ACFN
Acorn Energy, Inc.
ACFN has slightly lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
INTC
Intel Corporation
INTC has the edge over ACFN overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger modeled upside.
ACFN Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Under pressure | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Strong |
ACFN's balance sheet is currently strong, and its profitability and cash flow are stable, but its revenue is under pressure.
INTC Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy |
INTC's revenue, cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, but its profitability is under pressure.
ACFN PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 6.8x | $5.98 | -61% |
| Current | 17x | $15.25 | — |
| Fair | 36x | $31.99 | +110% |
| Expensive | 61x | $53.68 | +252% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
ACFN's PE is in its cheap range at 17x.
INTC PE Valuation
INTC has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
ACFN Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for ACFN to show an outlook.
INTC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Broad | |
| Low |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for INTC, with profitability improving. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
ACFN Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $0.88 | -67% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.61 | -79% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.77 | -71% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.99 | -61% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.65 | +464% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.84 | +1395% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.67 | +3238% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.51 | +4920% |
ACFN has the edge over INTC on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
INTC Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.41 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$2.39 | -24000% |
| Q2 2026 | -$2.09 | +$2.68 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.60 | +$3.88 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.06 | +$4.32 |
| Q3 2025 | $0.01 | +$3.72 |
| Q2 2025 | -$4.77 | -2088% |
| Q1 2025 | -$4.48 | -562% |
| Q4 2024 | -$4.38 | -1195% |
INTC has swung to a loss: it lost $2.39 per share over the past year, after a profit the year before.
ACFN Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2.6M | +4.6% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.5M | -29% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.2M | -28% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.4M | -33% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.5M | -19% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.5M | +55% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.1M | +45% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.5M | +57% |
ACFN's revenue has slid since its 2024 peak: $3M last quarter, up 4.6% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 7.3% | +0.9 points |
| Q2 2026 | 15% | -12 points |
| Q1 2026 | -5.8% | -25 points |
| Q4 2025 | 12% | -12 points |
| Q3 2025 | 6.4% | -18 points |
| Q2 2025 | 27% | +16 points |
| Q1 2025 | 20% | +16 points |
| Q4 2024 | 24% | +21 points |
ACFN's operating margin was 7.3% last quarter, up 0.9 points from the same quarter a year ago.
INTC Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $16.5B | +21% |
| Q2 2026 | $16.1B | +25% |
| Q1 2026 | $13.6B | +7.2% |
| Q4 2025 | $13.7B | -4.1% |
| Q3 2025 | $13.7B | +2.8% |
| Q2 2025 | $12.9B | +0.2% |
| Q1 2025 | $12.7B | -0.4% |
| Q4 2024 | $14.3B | -7.4% |
INTC has the edge over ACFN on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 15% | +10 points |
| Q2 2026 | 11% | +36 points |
| Q1 2026 | -23% | -21 points |
| Q4 2025 | 4.2% | +1.4 points |
| Q3 2025 | 5% | +73 points |
| Q2 2025 | -25% | -9.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | -2.4% | +6 points |
| Q4 2024 | 2.9% | -14 points |
INTC has the edge over ACFN on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
ACFN Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $999K | +12% |
| Q2 2026 | $224K | -64% |
| Q1 2026 | $53K | -80% |
| Q4 2025 | $295K | +78% |
| Q3 2025 | $895K | +28% |
| Q2 2025 | $629K | +649% |
| Q1 2025 | $271K | +$314K |
| Q4 2024 | $166K | +$460K |
ACFN generated $2M in free cash flow over the past year, down 20% from the year before.
INTC Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.1B | +774% |
| Q2 2026 | $4.5B | +$6B |
| Q1 2026 | -$2.5B | +$1.8B |
| Q4 2025 | $800M | +$3.5B |
| Q3 2025 | $121M | +$2.5B |
| Q2 2025 | -$1.5B | +$1.9B |
| Q1 2025 | -$4.4B | +$2.8B |
| Q4 2024 | -$2.7B | -$597M |
INTC has the edge over ACFN on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
ACFN Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.6% | +15K shares |
| 1 year | 0% | +1K shares |
| 3 years | +0.9% | +23K shares |
| 5 years | +2.9% | +72.9K shares |
ACFN has the edge over INTC on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
INTC Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +4% | +203M shares |
| 1 year | +17% | +776M shares |
| 3 years | +25% | +1.1B shares |
| 5 years | +30% | +1.2B shares |
| Available history | +19% | +834M shares |
INTC has 5.3B diluted shares, up 17% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | — |
| Q3 2022 | — |
| Q2 2022 | — |
| Q1 2022 | — |
| Q4 2021 | — |
| Q3 2021 | — |
| Q2 2021 | $114M |
| Q1 2021 | $2.3B |
ACFN Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -5.1x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -5.5x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -3.1x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -2.1x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -1.6x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -1.0x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -1.0x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -1.1x | Net Cash |
ACFN has the edge over INTC on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
INTC Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.0x | Healthy |
| Q2 2026 | 3.1x | Elevated |
| Q1 2026 | 3.9x | Elevated |
| Q4 2025 | 3.4x | Elevated |
| Q3 2025 | 4.0x | Elevated |
| Q1 2025 | 69.6x | High |
| Q3 2024 | 23.8x | High |
| Q2 2024 | 4.3x | High |
INTC's net debt is about 2.0 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 4.0 years a year ago.
ACFN Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 38.7 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 7.8 | Oversold |
ACFN's weekly RSI is 39 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 8 (oversold).
INTC Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 38.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 7.7 | Oversold |
INTC's weekly RSI is 38 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 8 (oversold).
ACFN PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | ACFN | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 17x | 28x | 38% below |
| PE % | 29 | 35 | 6 pts below |
ACFN is trading at 17x earnings, a 38% discount to the Technology sector's median of 28x.
INTC PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | INTC | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 28x | — |
INTC has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
ACFN Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $17.6 | 14% below |
| 20 week MA | $18.7 | 19% below |
| 50 week MA | $18.0 | 15% below |
| 100 week MA | $18.8 | 19% below |
| 200 week MA | $13.3 | 15% above |
ACFN has fallen below most of its moving averages, though it's still 15% above its 200-week average.
INTC Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $88.4 | 31% below |
| 20 week MA | $95.3 | 36% below |
| 50 week MA | $79.3 | 23% below |
| 100 week MA | $52.1 | 18% above |
| 200 week MA | $42.5 | 44% above |
INTC has the edge over ACFN on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
ACFN Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $4.80 | $6.72 | +40% |
| 2021 | $6.72 | $8.96 | +33% |
| 2022 | $8.96 | $5.28 | -41% |
| 2023 | $5.28 | $6.09 | +15% |
| 2024 | $6.09 | $18.2 | +199% |
| 2025 | $18.2 | $15.2 | -16% |
| 2026 YTD | $15.2 | $15.3 | +0.3% |
ACFN's yearly returns have swung widely, from +199% in 2024 to −41% in 2022. It's roughly flat so far in 2026.
INTC Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $60.1 | $47.1 | -22% |
| 2021 | $47.1 | $51.3 | +9% |
| 2022 | $51.3 | $26.1 | -49% |
| 2023 | $26.1 | $50.3 | +93% |
| 2024 | $50.3 | $20.3 | -60% |
| 2025 | $20.3 | $36.2 | +78% |
| 2026 YTD | $36.2 | $61.2 | +69% |
INTC has the edge over ACFN on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.