Best Semiconductor Picks: AMD Stock vs. Intel Stock

By Parkev Tatevosian, CFA – Jan 17, 2025 at 9:58AM

NASDAQ: AMD

Advanced Micro Devices

Market Cap

$288B

Today's Change

(-1.86%) -$3.36

Current Price

$177.59

Price as of August 15, 2025, 3:58 p.m. ET

AMD (AMD -1.86%) and Intel (INTC 3.04%) have underperformed broader stock market indexes in the previous year.

*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of Jan. 14, 2025. The video was published on Jan. 16, 2025.

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A Fool since 2019, and a graduate of Cal State LA with a B.S. in Finance and M.A. in Economics. Parkev is an adjunct professor of Finance and enjoys reading about financial and economic history. You'll often find him writing about stocks in the consumer goods and technology sectors.

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