Company name Intel Corporation
Stock ticker INTC
Live stock price [stckqut]INTC[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Good

MANAGEMENT EXECUTION

Employee productivity Good
Sales growth Fair
EPS growth Good
P/E growth Poor
EBIT growth Good

ANALYSIS

Confident Investor Rating Good
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $16.31
Target stock price (averages with growth) $24.74
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $27.2
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $17.76

The following company description is from Google Finance: http://www.google.com/finance?q=intc

Intel Corporation designs and manufactures integrated digital technology platforms. A platform consists of a microprocessor and chipset. The Company sells these platforms primarily to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), original design manufacturers (ODMs), and industrial and communications equipment manufacturers in the computing and communications industries. The Company’s platforms are used in a range of applications, such as personal computers (PCs) (including Ultrabook systems), data centers, tablets, smartphones, automobiles, automated factory systems and medical devices. On February 2012, QLogic Corp. sold the product lines and certain assets associated with its InfiniBand business to the Company. In May 2012, Cray Inc. completed the sale of its interconnect hardware development program and related intellectual property to the Company. In September 2012, InterDigital, Inc.’s subsidiaries sold around 1,700 patents and patent applications to the Company.

 

Confident Investor comments: At this time, I think that a Confident Investor can cautiously invest in this stock as long as the price is correct. Most of the fundamentals of this company are good, in fact the company ranks as a Good company, but there are some concerns with the price of the stock and overall growth.  I will not be adding this stock to my Watch List.

The Big Picture created a top ten list of the most common mistakes that investors tend to make. I really like the list so I put the highlights here. If you want to read the entire description and discussion, click over to the article and learn a bit.

My favorite “error” is number 3 ‘You and your behavior is your own worst enemy.’ I see this frequently. People hear about a “cool stock” at a holiday party and buy it on Monday. Or they hear about a hot technology on some talk show and then try to invest in that rapidly growing field.

  1. High fees are a drag on returns
  2. Reaching for yield
  3. You (and your behavior) are your own worst enemy
  4. Mutual funds vs exchange-traded funds
  5. Asset allocation matters more than stock picking
  6. Passive vs. active management
  7. Not understanding the long cycle
  8. Cognitive errors
  9. Confusing past performance with future potential
  10. When paying fees, get what you pay for