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☆ An Nvidia partner and more: Morgan Stanley names tech stocks set for a boost from Arm-based PC chips
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-10 | by ( Weizhen Tan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The bank therefore expects Arm-based AI PCs to "start a transformation that will affect the global semis industry." Morgan Stanley added it believes that Apple may expand its Arm-based CPU to AI servers as well. The bank estimates that AI PCs will reach a penetration rate of 95% by 2027 — up from 8% in 2024. Stocks What stocks will benefit from Arm's foray into AI PCs? As for TSMC, Morgan Stanley says its foundry market share with the "x86" CPU market will grow.

Persons: Morgan Stanley, That's, TSMC, MediaTek, bode, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: Microsoft, Intel, AMD, Qualcomm, Apple, Nvidia Locations: British, Taiwan

☆ Nvidia will surge another 22%, and is still cheap compared to peers despite nearly doubling this year, Goldman Sachs says
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( Matthew Fox | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Nvidia stock still has 22% upside, even after its near-doubling this year, according to Goldman Sachs. According to Goldman, Nvidia stock still trades at a relatively attractive valuation compared to its peers given how quickly it is growing and how durable those growth trends look in the coming years. Goldman SachsThose investments should power continued revenue and profit growth at Nvidia, especially with its next-generation Blackwell AI chip set to be released later this year. "Notable intra-quarter data points that support the view that AI spending is likely to continue beyond 2024 include" commentary from tech-focused companies, Hari said. Super Micro Computer reported strong revenue growth and a record backlog driven by elevated demand for AI servers.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, Goldman, —, Toshiya Hari, Hari, TSMC Organizations: Nvidia, Service, Blackwell, AMD, Micro Computer

☆ AI stocks plunge after AMD gives weak forecast for chip sales
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-01 | by ( Matthew Fox | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

AI stocks plunged on Wednesday after AMD reported guidance that put a cloud over future AI chip demand. AdvertisementAI stocks plunged on Wednesday after AMD offered analysts 2024 revenue guidance for its AI chip that was below analyst estimates. AMD raised its 2024 revenue guidance for its MI300 AI chip by $500 million to $4 billion. While supply constraints seem to be a headwind for AMD's AI chip business, so too could be competition. The company's MI300 chip is a direct competitor to Nvidia's immensely popular H100 chip, and AMD claims that its chip outperforms Nvidia's.

Persons: —, Lisa Su, Goldman Sachs, Nvidia's, Jensen Huang, Huang Organizations: AMD, Micro Computer, Nvidia, Service, Bloomberg, Nvidia's, Stanford Economic

☆ AMD's data center business grew 80% but the stock is down
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-30 | by ( Kif Leswing | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

AMD reported first-quarter earnings and sales on Tuesday that were slightly ahead of Wall Street expectations, and provided an in-line forecast for the current quarter. AMD said its closely-watched Data Center segment grew 80% on a year-over-year basis to $2.3 billion thanks to sales of its MI300 AI chip, which competes with Nvidia's AI graphics processors. AMD said it had sold over $1 billion of the AI chips since it launched in the fourth quarter of 2023. AMD also makes central processors which are often paired with advanced AI chips in servers. AMD reported $1.4 billion in first-quarter sales, a 85% annual increase, suggesting that last year's PC slump is over.

Persons: Lisa Su, Su Organizations: AMD, Wall, Revenue, Intel Locations: Las Vegas , Nevada, U.S

☆ AMD earnings: Here's what to expect
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-30 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

In this videoShare Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailAMD earnings: Here's what to expectCNBC's Kristina Partsinevelos joins 'Halftime Report' to discuss the latest news ahead of AMD's 1st quarter results after tonight's bell.

Persons: CNBC's Kristina Partsinevelos Locations: AMD's

☆ Intel used to dominate the U.S. chip industry. Now it's struggling to stay relevant
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-26 | by ( Kif Leswing | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +16 min

David Paul Morris | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesThe iPhone could have had an Intel chip inside. It would've made sense to use Intel chips, which ran on the best desktops at the time, including Apple's Macs. Braithwaite, who worked at Intel in the 1980s, said Intel's process engineers were the company's "crown jewels." Intel doesn't have a GPU competitor to Nvidia's AI accelerators, but it has an AI chip called Gaudi 3. For comparison, AMD expects about $2 billion in annual AI chip revenue.

