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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 is expanding its Google Cloud partnership to deploy generative AI across its workforce and speed chip development with advanced cloud computing.
Intel Corporation is experiencing a financial recovery, with revenue growth and margin expansion, but lacks a true technological turnaround. INTC's data center segment shows modest growth versus peers, driven by higher ASPs and product mix, not volume or cutting-edge technology. Management's Q2'26 EPS guidance is conservative at $0.20/share, reflecting operational caution despite accretive acquisitions and prior one-time tailwinds.
Intel Corp. is scheduled to report second quarter earnings on July 23, with Visible Alpha consensus pointing to revenue of $14.4 billion, up 12% from a year earlier. Revenue from the Data Center and AI segment is forecast to climb 42% YoY to $5.6 billion, reflecting continued investment by hyperscale cloud providers and enterprises in AI infrastructure and custom processors. INTC recently outlined a €5 billion ($5.7 billion) investment to upgrade its Irish manufacturing campus, part of its broader strategy to expand advanced semiconductor production in Europe and capitalize on rising demand for AI and high-performance computing.
Former Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger called out his predecessors for their role in the chipmaker's decline. Gelsinger questioned why Intel was led by executives without a strong technical background.
Intel (INTC) and Advance Micro Devices (AMD) shares are under immense pressure on Thursday morning amidst what can be described as a “perfect storm”. A mix of global semiconductor panic, a significant shift in how Wall Street is viewing the AI boom, and painful company-specific realities (for INTC in particular) are hurting the chip names today.
Intel (NASDAQ:INTC | INTC Price Prediction) currently trades at $102.99, while the average Wall Street price target sits at $104.39, an implied gap of just 1.4%.
Mad Money host Jim Cramer revealed on Wednesday, July 15, that Intel stock (NASDAQ: INTC) is his favorite stock.
Shares of Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU | MU Price Prediction) are down 8% to $903.50 in early trading Wednesday, dragging the broader semiconductor complex lower.
Intel (NASDAQ:INTC | INTC Price Prediction) reports Q2 earnings on July 23 before the closing bell.
Intel has decided to use a high-end machine from ASML to manufacture some of its flagship Panther Lake laptop chips, ASML said on Tuesday, a move that will help the chipmaker learn to use the tool more effectively.