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AMD Shares Rally After Q1 Beat, AI Push Boosts Outlook

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AMD (NASDAQ:AMD) shares jumped about 3% in pre?market trading on Wednesday following a robust first?quarter performance.

For the quarter ended March 30, the chipmaker delivered earnings of $0.96 per share on revenue of $7.44 billion, up 36% year?on?year and topping analyst expectations of $0.94 and $7.12 billion. Data center sales led the charge, climbing 57% to $3.7 billion, fueled by its MI300 AI accelerator and EPYC and Instinct processors.

The Client and Gaming unit saw revenue rise 28% to $2.8 billion. Within that, PC?focused client sales surged 68% to $2.3 billion, while gaming revenue fell 30% to $647 million due to weaker semi?custom chip orders. Embedded sales dipped 3% to $823 million.

Looking ahead, AMD forecast second?quarter revenue of $7.1 billion to $7.7 billion, with the midpoint above the $7.24 billion consensus. Adjusted gross margin is expected near 43%, reflecting roughly $800 million in charges tied to new U.S. export controls on AI chips to China; excluding those charges, margin would be about 54%.

Is AMD Stock a Buy After Earnings?

AMD Shares Rally After Q1 Beat, AI Push Boosts Outlook
AMD Shares Rally After Q1 Beat, AI Push Boosts Outlook

Based on the one year price targets offered by 40 analysts, the average target price for Advanced Micro Devices Inc is $134.10 with a high estimate of $200.00 and a low estimate of $70.00. The average target implies a upside of +35.97% from the current price of $98.62.

Based on GuruFocus estimates, the estimated GF Value for Advanced Micro Devices Inc in one year is $163.53, suggesting a upside of +65.82% from the current price of $98.62. For deeper insights, visit the AMD Forecast page.

This article first appeared on GuruFocus.