Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) Trading Down 2.2% After Insider Selling

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD) shares traded down 2.2% during mid-day trading on Friday after an insider sold shares in the company. The stock traded as low as $192.27 and last traded at $193.39. 27,387,080 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 30% from the average session volume of 38,996,555 shares. The stock had previously closed at $197.74.

Specifically, EVP Paul Darren Grasby sold 7,500 shares of Advanced Micro Devices stock in a transaction that occurred 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 of the company’s stock, valued at $26,550,742.26. This trade represents a 5.47% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

AMD has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. DA Davidson raised Advanced Micro Devices to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, February 13th. Wells Fargo & Company reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $345.00 price target on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a report on Friday, January 30th. Evercore reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $358.00 price objective on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. UBS Group set a $310.00 price objective on Advanced Micro Devices in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a research note on Monday, December 29th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-nine have assigned a Buy rating and ten have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $290.53.

More Advanced Micro Devices News

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

Advanced Micro Devices Stock Performance

The stock has a market capitalization of $315.30 billion, a PE ratio of 72.98, a P/E/G ratio of 0.73 and a beta of 1.98. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04, a current ratio of 2.85 and a quick ratio of 2.01. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $216.16 and its 200-day moving average price is $210.13.

Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 3rd. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $1.53 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.32 by $0.21. The company had revenue of $10.27 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $9.65 billion. Advanced Micro Devices had a net margin of 12.52% and a return on equity of 8.84%. Advanced Micro Devices’s revenue for the quarter was up 34.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $1.09 earnings per share. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. will post 3.87 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of AMD. Impax Asset Management Group plc grew its holdings in shares of Advanced Micro Devices by 326.5% during the 3rd quarter. Impax Asset Management Group plc now owns 52,068 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $8,424,000 after purchasing an additional 39,861 shares during the last quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC bought a new stake in Advanced Micro Devices in the second quarter worth $4,519,000. Swiss National Bank boosted its position in Advanced Micro Devices by 7.5% during the second quarter. Swiss National Bank now owns 4,917,975 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $697,861,000 after buying an additional 341,000 shares during the period. New York State Common Retirement Fund boosted its position in Advanced Micro Devices by 8.4% during the second quarter. New York State Common Retirement Fund now owns 2,239,239 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $317,748,000 after buying an additional 172,745 shares during the period. Finally, Zweig DiMenna Associates LLC grew its stake in shares of Advanced Micro Devices by 127.6% during the third quarter. Zweig DiMenna Associates LLC now owns 72,602 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $11,746,000 after buying an additional 40,708 shares during the last quarter. 71.34% of the stock is 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.