Persons: Pat Gelsinger, Seth Wenig, Gelsinger, Biden, Nicholas Braithwaite, Akshara Bassi, It's, Steve Jobs, David Paul Morris, Apple, Paul Otellini, Walter Isaacson's, Otellini, Isaacson, Jobs, Apple didn't, Apple —, TSMC, Mikako Kitagawa, Joe Biden, Brendan Smialowski, Braithwaite, Gordon Moore, Moore's, Brian Krzanich, 7nm —, TSMC didn't, Jensen Huang, Josh Edelson, OpenAI, Gaudi, Intel's, it's, Bassi, CNBC's Jon Fortt Organizations: Intel, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Nvidia, Micro Computer, Qualcomm, Broadcom, Texas Instruments, AMD, Apple, Celesta, Meta, Microsoft, Getty, Samsung, Gartner, Asus, AFP, Semiconductor, Engineers, SAP Center, Afp, Companies, Blackwell, Habana Labs, Gaudi, FactSet, U.S Locations: New York, American, U.S, Chandler , Arizona, California, San Jose , California, Taiwan, Columbus , Ohio

☆ ASML earnings drag semiconductor stocks lower
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-17 | by ( Kif Leswing | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Chip stocks fell on Wednesday after ASML, a key developer of semiconductor manufacturing equipment, said that bookings fell by 61% sequentially during the first quarter, a steeper drop than investors had expected. During trading on Wednesday, AMD's stock fell over 4%, Nvidia shares fell about 3%, Intel shares fell nearly 2% and Qualcomm was off 2%. But the biggest drop affected chip technology firm Arm , which was trading nearly 10% lower on Wednesday. ASML fell over 8% on a day when the entire S&P 500 index was only down less than 1%. ASML also said that it expected that government subsidies for chip factories, such as the CHIPS Act in the U.S., would boost its sales.

Persons: Carl Zeiss ZMT, ASML, Peter Wennink, Wennink, Christophe Fouquet Organizations: Nvidia, Intel, Qualcomm, Samsung, Apple Locations: Taiwan, South Korea, U.S, China

The firm initiated coverage on the stock with a buy rating and $60 price target, implying 37.2% upside from where shares closed on Monday. Analyst Mark Lipacis has a target price of $1,160 on shares, suggesting around 35% upside from where shares closed on Monday. However, it kept its $9 price target, which implies upside of just 7.7% over the next 12 months. The stock price now better considers some of our midterm concerns," worte analyst Joseph Spak. Analyst Frank Lee also raised his price target to $225 from $180, implying shares rallying nearly 38% from Monday's close.

Persons: Rivian, Goldman, DraftKings, Goldman Sachs, Ben Miller, Miller, — Hakyung Kim, Joe Ritchie, Ritchie, Nvidia isn't, it's, Mark Lipacis, Lipacis, Hakyung Kim, hasn't, Nicole DeBlase, DeBlase, Joseph Spak, we'd, Fred Imbert, Frank Lee, Lee, Nvidia's GB200 Organizations: CNBC, UBS, HSBC, AMD, US Online Gaming, GE, GE Vernova, General Electric, Nvidia, ISI, Honeywell, Deutsche Bank, Deutsche, Rivian Automotive Locations: NVDA, Monday's

☆ This new 'blended-wing' plane looks like a military stealth bomber and just got the green light to fly after decades of development
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-06 | by ( Taylor Rains | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

California aerospace startup JetZero got the green light to fly its new "Pathfinder" aircraft. The composite technology makes this new load bearing possible, Bragg told BI. "The product is essentially a new airframe and flight controls married to existing systems already certified for commercial flight," JetZero told BI. And most of those 200+ passengers would be in the middle section without a window, which Bragg told BI could put off travelers. Later, American aircraft industrialist and designer Jack Northrop built his famous "Flying Wing" aircraft in the 1940s, laying the framework for the eventual B-2 bomber.

