According to 24/7 Wall St., AMD's 12-month price target is $571.04, 4.46% above the $546.68 level at noon Thursday, so the model rates the stock a hold because the target sits near fair value. The shares are up 155.27% year to date but fell 15.36% over the past week and sit about 17% below their 52-week high of $658.52. Second-quarter revenue rose 50.11% to $11.536 billion, with Data Center revenue up 107% and making up 58% of sales. The bull case is $693.71, driven by the Helios rack-scale system backed by commitments from OpenAI, Meta and Anthropic, while the bear case is $450.55, citing gaming revenue down 31%, 154 times trailing earnings and capital spending up 186.52%.
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| Market | US stocks |
|---|---|
| Sector | Information Technology |
| Industry | Semiconductors |
| Market cap | $5.2T |
| Close on 10/19/2026 | 217.09 |
| Change that session | +1.38% |
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