AMD
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
AMD has the edge over LSAK overall, supported by stronger modeled upside and stronger fundamentals.
LSAK
Lesaka Technologies, Inc.
LSAK 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.
LSAK Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Stable |
LSAK's revenue and profitability are currently healthy, and its cash flow and balance sheet are 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.
LSAK PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current | 111x | $3.32 | — |
| Cheap | 125x | $3.75 | +13% |
| Fair | 140x | $4.19 | +26% |
| Expensive | 146x | $4.39 | +32% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
LSAK 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.
LSAK Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for LSAK to show an outlook.
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 LSAK on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
LSAK Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $0.03 | +$1.15 |
| Q2 2026 | $0.03 | +$1.17 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.40 | +$0.42 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.68 | -$0.07 |
| Q3 2025 | -$1.12 | -$0.87 |
| Q2 2025 | -$1.14 | -$0.87 |
| Q3 2022 | -$0.69 | -$0.30 |
| Q2 2022 | -$0.75 | -$0.08 |
LSAK has returned to profit: it earned $0.03 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 LSAK on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| 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 LSAK on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
LSAK Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $184.6M | +7.7% |
| Q2 2026 | $188.3M | +12% |
| Q1 2026 | $183.1M | +13% |
| Q4 2025 | $178.7M | +1.4% |
| Q3 2025 | $171.4M | +12% |
| Q2 2025 | $168.5M | +15% |
| Q1 2025 | $161.5M | +17% |
| Q4 2024 | $176.2M | +22% |
LSAK's revenue has grown year over year for 19 quarters in a row: $185M last quarter, up 7.7% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.6% | -0.8 points |
| Q2 2026 | 3.4% | +20 points |
| Q1 2026 | 2.2% | +1.9 points |
| Q4 2025 | 1.2% | +0.8 points |
| Q3 2025 | 0.2% | +0.3 points |
| Q2 2025 | -17% | -17 points |
| Q1 2025 | 0.3% | -0.2 points |
| Q4 2024 | 0.4% | -1.1 points |
LSAK's operating margin was −0.6% last quarter, down 0.8 points from 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 LSAK on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
LSAK Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$15M | -404% |
| Q2 2026 | $7.5M | +$18.1M |
| Q1 2026 | $34.2M | +336% |
| Q4 2025 | -$14.8M | +$646K |
| Q3 2025 | $4.9M | +$13M |
| Q2 2025 | -$10.6M | -1229% |
| Q1 2025 | $7.8M | -52% |
| Q4 2024 | -$15.5M | -$13.9M |
LSAK's free cash flow has turned positive after six years mostly in the red: $12M 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 the edge over LSAK on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| 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.
LSAK Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.2% | +198K shares |
| 1 year | +1.7% | +1.3M shares |
| 3 years | +39% | +22.5M shares |
LSAK has 80M diluted shares, up 1.7% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $186,000 |
| Q2 2026 | $28,000 |
| Q1 2026 | $40,000 |
| Q4 2025 | $271,000 |
| Q2 2025 | $1M |
| Q1 2025 | $27,000 |
| Q4 2024 | $12.6M |
| Q2 2024 | $1.3M |
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.
LSAK Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.3x | Moderate |
| Q2 2026 | 2.2x | Moderate |
| Q1 2026 | 4.3x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 7.2x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 10.0x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 18.8x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 4.0x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 3.1x | Elevated |
LSAK's net debt is about 2.3 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 10 years a year ago.
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).
LSAK Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 27.8 | Oversold |
| Stochastic | 5.2 | Oversold |
LSAK's weekly RSI is 28 (oversold) and its Stochastic is 5 (oversold).
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.
LSAK PE vs Technology 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 LSAK on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
LSAK Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $4.07 | 18% below |
| 20 week MA | $4.40 | 25% below |
| 50 week MA | $4.58 | 28% below |
| 100 week MA | $4.56 | 27% below |
| 200 week MA | $4.39 | 24% below |
LSAK is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 24% below 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 LSAK on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
LSAK Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $3.74 | $4.74 | +27% |
| 2021 | $4.74 | $5.41 | +14% |
| 2022 | $5.41 | $3.79 | -30% |
| 2023 | $3.79 | $3.24 | -15% |
| 2024 | $3.24 | $5.25 | +62% |
| 2025 | $5.25 | $4.36 | -17% |
| 2026 YTD | $4.36 | $3.32 | -24% |
LSAK has finished lower in three of the last six years. It's down 24% so far in 2026.