Persons: JetZero, —, Tom O'Leary, Bailey Miles, AviationValues, Michael Bragg, Bragg, Douglas, it's, Jack Northrop, McDonnell Douglas, BWBs Organizations: Service, Aerospace, Federal Aviation Administration, CNN, Business, FAA, Boeing, US Air Force, Pathfinder, University of Illinois, Douglas DC, Airbus, Engineers, USAF, Getty Images Development, MD's, NASA Locations: California

☆ Taylor Swift, Magic Johnson, and Sam Altman made Forbes' billionaires list for the first time. Here are the newcomers to know.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-03 | by ( Theron Mohamed | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Taylor Swift, Magic Johnson, and Sam Altman are among the new additions to Forbes' billionaire list. Swift's "The Eras Tour," Johnson's business deals, and Altman's startup bets have paid off hugely. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementTaylor Swift, Magic Johnson, and Sam Altman are among the 265 new faces on Forbes' annual list of billionaires, published this week. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

Persons: Taylor Swift, Magic Johnson, Sam Altman, Forbes, Lisa Su, Todd Graves, Christian Louboutin, —, Swift Organizations: Service, Forbes, Business

☆ Meet Sharon Zhou, the AI founder doing just fine without Nvidia's chips
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-01 | by ( Hasan Chowdhury | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

The Santa Clara giant's chips, known as GPUs, became the hottest property of the generative AI boom. In April last year, Zhou and her cofounder Greg Diamos, based in Palo Alto, brought their new startup, Lamini AI, out of stealth. It makes using AI models with GPUs like the H100 and Nvidia's new Blackwell chip, as simple as a plug-and-play system. Fortunately for them, after consulting with Diamos, according to Zhou, AMD was on its way to building a rival system that they would eventually test. it's indiscernible to customers to run Lamini on Nvidia and AMD GPUs," she explained.

Persons: —, giant's, Mark Zuckerberg, Sam Altman, hasn't, Jensen Huang, Sharon Zhou, Andrew Ng, Zhou, Greg Diamos, Lisa Su Organizations: Service, Nvidia, Business, Harvard, Stanford, Anthropic, Amazon, AMD Locations: Santa, Palo Alto, OpenAI

☆ Walgreens' biggest healthcare bet is floundering as it shutters 160 primary-care clinics
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-28 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

It's exiting 160 VillageMD primary-care clinics, up from the previously planned 60. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Walgreens' healthcare business reported an operating loss of $1.7 billion in 2023, and VillageMD makes up the bulk of that business. The move to close so many clinics has some analysts questioning whether Walgreens plans to ditch its healthcare bets altogether. A Walgreens spokesperson said VillageMD has exited or plans to exit Florida, Indiana, Chicago, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Nevada.

Persons: VillageMD, —, Tim Wentworth, Roz Brewer, Mary Langowski, John Driscoll, they've, Jack Slevin, Jefferies, Allen Lutz, Slevin, Cigna Organizations: Walgreens, Service, Express, Health, Summit Health, WBA, BofA Securities, Shields Health Solutions, Healthcare Locations: VillageMD, Chicago, Florida , Indiana, Chicago , Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Nevada

☆ Here are some of Wall Street’s top derivative plays following Nvidia's latest chip launch
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-19 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Shares of the chip giant pulled back about 2% during Tuesday's session, after announcing its latest AI chips . While Nvidia's latest announcements solidify the company's AI leadership, Wall Street anticipates some positive tailwinds for a slew of derivative players. Semiconductor derivative plays Nvidia's latest announcements could pose some major tailwinds for companies operating within the chipmaker's ecosystem. Liquid cooling The liquid cooling industry may also benefit as Nvidia harnesses the technology to cool the 72 Blackwell GPUs in its new server rack system, known as GB200 NVL72. "We believe built-in liquid cooling capabilities in addition to the power density of the system should be a positive for VRT's liquid cooling and power management businesses," he wrote.

