AMD Falls as Higher Yields and Oil Pressure Chip Stocks

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) is down 3.8% today. Here is some analysis on what might have caused this price movement.

Analysis: The move appears to be driven mainly by a broader selloff in technology and semiconductor shares rather than a new negative company-specific development. Rising Treasury yields and higher oil prices have pressured higher-valuation growth stocks, and AMD may also be seeing some profit-taking after a strong run.

Details:

U.S. stocks opened lower on September 1, 2026 as higher bond yields and rising oil prices weakened sentiment, with the Nasdaq under heavier pressure than the broader market.

Semiconductor names were broadly weaker in the same session, suggesting AMD was trading with the group instead of reacting to a standalone corporate setback.

AMD’s investor relations site shows no fresh negative filing or earnings warning tied to today’s drop; its most recent major update was an August 31 announcement tied to AI infrastructure efforts in Saudi Arabia.

AMD’s August 4 earnings release showed record second-quarter 2026 revenue of $11.5 billion and included third-quarter revenue guidance of about $13 billion, which supports the view that today’s weakness could be macro-driven rather than fundamental.

Sources:

Advanced Micro Devices Investor Relations, AP News, Investing.com

Disclaimer: This price movement analysis was generated with the help of AI. Please double-check the information provided for mistakes.

$AMD Insider Trading Activity

$AMD insiders have traded $AMD stock on the open market 120 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 120 have been sales.

Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $AMD stock by insiders over the last 6 months:

LISA T SU (Chair, President & CEO) has made 0 purchases and 69 sales selling 350,000 shares for an estimated $137,383,298.
MARK D PAPERMASTER (Chief Technology Officer & EVP) has made 0 purchases and 15 sales selling 111,567 shares for an estimated $41,449,567.
FORREST EUGENE NORROD (EVP & GM DSG) has made 0 purchases and 22 sales selling 36,748 shares for an estimated $16,345,942.
PAUL DARREN GRASBY (EVP & CSO) has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 22,500 shares for an estimated $9,260,175.
JEAN X. HU (EVP, CFO and Treasurer) has made 0 purchases and 8 sales selling 15,000 shares for an estimated $7,111,160.
NORA DENZEL has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 10,447 shares for an estimated $5,453,334.
AVA HAHN (SVP, GC & Corporate Secretary) has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 3,136 shares for an estimated $1,530,538.

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$AMD Hedge Fund Activity

We have seen 2,246 institutional investors add shares of $AMD stock to their portfolio, and 1,690 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.

Here are some of the largest recent moves:

JPMORGAN CHASE & CO added 40,309,233 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $23,416,036,542
INVESCO LTD. added 36,946,499 shares (+227.7%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $21,462,590,734
SIXTH STREET PARTNERS MANAGEMENT COMPANY, L.P. added 12,016,903 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $6,980,739,121
FMR LLC added 10,269,781 shares (+67.2%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $5,965,818,480
PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ added 7,091,788 shares (+24.6%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $4,119,690,567
FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC added 4,782,691 shares (+111.0%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $2,778,313,028
BLACKROCK, INC. added 4,727,226 shares (+3.2%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $2,746,092,855

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$AMD Congressional Stock Trading

Members of Congress have traded $AMD stock 11 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 9 have been purchases and 2 have been sales.

Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $AMD stock by members of Congress over the last 6 months:

REPRESENTATIVE RICK W. ALLEN purchased up to $15,000 on 07/14.
REPRESENTATIVE DAN NEWHOUSE sold up to $15,000 on 07/10.
REPRESENTATIVE GILBERT RAY CISNEROS, JR. has traded it 5 times. They made 4 purchases worth up to $95,000 on 06/05, 05/15, 05/14, 04/14 and 1 sale worth up to $15,000 on 03/13.
REPRESENTATIVE JOSH GOTTHEIMER has traded it 3 times. They made 3 purchases worth up to $45,000 on 05/05, 04/27, 04/23 and 0 sales.
SENATOR ALAN ARMSTRONG purchased up to $50,000 on 03/27.

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$AMD Analyst Ratings

Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $AMD in the last several months. We have seen 1 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 0 firms issue sell ratings.

Here are some recent analyst ratings:

Goldman Sachs issued a "Buy" rating on 05/06/2026

To track analyst ratings and price targets for $AMD, check out Quiver Quantitative's $AMD forecast page.

$AMD Price Targets

Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $AMD recently. We have seen 27 analysts offer price targets for $AMD in the last 6 months, with a median target of $490.0.

Here are some recent targets:

James Schneider from Goldman Sachs set a target price of $640.0 on 07/06/2026
Aaron Rakers from Wells Fargo set a target price of $615.0 on 06/30/2026
C.J. Muse from Cantor Fitzgerald set a target price of $700.0 on 06/29/2026
Timothy Arcuri from UBS set a target price of $670.0 on 06/24/2026
Atif Malik from Citigroup set a target price of $575.0 on 06/12/2026
Vivek Arya from B of A Securities set a target price of $560.0 on 06/11/2026
Vijay Rakesh from Mizuho set a target price of $615.0 on 06/01/2026

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