Intel (INTC, $47.93) shares fall on margin headwind, data center weakness and chip delay news
Shares of semiconductor company Intel were down more than -11% Friday morning. On Thursday, the company reported its third-quarter earnings that were in line with expectations; but it also revealed weakness in its data center business and reaffirmed the delay of its latest-generation chips.
Intel’s third quarter non-GAAP earnings came in at $1.11 per share on revenues of $18.3 billion.
However, data center and personal computer sales reflected cheaper semiconductors putting pressure on the group's gross margins, which were around 200 basis points below the company's prior guidance at 55%.
The company’s Data Center Group experienced a -7% decline in revenue in the quarter.
Looking ahead, Intel boosted its full-year non-GAAP earnings outlook to $4.90 per share, a 5 cents per share increase from its summer forecast. It projects fourth quarter revenues of around $17.4 billion.
"2020 has been the most challenging year in my career with a global pandemic geopolitical tensions challenging business principles of globalization and social unrest," CEO Bob Swan told investors. "Despite all this, we expect to deliver the best year in our storied 52-year history."
In July, Intel delayed its 7 nanometer processors until 2022 for computers and the following year for servers. The company could begin depending on other companies to manufacture its chips, but likely won’t be provide more information until January, according to CEO Bob Swan.
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Notable companies
The most notable companies in this group are NVIDIA Corp (NASDAQ:NVDA), Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd (NYSE:TSM), Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO), Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD), QUALCOMM (NASDAQ:QCOM), Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN), Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT), Intel Corp (NASDAQ:INTC), Lam Research Corp (NASDAQ:LRCX), Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU).
Industry description
The semiconductor industry manufacturers all chip-related products, including research and development. These chips are used in innumerable electronic devices, including computers, cell phones, smartphones, and GPSs. Intel Corporation, NVIDIA Corp., and Broadcomm are some of the prominent players in this industry. Semiconductor companies usually tend to do well during periods of healthy economic growth, thereby inducing further research and development in the industry – which in turn augurs well for productivity and growth in the economy. In the near future, demand for semiconductor products (and possibly innovation within the segment) should only expand further, with the proliferation of 5G, autonomous vehicles, IoT, and various AI-driven electronics set to herald a new, advanced chapter in the technology-driven world as we know it. With burgeoning prospects comes great competition. In 2015, SIA estimated that U.S. semiconductor industry ranks as the second most competitive U.S. industry out of 2882 U.S. industries designated manufacturers by the U.S. Census Bureau.
Market Cap
The average market capitalization across the Semiconductors Industry is 46.09B. The market cap for tickers in the group ranges from 13.43K to 2.76T. NVDA holds the highest valuation in this group at 2.76T. The lowest valued company is CYBL at 13.43K.
High and low price notable news
The average weekly price growth across all stocks in the Semiconductors Industry was -3%. For the same Industry, the average monthly price growth was -1%, and the average quarterly price growth was 1%. QNCCF experienced the highest price growth at 30%, while MXL experienced the biggest fall at -43%.
Volume
The average weekly volume growth across all stocks in the Semiconductors Industry was 12%. For the same stocks of the Industry, the average monthly volume growth was 19% and the average quarterly volume growth was -0%
Fundamental Analysis Ratings
The average fundamental analysis ratings, where 1 is best and 100 is worst, are as follows
Valuation Rating: 58
P/E Growth Rating: 48
Price Growth Rating: 58
SMR Rating: 70
Profit Risk Rating: 62
Seasonality Score: 6 (-100 ... +100)