AMD
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
AMD has the edge over NSYS overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
NSYS
Nortech Systems Incorporated
NSYS trails on the overall score without a compensating advantage in the available component scores.
AMD Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
AMD's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
NSYS Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Weak |
NSYS's profitability and cash flow are currently healthy, and its revenue is stable, but its balance sheet is weak.
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 has the edge over NSYS in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
NSYS PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 4.5x | $2.84 | -74% |
| Fair | 7.1x | $4.48 | -59% |
| Expensive | 17x | $10.91 | -0.1% |
| Current | 17x | $10.92 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
NSYS's PE is in its expensive range at 17x.
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.
NSYS Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for NSYS 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 NSYS on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
NSYS Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $0.63 | +$1.55 |
| Q2 2026 | $0.37 | +$1.51 |
| Q1 2026 | $0.38 | +$1.59 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.09 | +$0.38 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.92 | -159% |
| Q2 2025 | -$1.14 | -151% |
| Q1 2025 | -$1.21 | -150% |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.47 | -120% |
NSYS has returned to profit: it earned $0.63 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 NSYS 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 NSYS on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
NSYS Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $33M | +8.4% |
| Q2 2026 | $33.5M | +9.3% |
| Q1 2026 | $30.3M | +13% |
| Q4 2025 | $30.3M | +5.9% |
| Q3 2025 | $30.5M | -2.9% |
| Q2 2025 | $30.7M | -9.5% |
| Q1 2025 | $26.9M | -21% |
| Q4 2024 | $28.6M | -21% |
NSYS's revenue has grown year over year for four quarters in a row: $33M last quarter, up 8.4% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 4.3% | +1.2 points |
| Q2 2026 | 1.9% | -0.6 points |
| Q1 2026 | 0.2% | +6.2 points |
| Q4 2025 | 3% | +7.3 points |
| Q3 2025 | 3.1% | +4.6 points |
| Q2 2025 | 2.4% | +1.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | -6% | -9.4 points |
| Q4 2024 | -4.3% | -12 points |
NSYS's operating margin was 4.3% last quarter, up 1.2 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 generated $7.1B in free cash flow over the past year, up 30% from the year before.
NSYS Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2.1M | +$2.3M |
| Q2 2026 | -$983K | -1795% |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.8M | +$1.4M |
| Q4 2025 | $5.5M | +986% |
| Q3 2025 | -$242K | +$1.3M |
| Q2 2025 | $58K | +$4.6M |
| Q1 2025 | -$3.2M | -253% |
| Q4 2024 | $503K | +$1.1M |
NSYS's free cash flow has turned positive after two years mostly in the red: $5M 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 NSYS 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.
NSYS Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +1.2% | +37.1K shares |
| 1 year | +9% | +251K shares |
| 3 years | +5.1% | +147K shares |
| 5 years | +5.4% | +156K shares |
| Available history | +14% | +371K shares |
NSYS has 3M diluted shares, up 9% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2019 | — |
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.
NSYS Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | 5.0x | High |
| Q3 2024 | 1.5x | Healthy |
| Q2 2024 | 0.9x | Very low |
| Q1 2024 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q4 2023 | 0.6x | Very low |
NSYS's net debt is about 5.0 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from less than a year 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).
NSYS Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 44.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 20.2 | Neutral |
NSYS's weekly RSI is 44 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 20 (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.
NSYS PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | NSYS | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 17x | 28x | 38% below |
| PE % | 83 | 35 | 48 pts above |
NSYS 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 NSYS on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
NSYS Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $10.9 | 0% above |
| 20 week MA | $12.2 | 10% below |
| 50 week MA | $11.6 | 5.5% below |
| 100 week MA | $10.4 | 5.1% above |
| 200 week MA | $10.9 | 0.5% above |
NSYS has slipped below its 8-, 20- and 50-week averages, though it's still 0.5% 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 NSYS on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
NSYS Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $5.35 | $6.00 | +12% |
| 2021 | $6.00 | $10.2 | +69% |
| 2022 | $10.2 | $12.1 | +19% |
| 2023 | $12.1 | $9.42 | -22% |
| 2024 | $9.42 | $10.5 | +11% |
| 2025 | $10.5 | $7.39 | -30% |
| 2026 YTD | $7.39 | $10.9 | +48% |
NSYS has finished higher in four of the last six years. It's up 48% so far in 2026.