Intel

INTC-Q

It has come under pressure as Apple is rumored to begin using their own chips. A well run company that is just getting their stride back. Yield 2.52% (Analysts’ price target is $53.77)

Cheap at 10.5x PE 2020, and pays a good dividend. They beat their Q2, guiding above the street. They saw a cyclical bottom in the first half of 2019, but the China-US war has worsened since then. They're selling their modem business to Apple. An okay play for the valuation, but there's no growth to 2020. Look elsewhere for better growth. It's fine if you hold it, but don't add to it.

The competitors, like AMD-Q, have reduced gross margins. She is not stepping in because of that.

Your tech pick They're large and diversified and a leader in this space, though the fear is that AMD's faster processors will take away some market share. As a value investor, he shies away from Salesforce and Amazon, the high flyers with huge multiples. Intel pays a good dividend.

Chip space volatile, but has done well in last years. Chip cycle is tied to the economic cycle. The IBM of the chip space. Now is not the time to own the chips. Nice yield of about 2.5%.