AEHR
Aehr Test Systems
AEHR offers stronger modeled upside, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
INTC
Intel Corporation
INTC has the edge over AEHR overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
AEHR Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Strong |
AEHR's revenue and balance sheet are currently strong, and its profitability is stable, but its cash flow 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.
AEHR PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 14x | $0.69 | -99% |
| Fair | 44x | $2.18 | -96% |
| Expensive | 83x | $4.16 | -93% |
| Current | 1,221x | $61.04 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
AEHR's PE is in its expensive range at 1221x.
INTC PE Valuation
INTC has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
AEHR Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for AEHR 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.
AEHR Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $0.05 | +$0.27 |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.23 | -$0.10 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.38 | -149% |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.30 | -140% |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.22 | -122% |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.13 | -112% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.78 | +50% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.75 | +5.6% |
AEHR 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.
AEHR Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $33M | +201% |
| Q2 2026 | $18.8M | +34% |
| Q1 2026 | $10.3M | -44% |
| Q4 2025 | $9.9M | -27% |
| Q3 2025 | $11M | -16% |
| Q2 2025 | $14.1M | -15% |
| Q1 2025 | $18.3M | +142% |
| Q4 2024 | $13.5M | -37% |
AEHR's revenue is growing: $33M last quarter, up 201% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 18% | +55 points |
| Q2 2026 | -6.4% | +16 points |
| Q1 2026 | -41% | -35 points |
| Q4 2025 | -47% | -36 points |
| Q3 2025 | -37% | -38 points |
| Q2 2025 | -23% | -38 points |
| Q1 2025 | -6.1% | +21 points |
| Q4 2024 | -11% | -37 points |
AEHR has the edge over INTC on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
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 AEHR 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's operating margin was 15% last quarter, up 10 points from the same quarter a year ago.
AEHR Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$3.1M | -$1.4M |
| Q2 2026 | $1.7M | +$6.8M |
| Q1 2026 | -$3.8M | -$502K |
| Q4 2025 | -$1.6M | +$4.6M |
| Q3 2025 | -$1.7M | -177% |
| Q2 2025 | -$5.1M | -535% |
| Q1 2025 | -$3.3M | -$174K |
| Q4 2024 | -$6.2M | -$5.5M |
AEHR has burned cash in most quarters: −$7M over the past year, against −$16M 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 AEHR on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
AEHR Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +9.3% | +2.9M shares |
| 1 year | +12% | +3.6M shares |
| 3 years | +15% | +4.3M shares |
AEHR 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 |
AEHR Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2025 | -16.1x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -68.8x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2024 | -5.4x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2024 | -4.6x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2024 | -3.5x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2023 | -2.6x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2023 | -2.9x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2023 | -2.2x | Net Cash |
AEHR has more cash than debt.
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.
AEHR Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 43.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 7.9 | Oversold |
AEHR's weekly RSI is 44 (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).
AEHR PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | AEHR | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 1,221x | 28x | 4,282% above |
| PE % | 100 | 35 | 65 pts above |
AEHR is trading at 1221x earnings, a 4282% premium 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.
AEHR Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $72.7 | 16% below |
| 20 week MA | $82.8 | 26% below |
| 50 week MA | $66.6 | 8.3% below |
| 100 week MA | $41.3 | 48% above |
| 200 week MA | $32.9 | 85% above |
AEHR has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8-, 20- and 50-week averages, but 85% 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 pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8-, 20- and 50-week averages, but 44% above its 200-week average.
AEHR Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $2.00 | $2.47 | +24% |
| 2021 | $2.47 | $20.5 | +729% |
| 2022 | $20.5 | $21.0 | +2.5% |
| 2023 | $21.0 | $26.5 | +26% |
| 2024 | $26.5 | $16.5 | -38% |
| 2025 | $16.5 | $21.5 | +30% |
| 2026 YTD | $21.5 | $61.0 | +184% |
AEHR has the edge over INTC on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
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 is up 69% so far in 2026, after finishing lower in three of the previous six years.