AMD stock soars after better-than-expected results.
AMD's stock has more than doubled in price since the start of 2023. However, its earnings have been unable to keep up with the soaring share price.
Advance Micro Devices (AMD) shares surged more than 9% in premarket trading Wednesday after the chipmaker posted better-than-expected second quarter revenue and issued an upbeat sales outlook for the second half, boosted by robust growth in its data center segment driven by artificial intelligence (AI) demand.
Chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices Inc (NASDAQ:AMD, ETR:AMD), aka Nvidia Corp's distant competitor in the GPU space, is expected to soar more than 9% when Nasdaq trading commences on Wednesday. The bullish price action follows the Santa Clara-based fabless microchip maker's stronger-than-expected second-quarter earnings, where adjusted operating income knocked above market forecasts of $1.25 billion to touch $1.26 billion.
Recent trading sessions have seen billions in losses across the semiconductor sector, as many well-known chipmakers' stocks, including Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD), have fallen below their 50-day simple moving averages (SMAs) amid a broader bear market caused by sector rotation.
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Shares of global semiconductor firms rallied on Wednesday as they were boosted by some positive earnings in the sector and a report of potentially less severe U.S. export restrictions on China. AMD was among the big winners with shares up more than 9% in U.S. premarket trading after a strong second-quarter earnings report, while Samsung's was higher after a big jump in operating profit.
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. AMD shares were on a tear in premarket trading Wednesday after the chipmaker reported second-quarter results that exceeded expectations and guided running quarter's revenue above consensus.
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD ) Q2 2024 Earnings Conference Call July 30, 2024 5:00 PM ET Company Participants Mitch Haws - VP, IR Lisa Su - Chair and CEO Jean Hu - EVP, CFO and Treasurer Conference Call Participants Ben Reitzes - Melius Research Aaron Rakers - Wells Fargo Timothy Arcuri - UBS Ross Seymore - Deutsche Bank Matt Ramsey - TD Cowen Vivek Arya - Bank of America Securities Joe Moore - Morgan Stanley Toshiya Hari - Goldman Sachs Stacy Rasgon - Bernstein Research Harsh Kumar - Piper Sandler Blayne Curtis - Jefferies Tom O'Malley - Barclays Chris Danely - Citi Operator Greetings, and welcome to the AMD Second Quarter 2024 Conference Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode.
While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Advanced Micro (AMD) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended June 2024, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) reported second-quarter sales that beat analysts' expectations, driven by record revenue from its data center segment.