RBC raises Rackspace price target to $4 on AMD AI partnership

Rackspace Technology has emerged as a beneficiary of enterprise AI infrastructure demand, with its stock gaining more than 569% over the past six months. The company's fiscal Q1 2026 results reinforced this momentum: revenue of $678.1 million（約1100億円） beat analyst expectations, with the public cloud segment posting 7% year-over-year growth to $443.4 million（約710億円）. This growth offset a 6% decline in the Private Cloud segment, which the company attributed to onboarding delays in the healthcare sector. RBC Capital's price target increase to $4 reflects confidence in Rackspace's ability to capitalize on regulated-industry demand for AI infrastructure, particularly through its AMD partnership and the validation provided by a 30 MW compute deployment.

The strategic shift from Bare Metal to Enterprise AI Cloud, coupled with margin expansion potential driven by existing infrastructure and power capacity, positions Rackspace to scale with minimal incremental overhead. The timeline for deployment ramp-up—from late 2026 through 2028—aligns with management's capex guidance of $50 million（約80億円） to $100 million（約160億円） in the near term, suggesting the company has secured financing confidence for its growth plan. For enterprises in regulated sectors seeking to deploy AI workloads with governance safeguards, Rackspace's infrastructure offering appears increasingly central to the infrastructure stack.