This latest earnings season has given investors more insight into the roll out of AI technologies. Some companies are able to show big revenues and profits from rolling out AI. Others are starting to show signs of stalling out, slowing down, or simply not growing as fast as expected.
Either way, that’s creating an opportunity for investors to separate great companies from the mediocre ones. And to determine which companies are best likely to rally in the challenging months ahead.
One big winner is chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices (AMD). They’re the second-best player in the space right now, and they just reported great earnings with their data center chip sales more than doubling.
Those earnings have helped shares break out of a six-month low, and a further upside looks likely in the months ahead.
AMD remains down nearly 33% from its March high, although it is still up 27% over the past year. Shares now trade for about 40 times forward earnings. That may sound expensive, but earnings have surged 880% in the past year and still remain strong.
Action to take: Investors may like shares here, as they likely have a sizeable upside in the months ahead. AMD does not currently pay a dividend.
For traders, the December $190 calls, last trading for about $5.25, could see high double-digit returns or better if AMD continues to surge from here.
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