AMD Gains as Analyst Ups Price Target on AI Prospects

AMD (NYSE: AMD) shares surged 5.08% to $122.09 following Cantor Fitzgerald’s analyst C.J. Muse raising the price target to $140 from $120 while maintaining an Overweight rating.

The upgrade comes ahead of AMD’s pivotal “Advancing AI 2025” event featuring CEO Dr. Lisa Su, where the company is expected to showcase its latest AI chip developments and strategic roadmap.

AI Optimism Drives AMD’s Upgrade

Cantor Fitzgerald’s price target increase to $140 reflects growing confidence in AMD’s AI strategy, particularly around the anticipated MI350 production acceleration to mid-2025 and updates on the MI400 series roadmap.

The firm suggests their current 2026 EPS estimate of $5.30 may be conservative, with a more reasonable range of $5.50-$5.75 supporting the $140 fair value based on a 25x multiple.

The upgrade comes as AMD trades at $122.20 with a market cap of $198.135B, showing strong momentum after impressive 21.71% revenue growth over the last twelve months and 23% forecasted growth for the upcoming fiscal year.

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AMD’s AI Event Catalyst and Market Opportunity

The upcoming “Advancing AI 2025” event represents a critical inflection point, with AMD expected to announce new design wins for 2026 and provide commentary on its comprehensive AI solution framework.

The company’s AI Total Addressable Market (TAM) projections could extend to 2029-2030 with estimates approaching $600 billion, positioning AMD to capture significant market share from NVIDIA’s dominant position.

Cantor Fitzgerald sees potential for $25-50 billion in GPU Accelerator revenues, which could translate to annual EPS exceeding $10, assuming a 5-10% market share of the $500 billion TAM. The analyst maintains that 2025 may be transitional, with attention shifting to AMD’s market share gains during the MI400 product cycle.

AMD’s financial metrics support the bullish outlook, with the company maintaining a strong balance sheet including $7.31B in cash, a healthy current ratio of 2.8, and gross profit margins of 53.58%. Despite trading at a premium P/E ratio of 89.20, the company’s forward P/E of 29.15 and PEG ratio of 0.59 suggest reasonable valuation given growth prospects.

With analyst price targets ranging from $95-$200 and an average of $128.29, AMD appears positioned to benefit from the expanding AI infrastructure market while competing against NVIDIA’s 92% GPU market share dominance.

The stock’s YTD return of 1.17% trails the broader semiconductor rally, but recent analyst upgrades from multiple firms, including Wells Fargo and Stifel, indicate growing institutional confidence.

Disclaimer: The author does not hold or have a position in any securities discussed in the article. All stock prices were quoted at the time of writing.