INTC
Intel Corporation
INTC has the edge over PRTH overall, supported by stronger modeled upside and stronger fundamentals.
PRTH
Priority Technology Holdings, Inc.
PRTH offers stronger valuation, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
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.
PRTH Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Weak |
PRTH's revenue, profitability and cash flow are currently healthy, but its balance sheet is weak.
INTC PE Valuation
INTC has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
PRTH PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 6.8x | $7.91 | — |
| Cheap | 8.3x | $3.98 | -50% |
| Fair | 16x | $7.84 | -0.9% |
| Current | 16x | $7.91 | — |
| Expensive | 28x | $13.51 | +71% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
PRTH's PE is in its fair range at 16x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 6.8x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
INTC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Broad | |
| Low |
INTC has the edge over PRTH on the outlook, with more favorable profitability expectations.
PRTH Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly weakening | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for PRTH, but weaker profitability.
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.
PRTH Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.17 | +144% |
| Q2 2021 | $0.20 | +$0.61 |
| Q1 2021 | $0.43 | +$0.93 |
| Q4 2020 | $0.38 | +$0.89 |
PRTH has the edge over INTC in the latest year-over-year earnings comparison.
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 PRTH on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
PRTH Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $268.6M | +11% |
| Q2 2026 | $262.3M | +9.4% |
| Q1 2026 | $249.6M | +11% |
| Q4 2025 | $247.1M | +8.8% |
| Q3 2025 | $241.4M | +6.3% |
| Q2 2025 | $239.8M | +9.1% |
| Q1 2025 | $224.6M | +9.2% |
| Q4 2024 | $227.1M | +14% |
PRTH has the edge over INTC on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 13% | -2.3 points |
| Q2 2026 | 13% | -3 points |
| Q1 2026 | 13% | -1.1 points |
| Q4 2025 | 14% | -1.5 points |
| Q3 2025 | 16% | -1.1 points |
| Q2 2025 | 16% | +0.5 points |
| Q1 2025 | 15% | +0.9 points |
| Q4 2024 | 15% | +4 points |
PRTH's operating margin was 13% last quarter, down 2.3 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 PRTH on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
PRTH Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $34.9M | +16% |
| Q2 2026 | $24.4M | +165% |
| Q1 2026 | $18.3M | +277% |
| Q4 2025 | $30.9M | +62% |
| Q3 2025 | $30.1M | +107% |
| Q2 2025 | $9.2M | -61% |
| Q1 2025 | $4.9M | -27% |
| Q4 2024 | $19.1M | +638% |
PRTH generated $108M in free cash flow over the past year, up 71% 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 |
PRTH Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.6% | +470K shares |
| 1 year | +3.9% | +3.2M shares |
| 3 years | +7.5% | +5.9M shares |
| 5 years | +25% | +16.8M shares |
| Available history | +26% | +17.2M shares |
PRTH has the edge over INTC on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | $777,000 |
| Q4 2022 | $2.8M |
| Q3 2022 | $2.6M |
| Q4 2021 | $680,000 |
| Q4 2020 | — |
| Q3 2020 | — |
| 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 has the edge over PRTH on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
PRTH Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 4.3x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 4.4x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 4.6x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 4.7x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 4.8x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 4.4x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 4.5x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 4.6x | High |
PRTH's net debt is about 4.3 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 4.8 years 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).
PRTH Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 66.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 98.7 | Overbought |
PRTH's weekly RSI is 66 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 99 (overbought).
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.
PRTH PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | PRTH | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 16x | 28x | 41% below |
| PE % | 51 | 35 | 16 pts above |
PRTH is trading at 16x earnings, a 41% 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.
PRTH Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $7.83 | 1% above |
| 20 week MA | $6.78 | 17% above |
| 50 week MA | $6.09 | 30% above |
| 100 week MA | $7.02 | 13% above |
| 200 week MA | $5.67 | 40% above |
PRTH 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 PRTH on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
PRTH Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $2.60 | $6.36 | +145% |
| 2021 | $6.36 | $7.21 | +13% |
| 2022 | $7.21 | $5.32 | -26% |
| 2023 | $5.32 | $3.56 | -33% |
| 2024 | $3.56 | $11.0 | +210% |
| 2025 | $11.0 | $5.53 | -50% |
| 2026 YTD | $5.53 | $7.91 | +43% |
PRTH's yearly returns have swung widely, from +210% in 2024 to −50% in 2025. It's up 43% so far in 2026.