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FeedPosted Mar 21st 2011 3:40PM by Trefis (RSS feed)
Filed under: Advanced Micro Dev (AMD), Stocks to Buy
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) mainly competes with Intel Corporation (INTC) in the server processor market. By our estimates, server processors constitute around 20% of AMD's stock price.
AMD's market share in server processors was at its peak in 2006, at around 25%, driven by the success of its Opteron series of processors. But very soon Intel regained its lost share by introducing the Xeon processor and releasing upgrades and newer products in the following years. AMD's loss was compounded when it was late in its launch of the Barcelona chip in 2008.
Continue reading Can AMD Regain Lost Server Processor Share?
Posted Jan 31st 2011 4:00PM by Jon Ogg (RSS feed)
Filed under: Intel (INTC), Exxon Mobil (XOM)

This week got off to a good start considering that last Friday was a rough day in the market due to the geopolitics of the day. Egypt is not getting much better and the
economy has come to a stop as no one is back at work yet. Still, things aren't getting worse. This offered some stability to the region. Brent Sea crude hit $100 per barrel today. Data from the
PMI showed that inflation at the wholesale level continues to firm, while spending seems to outstrip income again.
Here were today's unofficial closing bell levels:
Dow Jones 11,891.93 +68.23 (0.58%)
S&P 500 1,286.12 +9.78 (0.77%)
Nasdaq 2,700.08 +13.19 (0.49%)
Top Analyst upgrades and downgradesContinue reading Closing Bell: Getting Back On Track (AMB, PLD, XOM, INTC, AMD, GENZ, EGPT, CCME)
Posted Jan 21st 2011 4:00PM by Jon Ogg (RSS feed)
Filed under: S and P 500, DJIA, NASDAQ
Two of the three major indexes opened higher on a solid earnings report from General Electric Company (GE), although a quarterly loss from Bank of America Corporation (BAC) and weak earnings from Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) kept a lid on the rise. Oil prices have continued to decline today, trading below $89.50. Gold prices, too, have posted a second-day of falling prices, though today's drop is modest compared with yesterday's dive. In the currency markets, the euro has gained against the dollar for a second day in a row.
Here are the unofficial closing bell numbers for today:
Dow Jones: 11,871.84 +49.04 (0.41%)
S&P 500: 1,283.35 +3.09 (0.24%)
Nasdaq: 2,689.54 -14.75 (-0.55%)
Continue reading Closing Bell: Stocks Move Up Slightly on Mostly Good Earnings Reports (WMG, ORCC, HUGH, ACOR, VVUS)
Posted Jan 11th 2011 2:00PM by Brent Archer (RSS feed)
Filed under: Major Movement, Bad News, Management, Advanced Micro Dev (AMD), Options, Technical Analysis
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD - option chain) stock is trading lower today after the company announced the resignation of CEO Dirk Meyer, naming Thomas Seifert interim CEO. Investors are surprised by this announcement, since Meyer took over AMD when the company was floundering and has since stabilized AMD. If you think this stock won't be rising too far in the coming months, then it could be a good time to look at a bearish hedged play on AMD.
This morning, AMD opened at $8.77. So far today the stock has hit a high of $8.80 and a low of $8.35. As of 12:25, AMD is trading at $8.49, down $0.70 (-7.6%). The chart for AMD looks neutral and S&P gives AMD a neutral 3 STARS (out of 5) hold ranking.
Continue reading AMD CEO Steps Aside Suddenly
Posted Jan 11th 2011 11:00AM by Eric Buscemi (RSS feed)
Filed under: Analyst Reports, Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades, Hewlett-Packard (HPQ), Advanced Micro Dev (AMD), Alcoa Inc (AA), CIT Group (CIT), AMR Corp (AMR), Analyst Initiations
Analyst Upgrades
- Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) to buy from neutral at UBS.
- Fluor (FLR) to overweight from neutral at JPMorgan.
- Macy's (M) to outperform from neutral at Credit Suisse.
- Canadian Solar (CSIQ), JA Solar (JASO) and HeartWare (HTWR) to buy from hold at Auriga.
- Ashford Hospitality (AHT) to outperform from market perform at FBR Capital.
- RenaissanceRe (RNR) to buy from neutral at Janney Capital.
- DCT Industrial (DCT) to market perform from underperform at Wells Fargo.
- Coeur d'Alene Mines (CDE) and Silver Standard (SSRI) to buy from hold at Deutsche Bank.
- Weatherford (WFT), Hercules (HERO), GulfMark Offshore (GLF), Tidewater (TDW) and GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) to buy from hold, and Diamond Offshore (DO) to hold from underperform, at Jefferies.
- Ritchie Bros. (RBA) to buy from neutral at BofA/Merrill.
- AstraZeneca (AZN) to buy from hold at Citigroup.
Continue reading Analyst Calls: AA, AMD, AMR, AZN, CIT, GSK, HPQ, M, NVDA, PCX, SPWRA ...
Posted Jan 10th 2011 12:00PM by Eric Buscemi (RSS feed)
Filed under: Analyst Reports, Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades, General Electric (GE), Exxon Mobil (XOM), Advanced Micro Dev (AMD), Adobe Systems (ADBE), Analyst Initiations, Barclays plc ADS (BCS)
Analyst Upgrades
- General Electric (GE) and Barclays (BCS) to buy from neutral at UBS.
- Warnaco (WRC) to outperform from market perform and Melco Crown (MPEL) to market perform from underperform at Wells Fargo.
