INTC
Intel Corporation
INTC has the edge over TACT overall, supported by stronger modeled upside and stronger fundamentals.
TACT
TransAct Technologies Incorporated
TACT 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.
TACT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong |
TACT's cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its revenue is stable, but its profitability is under pressure.
INTC PE Valuation
INTC has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
TACT PE Valuation
TACT has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
INTC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Broad | |
| Low |
INTC has the edge over TACT on the outlook, with more favorable earnings and profitability expectations.
TACT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses growing | |
| Growth | |
| Weakening | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect TACT's losses to grow, with revenue growing.
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.
TACT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$0.08 | +$0.72 |
TACT 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 TACT on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
TACT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $14.4M | +9.6% |
| Q2 2026 | $13.9M | +1.1% |
| Q1 2026 | $14.4M | +10% |
| Q4 2025 | $11.5M | +12% |
TACT's revenue has grown year over year every quarter since late 2025: $14M last quarter, up 9.6% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -0.4% | +1.5 points |
| Q1 2026 | 5.3% | +5.5 points |
| Q4 2025 | -10% | +0.2 points |
| Q3 2025 | 0.1% | N/A |
| Q2 2025 | -1.9% | N/A |
| Q1 2025 | -0.1% | N/A |
| Q4 2024 | -10% | N/A |
TACT's operating margin was −0.4% last quarter, up 1.5 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 TACT in the latest year-over-year cash flow comparison.
TACT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $2.1M | -41% |
| Q1 2026 | -$1M | -$855K |
| Q4 2025 | $589K | -75% |
INTC has the edge over TACT in the latest year-over-year cash flow comparison.
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 |
TACT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.5% | +56K shares |
| 1 year | +2% | +204K shares |
TACT has the edge over INTC on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
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.
TACT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -82.4x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -565.8x | Net Cash |
TACT has the edge over INTC on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
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).
TACT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 51.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 47.5 | Neutral |
TACT's weekly RSI is 51 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 48 (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.
TACT PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | TACT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 28x | — |
TACT has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
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.
TACT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $4.88 | 0% above |
| 20 week MA | $5.05 | 3.4% below |
| 50 week MA | $4.35 | 12% above |
| 100 week MA | $4.23 | 15% above |
| 200 week MA | $5.10 | 4.3% below |
TACT 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 TACT on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
TACT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $10.7 | $7.37 | -31% |
| 2021 | $7.37 | $10.6 | +44% |
| 2022 | $10.6 | $6.18 | -42% |
| 2023 | $6.18 | $6.98 | +13% |
| 2024 | $6.98 | $4.14 | -41% |
| 2025 | $4.14 | $3.92 | -5.3% |
| 2026 YTD | $3.92 | $4.88 | +24% |
TACT has finished lower in four of the last six years. It's up 24% so far in 2026.