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

Nov 20, 2012 5:01 PM EST

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Intel ( INTC) pushed the Electronics industry lower today making it today's featured Electronics laggard. The industry as a whole closed the day down 0.3%. By the end of trading, Intel fell 74 cents (-3.6%) to $19.51 on heavy volume. Throughout the day, 85.3 million shares of Intel exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 48.9 million shares. The stock ranged in price between $19.35-$19.88 after having opened the day at $19.88 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $20.25. Other companies within the Electronics industry that declined today were: Superconductor Technologies ( SCON), down 34.2%, Digital Power Corporation ( DPW), down 28.3%, Spire Corporation ( SPIR), down 18.4%, and Chipmos Technologies Bermuda ( IMOS), down 11%.

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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 $100.47 billion and is part of the technology sector. The company has a P/E ratio of 8.8, below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are down 16.5% year to date as of the close of trading on Monday. Currently there are 12 analysts that rate Intel a buy, three analysts rate it a sell, and 23 rate it a hold.

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

You can view the full Intel Ratings Report.

On the positive front, Aetrium Incorporated ( ATRM), up 24.5%, Eltek ( ELTK), up 19.8%, Enphase Energy ( ENPH), up 16.7%, and New Energy Systems Group ( NEWN), up 15.5%, were all gainers within the electronics industry with Corning ( GLW) being today's featured electronics industry leader.

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