Persons: Harlan Sur, Blackwell, Rosenblatt, Hans Mosesmann, Goldman Sachs, Toshiya Hari, Matt Bryson, Laura Chen, Oppenheimer, Rick Schafer, Amit Daryanani, Vertiv, Headwinds, Nvidia's Blackwell, Hari Organizations: Nvidia, NVIDIA, Micron Technology, MU, Micron, Taiwan Semiconductor, Wall, Marvell Technology, Blackwell, Micro Computer, Mosesmann, Devices, AMD, Data, Intel Locations: America

☆ When our modern-day DaVinci speaks, I listen. Here's what I plan to do when Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang steps up to the mic this week
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-17 | by ( Jim Cramer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +15 min

I think Jensen deserves one day a year when he can trace out a vision without a per share attached to it. Sure, plenty of people in line Saturday would, correctly I think, say to "own it, don't trade it." Sure, I was sweating "own it, don't trade it." And, can you imagine if you owned but didn't trade Intel from 1990 to 2000? (Don't tell current Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger, who thinks it is still alive.)

Persons: Lisa, Jensen Huang, Jensen, Lisa Su, Andy Grove, Elon Musk, he's, what's, We've, heaven's sakes, Sam Altman, Jensen's, —, Gordon Moore, Robert Noyce, Intel's, Noyce, blowhard, Pat Gelsinger, Enrique Lores, it's, He's, Frank Slootman, Jensen demurred, Frank, AMD's Su, It's, Colette Kress, Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Jim Organizations: Palm, Wine, Club, Nvidia, New Yorker, Devices, Tesla, heaven's, OpenAI, Intel, IBM, HP, AMD, CNBC Locations: Florida, San Francisco, New

☆ Why is a South American beer brand going viral? The answer's simple: Star Wars
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-06 | by ( Alex Bitter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

In 2003, the brand edited ads into a broadcast of the Star Wars trilogy. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. AdvertisementThe latest brand getting attention on social media isn't Stanley — it's a South American beer creatively edited into a Star Wars broadcast 20 years ago. On X, formerly known as Twitter, users started sharing clips from the original Star Wars trilogy last week. The clips look normal — until a bottle or can of Cerveza Cristal beer suddenly appears in the shot.

Persons: —, isn't Stanley — it's, Cristal, Obi, Wan Kenobi, Luke Skywalker, Wan, 🛸, ," the Organizations: Wars, Service, Star Wars Locations: American, Chile, pic.twitter.com

☆ AMD reportedly hits U.S. regulatory roadblock for China-tailored chip
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-05 | by ( Dylan Butts | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

A smartphone with a displayed AMD logo is placed on a computer motherboard in this illustration taken March 6, 2023. The report said AMD designed the chip to have lower performance than its premium products in order to comply with U.S. export restrictions. But Bloomberg reported the Commerce Department did not clear the chip for sale in China because it was still too advanced. AMD will now have to obtain a license from the department's Bureau of Industry and Security, the report said. AMD and the Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security did not immediately respond to CNBC's requests for comment.

Persons: It's Organizations: Devices, Bloomberg, AMD, Commerce Department, department's Bureau of Industry, Security, Commerce's Bureau of Industry Locations: China, department's, U.S, Beijing

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Spirit AeroSystems, Zscaler, Dell, Advanced Micro Devices and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-01 | by ( Brian Evans | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Hewlett Packard Enterprise -- The technology stock rose almost 2% after fiscal first quarter earnings of 3 cents per share topped analysts' expectations, according to LSEG. Daimler Truck -- Shares of the commercial vehicle manufacturer soared more than 18% after reporting a record-high, full-year profit, and authorized a 2 billion euro ($2.16 billion) share buyback. Dell Technologies - Shares soared more than 25% after the laptop maker posted fourth-quarter results that beat analysts' estimates amid strong demand for its artificial intelligence servers. Advanced Micro Devices , Marvell Technology , Micron Technology -- AMD added 4% in midday trading as investors continue to signal excitement over stocks tied to implementing artificial intelligence. Shares of Micron Technology and Marvell Technology soared more 5% and 7%, respectively.

Persons: AeroSystems, Hewlett Packard, Root, Billings, —, Alex Harring, Yun Li, Michelle Fox, Samantha Subin Organizations: Boeing, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Daimler, . New York Community Bancorp, Jefferies, Dell Technologies, Dell, Devices, Marvell Technology, Micron Technology, Facebook, Nasdaq Locations: .

