AMD
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
AMD has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
PAYS
PaySign, Inc.
PAYS has the edge over AMD overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
AMD Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
AMD's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
PAYS Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
PAYS's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
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.
PAYS PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 26x | $9.49 | — |
| Current | 29x | $9.49 | — |
| Cheap | 31x | $10.13 | +6.8% |
| Fair | 49x | $16.12 | +70% |
| Expensive | 95x | $31.19 | +229% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
PAYS 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.
PAYS Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for PAYS, 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 PAYS on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
PAYS Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.37 | +12% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.33 | +154% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.26 | +117% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.17 | +55% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.13 | +86% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.13 | -13% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.12 | -14% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.11 | -15% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.07 | -42% |
PAYS earned $0.33 per share over the past year, up 154% from 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's revenue has grown year over year for 13 quarters in a row: $13.4B last quarter, up 45% from the same quarter a year ago.
| 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's operating margin was 21% last quarter, up 7.4 points from the same quarter a year ago.
PAYS Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $30.8M | +43% |
| Q2 2026 | $28.3M | +48% |
| Q1 2026 | $28M | +51% |
| Q4 2025 | $22.8M | +46% |
| Q3 2025 | $21.6M | +42% |
| Q2 2025 | $19.1M | +33% |
| Q1 2025 | $18.6M | +41% |
| Q4 2024 | $15.6M | +14% |
PAYS has the edge over AMD on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 24% | +16 points |
| Q2 2026 | 25% | +17 points |
| Q1 2026 | 24% | +10 points |
| Q4 2025 | 8.2% | +5.2 points |
| Q3 2025 | 7.3% | +2.8 points |
| Q2 2025 | 7.5% | +6.7 points |
| Q1 2025 | 13% | +15 points |
| Q4 2024 | 3% | -1.6 points |
PAYS has the edge over AMD on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
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 PAYS on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
PAYS Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $62.7M | +895% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.2M | -66% |
| Q1 2026 | $18.5M | +$24.6M |
| Q4 2025 | $47.5M | +235% |
| Q3 2025 | $6.3M | +$26.6M |
| Q2 2025 | $3.6M | -83% |
| Q1 2025 | -$6.1M | -175% |
| Q4 2024 | $14.2M | -39% |
PAYS generated $130M in free cash flow over the past year, about seven times what it generated the year before.
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 PAYS 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.
PAYS Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +1.2% | +744K shares |
| 1 year | +1.5% | +949K shares |
| 3 years | +17% | +9.2M shares |
| 5 years | +23% | +11.6M shares |
| Available history | +15% | +8.2M shares |
PAYS has 63M diluted shares, up 1.5% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | $199,677 |
| Q1 2026 | $199,677 |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | $375,786 |
| Q4 2024 | $134,550 |
PAYS has spent almost nothing on buybacks in 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.
PAYS Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.9x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | 0.0x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | -1.5x | Net Cash |
PAYS 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).
PAYS Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 43.6 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 51.3 | Neutral |
PAYS's weekly RSI is 44 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 51 (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.
PAYS PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | PAYS | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 29x | 28x | 3.2% above |
| PE % | 13 | 35 | 22 pts below |
PAYS 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 PAYS on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
PAYS Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $13.8 | 31% below |
| 20 week MA | $12.3 | 23% below |
| 50 week MA | $8.11 | 17% above |
| 100 week MA | $6.25 | 52% above |
| 200 week MA | $4.77 | 99% above |
PAYS has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8- and 20-week averages, but 99% 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 PAYS on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
PAYS Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $9.99 | $4.83 | -52% |
| 2021 | $4.83 | $1.56 | -68% |
| 2022 | $1.56 | $2.42 | +55% |
| 2023 | $2.42 | $2.80 | +16% |
| 2024 | $2.80 | $3.27 | +17% |
| 2025 | $3.27 | $5.26 | +61% |
| 2026 YTD | $5.26 | $9.49 | +80% |
PAYS has finished higher in four of the last six years, two of them by more than 50%. It's up 80% so far in 2026.