Intel Corp (INTC) Price: $27.26

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

Power Gauge Rating

INTC Intel Corp

News Sentiment :Positive

February 29, 2012

News Sentiment Rating

Bullish

Chaikin Sentiment GaugeTM

for INTC is bullish. There is currently a significantpositive sentiment within news stories concerning INTC.

Power Trend - 5 Year Chart

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

INTC - Bullish

The Chaikin Power Gauge RatingTM

for INTC is bullish due to very strongearnings performance and bullish price/volume activity. The rating also reflectsnegative expert opinions.

INTC's earnings performance is very strong as a result of high earnings growthover the past 3-5 years.

Price and volume activity for INTC is bullish which is indicated by its pricestrength versus the market.

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Financials & Earnings

Business Value

Price to Sales Ratio

Return on Equity

Price to Book Value

LT Debt/Equity Ratio

Financial Metrics Financial Metrics Rating

Assets and Liabilities Valuation Returns

Neutral

INTC's financial metrics are neutral. The company yields a high return onshareholder's equity and is carrying too much long term debt relative to itsindustry group.

The rank is based on a high long term debt to equity ratio relative to its industrygroup, high price to book value ratio, high return on equity, high price to salesratio and relatively high cash flow.

Ratio TTM

Current Ratio 2.15

LT Debt/Equity 0.15

Ratio TTM

Price/Book 3.02

Price/Sales 2.57

Ratio TTM

Return on Invest 25.5%

Return on Equity 28.0%

Earnings Consistency

Projected P/E Ratio

Earnings Trend

Earnings Surprise

Earnings Growth

Earnings Performance Earnings Performance Rating

5 Year Revenue and Earnings Growth EPS Estimates

EPS Surprise EPS Quarterly Results

Very Bullish

INTC's earnings performance has been very strong. The company has a historyof strong earnings growth and has outperformed analysts' earnings estimates.

The rank is based on high earnings growth over the past 3-5 years, better thanexpected earnings in recent quarters, a relatively low projected P/E ratio andconsistent earnings over the past 5 years.

12/07 12/08 12/09 12/10 12/11

Revenue(M) 38,334.00 37,586.00 35,127.00 43,623.00 53,999.00

Rev % Growth 8.34% -1.95% -6.54% 24.19% 23.79%

EPS $1.20 $0.93 $0.79 $2.10 $2.46

EPS % Growth 37.93% -22.50% -15.05% 165.82% 17.14%

Factor Actual EPS Prev EST EPS Current Change

Quarterly EPS $0.58 $0.50 -0.08

Yearly EPS $2.46 $2.44 -0.02

Factor Actual EPS Growth Est EPS Growth Change

3-5 year EPS 9.56% 9.89% +0.33

Estimate Actual Difference % Difference

Latest Qtr $0.61 $0.64 $0.03 4.92

1 Qtr Ago $0.61 $0.65 $0.04 6.56

2 Qtr Ago $0.51 $0.59 $0.08 15.69

3 Qtr Ago $0.46 $0.56 $0.10 21.74

FY Qtr 1 Qtr 2 Qtr 3 Qtr 4 Total

12/09 $0.12 $-0.07 $0.34 $0.41 $0.80

12/10 $0.44 $0.52 $0.53 $0.61 $2.10

12/11 $0.58 $0.56 $0.67 $0.66 $2.47

Fiscal Year End Month is December.

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Price Trend & Expert Opinions

Volume Trend

Price Trend ROC

Price Trend

Chaikin Money Flow

Relative Strength vs Market

Price/Volume Activity Price/Volume Activity Rating

Relative Strength vs S&P500 Index

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

Chaikin Money Flow

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

Price Activity Price Activity Volume Activity

Bullish

Price and volume activity for INTC is bullish. INTC has outperformed the S&P 500over 26 weeks and is experiencing sustained buying.

The rank for INTC is based on its price strength versus the market, positiveChaikin money flow, a positive Chaikin price trend, a negative Chaikin price trendROC and a decreasing volume trend.

Factor Value

52 Week High 27.37

52 Week Low 19.19

% Change YTD Rel S&P 500 1.39%

Factor Value

% Change Price - 4 Weeks 3.10%

% Change Price - 24 Weeks 31.21%

% Change Price - 4 Wks Rel to S&P -1.39%

% Change Price - 24 Wks Rel to S&P 12.15%

Factor Value

Average Volume 20 Days 37,056,900

Average Volume 90 Days 52,976,211

Chaikin Money Flow Persistency 72%

Relative Strength vs Industry

Analyst Opinions

Insider Activity

Short Interest

Earnings Estimate Revisions

Expert Opinions Expert Opinions

Earnings Estimate Revisions Analyst Recommendations EPS Estimates Revision Summary

Bearish

Expert opinions about INTC are negative. Insiders are not net buyers of INTC'sstock and analysts are lowering their EPS estimates for INTC.

The rank for INTC is based on analysts revising earnings estimates downward, alow short interest ratio, insiders not purchasing significant amounts of stock,optimistic analyst opinions and relative weakness of the stock versus theElectronic-Semiconductors industry group.

Current 7 Days Ago % Change

Current Qtr 0.50 0.50 0.00%

Next Qtr 0.54 0.54 0.00%

Current 30 Days Ago % Change

Current FY 2.44 2.44 0.00

Factor Value

Mean this Week Buy

Mean Last Week Buy

Change 0.00

Mean 5 Weeks Ago Buy

Last Week Last 4 Weeks

Up Down Up Down

Curr Qtr 0 0 0 0

Curr Yr 0 0 0 0

Next Qtr 0 0 0 0

Next Yr 0 0 0 0

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The Company & Its Competitors

INTC's Competitors in Electronic-Semiconductors

Company Power Historic EPS Projected EPS Profit Margin PEG PE Revenue(M)Gauge growth growth

INTC 9.56% 9.89% 23.97% 1.13 11.16 53,999

STM 0.44% - 6.68% - 18.66 9,735

ASYS 57.28% - 7.81% - 4.69 247

LLTC 7.53% 9.67% 37.13% 2.01 15.57 1,484

NVDA 6.72% 11.75% 14.53% 1.84 15.64 3,998

ISIL 2.06% 14.00% 8.84% 4.31 21.42 760

TXN 0.62% 9.17% 16.29% 2.00 15.91 13,735

News Headlines for INTC

McAfee Experts Launch Book to Help SecurityObligated Executives - Feb 29, 2012

New McAfee Database Security Solution OffersBusinesses of All Sizes Complete ThreatProtection - Feb 28, 2012

Wind River to Introduce Safe and SecurePartitioning for Industrial and AutomotiveApplications - Feb 22, 2012

McAfee Q4 Threats Report Shows MalwareSurpassed 75 Million Samples in 2011 - Feb 21,2012

Intel settles New York antitrust suit - Feb 9, 2012

Company Details Company Profile

Intel Corp2200 MISSION COLLEGE BLVDRNB-4-151SANTA CLARA, CA 95054USAPhone: 4087658080Fax: 408-765-9904Website: http://www.intel.comFull Time Employees: 82,500Sector: Computer and Technology

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

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