My stock in focus today is
$Intel(INTC)$ , following its sharp post-earnings retrace that exposed ongoing execution challenges. The company guided below expectations as it struggled to meet surging AI server CPU demand, while margins were pressured by new product ramps. The 13% after-hours drop reflects disappointment that Intel is still missing high-margin data center revenue despite strong AI-driven demand.
Under CEO Lip-Bu Tan, Intel is accelerating cost-cutting and streamlining its product roadmap, but manufacturing remains the core bottleneck. Capacity limits and subpar 18A yields continue to weigh on margins, reinforcing that this is a supply-side issue rather than a demand problem.
Despite the pullback, Intel has still outperformed the broader semiconductor index over the past year, supported by renewed investor confidence and backing from Nvidia $NVIDIA(NVDA)$ , SoftBank, and the U.S. government.
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