Intel Corporation (INTC) — RQD Stock Rating Cockpit

$92.07 -3.62% NASDAQ • Live Quote vs Prior Daily Close (Synced Snapshot) EXT / AFTER-HRS: $91.30

Intel Corporation (INTC) carries a Roarable Rating of D- (Sell) with 42/100 RQD Confidence due to weak cash-flow efficiency and sensitivity to current interest rates. Wait for business cash flow and institutional buying to improve before committing fresh capital.

ROARABLE D- • SELL / AVOID Cap $486.60B
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EXT / AFTER-HRS: $91.30 (-0.84%)🧬 Dilution Drag (+1.92% YoY Shares)⚙️ Cash Engine: 6/20 (E) • 0% FCF Margin
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📊 Historical Track Record Warning: Scores below 50 (42/100 · D-) historically underperformed SPY in 71% of rolling 90-day windows (-7.0% avg 90D alpha vs SPY • 29.0% hit rate).
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RQD QUANT TACHOMETERSELL / AVOID • D-
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5-PILLAR SNOWFLAKE RADARRw D- · Rk D
Cash (6)Whales (13)SEC (10)Macro (8)CEO (5)
Each axis scored 0–20
12M PRICE TARGET CONE-7.2% Base Target
$149 Bull$85 Base$67 Bear
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WHALE OPTIONS SNAPSHOT: — (No Active Options Snapshot on file for INTC)Realized 20D OHLCV Swing Band: ±10.1%
Deterministic 5-Pillar Attribution (42/100 Composite)
🔍 WHY INTC SCORES 42/100 (D-) — TOP 3 DRIVERS2 Bullish Pillars + #1 Risk Drag
▲ #1 Bullish Driver: Whale & Options Positioning+13/20 pts (31% of score)

20D Institutional Volume Accumulation (±10.1% realized swing band)

▲ #2 Bullish Driver: SEC 10-K Forensic Risk+10/20 pts (24% of score)

Altman Z-Score 3.60 (FORTRESS SAFE (>3.0)) • Piotroski F-Score 5/9

▼ #1 Drag / Risk Factor: Insider Conviction & Share Dilution5/20 pts (-15 pt drag)

Dilution Drag (+1.92% YoY Shares) & executive Form 4 sales trim 15 pts from alignment

📈 PAST 4 QUARTERS RQD vs SUBSEQUENT RETURNQ1 → Q2 → Q3 → Current
Q1 (-3Q)
50
Grade C-$101.35-9.2% Next Q
Q2 (-2Q)
47
Grade D$92.03-1.7% Next Q
Q3 (-1Q)
45
Grade D$90.47+1.8% Next Q
Current
42
Grade D-$92.07-7% Hist 90D α
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While INTC currently carries a cautious 42/100 (D-) rating due to Insider Conviction & Share Dilution (5/20), shorts face asymmetric squeeze risk if free cash flow inflects or management executes accretive buybacks.

🚀 Contrarian Squeeze Trigger #1

Established market leader in Technology with deep daily trading liquidity.

🚀 Contrarian Squeeze Trigger #2

Options & Short-Covering Gamma: Reclaiming the 50-day SMA ($101.15) and Max Pain ($96.67) forces dealer call-delta covering toward $149.47.

🚀 Contrarian Squeeze Trigger #3

Forensic Repair Trigger: Halting share dilution (Dilution Drag (+1.92% YoY Shares)) or retiring high-cost debt immediately upgrades the SEC 10-K Forensic pillar.

🎲 LIVE PREDICTION MARKET ODDS TIED TO $INTC• $4.8M Crowd Pool • Kalshi / Polymarket Composite
Contract: “INTC Beats Next Quarterly Revenue & EPS Consensus + Hyperscaler AI CapEx Holds Record Pace”
RSI-14 MOMENTUMNEUTRAL RANGE
47.430 Oversold · 70 Hot
ALTMAN-Z SHIELDFORTRESS SAFE (>3.0)
3.60>3.0 Fortress Safe
PIOTROSKI F-SCORESOLID CORE (5–6)
5 / 99-Pt Accounting
52-WEEK LASER RANGE54% OF RANGE
L: $33$92.07H: $142
1. Money & Cash Health● WEAK
Are profits real cash in the bank?

Weak cash conversion or heavy valuation strain compared to actual cash earned.

Factor Grade: ERQD 6 / 20
2. Big Money & Insiders● TRIMMING
Are whales & executives buying or selling?

