The recent brief tech stock dip ended as second-quarter earnings reaffirmed tech's market leadership. Indeed, the AI, cloud, and fintech sectors have been driving the tech sector in the past two years, driving more growth for the market.
Advanced Micro Devices reported Q2 earnings and provided updates about its data center GPU business. These updates are materially relevant for Nvidia Corporation investors and suggest that Nvidia could deliver strong growth through 2025. In this article, I examine AMD's latest updates in detail and consider their implications for Nvidia's data center GPU business.
Ark Invest bought shares of AMD, Pinterest, and Intellia Therapeutics on Wednesday. AMD saw its AI chips sales skyrocket, even as the balance of its business is reeling.
Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) reported its Q2 earnings on July 30, showcasing a strong performance during the previous quarter that surpassed analysts's expectations and potentially motivated Cathie Wood, CEO of Ark Invest (ARKK), to invest a substantial amount in this semiconductor stock.
After a 25% pullback from the July high, AMD saw a 5% rally following solid 2Q results and a positive 3Q outlook, but the stock remains below the 200-day moving average. AMD's Data Center segment showed strong growth acceleration, leading to a 16% YoY revenue growth outlook for 3Q FY2024, up from 2.2% YoY in 1Q FY2024. The management indicates that Data Center and Client segments could more than offset the slower performance in the Embedded and Gaming segments.
As we continue receiving quarterly results from big tech firms, AMD (AMD) stands out after exceeding its Q2 top and bottom line expectations Tuesday evening.
Major chip stocks are up in premarket trading this morning. Two of the biggest movers include Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (ticker: AMD), which is currently up over 9%, and ASML Holding (ticker: ASML), which is up over 7% at the time of this writing.
The market rotation out of AI winners (mostly chip stocks) has gotten extreme in recent days. This change in investor sentiment comes after a period of significant outperformance by these companies, including the best chip stocks like Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA ), AMD (NASDAQ: AMD ), Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO ) and Micron Technology (NASDAQ: MU ), particularly over the past 12 to 18 months.
Renewed optimism for battered semiconductor chip stocks, coupled with a friendlier Federal Reserve giving its biggest indication yet lower interest rates are on the horizon, sent stocks surging Wednesday.
AMD's second-quarter 2024 results reflect robust Client and Data Center revenues, offsetting weakness in the Gaming and Embedded segments.
Tech stocks got hammered in July, with the broad sector posting falling by -7.22%.
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. AMD saw its shares surge in its stock price following its second-quarter earnings report, which exceeded expectations.