- Parker-Hannifin (PH) and Emerson Electric (EMR) to buy from neutral at Goldman.
- AMD (AMD) to buy from neutral at Nomura.
- Novellus (NVLS) and Sherwin-Williams (SHW) to equal weight from underweight at Morgan Stanley.
- OpenTable (OPEN) to outperform from market perform at Morgan Keegan.
- Skilled Healthcare (SKH) to buy from hold at Jefferies.
- Lear (LEA) to overweight from equal weight at Barclays.
- Adobe (ADBE) to buy from neutral at BofA/Merrill.
Continue reading Analyst Calls: AMD, BCS, BJ, CVC, EMR, GE, NVLS, PCG, PH, VLO, XOM ...
Posted Jan 6th 2011 11:20AM by Connie Madon (RSS feed)
Filed under: Google (GOOG), Microsoft (MSFT), Apple Inc (AAPL), Intel (INTC), Advanced Micro Dev (AMD), QUALCOMM Inc (QCOM), Texas Instruments (TXN), Technology
For years Microsoft (MSFT) was the tech leader. Then, Google (GOOG) came along and Microsoft missed the entire search engine revolution. But Microsoft still dominated in software. Then came Apple (AAPL) with its iPod, iPhone, and iPad. Again, Microsoft missed the small device revolution.
The Wall Street Journal reports that now Microsoft is playing catch-up again. With its next operating system it will use low-powered chips similar to those Apple uses.
Continue reading Microsoft to Feature New Chips With Next Windows
Posted Dec 29th 2010 2:00PM by Elizabeth Harrow (RSS feed)
Filed under: Advanced Micro Dev (AMD), Options, Technical Analysis
Call volume is unusually heavy on Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) today, with nearly 8,300 contracts changing hands during the first hour of the session -- easily outpacing the stock's average daily call activity of 6,774 contracts. However, the day's option volume isn't necessarily bullish in nature.
Nearly all of today's volume has taken place at AMD's January 2012 7.50 call, where a block of 8,000 contracts traded at the bid price -- suggesting they were most likely sold. This block appears to have been tied to a corresponding stock trade, which means we're likely seeing the initiation of a buy-write position.
Continue reading Advanced Micro Devices Hit with Heavy Call Volume
Posted Nov 17th 2010 12:00PM by Eric Buscemi (RSS feed)
Filed under: Analyst Reports, Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades, Advanced Micro Dev (AMD), Analyst Initiations, Honeywell Intl (HON), Norfolk Southern Corp. (NSC), GameStop Corp (GME)
Analyst Upgrades
- Goldman upgraded CSX (CSX) to neutral from sell.
- General Cable (BGC) was upgraded to buy from hold at KeyBanc.
- Morgan Stanley upgraded Chart Industries (GTLS) and Dresser Rand (DRC) to overweight from equal weight.
- Blackrock (BLK) was upgraded to outperform from neutral at Macquarie.
- Credit Suisse upgraded Zions Bancorp (ZION) to neutral from underperform and GameStop (GME) to outperform from neutral.
- Honeywell (HON) was upgraded to outperform from sector perform at RBC Capital.
- Panera Bread (PNRA) was upgraded to buy from neutral at SunTrust.
Continue reading Analyst Calls: AMD, BLK, CSX, DKS, GME, HGSI, HON, KEY, NSC, STP, ZION ...
Posted Oct 15th 2010 9:00AM by Steven Mallas (RSS feed)
Filed under: Earnings Reports, Intel (INTC), Advanced Micro Dev (AMD), Technology

Advanced Micro Devices (
AMD) rose in Thursday's after-hours session in response to the release of third-quarter numbers. It gained 4.5% to settle at a quote of $7.46. What should we make of the price movement?
Well, overall, I'm bearish on this name from a technical point of view. The twelve-month
chart instills in me a healthy dose of fear. It's difficult not to see the downtrend. Unless, of course, you focus on the recent action. The markets have perked up lately, so perhaps some of that positive momentum can be attributed to an overall improvement in sentiment.
Continue reading Advanced Micro Devices Shares Jump on Earnings
Posted Oct 10th 2010 12:30PM by Trey Thoelcke (RSS feed)
Filed under: Earnings Reports, Forecasts, Google (GOOG), General Electric (GE), Intel (INTC), JPMorgan Chase (JPM), Economic Data
The earnings season kicked off last week with better-than-expected results from Alcoa (AA) and Yum! Brands (YUM), while Marriott (MAR) and Pepsico (PEP) met consensus EPS estimates. This week, bellwether companies Intel (INTC), General Electric (GE), Google (GOOG) and JPMorgan Chase (JPM) are scheduled to report their third-quarter results, and analysts polled by Thomson Reuters are looking for earnings growth from all of them.
Santa Clara, Calif.-based Intel announced the acquisition of McAfee and joint ventures with General Electric and Nokia (NOK) during its third quarter. Analysts forecast earnings for that period to come to 50 cents per share, which is up 34.0% from the same period of last year. The number one semiconductor maker's revenue for the three months ended in September is expected to total $11.0 billion, or 17.1% more than a year earlier. Looking ahead to the full year, the forecast thus far is for earnings of $1.94 per share (+44.8%) and $43.3 billion in revenue (+23.4%). The per-share earnings topped analysts' expectations in the past four quarters, by as much as a dime per share.
Continue reading Week in Preview: Earnings Expectations for Intel, GE, Google and JPMorgan
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