Intel: Outlook Too Easy To Miss, Buy For The Honeymoon Phase

Summary:

  • We reiterate our buy on Intel Corporation after 3QFY24 earnings, as we continue to believe the outlook will be too easy to miss.
  • For the quarter, Intel management reported Q3 sales of $13.28B outpacing consensus of $13.02B and guided for Q4 sales of $13.3-14.3B, with the midpoint ahead of consensus estimates at $13.66B.
  • We think INTC should see some share regain in the PC market with Lunar Lake.
  • We think investors will enjoy a honeymoon phase until 1H25 before the share threats from ARM Holdings and Nvidia kick in more fully on the server and AI PC front (potentially).

Polynesian Idyll

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At the end of September, late last quarter, we reiterated our buy recommendation on Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC), arguing that while there remained no near-term catalyst for the business, INTC was undervalued. With a market cap


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