Baird analyst Tristan Gerra has doubled the price target for AMD (NASDAQ:AMD) to $1,250 from $625, implying a 155% upside potential. This move follows a 10% decline in AMD's stock price during July and is attributed to Microsoft's strong Azure growth of 43% and a projected $116 billion in FY2026 capital expenditure, which validated hyperscaler AI spending and triggered a 13% single-day rally for AMD on July 30.