A sputtering economy, implosions at financial institutions, or just plain bad management -- on any given day, investors can name a number of reasons to sell a stock. Yet while panic is never beneficial to investors, it's good practice to play devil's advocate with investments from time to time.
In Motley Fool CAPS, more than 120,000 members have weighed in on nearly 5,400 stocks, sharing bullish and bearish opinions alike.
In the case of battered semiconductor maker Advanced Micro Devices
Runner up: Lead processor maker Intel
Consistent money loser: Although AMD had profits from continuing operations in its most recent quarter, its GAAP net loss was $67 million and it has been consistently in the red. It was its eighth consecutive quarterly loss and its quest for profits always seem to turn into losses, increasing debt, and sinking shares.
Weak tech outlook: Sun Microsystems
Of course, AMD has survived despite dozens of obstacles. But the question about whether the company can continue to do so is why CAPS is such a great resource to augment your own analysis. To see what the very best CAPS members are saying now about AMD now, just click on over to Motley Fool CAPS and have a look -- it's all free, and even open to your opinion.
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