Melius downgraded shares of chip maker Advanced Micro Devices to Hold from Buy, and cut the target price to $129 from $160.

DeepSeek Launch, Intel’s Price Cuts The unveiling of China’s new resource-light AI model, DeepSeek, roiled the U.S. big semiconductor stocks earlier this week.

Given the natural desire to pick up market discounts, it’s easy to fall into the trap of simply buying AMD stock at the sight of crimson ink. However, it’s better to apply a more strategic approach, especially in the backdrop of a fundamental threat like DeepSeek.

In a post on its community blog, AMD goes over how to set up and run DeepSeek's R1-Distilled on your local PC.