Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD) Beta Value: Understanding the Market Risk

The price-to-earnings ratio for Advanced Micro Devices Inc (NASDAQ: AMD) is above average at 75.38x. The 36-month beta value for AMD is also noteworthy at 1.98. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 25 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 8 rating it as “overweight,” 17 rating it as “hold,” and 1 rating it as “sell.”

The public float for AMD is 1.61B, and at present, short sellers hold a 2.54% of that float. The average trading volume of AMD on May 12, 2025 was 39.38M shares.

AMD) stock’s latest price update

Advanced Micro Devices Inc (NASDAQ: AMD) has seen a rise in its stock price by 1.12 in relation to its previous close of 101.70. However, the company has experienced a 4.09% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-05-11 that AMD beat Q1 EPS and revenue estimates, driven by strong Data Center demand and AI accelerators, signaling undervaluation despite negative sentiment. AMD’s free cash flow surged 92% Y/Y, growing 2.6x faster than revenue, highlighting improved profitability from Data Center and AI accelerator sales. AMD also continued to make gross margin gains and the chipmaker confirmed that it is going to accelerate production/shipments of its next-gen MI350 series Instinct GPU in mid-2025.

AMD’s Market Performance

Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD) has experienced a 4.09% rise in stock performance for the past week, with a 6.20% rise in the past month, and a -4.39% drop in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.70%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 3.98% for AMD. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 8.16% for AMD stock, with a simple moving average of -19.48% for the last 200 days.

Analysts’ Opinion of AMD

Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for AMD stocks, with DZ Bank repeating the rating for AMD by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for AMD in the upcoming period, according to DZ Bank is $118 based on the research report published on May 08, 2025 of the current year 2025.

BofA Securities, 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 “Buy” according to the report published on May 07th, 2025.

TD Cowen gave a rating of “Buy” to AMD, setting the target price at $115 in the report published on May 07th of the current year.

AMD Trading at 4.80% 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 -45.09% of loss for the given period.

Volatility was left at 3.98%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.70%, as shares surge +15.94% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +3.35% upper at present.

During the last 5 trading sessions, AMD rose by +4.09%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -33.22% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $95.08. In addition, Advanced Micro Devices Inc saw -14.86% 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 Papermaster Mark D, who sale 17,500 shares at the price of $95.47 back on Apr 15 ’25. After this action, Papermaster Mark D now owns 1,713,710 shares of Advanced Micro Devices Inc, valued at $1,670,688 using the latest closing price.

MARK PAPERMASTER, the Officer of Advanced Micro Devices Inc, proposed sale 17,500 shares at $95.47 during a trade that took place back on Apr 15 ’25, which means that MARK PAPERMASTER is holding shares at $1,670,736 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 3.90, with 3.19 for asset returns.

Based on Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD), the company’s capital structure generated 0.04 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 1.37. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.04. 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 -0.3. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 6.39. The receivables turnover for the company is 3.72for 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 2.80.

Conclusion

In summary, Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD) has had a mixed performance as of late. Analysts have bullish opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others 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.

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