INTC
Intel Corporation
INTC has the edge over NSYS overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
NSYS
Nortech Systems Incorporated
NSYS has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
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.
NSYS Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Weak |
NSYS's profitability and cash flow are currently healthy, and its revenue is stable, but its balance sheet is weak.
INTC PE Valuation
INTC has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
NSYS PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 4.5x | $2.84 | -74% |
| Fair | 7.1x | $4.48 | -59% |
| Expensive | 17x | $10.91 | -0.1% |
| Current | 17x | $10.92 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
NSYS's PE is in its expensive range at 17x.
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.
NSYS Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for NSYS to show an outlook.
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.
NSYS Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $0.63 | +$1.55 |
| Q2 2026 | $0.37 | +$1.51 |
| Q1 2026 | $0.38 | +$1.59 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.09 | +$0.38 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.92 | -159% |
| Q2 2025 | -$1.14 | -151% |
| Q1 2025 | -$1.21 | -150% |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.47 | -120% |
NSYS has the edge over INTC on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
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 NSYS 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 NSYS on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
NSYS Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $33M | +8.4% |
| Q2 2026 | $33.5M | +9.3% |
| Q1 2026 | $30.3M | +13% |
| Q4 2025 | $30.3M | +5.9% |
| Q3 2025 | $30.5M | -2.9% |
| Q2 2025 | $30.7M | -9.5% |
| Q1 2025 | $26.9M | -21% |
| Q4 2024 | $28.6M | -21% |
NSYS's revenue has grown year over year for four quarters in a row: $33M last quarter, up 8.4% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 4.3% | +1.2 points |
| Q2 2026 | 1.9% | -0.6 points |
| Q1 2026 | 0.2% | +6.2 points |
| Q4 2025 | 3% | +7.3 points |
| Q3 2025 | 3.1% | +4.6 points |
| Q2 2025 | 2.4% | +1.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | -6% | -9.4 points |
| Q4 2024 | -4.3% | -12 points |
NSYS's operating margin was 4.3% last quarter, up 1.2 points from the same quarter a year ago.
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 NSYS on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
NSYS Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2.1M | +$2.3M |
| Q2 2026 | -$983K | -1795% |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.8M | +$1.4M |
| Q4 2025 | $5.5M | +986% |
| Q3 2025 | -$242K | +$1.3M |
| Q2 2025 | $58K | +$4.6M |
| Q1 2025 | -$3.2M | -253% |
| Q4 2024 | $503K | +$1.1M |
NSYS's free cash flow has turned positive after two years mostly in the red: $5M over the past year.
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 |
NSYS Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +1.2% | +37.1K shares |
| 1 year | +9% | +251K shares |
| 3 years | +5.1% | +147K shares |
| 5 years | +5.4% | +156K shares |
| Available history | +14% | +371K shares |
NSYS has the edge over INTC on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2019 | — |
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.
NSYS Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | 5.0x | High |
| Q3 2024 | 1.5x | Healthy |
| Q2 2024 | 0.9x | Very low |
| Q1 2024 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q4 2023 | 0.6x | Very low |
NSYS's net debt is about 5.0 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from less than a year a year ago.
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).
NSYS Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 44.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 20.2 | Neutral |
NSYS's weekly RSI is 44 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 20 (neutral).
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.
NSYS PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | NSYS | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 17x | 28x | 38% below |
| PE % | 83 | 35 | 48 pts above |
NSYS is trading at 17x earnings, a 38% discount to the Technology sector's median of 28x.
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.
NSYS Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $10.9 | 0% above |
| 20 week MA | $12.2 | 10% below |
| 50 week MA | $11.6 | 5.5% below |
| 100 week MA | $10.4 | 5.1% above |
| 200 week MA | $10.9 | 0.5% above |
NSYS has the edge over INTC on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
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 NSYS on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
NSYS Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $5.35 | $6.00 | +12% |
| 2021 | $6.00 | $10.2 | +69% |
| 2022 | $10.2 | $12.1 | +19% |
| 2023 | $12.1 | $9.42 | -22% |
| 2024 | $9.42 | $10.5 | +11% |
| 2025 | $10.5 | $7.39 | -30% |
| 2026 YTD | $7.39 | $10.9 | +48% |
NSYS has finished higher in four of the last six years. It's up 48% so far in 2026.