Insiders and big institutional desks have been trimming shares rather than stepping up to buy.

Factor Grade: DRQD 18 / 40
3. Hidden Risks & Market Weather● WARNING
SEC fine-print scan & interest-rate fit

High sensitivity to tight interest rates or new risk warnings added to recent SEC annual filings.

Factor Grade: DRQD 18 / 40
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BEARISH (30)

-1.2% ROIC with 34.8% gross margin and -1.02% FCF yield.

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10-K Accruals & Altman-Z Guard
BEARISH (50)

Altman-Z 3.60 and Piotroski 5/9 pass balance-sheet audit.

Whale & Macro Hawk AI
Options Skew, 13F & Fed NetLiq
BEARISH (43)

18/40 institutional & smart-money positioning score with 8/20 macro alignment.

Bull Case: Why Buyers Like INTC
  • ✓Established market leader in Technology with deep daily trading liquidity.
Bear Case: What Could Go Wrong
  • !Company executives have done more routine share selling than personal cash buying lately.
  • !Sensitive to high interest rates and tighter Federal Reserve market liquidity.
  • !Recent SEC filings added new risk-factor disclosures that warrant keeping an eye on margins.
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INTC // CANDLESTICK & AUTO-TRENDLINE WORKSTATION6M: -3.87%📐 HORIZONTAL RANGE
2026-11-01O $95.53H $95.53L $92.07C $92.07VOL 134.17M
RES: $145.9SUP: $53.02SMA50: $101.2SMA200: $87.08
$149.5$119.9$90.42$60.89$31.36RES $145.9SUP $53.02$92.072026-05-042026-06-172026-08-042026-09-172026-11-01
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Share Count & Dilution Monitor (#25)

Multi-year comparable XBRL diluted share count not disclosed (ETF or recent listing).

Reverse-DCF Expectations Hurdle (#30)
21.4%/yr Implied 5Y Growth

vs. -0.5% actual YoY revenue growth (assuming 9.25% cost of equity & 16.5x terminal multiple).

Ellis Vennor Setup Ledger (#33)

No active Ellis Vennor swing setup published on INTC today. View full Setup Ledger →

🦋 Documented & Second-Order Butterfly Connections Open Graph →
NVDA → INTC Analyst Hypothesis
Enterprise and cloud infrastructure budgets prioritizing $3M+ GPU racks defer general-purpose x86 Xeon CPU refresh cycles, while NVIDIA Grace ARM CPUs displace x86 host nodes inside NVL72 racks.
TSM → INTC Confirmed Filing
Intel simultaneously pitches Intel Foundry 18A as a US-domiciled substitute for TSMC while outsourcing Lunar Lake and Arrow Lake client compute tiles directly onto TSMC N3B wafers.
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📊 Quantitative Sector Peer Comparison, SEC Filing Delta & Investment FAQ (INTC)

Technology Rank #513 of 714 ⚔️ AMAT vs INTC Full Matrix →

1. Head-to-Head Technology Peer Comparison (INTC vs. AMAT, TXN, ARM, MU)

Industry: Semiconductors (95 Tracked Issuers)

Across 714 tracked Technology securities in the Roarable RQD universe, Intel Corporation (INTC) ranks #513 by composite RQD confidence (42/100, grade D-) and #11 by equity capitalization ($486.60B). Within this direct 5-issuer industry benchmark cohort, AMAT leads on earnings valuation at 47.8x trailing P/E, while AMAT leads on capital efficiency and profitability with 24.5% ROIC and 48.7% gross margin. TXN currently holds the highest overall quantitative score in the immediate peer group at 79/100 (B+) compared with INTC at 42/100 (D-).

Ticker / Company Roarable Grade RQD Score Trailing P/E Gross Margin ROIC 1D Change Market Cap Head-to-Head
INTC ACTIVE
Intel Corporation
D- 42/100 — 34.8% -1.2% -3.62% $486.60B Benchmark Subject
AMAT
Applied Materials Inc.
C+ 67/100 47.8x 48.7% 24.5% +1.36% $334.63B /amat-vs-intc →
TXN
Texas Instruments Incorporated
B+ 79/100 57.2x 57.0% 17.9% +1.00% $285.96B /txn-vs-intc →
ARM
Arm Holdings plc
D+ 58/100 — 96.0% 3.7% -3.02% $243.42B /arm-vs-intc →
MU
Micron Technology Inc.
C+ 66/100 123.8x 39.8% 9.1% -4.98% $1.06T /mu-vs-intc →

