Nvidia, AMD, Intel Price Targets Are Cut. This Analyst Sees Chip Demand Slowing.

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Semiconductor stocks have soared over the last few quarters, driven higher by robust demand for chips amid a global supply shortage.

But the tide may be turning for semiconductor manufacturers, warned Truist analyst William Stein.

“On Wednesday afternoon we learned of a sudden negative shift in demand signals from a wide swath of computer, consumer, and communications OEMs [original equipment manufacturer] to at least some of their semi suppliers,” he wrote in a research note.

Stein noted the cuts related mostly to production in the second quarter, but demand throughout the second half of the year remained strong. While a single-quarter adjustment or a temporary headwind was possible, he was concerned that “a combination of just enough demand destruction and just enough additional supply is leading to a traditional cyclical downturn.”

As a result, Stein adjusted his price targets for several key semiconductor stocks, including

Advanced Micro Devices

(ticker:

AMD

),

Intel

(

INTC

) and

Nvidia

(

NVDA

). His new price target for AMD is $111, down from $144, while Intel’s target was cut to $49 from $53. He retained a Hold rating on both the stocks.

Nvidia remained a Buy for Stein, even though…