Investment advisory firm Ithaka Group released the “Ithaka US Growth Strategy” fourth-quarter 2024 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. The outstanding gains that the global equity markets witnessed during the year continued in the fourth quarter of 2024.

Advanced Micro Devices may be losing its competitive edge, Wolfe Research analyst Chris Caso argued as he downgraded shares of the chip maker from Buy to Peer Perform.Shares of Lam Research, KLA Corporation,

For long-term value investors, the recent pullback in AMD's share price on the back of HSBC's downgrade offers a golden opportunity to buy the stock. Read more here.

In the assessment of 12-month price targets, analysts unveil insights for Advanced Micro Devices, presenting an average target of $176.61, a high estimate of $250.00, and a low estimate of $110.00. Experiencing a 9.17% decline, the current average is now lower than the previous average price target of $194.44.

It's clear that AMD isn't the AI company Nvidia is. Its $3.5 billion in data center revenue in Q3 was a fraction of Nvidia's $30.8 billion. However, investing isn't always about following the herd. Often, the underdog can win big, too. Is AMD poised to perform better in 2025? Keep reading to discover if the stock is a buy right now.

Nvidia (NVDA) was the big winner in the AI space during 2024 as it solidified its lead in GPUs, which led to a 185% stock rally. Meanwhile,

According to PC Gamer, “The AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D is simply the best gaming CPU around right now. It’s certainly the best gaming chip that AMD has ever made, but it’s also capable of outperforming Intel’s top CPU when it comes to gaming frame rates and is doing so for a lot less cash.

Fintel reports that on January 16, 2025, Wolfe Research downgraded their outlook for Advanced Micro Devices (NasdaqGS:AMD) from Outperform to Peer Perform. Analyst Price Forecast Suggests 54.93% Upside As of December 23,

The recommendations of Wall Street analysts are often relied on by investors when deciding whether to buy, sell, or hold a stock. Media reports about these brokerage-firm-employed (or sell-side) analysts changing their ratings often affect a stock's price.