Advanced Micro Devices Inc AMD
Stock research in plain language · As of Oct 04, 2026 · updated once a week, after the trading week closes
What the company does
Advanced Micro Devices Inc is a mega-cap company in the Technology sector (Semiconductors), with a market value of $1.03T, based in the USA.
It employs about 31,000 people and has been listed since Oct 15, 1979.
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. operates as a semiconductor company internationally. It operates in three segments: Data Center, Client and Gaming, and Embedded.
Cheap or expensive? relatively expensive
Its price-to-earnings (P/E) is 156.1 versus 32.3 for 4 direct peers — relatively expensive.
Revenue is growing 50% a year — the market is paying ahead for that growth. If it slows, the high multiple becomes the risk.
On analysts' next-year forecasts the multiple drops to 39.5 — they expect higher earnings.
The average analyst price target is 619.51, 2% below the current price (their view, not ours).
The stock sits at 97% of its one-year range (0% = the low, 100% = the high).
The risks
- • The stock is more volatile than average (beta 2.5) — big daily moves both ways.
Strengths
- ✅ Profitable — 20 of every 100 dollars of revenue stays as profit.
- ✅ Generates free cash flow — profit becomes cash in the bank.
- ✅ More cash than debt.
- ✅ Most analysts rate it buy (44 vs 0).
- ✅ Revenue is growing 50% a year.
What changed this week
Over the past week the stock rose 0.5% (for comparison: S&P 500 -0.2%, sector ETF XLK +1.8%).
It set a new one-year high this week.
This week's news
- Is Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) Still a Buy After Its 180% Plus Rally? finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-04
- Jim Cramer Views Intel (INTC) As A Winning Turnaround Amid CPU Demand Growth finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-03
- Key deals this week: Onsemi, Mattel, Nebius, Advanced Micro Devices, and more seekingalpha.com · 2026-10-03
- Can AMD’s CPU Business Fund Its AI Chip Ambitions? finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-03
- Is Micron Stock Cheap Enough to Survive Lower Memory Profits? finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-03
- Notable tech headlines for the week: Micron, Nvidia, Accenture in focus seekingalpha.com · 2026-10-03
A description of facts from the filings and the market — not investment advice or a recommendation. "Cheap" and "expensive" are always relative to the comparison group.