Company Update (NASDAQ:INTC): Windows 10 On A Tear: Dell XPS 15 (2016) Blazes Ahead With Latest Intel Quad-Core (Mini-Review)

[at Forbes] – Dell XPS 15 (2016): For a quad Core i7-based powerhouse, it’s thin and has decent battery life. Put Intel’s latest quad-core silicon in a thin package with an 8-million pixel display and you’re on the cutting edge of laptop design — which, by the way, is a nice place to be. What follows Read more on this. Intel Corporation (INTC) , with a current market cap of $134.33B, opened at $28.54. Looking at the equity, the company’s one day range is $28.14 to $28.66 with the price of the stock fluctuating between $24.87 to $35.59 over the last 52 weeks. INTC shares are currently priced at 11.61x this year’s forecasted earnings, which makes them relatively expensive compared to the industry ’s 6.66x earnings multiple for the same period. And for income investors, the company pays shareholders $1.04 per share annually in dividends, yielding 3.68%. According to a consensus of 30 analysts, the earnings estimate of $0.50 per share would be $0.09 better than the year-ago quarter and a $0.01 sequential increase. What we find to be interesting is that the full-year EPS estimate of $2.43 is a $0.10 better when compared to the previous year’s annual results. The quarterly earnings estimate is based on a consensus revenue forecast of the current quarter of $14.08 Billion. If realized, that would be a 10.17% increase over the year-ago quarter. More recently, Goldman upgraded INTC from Sell to Neutral (Feb 3, 2016). Previously, Macquarie upgraded INTC from Neutral to Outperform. With the above information in mind, readers should note that the average price target is $36.32, which is 27.26% above where the stock opened this morning. See more in (NASDAQ:INTC) Similar Articles: Company Update: Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) – Why Does Intel Expect a Slow Start to 2016? Market Update: Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) – The 2016 Bullish and Bearish Case for Intel Company Update (NASDAQ:INTC): Intel-Altera Merger Adds $2 Bil To 2016 Sales Outlook