4 Analyst Takeaways On Intel's Q2 Miss, Guidance Reduction

Intel Corporation INTC reported an earnings miss and announced downbeat guidance.

KeyBanc Capital Markets On Intel: Analyst John Vinh reiterated a Sector Weight rating for the company.

Intel’s second-quarter earnings miss and third-quarter guidance reduction were mainly due to weakness in the PC and data center segments, which faced “demand softness, OEMs inventory digestion, and execution issues," Vinh said in a note.

“Rapid decline in PC demand drove a reset in 2022 expectations,” he added.

Raymond James On Intel: Analyst Melissa Fairbanks reiterated a Market Perform rating for the company.

"While CEO Pat Gelsinger highlighted the signing of the CHIPS Act as a historic day for the semiconductor industry, on the same day, INTC reported a sizeable miss in 2Q, while also taking down full-year guidance,” Fairbanks said in a note.

While industry checks had suggested deteriorating PC trends, the magnitude of Intel’s shortfall in the PC and data center business was “nonetheless surprising,” she added.

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Rosenblatt Securities On Intel: Analyst Hans Mosesmann maintained a Sell rating while reducing the price target from $40 to $30.

For some reason, the miss was not “negatively pre-announced (a question not answered on the live earnings call),” Mosesmann said in a note. "The single most important dynamic to focus on (beyond the headline macro, inventory, and recession issues), is the 25% sequential miss in data center (DCAI)."

Needham On Intel: Analyst Quinn Bolton reiterated a Buy rating and a price target of $40.

“We are taking a stance by saying that Intel just delivered investors an opportunity to accumulate shares at what will likely be its worst performing quarter for many years to come (though 3Q22 has a chance to match 2Q22),” Bolton wrote in a note.

He recommended investors to buy on share weakness as “risk/reward is highly skewed to the upside over the next several years.”

INTC Price Action: Shares of Intel had declined by 9.93% to $35.76 at the time of publication Friday.

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