AMD vs CRWD Stock Comparison

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. vs CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc.

Data as of Sep 2, 2026· market close· Technology· Coverage 54/66 fields· Moderate confidence
AIQ VerdictFragileAIQ Comparison Conviction 3/10

CRWD leads

CRWD leads by 4 AIQ points, primarily on Momentum and Risk Resilience, but the lead has narrowed from 15 points over 30 sessions. Wall Street currently favors AMD on target upside.

Fragile: 3 of 6 evidence groups support CRWD, its lead is narrowing, and its signal state is cleanly positive.

Evidence agreement: 3 of 6Comparison trend: Weakening
AMD

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

AIQ Score
44/100
AIQ Edge Score
3/10
CRWD

CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc.

Leads
AIQ Score
48/100
AIQ Edge Score
4/10

The Algovestiq AIQ Score currently favors CRWD over AMD, 48 versus 44 as of Sep 2, 2026. CRWD's advantage is driven primarily by stronger momentum and risk resilience, while AMD holds the stronger quality profile. CRWD also shows the stronger technical structure relative to its 50-day moving average, though analyst target upside currently favors AMD. 3 of 6 covered evidence groups favor CRWD today, and the comparison is rated Fragile on stability: the AIQ gap is narrow at 4 points. CRWD lead: Weakening — the AIQ differential moved from 15 to 4 points over 30 sessions.

Compare Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. and CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. across the Algovestiq AIQ Score, valuation, quality, momentum, risk, technicals and analyst expectations.

AIQ Factor Divergence

Where the two separate, on the four dimensions behind the AIQ Score. Bars read outward from a shared zero: further from the centre is a wider gap.

AMD advantage
0
CRWD advantage
  • Momentum25%47 vs 69
    CRWD +22
  • Risk Resilience15%39 vs 46
    CRWD +7
  • Quality30%63 vs 57
    AMD +6
  • Value30%24 vs 24
    Even

3 of 6 evidence groups favor CRWD. CRWD’s edge is concentrated in momentum and risk resilience; AMD keeps a meaningful quality edge.

What changed since the last close

Latest scored session 2026-09-01, compared against the prior scored session 2026-08-31.

AMD0 AIQ

No factor moved materially.

No new signals fired.

CRWD0 AIQ

No factor moved materially.

No new signals fired.

CRWD's lead was unchanged in the latest snapshot.

Deeper signal detail for each name lives on its own signals page — AMD and CRWD both carry a full feed there.

The central trade-off

CRWD (CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc.): the stronger current systematic profile, led by momentum and risk resilience.

AMD (Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.): the counter-case, on quality, fundamentals, analyst expectations.

The AIQ Score and Wall Street therefore point in different directions on this pair.

Which one fits your objective

The same two names rank differently depending on what you are optimizing for. All six reads are shown at once — none of them is hidden behind a toggle.

Balanced

CRWD

CRWD on the overall AIQ Score, which weights Quality and Value at 30% each.

Growth

AMD

AMD on combined revenue and EPS growth.

Value

Even

The two are level on Value.

Momentum

CRWD

CRWD on the Momentum factor, by 22 points.

Lower downside

CRWD

CRWD on Risk Resilience, by 7 points.

Analyst upside

AMD

AMD on implied upside to the consensus price target.

AIQ vs Wall Street

The model and the Street disagree here: AIQ favors CRWD, analyst targets favor AMD. That disagreement is the most useful thing on this page.

MeasureAMDCRWDNote
Implied upside to target+22%+1%AMD has more room
Target dispersion+177.7%+157%Lower is tighter analyst agreement
ConsensusBuyBuyContext, not a primary driver
Analysts covering2732Higher coverage generally improves confidence

The two are measuring different things. The AIQ Score reads current fundamentals, valuation, trend and risk; analyst targets price forward expectations. A divergence of this kind is either a contrarian opportunity or a sign the model is missing something already priced in — it is worth resolving before acting on either.

Analyst targets are expectations, not predictions. Dispersion matters as much as the midpoint.

AIQ Agreement Matrix

3 of 6 covered evidence groups favor CRWD. A wide gap backed by one group is a weaker case than a narrow gap backed by five.

Evidence groupFavorsReading
AIQ ScoreCRWD44 vs 48
FundamentalsAMDon balancerevenue growth 12.5% vs 6.1%; EPS growth 64.7% vs -26.7%; gross margin 53.2% vs 75%; operating margin 15.7% vs -3.9% — AMD takes 3 of 4 decided legs, not all of them
ValuationEvenValue 24 vs 24
TechnicalsCRWDPrice vs 50-day -9.5% vs 2.8%; vs 200-day 39.8% vs 63.9%
Risk ResilienceCRWDRisk Resilience 39 vs 46
Analyst expectationsAMDTarget upside 22% vs 1%

✓ agrees with the overall verdict · ✕ points the other way. Groups marked “not covered” lack data on one or both of AMD and CRWD and are excluded from the count.

