Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD ) ripped higher after earnings beat expectations. Net income of $265 million, 69 cents per share when adjusted and revenue of $5.8 million were all pleasant surprises.
AMD's AI business is sizzling hot. However, sharp declines in other segments offset that growth.
The growth and adoption of artificial intelligence is driving massive investment and growth opportunities for data centers. Nvidia dominates the AI chipset market with a 98% market share, but Advanced Micro Devices is quickly catching up. AMD's data center segment revenue doubled year over year, positioning the company as a key player in the AI revolution and a competitor to NVDA.
For many investors, recognizing that a stock is overvalued can be a difficult task when the broader media is lauding its accomplishments. Yet a healthy bump in earnings or revenue can often translate into an overvaluation in a short amount of time.
Demand for chips should be robust due to the ongoing AI boom, even if the return on AI investments takes longer to be materialized by the tech giants.
By the numbers, this certainly wasn't the best week for Advanced Micro Devices Inc.'s stock. Despite upbeat earnings, AMD shares are still on track to fall 3% on the week.
Earlier this week, AMD stock initially popped after its Q2 2024 report but quickly faded, now trading at pre-report levels. AMD's Q2 report showed robust performance in Data Center and Client segments, with Instinct AI GPUs, EPYC CPUs, and Ryzen processors driving the growth. AMD is finally delivering on the promise of AI-powered hypergrowth, and the near-to-medium-term demand outlook remains robust.
NVIDIA Corp (NASDAQ:NVDA, ETR:NVD) is facing an antitrust probe from the US Department of Justice over allegations it has abused its market dominance in AI chips, according to a report from The Information. US officials have reached out to several of Nvidia's competitors, including Advanced Micro Devices Inc (NASDAQ:AMD, ETR:AMD) and AI chip startups, to collect information about the complaints, people involved in the discussion told the publication.
AMD's new product launch is starting off successfully.
Advanced Micro Devices reported strong Q2 2024 results, beating earnings and revenue estimates. Data Center segment revenue growth accelerated significantly. The share of Data Center revenues doubled year over year to 49%. AMD's free cash flow margins have serious margin expansion potential due to the ramping up of Data Center GPU shipments in H2 2024.
Major technology companies needed strong Q2 earnings. In the lead-up to the first prints of the mega-cap tech names, the Nasdaq Composite index tanked, declining more than 2% in a single day and worsening the rotation out of technology stocks that have been ongoing since the year's second half began in July.
That tech stocks have been the driving force behind the two-year bull market is no surprise. It was the Magnificent Seven stocks that represented most of the S&P 500's 24% gains last year.