Bernstein sets eye-popping AMD stock price target after earnings
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) received a significant boost following its strong first-quarter earnings report, prompting Bernstein Research to drastically revise its price target on May 6. The firm upgraded AMD from Market Perform to Outperform and raised its price target from $265 to $525, the...
Bullish Signals
- Bernstein raised price target to $525 and upgraded to Outperform.
- AMD reported strongest Q1 with revenue of $10.253 billion, up 37.85% YoY.
- Data center revenue surged 57% YoY to $5.775 billion.
- Q2 guidance of $11.2 billion cleared the consensus estimate.
- AI agents and CPU demand ramping faster than expected.
- Analysts view AMD as high-growth, with Bernstein using 35x multiple.
- KeyBanc targets $530 while Bank of America raises to $450.
- AMD secured favorable TSMC capacity for advanced nodes.
- Bernstein estimates $14 EPS by 2027 and $20 by 2028.
Bearish Signals
- Citigroup targets $248, lowest analyst price.
- Rising costs could pressure margins and justify lower valuations.
- Heavy TSMC dependency creates significant supply risk.