Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) Competitors

Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) and ARM (NASDAQ:ARM) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, community ranking, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk and dividends.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, AMD or ARM?

Advanced Micro Devices has higher revenue and earnings than ARM. Advanced Micro Devices is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ARM, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Advanced Micro Devices	$27.75B	7.08	$1.64B	$1.36	89.07
ARM	$4.01B	37.11	$306M	$0.75	187.17

Is AMD or ARM more profitable?

ARM has a net margin of 21.82% compared to Advanced Micro Devices' net margin of 6.36%. ARM's return on equity of 11.94% beat Advanced Micro Devices' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Advanced Micro Devices	6.36%	7.42%	6.14%
ARM	21.82%	11.94%	8.62%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of AMD or ARM?

71.3% of Advanced Micro Devices shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.5% of ARM shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Advanced Micro Devices shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate AMD or ARM?

Advanced Micro Devices currently has a consensus target price of $133.23, suggesting a potential upside of 9.98%. ARM has a consensus target price of $152.76, suggesting a potential upside of 8.82%. Given Advanced Micro Devices' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Advanced Micro Devices is more favorable than ARM.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Advanced Micro Devices	0 Sell rating(s)	14 Hold rating(s)	20 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.70
ARM	2 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	19 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.68

Does the media prefer AMD or ARM?

In the previous week, Advanced Micro Devices had 65 more articles in the media than ARM. MarketBeat recorded 99 mentions for Advanced Micro Devices and 34 mentions for ARM. Advanced Micro Devices' average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat ARM's score of 0.43 indicating that Advanced Micro Devices is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Advanced Micro Devices	62 Very Positive mention(s)	13 Positive mention(s)	19 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
ARM	10 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	13 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more volatility and risk, AMD or ARM?

Advanced Micro Devices has a beta of 1.99, suggesting that its stock price is 99% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ARM has a beta of 4.08, suggesting that its stock price is 308% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer AMD or ARM?

Advanced Micro Devices received 1947 more outperform votes than ARM when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 70.34% of users gave ARM an outperform vote while only 62.56% of users gave Advanced Micro Devices an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Advanced Micro Devices	Outperform Votes 2030 62.56%	Underperform Votes 1215 37.44%
ARM	Outperform Votes 83 70.34%	Underperform Votes 35 29.66%

Summary

Advanced Micro Devices beats ARM on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.