Shares of chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) were climbing today after an analyst initiated coverage of the company and put a buy rating on its stock yesterday. 

The semiconductor stock jumped by 4.8% today and was up by 2.8% as of 2:02 p.m. ET. 

Stifel analyst Ruben Roy started coverage of AMD yesterday and put a buy rating on the stock with a $122 price target. Part of the analyst's optimism for the company comes from AMD's product lineup, with Roy noting that the company has a "strong product roadmap." 

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