AMD
AMDMarket price data through November 12, 2026.
Performance
Nov 2021 – Nov 2026
Track record
How this pick has done since Benson first called it.
- Benson Return
- +324%
- How much this stock is up since Benson first picked it — measured from the price at the time of that first pick, not from today.
- First pick price
- ~$138
- Roughly what one share cost when Benson first picked this stock. This is the starting line for the Benson Return.
- Tracking since
- September 2024
- The month this stock first became a Benson pick.
- Tracking duration
- 26 months
- How long Benson has been tracking this pick.
About AMD
AMD designs the brains inside computers, from gaming PCs and consoles to the giant data centers that power artificial intelligence. It used to be the scrappy underdog. Now it is the main alternative for AI buyers who refuse to rely on a single supplier, and its AI and server business brings in nearly two thirds of all sales.
The case for and against
Both sides of the story, in plain English.
- Data Center Doubles
AMD just posted record sales of 13.4 billion dollars, up 45 percent from a year ago, and AI did the heavy lifting. Data center sales nearly doubled to 8.5 billion dollars and now make up almost two thirds of the company. Profit from that business nearly tripled to 2.9 billion dollars.
- Big Names Onboard
Anthropic, Meta, Microsoft, OpenAI and Oracle are already running AI work on AMD's first complete AI server cabinets, built around its newest chips. The biggest AI buyers want a second supplier, and AMD is the one they are choosing. It also ended the quarter with a record 15.8 billion dollars in cash and investments to keep building.
- Gaming Goes Cold
Not every part of AMD is booming. Gaming chip sales fell from about 1.3 billion to 0.8 billion dollars, and profit from the PC and gaming business dropped 34 percent. That leaves AMD leaning harder on AI, so if big tech companies slow their spending, there is less to cushion the fall.
- A Wild Ride
AMD's stock tends to move about two and a half times as much as the overall market. The company is also betting big that demand stays hot. Chips waiting in its warehouses jumped 35 percent in three months to 11.5 billion dollars, and its debt more than doubled to 7.1 billion. If AI spending wobbles, AMD usually feels it first.
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