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Why Rackspace Technology (RXT) Is Up 6.0% After AMD AI Cloud Pact And Earnings Turnaround
Reviewed by Sasha Jovanovic
- In early May 2026, Rackspace Technology, Inc. reported first-quarter 2026 results showing sales of US$678.1 million and net income of US$8.3 million, compared with sales of US$665.4 million and a net loss of US$71.5 million a year earlier.
- On the same day, AMD announced a Memorandum of Understanding with Rackspace to co-develop an Enterprise AI Cloud tailored for regulated and sovereign workloads, aiming to integrate AMD Instinct GPUs and EPYC CPUs into a fully managed, governance-focused stack controlled end-to-end by Rackspace.
- Now, we’ll examine how Rackspace’s planned Enterprise AI Cloud collaboration with AMD could influence its existing managed cloud investment narrative.
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Rackspace Technology Investment Narrative Recap
To own Rackspace Technology today, you need to believe that its shift toward higher value managed cloud and AI infrastructure can eventually outweigh pressure on legacy cloud revenues, margins, and cash flow. The latest quarter’s move from loss to modest profitability is encouraging, but the clearest near term catalyst is whether new AI focused offerings translate into sustained revenue growth. The biggest risk remains that these newer services do not scale fast enough to offset ongoing commoditization in core hosting and managed services.
The Memorandum of Understanding with AMD is the most directly relevant development, because it ties Rackspace’s managed cloud heritage to a proposed Enterprise AI Cloud aimed at regulated and sovereign workloads. If this partnership progresses from framework to commercially meaningful deployments, it could support the investment case that Rackspace can build differentiated, governance heavy AI infrastructure rather than compete purely on price with hyperscalers, potentially addressing some concerns around revenue mix and margin pressure.
But against this potential upside, investors should also be aware that...
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Rackspace Technology's narrative projects $2.8 billion revenue and $179.0 million earnings by 2028.
Uncover how Rackspace Technology's forecasts yield a $2.17 fair value, a 63% downside to its current price.
Exploring Other Perspectives
Some of the lowest ranked analysts were already cautious, assuming only about 2.2% annual revenue growth and no profitability within three years, highlighting how concerns about hyperscalers bypassing managed providers can lead to a much more pessimistic view even before factoring in Rackspace’s new AI cloud plans with AMD.
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About NasdaqGS:RXT
Rackspace Technology
Operates as a hybrid cloud and artificial intelligence solutions company in the United States, the United Kingdom, and internationally.
Very undervalued with low risk.
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