AUDC
AudioCodes Ltd.
AUDC has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
INTC
Intel Corporation
INTC has the edge over AUDC overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger valuation.
AUDC Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Strong |
AUDC's balance sheet is currently strong, and its revenue, profitability and cash flow are stable.
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.
AUDC PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 14x | $9.10 | — |
| Cheap | 20x | $5.05 | -44% |
| Fair | 28x | $7.11 | -22% |
| Current | 36x | $9.10 | — |
| Expensive | 45x | $11.17 | +23% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
AUDC's PE is in its expensive range at 36x. On analysts' estimates for next year's earnings, today's price would be 14x, in its cheap range.
INTC PE Valuation
INTC has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
AUDC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect AUDC's earnings, revenue and profitability to hold roughly steady.
INTC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Broad | |
| Low |
INTC has the edge over AUDC on the outlook, with more favorable earnings and revenue expectations.
AUDC Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.64 | +156% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.25 | -44% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.25 | -55% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.30 | -40% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.46 | +15% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.45 | 0% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.56 | +56% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.50 | +79% |
| Q3 2024 | $0.40 | +2.6% |
AUDC 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.
AUDC Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $63M | +3.1% |
| Q1 2026 | $62.1M | +2.9% |
| Q4 2025 | $62.6M | +1.7% |
| Q3 2025 | $61.5M | +2.2% |
| Q2 2025 | $61.1M | +1.3% |
| Q1 2025 | $60.4M | +0.5% |
| Q4 2024 | $61.6M | -3.2% |
| Q3 2024 | $60.2M | -2.2% |
AUDC has the edge over INTC on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 5.1% | +0.8 points |
| Q1 2026 | 5.4% | -0.6 points |
| Q4 2025 | 6% | -0.7 points |
| Q3 2025 | 6.6% | -1.5 points |
| Q2 2025 | 4.3% | -3.9 points |
| Q1 2025 | 6% | +0.6 points |
| Q4 2024 | 6.7% | -4.7 points |
| Q3 2024 | 8.1% | -1.3 points |
AUDC's operating margin was 5.1% last quarter, up 0.8 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's revenue is recovering but still below its 2021 peak: $16.5B last quarter, up 21% from the same quarter a year ago.
| 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 AUDC on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
AUDC Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $5.5M | -7.9% |
| Q1 2026 | $11.6M | -3.4% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.5M | -79% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.5M | +5.8% |
| Q2 2025 | $5.9M | +$17.3M |
| Q1 2025 | $12M | +46% |
| Q4 2024 | $11.8M | +37% |
| Q3 2024 | $2.3M | +$4.2M |
AUDC still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2021 peak: $22M over the past year.
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 AUDC on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
AUDC Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -4.2% | -1.1M shares |
| 1 year | -12% | -3.6M shares |
| 3 years | -22% | -7.2M shares |
| 5 years | -24% | -8.2M shares |
| Available history | -16% | -4.9M shares |
AUDC has the edge over INTC on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $9.5M |
| Q1 2026 | $13.7M |
| Q4 2025 | $6.1M |
| Q3 2025 | $12.7M |
| Q2 2025 | $6.6M |
| Q1 2025 | $5.2M |
| Q4 2024 | $6M |
| Q3 2024 | $3.6M |
AUDC spent $42M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 96% from the year before.
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 |
AUDC Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -0.5x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | 1.2x | Healthy |
| Q3 2025 | -0.6x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -1.3x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -1.3x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -1.1x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2024 | 0.5x | Very low |
AUDC 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.
AUDC Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 45.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 41.3 | Neutral |
AUDC's weekly RSI is 45 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 41 (neutral).
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).
AUDC PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | AUDC | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 36x | 28x | 28% above |
| PE % | 71 | 35 | 36 pts above |
AUDC is trading at 36x earnings, a 28% 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.
AUDC Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $10.5 | 13% below |
| 20 week MA | $10.1 | 10% below |
| 50 week MA | $9.25 | 1.6% below |
| 100 week MA | $9.48 | 4% below |
| 200 week MA | $10.3 | 12% below |
AUDC is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 12% below 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 AUDC on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
AUDC Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $25.2 | $28.6 | +14% |
| 2021 | $28.6 | $34.2 | +20% |
| 2022 | $34.2 | $17.6 | -49% |
| 2023 | $17.6 | $12.1 | -31% |
| 2024 | $12.1 | $9.43 | -22% |
| 2025 | $9.43 | $8.92 | -5.4% |
| 2026 YTD | $8.92 | $9.10 | +2% |
AUDC has finished four years in a row lower, and it's up 2% 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 AUDC on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.