Mark Papermaster Sells 3,293 Shares of Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) Stock

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD) EVP Mark Papermaster sold 3,293 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, April 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $225.00, for a total value of $740,925.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 1,294,466 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $291,254,850. This trade represents a 0.25% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Advanced Micro Devices Stock Up 2.1%

Shares of AMD stock opened at $236.64 on Friday. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. has a 12 month low of $83.75 and a 12 month high of $267.08. The firm has a market cap of $385.80 billion, a PE ratio of 89.30, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.86 and a beta of 1.96. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $207.90 and a 200-day moving average of $216.40. The company has a quick ratio of 2.01, a current ratio of 2.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04.

Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, February 3rd. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $1.53 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.32 by $0.21. The business had revenue of $10.27 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $9.65 billion. Advanced Micro Devices had a return on equity of 8.84% and a net margin of 12.52%.Advanced Micro Devices’s revenue was up 34.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.09 earnings per share. On average, equities analysts predict that Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. will post 3.87 EPS for the current year.

Advanced Micro Devices News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: Analyst backing: Aletheia Capital reiterated a Buy on AMD with a $333 target, reinforcing conviction that AMD will benefit from the next stage of AI/data‑center spending. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: New premium Ryzen revealed: AMD disclosed pricing for the Ryzen 9950X3D2 Dual Edition — a high‑end product launch that lifted sentiment for near‑term consumer and enthusiast CPU revenue. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: AI infrastructure tailwinds: Coverage cites “agentic AI” demand and gigawatt megadeals supporting expectations for accelerating server sales and data‑center share gains for AMD. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Industry validation: reports noting strong server orders and hardware demand (e.g., Foxconn) bolster the view AMD will benefit from a broader hardware boom. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Earnings calendar: AMD set its fiscal Q1 2026 results release for May 5 — a near‑term catalyst that could drive volatility as investors update revenue and margin expectations. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Diverging analyst signals: while boutiques raise targets, Citi trimmed its price target to $248 — a mixed analyst backdrop that can temper conviction despite bullish notes. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Strategic ecosystem bets: AMD participation in funding/startups (e.g., CHAI AI) shows ecosystem exposure but is a modest, longer‑term positive rather than immediate revenue support. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Competitive threat: Intel announced a multiyear deal to supply Google with future Xeon processors and custom IPUs for AI infrastructure — news that strengthens Intel’s cloud relationships and could pressure AMD’s data‑center share gains. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Notable selling: reports of large holders trimming AMD (including a headline about Cathie Wood selling) plus an EVP share sale under a 10b5‑1 plan have created short‑term headline risk. Read More. Read More.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

AMD has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their target price on Advanced Micro Devices from $210.00 to $240.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 25th. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “buy” rating on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th. Mizuho upped their target price on Advanced Micro Devices from $275.00 to $280.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 25th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Advanced Micro Devices from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, January 26th. Finally, Erste Group Bank upgraded Advanced Micro Devices from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 2nd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty have given a Buy rating and nine have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Advanced Micro Devices presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $290.19.

Institutional Trading of Advanced Micro Devices

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of AMD. Joseph Group Capital Management bought a new stake in Advanced Micro Devices in the fourth quarter valued at $25,000. ORG Wealth Partners LLC grew its position in Advanced Micro Devices by 39.7% in the third quarter. ORG Wealth Partners LLC now owns 162 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 46 shares during the period. Koesten Hirschmann & Crabtree INC. grew its position in Advanced Micro Devices by 61.0% in the third quarter. Koesten Hirschmann & Crabtree INC. now owns 161 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 61 shares during the period. Sarver Vrooman Wealth Advisors bought a new stake in Advanced Micro Devices in the fourth quarter valued at $27,000. Finally, Cornerstone Financial Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Advanced Micro Devices during the fourth quarter worth $27,000. 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.