- The trend backdrop is active with a 56-week active streak.
- Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
- Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
- Latest weekly return ranks in the strongest part of its sector group.
INTC
NASDAQ
Week ended 11 Sep 2026
Weekly Investor Report
Intel Corporation · Technology · Semiconductors
Latest close
102.94 USD
7.5%
latest week
Weekly setup
Constructive, but selective
The weekly trend is active. Price is 15.5% above the Trend Line and sits at 66.6% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 7.5%, after a 0.4% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is expensive relative to peers. Options positioning is bullish with 50/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 56/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal; earnings are due in 35d.
Setup score
51
out of 100
Latest Close
102.94 USD
11 Sep 2026
1W Return
7.5%
latest completed week
4W Return
0.4%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
-23.2%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
100.0%
52 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
0.8x
vs 13-week average
- Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
- 2 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
- The share remains more than 20% below its 52-week high.
- Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
- Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
- A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
Price follow-through
7.5%
Latest completed week; four-week move 0.4%.
Indicator stack
100/30
Trend and activity pressure are weighted against the latest 12-week confirmation window.
Trend backdrop
Active
The trend backdrop defines the current weekly regime.
Patient Capital
Quiet
Activity-pressure buy-signal status for institutional accumulation timing.
Options pressure
Bullish
50/100 conviction; expected move 3.3%.
News sentiment
56/100
229 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read.
Event risk
35d
Next report is scheduled for 22 Oct 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
01 · Price action
Study the full chart
Where price is—and whether the trend supports it
The weekly trend is active. Price is 15.5% above the Trend Line and sits at 66.6% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 7.5%, after a 0.4% four-week move.
52-week price path
Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price
Trend Line
Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand
Is real participation confirming the move?
Latest weekly volume is 0.8x the 13-week average. Participation is below its recent norm, so price strength is not receiving full volume confirmation.
26-week volume confirmation
Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
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Demand beneath price
Activity pressure and institutional-style signals
These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.
Activity pressure path
Latest 0.4712-week average 0.78
12-week confirmation
Trend active12/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure4/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership12/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.47Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers22 reversal markers
No recent accumulation markers. 2 reversal markers.
03 · Momentum and leadership
Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?
Performance is 0.4% over four weeks, -23.2% over 12 weeks, and 327.5% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 56 consecutive weeks.
Performance by holding period
Active trend streak56 weeks
Active weeks in one year52
Trend breadth100.0%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-1.00Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-29.5%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership41.05Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-13.2%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation
Open full factor analysis
What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it
The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is expensive relative to peers.
Factor week 11 Sep 2026
Financial statements through 30 Jun 2026
Field coverage 91%
Model confidence 91%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength16/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 85; rank 1 is best.
Value3/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 98; rank 1 is best.
Quality24/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 77; rank 1 is best.
Momentum100/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 1; rank 1 is best.
Growth33/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 68; rank 1 is best.
Quality and valuation are separate questions
A strong company can still carry a demanding valuation. This report shows profitability, growth, balance-sheet strength, and the price paid for those characteristics separately.
Valuation
How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.
- P/E
- - Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 9.5x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 35.6x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- 0.5% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 38.9% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- 0.1% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- 5.0% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- 0.0% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- 7.5% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- - Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- - Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
- Piotroski F-score
- 6/9 Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.
Shareholder return and balance sheet
Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.
- Dividend yield
- - Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- -2.5% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- -2.5% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- 2.3x Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment
What other market participants are doing
Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.
Options positioningBullish
INTC shows bullish options pressure with a 50/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.53, expected move of 3.3%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.
Conviction50/100
Expected move3.3%
Put/call volume0.53
Insider activity15 / 5
15 acquisitions and 5 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.
Acquisitions / disposals over the latest 180 days. Insider activity is context, not a stand-alone signal.News sentiment56/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 229 relevant articles.
77 positive · 127 neutral · 25 negativePatient CapitalQuiet
Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal
06 · Catalysts and risk
What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been
Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.
