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It used to be 2nd place to Intel. After mobile devices fell out of favour, AMD moved into AI, which is why shares have rallied. As for Nvidia: will AMD catch up? Outside AI-related semis, the semis sector is in pain. He isn't chasing this, especially with the weak CAD--and he feels the same about Nvidia. You could take profits.
Though decent value, it can fall further. It's second place in a very competitive business. NVDA has been sucking all the air out of the room. He won't touch semis unless the sector is really beaten up and broken. That said, the CEO is very smart and they have some good products. Problem is, there's so much passive money in the market, especially chips, and that excess needs to be burned off.
Makes great chips. It's software, not hardware. Hasn't been able to deliver the ecosystem to handle AI workloads effectively or reliably. He'd be much more bullish if it could get its act together on this.
Not gained market share. Not even close to NVDA. Success with hyperscalers, but not with the average customer. Has taken data centre market share.
Hold on. The momentum is very strong in the semis space, all driven higher. Semis used to be very cyclical, but not anymore and their demand will be more durable. If NVDA shares slide, AMD won't necessarily fall with them, because AMD's chips are different, are not as cutting-edge as NVDA's