Stock futures are lower as worries about AI spending pressure big tech shares; Tesla shares are falling after the electric vehicle maker said rising R&D costs squeezed profits; Alphabet shares are taking a hit too after the company lifted its capital expenditures forecast; strong AI spending trends could favor chipmaker Intel, due to release results after the closing bell today; and Advanced Micro Devices is set to showcase its latest tech at its “Advancing AI” keynote. Here's what you need to know today.
Advanced Micro Devices is set to launch a raft of AI hardware that will rival Nvidia on Thursday at an event at a downtown convention center in San Francisco.
AMD (AMD) remains a compelling buy, with a new base case price target of $671 (21% upside) and a bullish scenario at $807.87 (45% upside). AMD's flexible, customizable AI infrastructure—spanning GPUs, CPUs, DPUs, networking, and rack-scale systems—positions it as a strong alternative to Nvidia, especially for hyperscalers seeking to avoid vendor lock-in. Rising analyst expectations reflect robust AI-driven growth: Q2 revenue consensus at $11.3B (+47% YoY), EPS at $1.61 (+235% YoY), and EBITDA/fcf estimates up 22–28%.
While recent pullbacks in AI stocks have concerned investors, the underlying fundamentals of the AI revolution tell a vastly different narrative.
The AI infrastructure story at Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD | AMD Price Prediction) keeps compounding.
Artificial intelligence spending continues to redraw the competitive landscape across the technology sector.
The two companies also struck a chip deal.
AMD (NASDAQ: AMD | AMD Price Prediction) and NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) both closed spring reporting periods with blockbuster AI numbers, but the businesses are pulling in different directions.
Advanced Micro Devices Inc (NASDAQ:AMD, XETRA:AMD) and Anthropic announced a strategic partnership on Wednesday that includes the deployment of up to 2 gigawatts of AMD's upcoming Instinct MI450 Series GPUs, a multi-year engineering collaboration, and a planned equity investment by AMD of up to $5 billion in the artificial intelligence startup. Under the agreement, Anthropic plans to deploy up to 2 gigawatts of AMD Helios rack-scale solutions, with the first gigawatt expected to begin deployment in the first half of 2027.
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AMD announced a partnership with Anthropic and said it will invest up to $5 billion in the AI company. As part of the deal, Anthropic will deploy 2 gigawatts of the AMD Instinct MI450 Series GPUs in AMD Helios rack-scale solutions.