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

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD) has earned a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the forty-two analysts that are presently covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. Eleven research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-eight have issued a buy rating and three have given a strong buy rating to the company. The average 12-month price target among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $277.0571.

AMD has been the subject of several research reports. Benchmark lifted their price objective on shares of Advanced Micro Devices from $270.00 to $325.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 5th. Jefferies Financial Group set a $300.00 target price on Advanced Micro Devices and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research note on Monday, October 6th. CICC Research raised 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 report on Friday, November 7th. Raymond James Financial assumed coverage on Advanced Micro Devices in a report on Thursday, November 20th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $377.00 price objective on the stock. Finally, Cowen restated a “buy” rating on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a research note on Tuesday, December 2nd.

Trending Headlines about Advanced Micro Devices

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

• Positive Sentiment: U.S. export-control changes are expected to allow AMD to resume sales of advanced AI chips into China, a move some analysts and columnists say could materially boost 2026 revenue and support a large upside scenario. Prediction: AMD Stock Will Jump 60% in 2026, Thanks to President Donald Trump
• Positive Sentiment: Several analysts remain constructive, noting that renewed China demand (and NVIDIA resuming shipments) is a near-term catalyst for both AMD and peers; Raymond James reiterated an Outperform view highlighting upside from China. Analysts Maintain Positive Outlook on AMD With China Demand as a Catalyst
• Positive Sentiment: MarketBeat includes AMD among stocks likely to start 2026 strong, citing the upcoming MI450 AI GPU/rack-scale product as a structural revenue driver that could meaningfully expand AMD’s competitive stance vs. NVIDIA. 5 Stocks Set to Start Strong in January and Lead Through 2026
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage pieces discuss broker sentiment and whether analyst recommendations matter for long-term returns; useful context but mixed impact on immediate price moves. Advanced Micro (AMD) Is Considered a Good Investment by Brokers: Is That True?
• Neutral Sentiment: Samsung unveiled an in‑house GPU for Exynos, a longer-term competitor in mobile GPUs; mention of AMD demand remains positive for now but the move adds a future competitive data point. Samsung To Unveil First In-House GPU For Exynos 2600
• Negative Sentiment: Wall Street Zen lowered AMD to a “Hold” in a recent note, which can pressure sentiment and reduce near-term upside from the analyst community. Advanced Micro Devices Downgraded to “Hold” Rating by Wall Street Zen
• Negative Sentiment: NVIDIA’s $20B deal to license Groq technology and hire its engineering team materially strengthens NVIDIA’s low‑latency inference lead — a strategic move that widens the competitive moat and raises the bar for AMD in key AI inference workloads. NVIDIA’s $20B Groq Deal Is a Warning Shot to AI Rivals
• Negative Sentiment: Fresh market entrants and hot IPOs (e.g., MetaX coverage) have spooked some AI investor sentiment and could reallocate attention/capital away from incumbents, adding short-term volatility to AMD shares. Is MetaX a NVIDIA Threat—or Just Another DeepSeek Market Scare?

Advanced Micro Devices Stock Performance

Shares of AMD opened at $214.99 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 2.31, a quick ratio of 1.68 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04. The firm has a market cap of $350.01 billion, a PE ratio of 106.43, a P/E/G ratio of 1.59 and a beta of 1.93. Advanced Micro Devices has a 12 month low of $76.48 and a 12 month high of $267.08. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $228.40 and a 200-day moving average price of $186.14.

Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, November 4th. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $1.20 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.17 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $9.25 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.76 billion. Advanced Micro Devices had a return on equity of 8.04% and a net margin of 10.32%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 35.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.92 EPS. Equities research analysts predict that Advanced Micro Devices will post 3.87 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Advanced Micro Devices

In other Advanced Micro Devices news, CEO Lisa T. Su sold 125,000 shares of Advanced Micro Devices stock in a transaction that occurred 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 in the company, valued at approximately $705,116,186.64. The trade was a 3.67% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, EVP Forrest Eugene Norrod sold 19,450 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $229.37, for a total transaction of $4,461,246.50. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 300,348 shares in the company, valued at $68,890,820.76. This trade represents a 6.08% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 181,226 shares of company stock valued at $39,877,820. 0.06% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Advanced Micro Devices

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Koesten Hirschmann & Crabtree INC. increased its stake in shares of Advanced Micro Devices by 61.0% during the third quarter. Koesten Hirschmann & Crabtree INC. now owns 161 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 61 shares in the last quarter. ORG Wealth Partners LLC increased its position in shares of Advanced Micro Devices by 39.7% during the third quarter. ORG Wealth Partners LLC now owns 162 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 46 shares in the last quarter. Pinney & Scofield Inc. raised its stake in Advanced Micro Devices by 81.0% in the 2nd quarter. Pinney & Scofield Inc. now owns 190 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 85 shares during the last quarter. Aviso Financial Inc. lifted its holdings in Advanced Micro Devices by 400.0% in the 3rd quarter. Aviso Financial Inc. now owns 200 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 160 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Delos Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Advanced Micro Devices by 100.0% during the 3rd quarter. Delos Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 200 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. 71.34% of the stock is 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.