UBS Maintains a 'Buy' on Intel (INTC); Soft Landing; Resilient Gross Margin

July 18, 2012 12:53 PM EDT
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UBS maintains a 'Buy' on Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) price target of $34.00.

Last night after the close, INTC reported Q2 EPS of $0.54 pm $13.5 million revenues.

The company issued guidance for Q3, seeing Revenue: $14.3 billion, plus or minus $500 million (vs. consensus of $14.6B). Gross margin percentage: 63 percent and 64 percent Non-GAAP (excluding amortization of acquisition-related intangibles), both plus or minus a couple of percentage points.

For FY12: Revenue up between 3 percent and 5 percent year over year, down from the prior expectation for high single-digit growth. Gross margin percentage: 64 percent and 65 percent Non-GAAP (excluding amortization of acquisition-related intangibles), both plus or minus a couple points.

All in, Q2 EPS beat estimates by $0.02 and revenue was in-line.

For an analyst ratings summary and ratings history on Intel click here. For more ratings news on Intel click here.

Shares of Intel closed at $25.38 yesterday.


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