AIQ Decision Stability

Fragile

The conclusion is sensitive to small changes. Treat the lead as provisional and watch the flip conditions below.

  • The AIQ gap is narrow at 4 points. (argues the conclusion is provisional)
  • Only 3 of 6 covered evidence groups agree. (argues the conclusion is provisional)
  • The leader's advantage has been narrowing. (argues the conclusion is provisional)
  • The leader's signal state is cleanly positive. (supports the conclusion holding)
  • Analyst targets on the leader are widely dispersed. (argues the conclusion is provisional)

Stability combines the score gap, how broadly the evidence agrees, how steady the lead has been across daily snapshots, the current signal state on both names, and analyst dispersion on CRWD.

How the comparison changed

120 daily snapshots · Apr 20 Sep 1

CRWD lead: Weakening — the AIQ differential moved from 15 to 4 points over 30 sessions.

Apr 20AMD leads above the line · CRWD leads belowSep 1
Today
CRWD +4
44 vs 48
7 sessions ago
CRWD +3
44 vs 47
30 sessions ago
CRWD +15
39 vs 54
90 sessions ago
CRWD +1
46 vs 47

The lead changed hands 9 times in this window, most recently on Aug 27 when CRWD moved ahead of AMD.

AIQ Signal Divergence

Only the signals that bear on the head-to-head. A conflicted name is carrying bullish and bearish rules at the same time — the technical evidence is not pointing one way.

AMDConflicted

1 bullish / 2 bearish / 1 neutral, conflicted

  • Golden Cross Active bullish, trend, long horizon (49.90%)
  • Beta Spike Warning bearish, risk, long horizon
  • ATR Expansion - Breakout Mode neutral, volatility, short horizon (5.13%)
CRWD

5 bullish / 0 bearish / 1 neutral

  • Golden Cross Active bullish, trend, long horizon (40.08%)
  • EMA Ribbon Expansion Bullish bullish, trend, medium horizon
  • 52-Week High Proximity bullish, risk, long horizon (0.0%)

AMD is conflicted, so the timing case there is weaker than the score alone suggests.

Price vs model alignment

Whether the latest session's price move confirms what the model did over the same session, or contradicts it.

AMDNo material change

Neither the price nor the AIQ Score moved enough in the latest session to confirm or contradict the other (price -0.6%, AIQ 0 points).

CRWDNo material change

Neither the price nor the AIQ Score moved enough in the latest session to confirm or contradict the other (price -5.67%, AIQ 0 points).

What would flip this result

A state, not a forecast. These are the specific, observable changes that would reverse the verdict — not a price prediction.

  1. 1AMD closes the Momentum gap — currently 22 points behind, the largest single contributor to CRWD's edge.
  2. 2AMD's Beta Spike Warning resolves — a bearish risk rule currently active against it.
  3. 3CRWD's Golden Cross Active breaks down — it is the strongest rule currently supporting the verdict.
  4. 4The narrowing continues — the lead has already given back 11 points over 30 sessions, and a further 4-point move would eliminate CRWD's advantage entirely.

The full evidence

Every number behind the verdict. The leader is called above each group so you are not left to solve it from the table.

Fundamentals

AMD leads on balance
MetricAMDCRWD
Revenue growth (YoY)12.5%6.1%
EPS growth (YoY)64.7%-26.7%
Gross margin53.2%75%
Operating margin15.7%-3.9%
Return on equity10.1%-0.6%
Debt to equity0.060.18

Technicals

CRWD has the stronger structure
MetricAMDCRWD
RSI (14)48.854.1
ADX (14)9.225.8
Price vs 50-day-9.5%2.8%
Price vs 200-day39.8%63.9%
Volatility (1M, annualized)56%75.8%

Risk

CRWD is the more resilient
MetricAMDCRWD
Beta3.171.64
Sharpe ratio1.731.58
Sortino ratio3.022.71
Max drawdown-27.8%-37.2%
Current drawdown-19%0%
Annualized volatility71.8%53.4%
Value at risk (95%)-5.9%-4.3%

Straight answers

Each answer is regenerated from the current snapshot, not written once and left to age.

Which is better, AMD or CRWD?