Next earnings35dNext report is scheduled for 22 Oct 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move3.3%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-27.7%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility7.8%Standard deviation of weekly returns.
Weekly gains and losses
Latest 26 completed weeksEach bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.
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15 May
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7 Aug
11 Sep
Weeks higher13 of 2613 weeks finished lower.
Best week+25.6%Week of 12 Jun.
Worst week-13.5%Week of 5 Jun.
Latest week+7.5%Week of 11 Sep.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains12
Modest gains1
Flat weeks0
Modest losses4
Sharp losses9
Recent vol7.8%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol10.6%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split28/24Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew11.2% / -5.7%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context
Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?
Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.
SectorUS Technology
4-week rank25 / 100
Group average-3.2%
Trend breadth63.0%
Trend63.0%active weekly trend signals
MD42.0%positive activity pressure
RS56.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryUS Semiconductors
4-week rank16 / 69
Group average-6.4%
Trend breadth42.0%
Trend42.0%active weekly trend signals
MD10.1%positive activity pressure
RS49.3%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
08 · Evidence and weekly data
The underlying research record
Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.
Weekly tape58/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 58/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis64/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 12/12, activity pressure 4/12, relative leadership 12/12.
Activity pressure 0.47; 2 reversal markers Factors32/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 89 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Options68/100INTC shows bullish options pressure with a 50/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.53, expected move of 3.3%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.
Bullish · Call-side pressure · Expected move 3.3% Sentiment56/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 229 relevant articles.
5 Reasons Intel's CEO Just Made This Stock Worth Buying Insiders15 / 515 acquisitions and 5 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.
Earnings35dNext report is scheduled for 22 Oct 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Research flow5 items2 recent research articles and 3 Market Watch posts are available.
| Week | Close | Return | Trend Line | Fair Value | Pressure | Leadership | Volume | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Sep 2026 | 102.94 USD | 7.5% | 89.13 USD | 41.96 USD | -1.00 | 41.05 | 421.0M | On |
| 4 Sep 2026 | 95.80 USD | 7.1% | 87.25 USD | 41.54 USD | -0.97 | 33.10 | 378.3M | On |
| 28 Aug 2026 | 89.47 USD | -0.7% | 85.75 USD | 41.17 USD | -0.95 | 26.95 | 441.2M | On |
| 21 Aug 2026 | 90.07 USD | -12.1% | 84.31 USD | 40.83 USD | -0.85 | 30.43 | 498.2M | On |
| 14 Aug 2026 | 102.50 USD | 0.8% | 82.81 USD | 40.46 USD | -0.77 | 47.27 | 639.9M | On |
| 7 Aug 2026 | 101.65 USD | 12.7% | 80.96 USD | 40.01 USD | -0.78 | 50.64 | 461.2M | On |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 90.20 USD | -2.3% | 79.09 USD | 39.58 USD | -0.57 | 43.61 | 689.4M | On |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 92.32 USD | -2.9% | 77.40 USD | 39.22 USD | -0.32 | 50.85 | 595.5M | On |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 95.04 USD | -13.5% | 75.53 USD | 38.86 USD | 0.07 | 56.11 | 547.3M | On |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 109.84 USD | -8.7% | 73.59 USD | 38.46 USD | 0.49 | 76.62 | 503.0M | On |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 120.35 USD | -6.2% | 71.19 USD | 37.97 USD | 0.85 | 101.96 | 461.9M | On |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 128.32 USD | -4.2% | 68.55 USD | 37.40 USD | 0.95 | 123.79 | 587.4M | On |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 133.99 USD | 7.6% | 65.63 USD | 36.78 USD | 1.02 | 130.82 | 616.7M | On |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 124.57 USD | 25.6% | 62.31 USD | 36.13 USD | 1.14 | 128.21 | 749.2M | On |
How to use this report
This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.