BN · rank #3 · 2026-09-10
AMD
NASDAQ · $850.67B (USD)
The exact numbers the algorithm saw.
| Composite score Z-score blend of the factors below; drives the rank. | 1.04 |
|---|---|
| Forward revenue growth Consensus forward revenue growth. | +72.6% |
| Forward net margin Consensus forward net margin. | +18.6% |
| Net margin TTM Trailing twelve month net margin. | +15.6% |
| Margin expansion Forward minus trailing net margin (percentage points). | +3.0% |
| Forward PEG Forward P/E to growth. Below 1 is cheap for the growth. | 0.52 |
| Debt / FCF Net debt relative to free cash flow. Lower is safer. | 0.51× |
| Analyst upside Spread between the consensus 12m target and the current price. | +18.1% |
| Last EPS surprise Most recent reported EPS versus consensus. | +23% |
| Market cap (USD) | $850.67B |
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Summary
AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) is a semiconductors designer increasingly driven by data center EPYC CPUs and Instinct AI accelerators, with Q2 2026 revenue hitting a record $11.5B and data center now the majority of sales.
Rationale
The signal fits a bottleneck-solver setup because AMD’s AI platform is targeting compute and memory bandwidth constraints with MI400/Helios, while growth, margin expansion, and modest leverage support a re-rating on accelerating AI demand.
Material risks
- 1Hyperscalers and other major customers could keep building more AI and server silicon in-house, which would cap AMD’s share gains and weaken the bottleneck thesis.
- 2AMD still depends on leading-edge foundry and advanced packaging capacity, so supply constraints or export-control restrictions could slow MI400 ramp and limit monetization.
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