Intel Corp (INTC): Today's Featured Electronics Loser

Intel (INTC) pushed the Electronics industry lower today making it today's featured Electronics loser. The industry as a whole closed the day down 0.8%. By the end of trading, Intel fell 13 cents (-0.5%) to $25.94 on average volume. Throughout the day, 28.6 million shares of Intel exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 37 million shares. The stock ranged in price between $25.89-$26.43 after having opened the day at $26.37 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $26.07. Other company's within the Electronics industry that declined today were: Ascent Solar Technologies (ASTI), down 19.8%, Spire Corporation (SPIR), down 11.6%, SatCon Technology Corporation (SATC), down 11.2%, and Amtech Systems (ASYS), down 8%.

Intel Corporation designs, manufactures, and sells integrated digital technology platforms primarily in the Asia-Pacific, the Americas, Europe, and Japan. Intel has a market cap of $127.94 billion and is part of the technology sector. The company has a P/E ratio of 10.8, equal to the average electronics industry P/E ratio and below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are up 4.9% year to date as of the close of trading on Wednesday. Currently there are 18 analysts that rate Intel a buy, two analysts rate it a sell, and 19 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates Intel as a buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures, notable return on equity, expanding profit margins and solid stock price performance. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had sub par growth in net income.

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On the positive front, Hoku (HOKU), up 45.8%, Vitesse Semiconductor (VTSS), up 13.6%, Trio-Tech International (TRT), up 8.6%, and Applied Biosystems Incorporated (ABI), up 7.4%, were all gainers within the electronics industry with Amphenol (APH) being today's featured electronics industry winner.

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