III
Information Services Group, Inc.
III has a slight edge over INTC overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger valuation.
INTC
Intel Corporation
INTC offers stronger modeled upside, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
III Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Healthy |
III's profitability and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its revenue 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.
III PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 16x | $3.94 | -37% |
| Current | 25x | $6.25 | — |
| Forward | 25x | $6.25 | — |
| Fair | 27x | $6.64 | +6.3% |
| Expensive | 37x | $9.37 | +50% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
III's PE is in its fair range at 25.0x. On analysts' estimates for next year's earnings, today's price would be 24.8x.
INTC PE Valuation
INTC has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
III Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for III, with profitability improving.
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.
III Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.25 | +1% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.25 | +25% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.24 | +50% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.21 | +31% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.19 | +217% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.20 | +$0.27 |
| Q2 2025 | $0.16 | +$0.19 |
| Q1 2025 | $0.16 | +$0.18 |
| Q4 2024 | $0.06 | -50% |
III 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.
III Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $65.1M | +4.4% |
| Q2 2026 | $65.5M | +6.4% |
| Q1 2026 | $61.2M | +2.7% |
| Q4 2025 | $61.2M | +5.9% |
| Q3 2025 | $62.4M | +1.8% |
| Q2 2025 | $61.6M | -4.2% |
| Q1 2025 | $59.6M | -7.3% |
| Q4 2024 | $57.8M | -13% |
III has the edge over INTC on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 9.9% | +2.5 points |
| Q2 2026 | 8.9% | +1.4 points |
| Q1 2026 | 8.2% | +2.5 points |
| Q4 2025 | 8.4% | +8.1 points |
| Q3 2025 | 7.4% | +0.4 points |
| Q2 2025 | 7.6% | +1.9 points |
| Q1 2025 | 5.7% | +9.4 points |
| Q4 2024 | 0.3% | +5.6 points |
III's operating margin was 9.9% last quarter, up 2.5 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 III on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
III Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $11.5M | +21% |
| Q2 2026 | $4.7M | -58% |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.5M | -1173% |
| Q4 2025 | $4.3M | -29% |
| Q3 2025 | $9.5M | +13% |
| Q2 2025 | $11.1M | +758% |
| Q1 2025 | $141K | -89% |
| Q4 2024 | $6M | -23% |
III still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2020 peak: $19M 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 III on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
III Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +1.2% | +620K shares |
| 1 year | 0% | +23K shares |
| 3 years | +0.4% | +203K shares |
| 5 years | -2% | -1.1M shares |
| Available history | +6% | +2.8M shares |
III has the edge over INTC on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $3.7M |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | $1.3M |
| Q4 2025 | $2M |
| Q3 2025 | $2.6M |
| Q2 2025 | $2.2M |
| Q1 2025 | $2.6M |
| Q4 2024 | $2.2M |
III spent $7M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 25% 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 |
III Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.1x | Healthy |
| Q2 2026 | 1.4x | Healthy |
| Q1 2026 | 1.5x | Healthy |
| Q4 2025 | 1.4x | Healthy |
| Q3 2025 | 1.8x | Healthy |
| Q2 2025 | 1.9x | Healthy |
| Q1 2025 | 2.3x | Moderate |
| Q4 2024 | 3.1x | Elevated |
III 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.
III Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 69.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 86.0 | Overbought |
III's weekly RSI is 69 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 86 (overbought).
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).
III PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | III | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 25x | 28x | 10% below |
| PE % | 46 | 35 | 11 pts above |
III is trading at 25x earnings, a 10% 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.
III Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $5.86 | 6.7% above |
| 20 week MA | $5.14 | 22% above |
| 50 week MA | $4.90 | 28% above |
| 100 week MA | $4.64 | 35% above |
| 200 week MA | $4.45 | 40% above |
III has the edge over INTC on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
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.
III Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $2.31 | $3.03 | +31% |
| 2021 | $3.03 | $7.68 | +153% |
| 2022 | $7.68 | $4.56 | -41% |
| 2023 | $4.56 | $4.71 | +3.3% |
| 2024 | $4.71 | $3.34 | -29% |
| 2025 | $3.34 | $5.92 | +77% |
| 2026 YTD | $5.92 | $6.25 | +5.6% |
III's yearly returns have swung widely, from +153% in 2021 to −41% in 2022. It's up 5.6% 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 III on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.