Briefing From The Editor -- AMD Stock

By Naomi Wentworth • Monday, December 11 16:11 • Permanent Link

Large-cap Technology company Advanced Micro Devices has moved 4.3% so far today on a volume of 97,681,039, compared to its average of 53,832,192. In contrast, the S&P 500 index moved 0.0%.

Advanced Micro Devices trades 10.6% away from its average analyst target price of $121.53 per share. The 39 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $55.69 to $185.62, and on average have given Advanced Micro Devices a rating of buy.

If you are considering an investment in AMD, you'll want to know the following:

Advanced Micro Devices's current price is 1699.3% above its Graham number of $7.47, which implies that at its current valuation it does not offer a margin of safety
Advanced Micro Devices has moved 82.4% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 15.4%
Based on its trailing earnings per share of 0.12, Advanced Micro Devices has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 1120.1 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
AMD has a forward P/E ratio of 39.0 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $3.45 per share
The company has a price to earnings growth (PEG) ratio of 5.76 — a number near or below 1 signifying that Advanced Micro Devices is fairly valued compared to its estimated growth potential
Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 3.95 compared to its sector average of 7.92
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. operates as a semiconductor company worldwide.
Based in Santa Clara, the company has 25,000 full time employees and a market cap of $217.14 Billion.

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