Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD) stock remained largely unchanged this week as investors digested NVIDIA Corp's (NASDAQ:NVDA) third-quarter earnings report.
Nvidia, AMD's key competitor in high-performance GPUs and AI hardware, posted solid third-quarter results that beat analyst expectations. However, its guidance for the fourth quarter dampened enthusiasm, leaving some investors cautious about the short-term outlook.
What To Know: Analysts praised Nvidia's performance, noting strong AI demand and a robust product pipeline, particularly around its next-generation Blackwell architecture.
Cantor Fitzgerald and Piper Sandler analysts emphasized that the Blackwell ramp is outpacing initial expectations, and demand continues to outstrip supply. Despite this, Nvidia's guidance for fourth quarter gross margins and revenue fell short of lofty investor expectations, triggering some profit-taking.
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For AMD, the lack of significant movement in its stock price reflects the lingering uncertainty in the sector. While Nvidia solidifies its dominance in AI hardware, AMD has been making inroads with its MI300 chips, targeting similar data center and AI workloads. Investors appear to be awaiting clearer signs of market share gains or a breakout moment for AMD in the competitive AI space.
Nvidia's results serve as a bellwether for the broader semiconductor industry, and the mixed reactions highlight investor sensitivity to future growth prospects amidst a year of outsized gains for AI-related stocks.
With AMD and Nvidia navigating a rapidly evolving landscape, all eyes remain on product launches and guidance updates in early 2025.
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How To Buy AMD Stock
Besides going to a brokerage platform to purchase a share – or fractional share – of stock, you can also gain access to shares either by buying an exchange traded fund (ETF) that holds the stock itself, or by allocating yourself to a strategy in your 401(k) that would seek to acquire shares in a mutual fund or other instrument.
For example, in Advanced Micro Devices' case, it is in the Information Technology sector. An ETF will likely hold shares in many liquid and large companies that help track that sector, allowing an investor to gain exposure to the trends within that segment.
According to data from Benzinga Pro, AMD has a 52-week high of $227.30 and a 52-week low of $116.37.
