An often in the spotlight semiconductor manufacturing giant recently got a “Trump bump” following the administration's 10% equity stake in August of 2025. After being heavily bought up and roughly tripling in market value over the past 5 months, Intel is back in the news after a disappointing Q4 and full fiscal 2025 earnings release. Many are looking at the headlines:
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Negative earnings
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A “revitalized” foundry business that lost billions of dollars in 2025
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A forward p/e of 90, showing price being driven by FOMO and not fundamentals
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A badly managed CPU manufacturing system in which demand outpaced supply in 2025. Intel halted production in old fabs before realizing the growing need for them as market leaders like OpenAI and Nvidia demanded more CPUs. Intel couldn't deliver on this newfound demand.
This face-value negative outlook caused many to look down upon Intel's previously optimistic future and sell their shares (Intel stock fell 17% following the Q4 release). While many are selling, you–the disciplined investor–should look closer. Warren Buffett’s maxim,“be greedy when the market is fearful” perfectly applies to this scenario. On one hand, many fear that Intel's short term results weren’t too promising, which could lead to further declines down the road. The disciplined investor, on the other hand, should regard this as the perfect opportunity to buy the dip! Intel is positioning itself as the United States’ primary Integrated Device Manufacturer (IDM) and is backed up by the tailwind that is the US Government. Intel's 14A processing node is finishing development and on the path to gaining domestic clients with the federal government's backing. If successful, Intel will no longer be a forgotten limb of the AI revolution, it will be the face.
Equity Insights
↓Intel (INTC): Following a disappointing earnings release last week, shares in the integrated device manufacturer fell by 17%. Will investors see this as a dip-buying opportunity, or a sign of further struggle to come?
↑Meta Platforms (META): Up almost 14% over the prior five days as of January 29th. Meta recently released strong earnings, bolstered by heightened capex on their AI related activities. A trend recently has been increased wariness surrounding otherworldly AI capex… unless it's coupled with strong profitability which proves to be true in Meta’s case.
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