Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, computer chip giant Intel (INTC -1.60%) has earned a coveted five-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Intel and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Intel facts
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Headquarters (founded) |
Santa Clara, Calif. (1968) |
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Market Cap |
$110.0 billion |
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Industry |
Semiconductors |
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Trailing-12-Month Revenue |
$53.0 billion |
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Management |
CEO Paul Otellini (since 2005) CFO Stacy Smith (since 2007) |
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Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) |
24.9% |
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Cash/Debt |
$17.1 billion / $13.2 billion |
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Dividend Yield |
4.2% |
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Competitors |
AMD Samsung Electronics Texas Instruments |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 94% of the 10,056 members who have rated Intel believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just yesterday, one of those Fools, damon1085, tapped the stock as a particularly attractive bargain opportunity:
INTC has a strangle hold on powerful computer chips used in desktops, laptops, and most importantly servers and data centers. The demand for all these chips has been declining in recent years, but it will not die out. This is where mobile comes in. INTC is losing in the mobile market, but they're just now making an effort to create a viable mobile processor. It won't be long before their R&D teams get up to speed and you'll see "Intel Inside" on many mobile devices.
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