Intel Corp (INTC)

Price: $27.26

Industry: Electronic-Semiconductors
Chaikin Power Gauge Report | Generated: Wed Feb 29 09:45 EST 2012 Power Gauge Rating

INTC - Bullish
The Chaikin Power Gauge Rating for INTC is bullish due to very strong earnings performance and bullish price/volume activity. The rating also reflects negative expert opinions. INTC's earnings performance is very strong as a result of high earnings growth over the past 3-5 years. Price and volume activity for INTC is bullish which is indicated by its price strength versus the market.
TM

News Sentiment Rating

Bullish
INTC Intel Corp February 29, 2012

Chaikin Sentiment Gauge for INTC is bullish. There is currently a significant positive sentiment within news stories concerning INTC.

TM

News Sentiment :Positive

Power Trend - 5 Year Chart

The Power Gauge distills a 20 factor model into a concise picture of a stock's potential.

High Potential

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Financials & Earnings

Financial Metrics

Financial Metrics Rating

LT Debt/Equity Ratio

Neutral
INTC's financial metrics are neutral. The company yields a high return on shareholder's equity and is carrying too much long term debt relative to its industry group. The rank is based on a high long term debt to equity ratio relative to its industry group, high price to book value ratio, high return on equity, high price to sales ratio and relatively high cash flow.

Price to Book Value

Return on Equity

Price to Sales Ratio

Business Value

Assets and Liabilities

Ratio Current Ratio LT Debt/Equity TTM 2.15 0.15

Valuation
Ratio Price/Book Price/Sales TTM 3.02 2.57

Returns
Ratio Return on Invest Return on Equity TTM 25.5% 28.0%

Earnings Performance

Earnings Performance Rating

Earnings Growth

Very Bullish
INTC's earnings performance has been very strong. The company has a history of strong earnings growth and has outperformed analysts' earnings estimates. The rank is based on high earnings growth over the past 3-5 years, better than expected earnings in recent quarters, a relatively low projected P/E ratio and consistent earnings over the past 5 years.

Earnings Surprise

Earnings Trend

Projected P/E Ratio

Earnings Consistency

5 Year Revenue and Earnings Growth

12/07 Revenue(M) Rev % Growth EPS EPS % Growth 38,334.00 8.34% $1.20 37.93% 12/08 37,586.00 -1.95% $0.93 -22.50% 12/09 35,127.00 -6.54% $0.79 -15.05% 12/10 43,623.00 24.19% $2.10 165.82% 12/11 53,999.00 23.79% $2.46 17.14%

EPS Estimates
Factor Quarterly EPS Yearly EPS Factor 3-5 year EPS Actual EPS Prev $0.58 $2.46 Actual EPS Growth 9.56% EST EPS Current $0.50 $2.44 Est EPS Growth 9.89% Change -0.08 -0.02 Change +0.33

EPS Surprise
Estimate Latest Qtr 1 Qtr Ago 2 Qtr Ago 3 Qtr Ago $0.61 $0.61 $0.51 $0.46 Actual $0.64 $0.65 $0.59 $0.56 Difference $0.03 $0.04 $0.08 $0.10 % Difference 4.92 6.56 15.69 21.74

EPS Quarterly Results

FY 12/09 12/10 12/11 Qtr 1 $0.12 $0.44 $0.58 Qtr 2 $-0.07 $0.52 $0.56 Qtr 3 $0.34 $0.53 $0.67 Qtr 4 $0.41 $0.61 $0.66 Total $0.80 $2.10 $2.47

Fiscal Year End Month is December.

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Price Trend & Expert Opinions

Price/Volume Activity

Price/Volume Activity Rating

Relative Strength vs Market

Bullish
Price and volume activity for INTC is bullish. INTC has outperformed the S&P 500 over 26 weeks and is experiencing sustained buying. The rank for INTC is based on its price strength versus the market, positive Chaikin money flow, a positive Chaikin price trend, a negative Chaikin price trend ROC and a decreasing volume trend.

