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AMD gets a big upgrade from Goldman Sachs following a blowout earnings report

Cnbc · · 264 words · By Liz Napolitano
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What to know about AMD gets a big upgrade from Goldman Sachs following a blowout earnings report

Advanced Micro Devices has considerable room to run over the next year, largely due to structural agentic artificial intelligence tailwinds following a strong first-quarter report, according to Goldman Sachs.

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What happened

Advanced Micro Devices has considerable room to run over the next year, largely due to structural agentic artificial intelligence tailwinds following a strong first-quarter report, according to Goldman Sachs.

Why it matters

The investment bank upgraded the chipmaker name to buy from hold.

Common ground

It also hiked its price target on shares to $450 from $240, implying 27% upside from Tuesday's close.

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 6 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Goldman Sachs thinks that AMD will rake in server CPU revenue of $21.1 billion by the end of 2027”
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While there is evidence discussing server CPU growth and AI booms, none of the provided sources mention the specific figure of $21.1 billion by 2027 attributed to Goldman Sachs.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Between 2020 and 2023, there was a worldwide chip shortage affecting more than 169 industries, which led to major price increases, long queues, and reselling among consumers and manufacturers for auto…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020–2023_global_chip_shortage
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Lunar Lake is the codename for Core Ultra 200V Series mobile processors designed by Intel, released in September 2024. It is a successor to Meteor Lake which saw Intel move from monolithic silicon to …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_Lake
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Silicon Valley is a region in Northern California that is a global center for high technology and innovation. Located in the southern part of the San Francisco Bay Area, it corresponds roughly to the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicon_Valley
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Claim 2: “The investment bank [Goldman Sachs] upgraded the chipmaker name to buy from hold.”
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Two independent news sources (Investing.com and TheStreet) confirm that Goldman Sachs upgraded AMD from neutral/hold to buy.
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web search NEUTRAL — Seaport upgrades AMD stock rating to buy on TSMC allocation gains. 3 days ago. Save for later.Goldman Sachs sets jaw-dropping AMD stock price target after earnings.
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…
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web search NEUTRAL — Investing.com - Goldman Sachs upgraded AMD (NASDAQ:AMD) to Buy from Neutral on Wednesday and raised its price target to $450 from $240, citing expected tailwinds from agentic AI adoption and datacente…
https://uk.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/goldman-sach…
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web search NEUTRAL — Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) shares rose on Wednesday after Goldman Sachs upgraded the semiconductor maker’s shares to buy from neutral and added them to Goldman’s Conviction List. Goldman analysts ac…
https://www.thestreet.com/investing/amd-upgraded-to-buy-at-g…
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Claim 3: “Of the 52 covering the stock, 39 have a buy or strong buy rating, LSEG data shows.”
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One source mentions LSEG data regarding revenue and earnings expectations, but none of the provided evidence contains the specific analyst count (39 out of 52) with buy ratings.
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web search NEUTRAL — AMD is scheduled to report results on May 5 for the quarter ended March 31. Analysts expect revenue to rise about 33% to $9.89 billion, up from $7.44 billion a year earlier, according to LSEG data. Ea…
https://www.tradingview.com/news/invezz:5c8ed1384094b:0-amd-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Key Points. AMD's latest results were solid, and its guidance indicates strong growth in the future as well. The chipmaker is benefiting from the growing adoption of its AI chips in several areas. Ear…
https://www.fool.com/investing/2025/05/09/3-reasons-to-buy-a…
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web search NEUTRAL — Analyst Ratings - Top Defense Stocks to Buy to Beat The Market in 202…
https://www.marketbeat.com/ratings/
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Claim 4: “It also hiked its price target on shares to $450 from $240”
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There is a direct contradiction in the evidence. Investing.com reports Goldman Sachs raised the price target to $450 from $240, while another source reports a downgrade to neutral with a price target lowered from $175 to $129.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Lunar Lake is the codename for Core Ultra 200V Series mobile processors designed by Intel, released in September 2024. It is a successor to Meteor Lake which saw Intel move from monolithic silicon to …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_Lake
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Indian state of Telangana has a 31% share of software export in India. While the majority of the industry is concentrated in Hyderabad, other cities are also becoming significant IT destinations i…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Vultr is an American cloud computing company that provides cloud infrastructure and is headquartered in West Palm Beach, Florida. The company provides cloud compute, cloud storage, cloud networking, G…
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Claim 5: “AMD shares rallied 18% after the company posted first-quarter results that beat analyst expectations.”
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One source (Circlo) mentions AMD shares climbed 20% (close to 18%) after Q1 results, and another mentions Q1 2026 results exceeded expectations, but there is no consistent corroboration of the specific '18%' figure across multiple independent sources.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) is an American multinational semiconductor company headquartered in Santa Clara, California. It develops central processing units (CPUs), graphics processing units (…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMD
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Ryzen family is an x86-64 microprocessor family from AMD, based on the Zen microarchitecture. The Ryzen lineup includes Ryzen 3, Ryzen 5, Ryzen 7, Ryzen 9, and Ryzen Threadripper with up to 96 cor…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_AMD_Ryzen_processors
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a list that contains general information about GPUs, and other video cards, made by AMD, including those made by ATI Technologies before 2006, based on official specifications in tabl…
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Claim 6: “Second-quarter revenue guidance was also well above estimates.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general Wikipedia entries and a company homepage; none of the sources provide specific data regarding second-quarter revenue guidance or analyst estimates.
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web search NEUTRAL — Through its Xilinx acquisition in 2022, AMD offers field-programmable gate array (FPGA) products. AMD was founded in 1969 by Jerry Sanders and a group of his fellow Fairchild Semiconductor colleagues.…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMD
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web search NEUTRAL — 3 days ago · AMD delivers industry-leading TCO, efficiency, and advanced AI – providing enterprise performance, reliability, and scalability for the data center, edge, and end user.
https://www.amd.com/en.html
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web search NEUTRAL — Find the latest Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) stock quote, history, news and other vital information to help you with your stock trading and investing.
https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/AMD/?fr=sycsrp_catchall
info Disclaimer: This analysis is generated by AI and should be used as a starting point for critical thinking, not as definitive truth. Claims are verified against publicly available sources. Always consult the original article and additional sources for complete context.