AMD
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
AMD has the edge over DAKT overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger modeled upside.
DAKT
Daktronics, Inc.
DAKT has slightly lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
AMD Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
AMD's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
DAKT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Strong |
DAKT's revenue, profitability and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its cash flow is stable.
AMD PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 39x | $585 | — |
| Cheap | 40x | $182 | -69% |
| Fair | 112x | $514 | -12% |
| Current | 127x | $585 | — |
| Expensive | 206x | $947 | +62% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
AMD's PE is in its fair range at 127x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 39x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
DAKT PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 13x | $19.50 | — |
| Cheap | 17x | $16.85 | -14% |
| Current | 20x | $19.50 | — |
| Fair | 38x | $37.44 | +92% |
| Expensive | 193x | $191 | +879% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
DAKT has the edge over AMD in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
AMD Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Broad | |
| Low |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for AMD, with profitability improving. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
DAKT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for DAKT, with profitability improving. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
AMD Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $15.05 | +227% |
| Q3 2026 | $4.60 | +127% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.89 | +122% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.05 | +123% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.65 | +165% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.03 | +81% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.75 | +111% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.37 | +99% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.00 | +89% |
AMD has the edge over DAKT on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
DAKT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.49 | +51% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.99 | +$1.00 |
| Q2 2026 | $0.92 | +$1.37 |
| Q1 2026 | $0.54 | +$0.74 |
| Q4 2025 | $0.12 | -52% |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.01 | -113% |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.45 | -174% |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.20 | -119% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.25 | -76% |
DAKT has returned to profit: it earned $0.99 per share over the past year, after losing money the year before.
AMD Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $13.4B | +45% |
| Q2 2026 | $11.5B | +50% |
| Q1 2026 | $10.3B | +38% |
| Q4 2025 | $10.3B | +34% |
| Q3 2025 | $9.2B | +36% |
| Q2 2025 | $7.7B | +32% |
| Q1 2025 | $7.4B | +36% |
| Q4 2024 | $7.7B | +24% |
AMD has the edge over DAKT on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 21% | +7.4 points |
| Q2 2026 | 17% | +19 points |
| Q1 2026 | 14% | +3.6 points |
| Q4 2025 | 17% | +5.7 points |
| Q3 2025 | 14% | +3.1 points |
| Q2 2025 | -1.7% | -6.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | 11% | +10 points |
| Q4 2024 | 11% | +5.8 points |
AMD has the edge over DAKT on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
DAKT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $234.6M | +7.1% |
| Q2 2026 | $208.6M | +21% |
| Q1 2026 | $181.9M | +22% |
| Q4 2025 | $229.3M | +10% |
| Q3 2025 | $219M | -3.1% |
| Q2 2025 | $172.6M | -20% |
| Q1 2025 | $149.5M | -12% |
| Q4 2024 | $208.3M | +4.5% |
DAKT's revenue has grown year over year for four quarters in a row: $235M last quarter, up 7.1% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 11% | 0 points |
| Q2 2026 | 6.8% | +7.8 points |
| Q1 2026 | 1.1% | +3.5 points |
| Q4 2025 | 9.4% | +1.8 points |
| Q3 2025 | 11% | +0.6 points |
| Q2 2025 | -1% | -10 points |
| Q1 2025 | -2.4% | -7.2 points |
| Q4 2024 | 7.6% | -2.2 points |
DAKT's operating margin was 11% last quarter, about level with the same quarter a year ago.
AMD Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $554M | -71% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.6B | -9.9% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.6B | +253% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.4B | +118% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.9B | +283% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.7B | +294% |
| Q1 2025 | $727M | +92% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.1B | +351% |
AMD has the edge over DAKT on cash flow, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
DAKT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $27.3M | +25% |
| Q2 2026 | -$9.6M | -153% |
| Q1 2026 | $8.1M | +3.4% |
| Q4 2025 | $14M | -63% |
| Q3 2025 | $21.8M | +51% |
| Q2 2025 | $18M | +196% |
| Q1 2025 | $7.8M | +54% |
| Q4 2024 | $38M | +86% |
DAKT still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2024 peak: $40M over the past year.
