Is Advanced Micro Devices Stock Outperforming the Dow?

Is Advanced Micro Devices Stock Outperforming the Dow?

Sun, August 30, 2026 at 3:29 PM GMT+3 2 min read

• AMD +0.46%
• ^DJI -0.66%

With a market cap of $760 billion, Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) is a high-performance and AI computing company focused on driving innovation across cloud, AI infrastructure, embedded systems, AI PCs and gaming. Its broad portfolio includes AI-optimized CPUs, GPUs, networking and software designed to deliver powerful, scalable computing solutions.

Companies valued at $200 billion or more are generally classified as "mega-cap" stocks, and Advanced Micro Devices fits this criterion perfectly. AMD's full-stack AI technologies are helping enable the next generation of intelligent computing and support billions of experiences worldwide.

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Shares of the Santa Clara, California-based company have fallen 12.7% from its 52-week high of $293.81. AMD stock has declined 10.1% over the past three months, lagging behind the Dow Jones Industrials Average's ($DOWI) 5.7% rise over the same time frame.

AMD stock has climbed 117.4% on a YTD basis, surpassing the DOWI's 11.4% gain. In the longer term, shares of the chipmaker have increased 176.2% over the past 52 weeks, compared to DOWI's 17.4% return over the same time frame.

The stock has been trading above its 200-day moving average since mid-April.

Advanced Micro Devices has outperformed over the past year as its EPYC server CPUs are gaining data-center share, benefiting from both traditional cloud demand and the AI infrastructure buildout. Its AI GPU opportunity is expanding, with major deployments such as OpenAI's multi-year AMD Instinct agreement creating a potentially huge new revenue stream.

In comparison, AMD stock has outperformed its rival, NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA). BDX stock has gained 20.8% over the past 52 weeks and 16.7% on a YTD basis.

Due to Advanced Micro Devices' strong performance over the past year, analysts remain bullish about its prospects. The stock has a consensus rating of "Strong Buy" from the 46 analysts covering it, and the mean price target of $621.83 is a premium of 33.6% to current levels.

On the date of publication, Sohini Mondal did not have (either directly or indirectly) positions in any of the securities mentioned in this article. All information and data in this article is solely for informational purposes. This article was originally published on Barchart.com