Micro Devices by 125.1% in the second quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 5,344 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $758,000 after buying an additional 2,970 shares during the last quarter. United Bank boosted its holdings in shares of Advanced Micro Devices by 22.0% during the second quarter. United Bank now owns 13,255 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $1,881,000 after acquiring an additional 2,392 shares during the period. Finally, Schnieders Capital Management LLC. boosted its holdings in shares of Advanced Micro Devices by 361.0% during the second quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. now owns 9,230 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $1,310,000 after acquiring an additional 7,228 shares during the period. 71.34% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.