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

Shares of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD) have received a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the forty-four research firms that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. Twelve investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, thirty have given a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company. The average 1-year price objective among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $419.8649.

AMD has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on Advanced Micro Devices from $345.00 to $505.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. Morgan Stanley upped their price target on Advanced Micro Devices from $360.00 to $410.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. Benchmark upped their price target on Advanced Micro Devices from $325.00 to $485.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. The Goldman Sachs Group upgraded Advanced Micro Devices from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their price target for the stock from $240.00 to $450.00 in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. Finally, Wolfe Research initiated coverage on Advanced Micro Devices in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. They issued a “peer perform” rating for the company.

Key Advanced Micro Devices News

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

• Positive Sentiment: AMD was upgraded to Strong Buy on expectations that surging AI inference demand and its competitive strengths could drive meaningful long-term growth. AMD: The Case Has Changed, Time To Be Bullish (Rating Upgrade)
• Positive Sentiment: AMD’s 2nm EPYC Venice production ramp and its participation in DriveNets’ funding round reinforce its exposure to AI data centers and networking infrastructure. Why Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) Is Up 10.4% After Launching 2nm EPYC Venice Production AMD Joins DriveNets Funding Round
• Neutral Sentiment: AMD presented at the Bank of America 2026 Global Technology Conference, but the transcript did not include a major new catalyst or guidance update. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) Presents at Bank of America 2026 Global Technology Conference Transcript
• Negative Sentiment: Director Nora Denzel sold additional AMD shares, which may weigh on sentiment as investors interpret it as profit-taking after a strong rally. SEC Form 4 filing
• Negative Sentiment: NVIDIA’s new RTX Spark PC chip increased competitive pressure on AMD in personal computers and AI-enabled devices, raising market-share concerns. NVIDIA Sends Message With RTX Spark: This is What it Says

Advanced Micro Devices Trading Up 2.2%

AMD stock opened at $521.54 on Wednesday. Advanced Micro Devices has a 1-year low of $113.28 and a 1-year high of $527.20. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04, a current ratio of 2.72 and a quick ratio of 1.96. The company has a market capitalization of $850.42 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 171.00, a PEG ratio of 1.50 and a beta of 2.50. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $333.88 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $257.70.

Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $1.37 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.29 by $0.08. Advanced Micro Devices had a return on equity of 9.55% and a net margin of 13.37%.The business had revenue of $10.25 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $9.90 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.96 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 37.8% compared to the same quarter last year. Research analysts anticipate that Advanced Micro Devices will post 6.2 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Nora Denzel sold 8,626 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, June 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $522.00, for a total transaction of $4,502,772.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 87,173 shares in the company, valued at approximately $45,504,306. This represents a 9.00% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, EVP Mark D. Papermaster sold 31,320 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, April 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $350.00, for a total value of $10,962,000.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 1,236,037 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $432,612,950. This represents a 2.47% 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 sold 339,532 shares of company stock worth $119,504,341. 0.50% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd boosted its position in shares of Advanced Micro Devices by 12.8% during the 1st quarter. Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd now owns 212 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $43,000 after acquiring an additional 24 shares during the last quarter. CLG LLC boosted its position in shares of Advanced Micro Devices by 3.1% during the 1st quarter. CLG LLC now owns 1,008 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $205,000 after acquiring an additional 30 shares during the last quarter. Columbia Bank boosted its position in shares of Advanced Micro Devices by 0.7% during the 1st quarter. Columbia Bank now owns 5,188 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $1,055,000 after acquiring an additional 34 shares during the last quarter. Evolution Wealth Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of Advanced Micro Devices by 11.0% during the 1st quarter. Evolution Wealth Management Inc. now owns 352 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $72,000 after acquiring an additional 35 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Focused Wealth Management Inc boosted its position in shares of Advanced Micro Devices by 2.7% during the 1st quarter. Focused Wealth Management Inc now owns 1,431 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $291,000 after acquiring an additional 37 shares during the last quarter. 71.34% of the stock is currently owned by 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.