On the Algovestiq AIQ Score, CRWD is the stronger of the two as of Sep 2, 2026, scoring 48 against AMD's 44. The edge comes from momentum and risk resilience. AMD is not without a case — it holds the better quality profile, which matters more if that is the objective you are optimizing for. This is a systematic score, not a recommendation: it ranks the two on the same evidence, it does not know your holding period or tax position.

Is AMD or CRWD the better buy right now?

CRWD carries the stronger systematic profile as of Sep 2, 2026, and the comparison is rated Fragile — 3 of 6 covered evidence groups agree. A Fragile rating means the conclusion is sensitive: the AIQ gap is narrow at 4 points. Treat the lead as provisional.

Why does the AIQ Score favor CRWD over AMD?

The composite weights Quality at 30%, Value at 30%, Momentum at 25% and Risk Resilience at 15%. CRWD leads Momentum by 22 points; CRWD leads Risk Resilience by 7 points; AMD leads Quality by 6 points. Where the two split, the factor with the larger weight carries the result.

Which has more analyst upside, AMD or CRWD?

Analyst price targets imply +22% upside for AMD and +1% for CRWD, so the Street currently favors AMD. That points the opposite way to the AIQ Score, which favors CRWD. The two are measuring different things: the model reads current fundamentals, valuation, trend and risk; the Street is pricing forward expectations. A divergence of this kind is either a contrarian opportunity or a sign the model is missing something the analysts have already priced — it is the single most useful row on this page to investigate. Analyst targets are expectations, not predictions, and dispersion matters as much as the midpoint.

Which is better value, AMD or CRWD?

Neither name separates on the peer-relative Value factor. The two are level on Value. The Value factor reads valuation relative to sector peers and to the company's own fundamental quality, so it is not the same as simply having the lower multiple.

Which has stronger growth, AMD or CRWD?

AMD on combined revenue and EPS growth. Growth here is measured on reported revenue and earnings, not on forward estimates — it describes what the businesses have delivered, not what the Street expects next.

Which has stronger momentum, AMD or CRWD?

CRWD on the Momentum factor, by 22 points. Momentum carries 25% of the AIQ composite. It has documented persistence over three- to twelve-month horizons, which makes it a timing input rather than a reason to hold something indefinitely.

Which is riskier, AMD or CRWD?

CRWD is the more resilient of the two, so the other name carries the higher downside risk. CRWD on Risk Resilience, by 7 points. The Risk Resilience factor weights 15% of the composite; position sizing usually responds to it more usefully than the buy/avoid decision does.

Is AMD more profitable than CRWD?

The profitability evidence is mixed: gross margin 53.2% vs 75%; operating margin 15.7% vs -3.9%; roe 10.1% vs -0.6%. Each name leads on one measure, and there is no single profitability composite that resolves the split — which of the two reads as "more profitable" depends on whether you weight pricing power or operating leverage.

Is CRWD's lead over AMD getting stronger or weaker?

CRWD lead: Weakening — the AIQ differential moved from 15 to 4 points over 30 sessions. This is measured from 120 daily comparison snapshots between 2026-04-20 and 2026-09-01. The lead has changed hands 9 times in that window, most recently on 2026-08-27, when CRWD moved ahead of AMD.

What would change the AMD vs CRWD verdict?

The result is a state, not a forecast, so it changes when the underlying evidence changes. Concretely: AMD closes the Momentum gap — currently 22 points behind, the largest single contributor to CRWD's edge; AMD's Beta Spike Warning resolves — a bearish risk rule currently active against it; CRWD's Golden Cross Active breaks down — it is the strongest rule currently supporting the verdict; the narrowing continues — the lead has already given back 11 points over 30 sessions, and a further 4-point move would eliminate CRWD's advantage entirely.

What do the current signals say about AMD and CRWD?

AMD: 1 bullish / 2 bearish / 1 neutral, conflicted. CRWD: 5 bullish / 0 bearish / 1 neutral. A conflicted state means bullish and bearish rules are active on the same name at once — the technical evidence is not pointing one way, and a decision taken on it carries more timing risk. The most decision-relevant rule on AMD is Golden Cross Active (bullish, long horizon). On CRWD it is Golden Cross Active (bullish, long horizon).

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How this comparison is scored

The Algovestiq AIQ Score composites four factors — Quality (30%), Value (30%), Momentum (25%) and Risk (15%). Sentiment is reported separately as SentimentPulse and is not folded into the composite. Scores refresh every trading day, and this page regenerates from the latest snapshot rather than being written once.

The verdict names a leader, states how broadly six independent evidence groups agree, and rates how durable that conclusion is given the score gap, its recent trajectory and the current signal state on both names.

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