Tae Kim
Intel's business in the booming artificial-intelligence chip market is lackluster, says one observer.
On Friday, Bernstein analyst Stacy Rasgon reiterated his Market Perform rating for Intel stock, and reaffirmed his $35 price target for the company. In April, Intel said it expected to generate over $500 million in AI-accelerator revenue in second half of 2024.
"The AI story still feels mostly MIA ($500 million in the second half is more than zero, but not much more)," Rasgon wrote. In comparison, Nvidia reported $22.6 billion in data center AI revenue in its latest reported quarter.
In early trading Friday, Intel shares were up 0.2% to $31.17.
Rasgon lowered his Intel revenue estimate to $12.74 billion for the second quarter from $13 billion. He also reduced his revenue forecast for the third quarter to $14.4 billion from $14.7 billion.
"We suspect the shares will remain range-bound for now; overall we see little to be excited about at this point," the analyst said.
Intel stock is down 9% over the past 12 months, versus the 34% rise for the iShares Semiconductor exchange-traded fund.
The company is scheduled to report its second quarter earnings results on Thursday, Aug. 1.
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