Key Highlights

• Shares traded at $55.00 pre-market, up 5.26% from the $52.25 prior close.

• The stock closed down 10.33% on Thursday.

• Fourth-quarter Revenue is guided to $15 billion to $16 billion.

• CEO Lip-Bu Tan made a $9.7 million share purchase.

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) shares were higher in pre-market trading on Friday, November 6, at $55.00, up 5.26%, after closing Thursday at $52.25, down 10.33%. The decline extended a roughly 39% weekly slide that followed the company's fourth-quarter guide of $15 billion to $16 billion in revenue, which management tied to PC softness, substrate shortages and a two-week Israel fab shutdown.

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Arguments Cited on Both Sides of the Stock

Bulls point to Xeon Demand exceeding supply, the Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) collaboration and CEO Lip-Bu Tan's $9.7 million share purchase. Bears flag negative 2027 free cash flow, AMD (NASDAQ:AMD) taking server share and a securities-law investigation.

The stock has a forward P/E of 36.99 and EPS of $0.57. The market cap is $277.71 billion, and the 52-week range is $32.89 to $142.35.

Fourth-Quarter Delivery and Supply Constraints Frame the Next Update

The reference points for the next update are the fourth-quarter revenue range of $15 billion to $16 billion, the resolution of substrate shortages and the return of the Israel fab to full operation.