2. Multi-Year SEC XBRL Revenue, Cash Flow & Balance-Sheet Trajectory (FY2023–FY2025)

SEC EDGAR 10-K • FILED 2025-12-27 • CIK 0000050863

In its most recent audited fiscal period (FY2025, filed 2025-12-27), Intel Corporation (INTC) reported GAAP revenue of $52.85B (-0.5% vs. FY2024 revenue of $53.10B , and -2.5% cumulative change since FY2023) , GAAP net income of -$267.0M, operating cash flow of $9.70B, and free cash flow of -$4.95B (+68.4% YoY). On the balance sheet, INTC closed FY2025 with $211.43B in total assets against $44.09B in total debt (Altman Z-Score: 3.60, Piotroski F-Score: 5/9).

Fiscal Period Filing Date Revenue Net Income Operating Cash Flow Free Cash Flow Total Assets Total Debt
FY2025 (FY) 2025-12-27 $52.85B -$267.0M $9.70B -$4.95B $211.43B $44.09B
FY2024 (FY) 2024-12-28 $53.10B -$18.76B $8.29B -$15.66B $196.49B $46.28B
FY2023 (FY) 2023-12-30 $54.23B $1.69B $11.47B $9.03B $267.63B $62.62B

3. INTC Data-Verified Investor FAQ (RQD Rating, Sector Peers, SEC Forensics & Technicals)

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Is INTC stock a Buy, Hold, or Sell right now according to Roarable's RQD model?

As of 2026-11-01, Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) is rated D- (Sell / SELL) by Roarable's 5-pillar RQD engine with a composite confidence score of 42/100 at a spot price of $92.07 (-3.62% 1D, market cap $486.60B). Pillar breakdown: Fundamental Cash Engine 6/20, Institutional 13F & Options Flow 13/20, Executive Insider Alignment 10/20, FRED Macro Regime Fit 8/20, and SEC Balance-Sheet Forensics 5/20. Across 714 tracked Technology issuers, INTC ranks #513 in composite RQD confidence.

How does INTC compare to AMAT and TXN in the Technology sector?

Within the Technology sector (Semiconductors), INTC carries a Roarable D- (42/100 RQD), trailing P/E of N/A, gross margin of 34.8%, and ROIC of -1.2%. By comparison, AMAT (Applied Materials Inc.) holds a C+ grade (67/100 RQD, P/E 47.8x, ROIC 24.5%, cap $334.63B) and TXN (Texas Instruments Incorporated) posts a B+ grade (79/100 RQD, P/E 57.2x, ROIC 17.9%, cap $285.96B). Among the 5-stock peer group, AMAT leads on earnings multiple (47.8x) while AMAT leads on capital efficiency (24.5% ROIC).

What are the biggest fundamental strengths and SEC risk factors for INTC?

Per INTC's SEC EDGAR XBRL 10-K filing (FY2025, filed 2025-12-27, CIK 0000050863), Intel Corporation generated $52.85B in revenue (-0.5% YoY), -$267.0M in net income, and -$4.95B in free cash flow against $211.43B in total assets and $44.09B in total debt. Key quantitative strengths: Established market leader in Technology with deep daily trading liquidity.. Primary risk factors monitored: Company executives have done more routine share selling than personal cash buying lately.. Institutional options positioning shows a 50% call / 50% put premium split.

Where is INTC trading relative to its 50-day, 200-day, and 52-week technical levels?

INTC last traded at $92.07 (-3.62% on volume of 134,172,157 shares), positioning the stock -8.98% below its 50-day simple moving average ($101.15) and +5.73% above its 200-day simple moving average ($87.08). Across its 52-week range of $32.89 to $142.35, INTC sits at the 54.1% percentile with a 14-day RSI of 47.4 (NEUTRAL RANGE) and an implied next-earnings move of ±10.1% ($82.77 to $101.37).

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Should I buy, hold, or sell INTC stock right now?

Intel Corporation (INTC) currently earns a Roarable Rating of D- (Sell — SELL) with 42/100 RQD Confidence. Stretched risk/reward at current multiples (-1% return on capital) under elevated 10-year interest-rate pressure.

What is INTC's 12-month price target and RQD AI Jury consensus?

INTC's 12-month base price target is $85.44 (range $66.64 to $149.47), backed by transparent SEC XBRL cash-flow, Form 4 insider, and CBOE options flow analysis.

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