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AMD Falls On Q1 Earnings, Q2 Guidance: Why '1,000% Growth' From AI Stock Is Not Enough For Investors
Semiconductor giant Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) reported first-quarter revenue and earnings Tuesday that beat analyst estimates.
Here is how Wall Street analysts are reacting to the results and updated guidance.
The AMD Analysts: Cantor Fitzgerlad analyst C.J. Muse has an Overweight rating and lowered the price target from $190 to $170.
Mizuho analyst Vijay Rakesh has a Buy rating and lowered the price target from $235 to $215.
Piper Sandler analyst Harsh Kumar has an Overweight rating and lowered the price target from $195 to $175.
Goldman Sachs analyst Toshiya Hari has a Buy rating and lowered the price target from $180 to $175.
KeyBanc analyst John Vinh has an Overweight rating and lowered the price target from $270 to $230.
Wedbush analyst Matt Bryson has an Outperform rating and price target of $200.
Truist analyst William Stein has a Hold rating and lowered the price target from $174 to $162.
Roth MKM analyst Suji Desilva has a Buy rating and lowered the price target from $190 to $180.
Cantor Fitzgerald On AMD: AMD’s share momentum could be hit by capped earnings leverage, Muse said after the first quarter report.
"The MI300 ramp is truly impressive, but supply constraints are limiting a vision for even greater upside where many investors have been discussing much higher #s up until recently," the analyst said.
Muse also cautioned on gaming segment weakness that could offset growth in other areas.
"Add it all up, and it now appears CY24/25 revenues are tracking to $25.5B/$30.5B – for solid growth of 13%/20%, but below consensus coming in at $25.8B/$32.4B."
The analyst said the "2025 and beyond story remains intact" with artificial intelligence a key opportunity for AMD — the No. 2 merchant AI supplier behind NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA).
Mizuho On AMD: The outlook for AMD’s artificial intelligence segment is below expectations, said analyst Rakesh.
"AMD guided 2024 AI GPU revenue to >$4B, slightly below optimistic Street expectations of $6-$10B, ...