Don't Buy Intel Before Checking Its Fundamentals!

By Tamara Parker • Monday, December 11 16:11 • Permanent Link

Shares of Semiconductors company Intel climbed 4.3% this evening. Here are some quick facts to get you started if you are interested in the stock:

Intel has logged a 48.8% 52 week change, compared to 15.4% for the S&P 500
INTC has an average analyst rating of hold and is 28.58% away from its mean target price of $34.64 per share
Its trailing earnings per share (EPS) is $-0.39, which brings its trailing Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio to -114.2. The Technology sector's average P/E ratio is 35.0
The company's forward earnings per share (EPS) is $1.76 and its forward P/E ratio is 25.3
The company has a Price to Book (P/B) ratio of 1.84 in contrast to the Technology sector's average P/B ratio is 7.92
INTC has reported YOY quarterly earnings growth of -71.7% and gross profit margins of 0.4%
The company's free cash flow for the last fiscal year was $-10203000000 and the average free cash flow growth rate is -22.6%
Intel's revenues have an average growth rate of -4.1% with operating expenses growing at 3.6%. The company's current operating margins stand at -5.3%

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