☆ A hot pink Barbie flip phone is launching this summer
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-25 | by ( Ryan Browne | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The company behind Nokia-branded smartphones, HMD, short for Human Mobile Devices, says it is launching a Barbie flip phone this summer, in partnership with toy maker Mattel . Soon, you'll be able to get a flip phone from the blockbuster toy franchise. It won't be connected to the internet, making it a throwback to the "dumb phones" of yesteryear before smartphones became popular. The device looks like a standard flip phone with buttons rather than a touch screen, and comes in a hot pink color, resembling the iconic pink flip phone accessory that comes with many Barbie dolls. This is a step away from Nokia which is the brand HMD typically has used to sell its dumb phones and smartphones.

Persons: you'll, Lars Silberbauer, Barbie, HMD, Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, Will Ferrell Organizations: Mattel, Nokia, Mobile Devices, YouTube, HMD, Mobile, Microsoft Locations: U.S

☆ Booming semiconductor companies just earned one more market leadership honor
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-08 | by ( Ian Thomas | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Chip stocks have been on a stock market tear for the last year, outpacing FAANG and other tech sector leaders in a rapid rise boosted by market enthusiasm for advanced AI chips. That success has now migrated over to another corporate performance measure. Semiconductor companies overtook FAANG stocks in Just Capital's annual ranking of public companies on issues of importance to the American public, with Intel , Advanced Micro Devices , and Micron Technology all finishing within the top 10. Semiconductor firms ranked highly on this year's JUST 100 list, Whittaker said, not only due to the number of jobs that they created relative to other industries, "but the adoption and expansion of policies that support workers and communities." AMD also disclosed its minimum yearly salary for the first time as well as providing more information around career development and benefits, leading to a higher worker score.

Persons: outpacing FAANG, Martin Whittaker, Paul Tudor Jones, Whittaker, Russell Organizations: Semiconductor, Intel, Devices, Micron Technology, Apple, Microsoft, Nvidia, Qualcomm, Lam Research, Materials, Cirrus, Just, " Semiconductor, AMD, Capital

☆ Big Tech's AI spending plans mean big business for 3 portfolio stocks, including Nvidia
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-02 | by ( Kevin Stankiewicz | In Kevinstankiewicz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

Some of Amazon's spending is likely to go toward its custom AI chips, known as Trainium and Inferentia. But the Seattle-based tech giant also buys Nvidia chips. On Thursday's post-earnings call, CEO Andy Jassy said AWS offers the "most expansive collection of compute instances with Nvidia chips." Alphabet's spending on AI chips has typically been split between its custom chips designed in partnership with Broadcom, known as Tensor Processing Units (TPUs), and Nvidia's offerings. Including networking products that stitch together parts of the data center, about 15% of Broadcom's semiconductor revenue was tied to generative AI spending in fiscal 2023.

Persons: Eaton, Brian Olsavsky, FactSet, Amazon's capex, Andy Jassy, Meta's capex, Susan Li, Li, Mark Zuckerberg, Zuckerberg, Meta, it's, —, Amy Hood, It's, chatbot ChatGPT, AMD's, Ruth Porat, Porat, Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Jim, Florian Gaertner Organizations: Big Tech, Nvidia, Broadcom, Eaton, Microsoft, Meta, Google, Web Services, Facebook, Devices, OpenAI, supercomputing, TPUs, CNBC, YouTube, Photothek, Getty Locations: Eaton, Seattle

Analyst Oliver Chen also maintained his buy rating for Ulta stock, simultaneously lifting his price target to $580 from $570. Deutsche Bank: Reiterate buy rating and $450 price target, implying 10% upside. Kallo's price target of $300 implies that Tesla stock could rally more than 56% from its Tuesday closing price. Citi analyst Christopher Danely also stood by his buy rating on the stock while lifting his price target to $192 from $136. Analyst Jeffrey Adelson downgraded the company to underweight from equal weight and cut his price target to $6.50 from $7.

