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Intel (INTC) Beats Q4 Earnings and Revenue Estimates
INTCIntel(INTC) ZACKS·2025-01-30 23:16

Core Viewpoint - Intel reported quarterly earnings of 0.13pershare,exceedingtheZacksConsensusEstimateof0.13 per share, exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 0.12 per share, but down from 0.54pershareayearago,indicatingasignificantdeclineinprofitability[1]FinancialPerformanceIntelsrevenuesforthequarterendedDecember2024were0.54 per share a year ago, indicating a significant decline in profitability [1] Financial Performance - Intel's revenues for the quarter ended December 2024 were 14.26 billion, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 3.49%, but down from 15.41billionyearoveryear[2]Overthelastfourquarters,IntelhassurpassedconsensusEPSestimatestwotimesandtoppedconsensusrevenueestimatestwotimes[2]StockPerformanceandOutlookIntelshareshavedecreasedbyapproximately1.515.41 billion year-over-year [2] - Over the last four quarters, Intel has surpassed consensus EPS estimates two times and topped consensus revenue estimates two times [2] Stock Performance and Outlook - Intel shares have decreased by approximately 1.5% since the beginning of the year, while the S&P 500 has gained 2.7% [3] - The company's future stock performance will largely depend on management's commentary during the earnings call and the earnings outlook [4][6] Earnings Estimates - The current consensus EPS estimate for the upcoming quarter is 0.08 on revenues of 12.84billion,andforthecurrentfiscalyear,itis12.84 billion, and for the current fiscal year, it is 0.91 on revenues of 55.2billion[7]TheestimaterevisionstrendforIntelismixed,resultinginaZacksRank3(Hold),indicatingexpectedperformanceinlinewiththemarket[6]IndustryContextTheSemiconductorGeneralindustryiscurrentlyrankedinthebottom2455.2 billion [7] - The estimate revisions trend for Intel is mixed, resulting in a Zacks Rank 3 (Hold), indicating expected performance in line with the market [6] Industry Context - The Semiconductor - General industry is currently ranked in the bottom 24% of over 250 Zacks industries, suggesting potential challenges for stocks within this sector [8] - Amtech Systems, another company in the same industry, is expected to report a quarterly loss of 0.05 per share, reflecting a year-over-year decline of 25% [9]