Chaikin Money Flow

Price Trend

Price Trend ROC

Volume Trend

Relative Strength vs S&P500 Index

Chaikin Money Flow

Chart shows whether INTC is performing better or worse than the market.

Chaikin Money Flow analyzes supply and demand for a company's stock.

Price Activity
Factor 52 Week High 52 Week Low % Change YTD Rel S&P 500 Value 27.37 19.19 1.39%

Price Activity
Factor % Change Price - 4 Weeks % Change Price - 24 Weeks % Change Price - 4 Wks Rel to S&P % Change Price - 24 Wks Rel to S&P Value 3.10% 31.21% -1.39% 12.15%

Volume Activity
Factor Average Volume 20 Days Average Volume 90 Days Chaikin Money Flow Persistency Value 37,056,900 52,976,211 72%

Expert Opinions

Expert Opinions

Earnings Estimate Revisions

Bearish
Expert opinions about INTC are negative. Insiders are not net buyers of INTC's stock and analysts are lowering their EPS estimates for INTC. The rank for INTC is based on analysts revising earnings estimates downward, a low short interest ratio, insiders not purchasing significant amounts of stock, optimistic analyst opinions and relative weakness of the stock versus the Electronic-Semiconductors industry group.

Short Interest

Insider Activity

Analyst Opinions

Relative Strength vs Industry

Earnings Estimate Revisions

Current Current Qtr Next Qtr 0.50 0.54 Current Current FY 2.44 7 Days Ago % Change 0.50 0.54 0.00% 0.00%

Analyst Recommendations
Factor Mean this Week Mean Last Week Change Mean 5 Weeks Ago Value Buy Buy 0.00 Buy

EPS Estimates Revision Summary

Last Week Up Curr Qtr Curr Yr Next Qtr 0 0 0 0 Down 0 0 0 0 Last 4 Weeks Up 0 0 0 0 Down 0 0 0 0

30 Days Ago % Change 2.44 0.00

Next Yr

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The Company & Its Competitors

INTC's Competitors in Electronic-Semiconductors

Company INTC STM ASYS LLTC NVDA ISIL TXN Power Gauge Historic EPS growth 9.56% 0.44% 57.28% 7.53% 6.72% 2.06% 0.62% Projected EPS growth 9.89% 9.67% 11.75% 14.00% 9.17% Profit Margin 23.97% 6.68% 7.81% 37.13% 14.53% 8.84% 16.29% PEG 1.13 2.01 1.84 4.31 2.00 PE 11.16 18.66 4.69 15.57 15.64 21.42 15.91 Revenue(M) 53,999 9,735 247 1,484 3,998 760 13,735

News Headlines for INTC McAfee Experts Launch Book to Help Security Obligated Executives - Feb 29, 2012 New McAfee Database Security Solution Offers Businesses of All Sizes Complete Threat Protection - Feb 28, 2012 Wind River to Introduce Safe and Secure Partitioning for Industrial and Automotive Applications - Feb 22, 2012 McAfee Q4 Threats Report Shows Malware Surpassed 75 Million Samples in 2011 - Feb 21, 2012 Intel settles New York antitrust suit - Feb 9, 2012

Company Details Intel Corp 2200 MISSION COLLEGE BLVD RNB-4-151 SANTA CLARA, CA 95054 USA Phone: 4087658080 Fax: 408-765-9904 Website: http://www.intel.com Full Time Employees: 82,500 Sector: Computer and Technology

Company Profile Intel Corporation is one of the world's largest semiconductor chip maker. The Company develops advanced integrated digital technology products, primarily integrated circuits, for industries such as computing and communications. It also develops platforms, which it defines as integrated suites of digital computing technologies that are designed and configured to work together to provide an optimized user computing solution compared to components that are used separately. Intel designs and manufactures computing and communications components, such as microprocessors, chipsets, motherboards, and wireless and wired connectivity products, as well as platforms that incorporate these components. The Company sells its products primarily to original equipment manufacturers, original design manufacturers, PC and network communications products users, and other manufacturers of industrial and communications equipment. Intel Corporation is based in Santa Clara, California.

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