Advanced Micro Devices Inc (NASDAQ: AMD) has seen a rise in its stock price by 2.92 in relation to its previous close of 98.11. However, the company has experienced a 0.66% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. fool.com reported 2025-03-16 that The potential for artificial intelligence (AI) to improve the fortunes of leading businesses has been a huge catalyst for the stock market over the last few years. IDC anticipates spending on AI, including infrastructure and business services, to reach $632 billion by 2028.
Is It Worth Investing in Advanced Micro Devices Inc (NASDAQ: AMD) Right Now?
Advanced Micro Devices Inc (NASDAQ: AMD) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 100.65x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for AMD is 1.88. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 26 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 8 rating it as “overweight,” 14 rating it as “hold,” and 1 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for AMD is 1.61B and currently, short sellers hold a 3.53% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of AMD on March 17, 2025 was 39.37M shares.
AMD’s Market Performance
The stock of Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD) has seen a 0.66% increase in the past week, with a -9.62% drop in the past month, and a -20.96% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.49%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 3.76% for AMD. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -2.74% for AMD stock, with a simple moving average of -28.27% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of AMD
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for AMD stocks, with Daiwa Securities repeating the rating for AMD by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for AMD in the upcoming period, according to Daiwa Securities is $130 based on the research report published on February 14, 2025 of the current year 2025.
DZ Bank, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see AMD reach a price target of $120. The rating they have provided for AMD stocks is “Hold” according to the report published on February 07th, 2025.
Melius gave a rating of “Hold” to AMD, setting the target price at $129 in the report published on January 28th of the current year.
AMD Trading at -10.06% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought AMD to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -48.73% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.76%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.49%, as shares sank -9.70% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -17.54% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, AMD rose by +0.66%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -39.31% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $103.82. In addition, Advanced Micro Devices Inc saw -16.41% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at AMD starting from MARK PAPERMASTER, who proposed sale 17,500 shares at the price of $100.27 back on Mar 14 ’25. After this action, MARK PAPERMASTER now owns shares of Advanced Micro Devices Inc, valued at $1,754,676 using the latest closing price.
Papermaster Mark D, the Chief Technology Officer & EVP of Advanced Micro Devices Inc, sale 17,500 shares at $113.57 during a trade that took place back on Feb 14 ’25, which means that Papermaster Mark D is holding 1,713,710 shares at $1,987,545 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for AMD
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.07 for the present operating margin
- 0.51 for the gross margin
The net margin for Advanced Micro Devices Inc stands at 0.06. The total capital return value is set at 0.03. Equity return is now at value 2.89, with 2.39 for asset returns.
Based on Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD), the company’s capital structure generated 0.01 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 6.19. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.01. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 20.65.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.9 billion with net debt to EBITDA at -0.74. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 6.22. The receivables turnover for the company is 4.16for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.37. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.62.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD) has seen bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
