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Don't ever be anchored to what you paid for a stock; otherwise, it makes you behave badly.
Dislikes it because they didn't fix their manufacturing, or outsource it, and now they're a couple of generations behind the likes of TSM. Until they change strategy they'll just keep pouring capex into manufacturing, and returns won't be good.
It might have been the biggest winner of the last president's chips act to stimulate U.S. semi manufacturing by getting part of a $7.86 billion grant. Will Intel get more money from Washington? Intel carries $46 billion in long-term loans, so Intel needs the money badly. It's shocking that Intel shares aren't even lower.
It is controversial but he would buy it today. Thinks they will regain market share. They ARE the PC business. There is not a lot of market share to lose in that area. At some point PC sales will stabilize. They have a rich dividend. Don’t count them out yet. There are better places to be, but he would hold it.