AMD Stock Increased 3.15%: Why It Happened

AMD Stock Increased 3.15%: Why It Happened
  • The stock price of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMD) increased 3.15% today. This is why it happened.

The stock price of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMD) increased 3.15% today, going from a previous close of $102.95 to $106.19. This is a continuation of momentum as the company stock price increased over 15% in the past 5 trading days.


Investors have been responding positively to the company’s second-quarter results and the third quarter forecast this week. 


For the quarter, AMD reported record revenues of $3.85 billion, up 99% year-over-year. And this was 12% higher compared than the previous quarter. 


Adjusted EPS was $0.63, which is up 250% year-over-year.


In terms of the forecast, AMD is expecting revenue of $4.1 billion for the third quarter, plus or minus $100 million — which is an increase of about 46% year-over-year and about 6% quarter-over-quarter.


AMD is also in the process of buying Xilinx. And Xilinx reported strong earnings on Wednesday. Xilinx reported a record revenue of $879 million, representing 3% sequential growth and 21% annual growth despite the ongoing industry-wide supply chain challenges.


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