AMD Surges Ahead: Data Center Demand and AI Ambitions Propel Growth Beyond Expectations

Ticker BuzzWednesday, Jun 11, 2025 12:01 pm ET
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Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) recently unveiled quarterly results that exceeded market expectations, reporting income per share and revenue surpassing forecasts. This achievement has been predominantly driven by the robust demand for AMD’s data center business, which reported a year-over-year revenue growth of 57% and a surge of 72% in operating profit.

Despite facing macroeconomic challenges such as tariff policy changes and shifting trade dynamics, AMD's management expressed optimism for the upcoming quarter. The core of AMD’s valuation, anchored in its data center business, forecasts that AI-driven chip sales might push fiscal 2025 revenues beyond $20 billion.

AMD’s stock price, which reached a peak of over $150 in 2021, currently hovers around $123, marking a 2% increase this year. In the realm of AI processors,

is trailing NVIDIA but is poised to improve profit margins and market confidence through its expanding AI business share. This is backed by positive evaluations from third-party testing organizations for its new generation of chips.

Industry analysts have projected that AMD's AI chip sales could hit between $130 billion and $150 billion by 2025, driven by major deals such as the $100 billion contract with a Saudi AI startup. The company's pricing advantage, coupled with a diverse client base strategy, may aid in narrowing the gap with NVIDIA’s leading products.

Intel remains a key competitor in the CPU sector, yet AMD’s growing server market share continues to support higher valuation multiples. Furthermore, AMD announced an additional $6 billion stock buyback plan, bringing the total repurchase authorization to $10 billion. As AI-driven growth persists amidst global uncertainties, this move is anticipated to bolster share prices.

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