Advanced Micro Devices: ZT Acquisition Is Bad News – Still Sell

Summary:

  • Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. announced its $4.9B acquisition of ZT Systems as a strategic move in the AI market, but we see things differently.
  • We think AMD holds a higher risk profile after the acquisition inflated AI-related growth expectations further with little fundamental basis.
  • We’re also seeing multiple expansions for AMD, making the stock expensive relative to semi-peers and increasing the risk of a price correction.
  • Investor confidence in AMD’s AI growth is misplaced; the acquisition will likely only delay a bigger (disappointing) confrontation between AMD’s real AI capabilities and Wall Street’s AI expectations.

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Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD) announced its acquisition of ZT Systems, a privately held server builder, for $4.9B earlier this month. AMD CEO Lisa Su emphasized in an interview with Reuters that “AI systems are our


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