Intel (INTC) has been one of the most searched-for stocks on Zacks.com lately. So, you might want to look at some of the facts that could shape the stock's performance in the near term.Shares of this world's largest chipmaker have returned -8.1% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +5.8% change. The Zacks Semiconductor - General industry, to which Intel belongs, has gained 26.1% over this period. Now the key question is: Where could the stock be headed in the near term?Although media rep ...

From late 2023 to recently, Intel (NYSE:INTC) stock appeared to be on the rebound. However, sentiment has shifted after its latest quarterly results. The company’s sought-after AI growth has lost momentum, and uncertainty around its turnaround plans and its foundry ambitions have raised concerns. This is central to this INTC stock forecast.Moreover, the company also postponed a $20 billion Ohio microchip plant, originally set for 2025, to late 2026. This setback follows disappointing financial guidance, cau ...

Shares of stock market darling Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) have gained nearly 219% in the past year and have reached near-record highs. The semiconductor giant's prowess in advanced GPUs and artificial intelligence (AI) software has made it the undisputed leader in the AI market, which has translated to dramatic improvement in its financial performance.AI is undoubtedly the biggest investment theme in 2024. Many investors may be feeling that they have missed the Nvidia rally, especially since the company is now t ...

Qualcomm's (QCOM 1.90%) recent financials offer further proof that the smartphone and other consumer electronics markets are finally making a comeback after getting through a tough 2022 marred by excess inventory. That comeback comes just as the industrial chip market (which includes chips for electric vehicles (EVs)) is now entering a similar period of decline. After several years of chip shortages, there are now too many industrial chips in inventory in the global supply chain.Thankfully, Qualcomm's small ...

Intel (INTC 1.73%) hasn't been the world's greatest stock to own. Over the past decade, Intel's total return (which includes dividend payments) was about 140%. While that may not seem terrible, the Nasdaq-100's total return is about 465% over that same time frame. That's significant underperformance, and it occurred because Intel has fallen behind on technology. However, Intel may be able to turn it around thanks to a new machine it bought.So, if Intel can return to the top, could it become the next Nvidia ...

With the semiconductor industry taking markets up in the storm, it is easy to overlook players that are not Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) and Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD). However, their competitor, Intel (NASDAQ: INTC), isn’t far behind in company performance.Intel surpassed expectations in its latest earnings report, beating the EPS estimate of $0.27 with actual EPS of $0.54 and estimated revenue of $15.16 billion by $240 million. Yet its guidance fell significantly short of expectations. Investors reacte ...

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When Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) reported earnings two weeks ago, it sent semiconductor shares reeling. A weak outlook due to stronger-than-usual seasonal headwinds and inventory issues sent shivers through the sector. But don’t worry — chip stocks to buy are leading the market again. However, as Intel’s earnings show, not all semiconductor stocks are created equally. The chipmaker will continue to lead the market in PC CPUs for years to come but it will be playing catch up to other tech companies as artificial int ...

Chip giant Intel and software titan Microsoft are each working to bring artificial intelligence to the personal computer. Intel is betting that integrating dedicated AI hardware into its CPUs will give it an edge and boost demand for PCs, while Microsoft is unleashing AI-powered assistants to supercharge its Windows operating system.The two strategies don't quite converge. Intel's latest Meteor Lake laptop CPUs include powerful AI hardware capable of enabling AI features in third-party software, but there's ...

On February 4, CBS’ 60 Minutes broadcast Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell saying that the Fed members “want some more confidence before” cutting rates. As a result, stocks fell sharply on Feb. 5. But, as I noted in a previous column, Powell also said on Jan. 31 that “if the economy evolves broadly as expected, it will likely be appropriate to begin dialing back policy restraint at some point this year.” So it seems that rate cuts may be delayed, but they almost certainly will occur later this year. This ...