{"id":239844,"date":"2026-01-18T16:46:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-18T16:46:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/239844\/"},"modified":"2026-01-18T16:46:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-18T16:46:10","slug":"strong-analyst-sentiment-on-advanced-micro-devices-amd-amid-ces-ai-processor-launches-despite-nvidia-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/239844\/","title":{"rendered":"Strong Analyst Sentiment on Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) Amid CES AI Processor Launches Despite Nvidia Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"yf-vbsvxt\">Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/quote\/amd\/\" data-ylk=\"slk:AMD;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">AMD<\/a>) is included in our list of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidermonkey.com\/blog\/what-are-the-best-stocks-to-buy-right-now-4-1674893\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:best stocks to buy right now;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">best stocks to buy right now<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>    <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" alt=\"Strong Analyst Sentiment on Advanced Micro Devices\u00a0(AMD) Amid CES AI Processor Launches Despite Nvidia Competition \" loading=\"eager\" height=\"640\" width=\"960\" class=\"yf-lglytj loader\"\/> Strong Analyst Sentiment on Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) Amid CES AI Processor Launches Despite Nvidia Competition       <\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-vbsvxt\">Carol Gauthier\/Shutterstock.com<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-vbsvxt\">As of January 12, 2026, 75% of analysts are bullish on Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD). The consensus price target of $281.50 implies a 38.60% upside. Recent analyst commentaries reinforce the positive trend, with Jefferies reiterating a \u2018Buy\u2019 on January 4, 2026, and Truist Financial maintaining a \u2018Buy\u2019 rating on December 19, 2025, with a $277 target.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-vbsvxt\">Positive analyst sentiment reflects the company\u2019s ongoing AI hardware push, which was unveiled at CES on January 5, 2026. The MI455 AI processors for data center server racks were presented, which are sold to key customers like OpenAI. Additionally, the MI440X, optimized for enterprise on-premise deployments, was also presented. The MI500, previewed for 2027, is expected to deliver 1,000x performance gains over the previous generation. This positions Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD) for substantial growth in AI compute infrastructure. Furthermore, the company emphasized its partnership with Generative Bionics on the GENE.01 humanoid robot, scheduled for commercial production in H2 2026. This reflects the company\u2019s growing capabilities in physical AI applications.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-vbsvxt\">Despite its strengths, analysts warn investors that Nvidia\u2019s dominance is unlikely to be dethroned by Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD). The analysts acknowledge that AMD\u2019s OpenAI deal has the potential to generate billions in revenue, strengthening the company\u2019s foothold in high-performance AI.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-vbsvxt\">Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD) focuses on developing CPUs, GPUs, AI accelerators, and embedded solutions across the Data Center, Client, Gaming, and Embedded segments.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-vbsvxt\">While we acknowledge the potential of AMD as an investment, we believe certain AI stocks offer greater upside potential and carry less downside risk. 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(NASDAQ:AMD) is included in our list of the best stocks to buy right now.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":239845,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[51528,365,15326,363,364,420,111,139,69,145],"class_list":{"0":"post-239844","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-artificial-intelligence","8":"tag-advanced-micro-devices","9":"tag-ai","10":"tag-ai-stock","11":"tag-artificial-intelligence","12":"tag-artificialintelligence","13":"tag-inc","14":"tag-new-zealand","15":"tag-newzealand","16":"tag-nz","17":"tag-technology"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/239844","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=239844"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/239844\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/239845"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=239844"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=239844"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=239844"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}