AMD
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
AMD has the edge over VISN overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and lower modeled downside.
VISN
Vistance Networks, Inc.
VISN offers stronger valuation, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
AMD Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
AMD's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
VISN Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Weak | |
| Healthy | |
| Weak | |
| Strong |
VISN's profitability and balance sheet are currently healthy, but its revenue and cash flow are 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'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.
VISN PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current | 0.1x | $4.00 | — |
| Cheap | 0.4x | $12.74 | +219% |
| Fair | 2x | $72.02 | +1700% |
| Expensive | 5.8x | $203 | +4964% |
| Forward | 6.7x | $4.00 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
VISN 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 |
AMD has the edge over VISN on the outlook, with more favorable valuation and earnings expectations.
VISN Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly deteriorating | |
| Strong decline | |
| Strong decline | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect VISN's earnings and revenue to decline, though with profitability improving.
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's earnings per share have climbed steadily: $4.60 over the past year, up 127% from the year before, and higher year over year for 11 quarters in a row.
VISN Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.59 | -98% |
| Q3 2026 | $35.20 | +967% |
| Q2 2026 | $31.05 | +1059% |
| Q1 2026 | $29.90 | +987% |
| Q4 2025 | $9.63 | +$11.53 |
| Q3 2025 | $3.30 | +$7.75 |
| Q2 2025 | $2.68 | +$10.88 |
| Q1 2025 | $2.75 | +$11.63 |
| Q4 2024 | -$1.90 | +$5.27 |
VISN's earnings per share have climbed steadily: $35.20 over the past year, more than ten times what it earned the year before, and higher year over year for nine quarters in a row.
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 VISN 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 VISN on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
VISN Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $319.7M | -80% |
| Q2 2026 | $319.6M | -77% |
| Q1 2026 | $471.8M | -58% |
| Q4 2025 | $514.5M | -56% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.6B | +51% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.4B | +0.1% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.1B | -4.8% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.2B | -1.4% |
VISN's revenue has slid since its 2022 peak: $320M last quarter, down 80% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 7.2% | -11 points |
| Q2 2026 | -2.8% | -20 points |
| Q1 2026 | 5% | -7 points |
| Q4 2025 | -0.6% | -11 points |
| Q3 2025 | 18% | +9 points |
| Q2 2025 | 17% | +3.1 points |
| Q1 2025 | 12% | +12 points |
| Q4 2024 | 10% | +15 points |
VISN's operating margin was 7.2% last quarter, down 11 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 VISN on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
VISN Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$57.7M | -143% |
| Q2 2026 | -$74.8M | -216% |
| Q1 2026 | -$228.8M | -$26.4M |
| Q4 2025 | $255.5M | -5.6% |
| Q3 2025 | $135M | +17% |
| Q2 2025 | $64.5M | +42% |
| Q1 2025 | -$202.4M | -$18.7M |
| Q4 2024 | $270.6M | +431% |
VISN's free cash flow was −$106M over the past year, against $268M 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 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.
VISN Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -3% | -6.9M shares |
| 1 year | -18% | -50.8M shares |
| 3 years | +9.4% | +19.5M shares |
| 5 years | +16% | +32M shares |
VISN has the edge over AMD on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
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.
VISN Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -4.1x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -3.2x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | 6.9x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 6.0x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 7.3x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 7.7x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 11.0x | High |
VISN 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).
VISN Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 21.6 | Oversold |
| Stochastic | 5.0 | Oversold |
VISN's weekly RSI is 22 (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.
VISN PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | VISN | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 0.1x | 28x | 100% below |
| PE % | 0 | 35 | 35 pts below |
VISN 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 VISN on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
VISN Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $5.80 | 31% below |
| 20 week MA | $8.30 | 52% below |
| 50 week MA | $13.3 | 70% below |
| 100 week MA | $11.3 | 65% below |
| 200 week MA | $7.50 | 47% below |
VISN is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 47% 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 VISN on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
VISN Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $14.0 | $13.1 | -6% |
| 2021 | $13.1 | $10.8 | -17% |
| 2022 | $10.8 | $7.11 | -34% |
| 2023 | $7.11 | $2.82 | -60% |
| 2024 | $2.82 | $5.51 | +95% |
| 2025 | $5.51 | $18.3 | +231% |
| 2026 YTD | $18.3 | $4.00 | -78% |
VISN's yearly returns have swung widely, from +231% in 2025 to −60% in 2023. It's down 78% so far in 2026.