Intel (INTC) has an impressive earnings surprise history and currently possesses the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely beat in its next quarterly report.
Intel just lost a third of its value while rivals AMD and NVIDIA kept climbing, yet one prominent analyst sees a path that leaves the consensus in the dust. The bull case rests on a single unproven bet.
Intel INTC and Advanced Micro Devices shares extended their losses on Thursday as the semiconductor sell-off continued across the sector, with even Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.'s record quarterly results failing to lift investor sentiment. At the time of writing, Intel shares fell 3.84%, while AMD declined around 3.77%, extending a difficult stretch for both chipmakers.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM | TSM Price Prediction) stock trades at $418.90, down 3% even after the chipmaker posted a sixth consecutive quarter of record profit.
The artificial intelligence (AI) hardware cycle initially rewarded designers who could deliver raw training compute at nearly any price. Hyperscalers absorbed heavy infrastructure costs to build foundational models, leaving smaller data centers struggling to participate.
Intel and Advanced Micro Devices shares fell on Wednesday as semiconductor stocks extended their losing streak, with concerns about elevated valuations, rising financing costs and Chinese competition weighing on the sector. The declines continued despite strong results and improved guidance from chipmaking equipment supplier ASML.
Intel just posted its strongest revenue growth in fifteen years, yet the stock carries a beta that turns any road to recovery into a white-knuckle ride.
Intel and AMD shares fell on Tuesday as a broader selloff in semiconductor stocks gathered pace, driven by intensifying competition from China and growing concerns that financing constraints could slow the expansion of artificial intelligence infrastructure. Intel was down about 1.4% by 11 am, while AMD shares fell just over 1%.
INTC is advancing its AI infrastructure with Xeon systems exceeding 46,000 cores per rack, powerful Crescent Island GPUs and open software to scale agentic AI workloads.
INTC and SANM are expanding their AI infrastructure presence, but differences in stock performance, growth prospects and valuation make one a better pick.
Intel has shed a fifth of its value since September while burning through billions in its foundry division, and the round-number level traders have been watching now sits within arm's reach of the after-hours price.
Intel (INTC) concluded the recent trading session at $101.4, signifying a -3.15% move from its prior day's close.