Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD): Today's Featured Electronics Loser

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) pushed the Electronics industry lower today making it today's featured Electronics loser. The industry as a whole closed the day up 1.4%. By the end of trading, Advanced Micro Devices fell 13 cents (-2.2%) to $5.80 on average volume. Throughout the day, 20.6 million shares of Advanced Micro Devices exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 15.3 million shares. The stock ranged in price between $5.80-$6 after having opened the day at $5.93 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $5.93. Other company's within the Electronics industry that declined today were: Affymetrix (AFFX), down 12.7%, Tegal Corporation (TGAL), down 10.8%, SatCon Technology Corporation (SATC), down 7.8%, and Daqo New Energy (DQ), down 6.5%.

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. operates as a semiconductor company worldwide. The company designs, develops, and sells microprocessor products, such as central processing unit (CPU) and accelerated processing unit (APU) for servers, desktop personal computers (PCs), and mobile devices. Advanced Micro Devices has a market cap of $4.12 billion and is part of the technology sector. Shares are up 8.7% year to date as of the close of trading on Monday. Currently there are 10 analysts that rate Advanced Micro Devices a buy, four analysts rate it a sell, and 13 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates Advanced Micro Devices as a hold. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its good cash flow from operations and expanding profit margins. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including deteriorating net income, disappointing return on equity and a generally disappointing performance in the stock itself.

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On the positive front, Superconductor Technologies (SCON), up 18.2%, Ascent Solar Technologies (ASTI), up 16.6%, Enova Systems (ENA), up 16.3%, and Anadigics (ANAD), up 8.1%, were all gainers within the electronics industry with Broadcom Corporation (BRCM) being today's featured electronics industry winner.

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