Persons: Morgan Stanley, TD Cowen, Ulta, Oliver Chen, ULTA, Chen, — Lisa Kailai Han, Goldman Sachs, Kash Rangan, Baird, Tesla, Ben Kallo, Elon Musk's, Toshiya Hari, Hari, Christopher Danely, Vivek Arya, Danely, Arya, Harlan Sur, Kannan Venkateshwar, Venkateshwar, Eric Sheridan, Sheridan, Justin Post, Ross Sandler, Sandler, Ronald Josey, Josey, Morgan Stanley downgrades, Jeffrey Adelson, Adelson, SOFI, SoFi, Fred Imbert Organizations: CNBC, Google, Microsoft, SoFi Technologies, Deutsche Bank, Citi, Barclays, Tesla, Devices, Wall Street, AMD, Bank of America, Barclays downgrades Verizon Barclays, Verizon, Venkateshwar, Bulls, Morgan Stanley downgrades SoFi Locations: Ulta

7:08 a.m.: BTIG upgrades Block to buy, bullish on Cash App and Square growth Analyst Andrew Harte upgraded Block to buy from neutral, saying margins are poised to expand. His $85 price target implies shares could gain more than 23%. Braziler's new price target of $72, higher by $10, suggests about 2.7% potential upside over the next 12 months. That is equivalent to $12B revenue or 800k units," wrote analyst Srini Pajjuri. Morgan Stanley raised its price target on Citigroup to $65 from $46, implying upside of 20.1% over the next 12 months.

Persons: Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, Andrew Harte, Harte, Cash, — Pia Singh, Timur Braziler, …, Braziler, WAL, Oppenheimer, Brian Nagel, Nagel, Raymond James, Adam Tindle, Tindle, CrowdStrike, Batya Levi, Levi, EBITDA, Raymond James downgrades, Srini Pajjuri, Fred Imbert, Goldman Sachs Morgan Stanley, Betsy Graseck, Graseck, Goldman Organizations: CNBC, Bank of America, Citigroup, UBS, Spotify, Western Alliance, Alliance Bancorp, Palo Alto Networks, AMD, BofA, Global Banking, Markets Locations: Wells Fargo Wells, CY23, Basel

☆ AMD shares fall as first-quarter forecast comes in light
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-30 | by ( Kif Leswing | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

AMD reported fourth-quarter earnings on Tuesday that were in line with analyst expectations, while the company's revenue beat estimates, but AMD offered a first-quarter forecast that fell short of expectations. It said that its data center revenue would be flat as server chip declines would be offset by AI GPU sales. Net income in the fourth quarter was $667 million, or $0.41 per share, versus $21 million, or $0.01 per share a year ago. AMD gave a positive update on its AI chips sales. Data center, which includes server CPUs and AI chips, rose 38% on an annual basis to $2.28 billion in sales.

Persons: Lisa Su, It's Organizations: AMD, Nvidia, Data Center, Microsoft Xbox, Sony Locations: Las Vegas , Nevada, U.S

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Netflix, AT&T, Tesla, EBay, AMD and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-24 | by ( Pia Singh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Netflix — Netflix's stock price jumped 9.2% after topping analysts' revenue and subscriber growth expectations during the fourth quarter. ASML — Shares of the Dutch chip firm gained 6.8% after the company beat expectations on revenue and profit. Texas Instruments — Shares of the technology company fell more than 3% after it missed revenue estimates for the fourth quarter. The company reported $4.08 billion in revenue, below the $4.12 billion projected by analysts, according to LSEG. AT & T did, however, slightly beat revenue expectations for the fourth quarter and said it expects to deliver adjusted EPS growth in 2025.

Persons: SAP's, Dupont, Tesla, —, Jesse Pound, Lisa Kailai Han, Michelle Fox Theobald Organizations: Netflix, Texas, SAP, Dupont de Nemours, EBay, NewStreet Research, AMD

☆ AMD's stock surge in past year leads analyst to a 'heck if we know' rating
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-22 | by ( Kif Leswing | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

But elevated expectations for AI chip growth has led Northland Capital Markets analyst Gus Richard to admit that he's not sure where AMD shares should go from here. "We downgrade on valuation to 'a heck if we know' rating," Richard wrote in a note on Monday. Richard's call is based on his view that investor expectations for AI chip growth have spilled into "irrational exuberance." AMD shares fell about 3.5% to $168.17 as of Monday afternoon. Nvidia shares were up less than 1%.

Persons: Lisa Su, —, Gus Richard, he's, Richard, Jim Breyer Organizations: AMD, Nvidia, Microsoft, Meta, Northland Capital Locations: Las Vegas , Nevada, Northland, U.S, China

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