AMD Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.1% | +2M shares |
| 1 year | +1.2% | +20M shares |
| 3 years | +2% | +32M shares |
| 5 years | +35% | +431M shares |
| Available history | +40% | +473M shares |
AMD has 1.7B diluted shares, up 1.2% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | $221M |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | $89M |
| Q2 2025 | $478M |
| Q1 2025 | $749M |
| Q4 2024 | $256M |
AMD has spent almost nothing on buybacks in the past year.
DAKT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -1% | -481K shares |
| 1 year | -1.7% | -835K shares |
| 3 years | +5.9% | +2.7M shares |
| 5 years | +7.7% | +3.5M shares |
| Available history | +8% | +3.6M shares |
DAKT has the edge over AMD on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $4.4M |
| Q2 2026 | $2.8M |
| Q1 2026 | $10.6M |
| Q4 2025 | $1.6M |
| Q3 2025 | $10.7M |
| Q2 2025 | $20.5M |
| Q2 2024 | — |
| Q2 2023 | — |
DAKT spent $19M buying back its own shares over the past year.
AMD Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2020 | -1.0x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2020 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2019 | -1.2x | Net Cash |
AMD has more cash than debt.
DAKT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -1.8x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -1.5x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -2.1x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -2.4x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -2.4x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -2.2x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -1.2x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
DAKT has more cash than debt.
AMD Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 59.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 41.4 | Neutral |
AMD's weekly RSI is 59 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 41 (neutral).
DAKT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 50.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 46.5 | Neutral |
DAKT's weekly RSI is 51 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 46 (neutral).
AMD PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | AMD | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 127x | 28x | 357% above |
| PE % | 61 | 35 | 26 pts above |
AMD is trading at 127x earnings, a 357% premium to the Technology sector's median of 28x.
DAKT PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | DAKT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 20x | 28x | 29% below |
| PE % | 20 | 35 | 15 pts below |
DAKT has the edge over AMD on valuation relative to its sector.
AMD Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $557.2 | 5.1% above |
| 20 week MA | $525.9 | 11% above |
| 50 week MA | $389.7 | 50% above |
| 100 week MA | $266.9 | 119% above |
| 200 week MA | $199.6 | 193% above |
AMD has the edge over DAKT on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
DAKT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $18.7 | 4.3% above |
| 20 week MA | $19.1 | 1.9% above |
| 50 week MA | $20.2 | 3.5% below |
| 100 week MA | $18.3 | 6.8% above |
| 200 week MA | $13.8 | 41% above |
DAKT's trend is mixed: it's above four of its five weekly moving averages, and 41% above its 200-week average.
AMD Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $46.2 | $91.8 | +99% |
| 2021 | $91.8 | $146.1 | +59% |
| 2022 | $146.1 | $64.5 | -56% |
| 2023 | $64.5 | $147.4 | +128% |
| 2024 | $147.4 | $125.2 | -15% |
| 2025 | $125.2 | $215.0 | +72% |
| 2026 YTD | $215.0 | $585.3 | +172% |
AMD has the edge over DAKT on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
DAKT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $6.01 | $4.80 | -20% |
| 2021 | $4.80 | $5.08 | +5.8% |
| 2022 | $5.08 | $2.97 | -42% |
| 2023 | $2.97 | $8.48 | +186% |
| 2024 | $8.48 | $17.0 | +100% |
| 2025 | $17.0 | $18.6 | +9.4% |
| 2026 YTD | $18.6 | $19.5 | +5.1% |
DAKT's yearly returns have swung widely, from +186% in 2023 to −42% in 2022. It's up 5.1% so far in 2026.