Intel Corporation (INTC) — the peer cohort

As of 2026-09-25 — scores re-bake nightly. Cohort = shared Closelooknet index membership first, then sector. Diary readings, not advice.

Intel Corporation ranks 16 of 16 in its cohort on the Closelooknet composite (38/100) — the cohort is led by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing at 72/100.

Name	Composite	Momentum	Quality	Valuation	Signal	Off 52w high
INTC Intel Corporation	38	73	20	23	watch	10.5%
TSM Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing	72	74	87	65	bull	5.8%
MU Micron Technology Inc	70	76	87	50	info	13.9%
005930.KS Samsung Electronics Co Ltd	69	57	73	78	bull	23.8%
SNDK Sandisk Corp	69	61	94	47	watch	25.5%
000660.KS SK Hynix Inc	69	37	94	73	watch	37.7%
NVDA NVIDIA Corporation	66	77	94	35	info	4.9%
AMD Advanced Micro Devices Inc	64	95	51	20	bull	0.2%
APH Amphenol Corporation	63	73	72	35	info	6.9%
ASML ASML Holding NV ADR	62	65	84	20	bull	13.9%
CRDO Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd	61	58	82	13	bear	36.5%
ALAB Astera Labs, Inc.	60	65	75	7	watch	27.8%
ASM.AS ASM International NV	59	48	74	28	bull	23.7%
QCOM Qualcomm Incorporated	59	58	76	53	neutral	25%
TXN Texas Instruments Incorporated	59	63	81	29	watch	19%
ARM Arm Holdings plc American Depositary Shares	57	61	67	9	bear	32.3%

Scores are relative readings across the Closelooknet coverage universe — methodology in the company-scoring explainer. Signal lights come from the nightly signal board.

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-25

Quick answers

Who are Intel Corporation's peers in the Closelooknet universe?

The cohort is drawn from shared Closelooknet index membership first, then sector: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM), Micron Technology Inc (MU), Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KS), Sandisk Corp (SNDK), SK Hynix Inc (000660.KS), NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA), Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD), Amphenol Corporation (APH) and others.

How does INTC score against its peers?

Intel Corporation's composite reads 38/100, ranking 16 of 16 in its cohort as of 2026-09-25; the cohort's highest composite is Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing at 72/100. Closelooknet scores are research diary readings, not ratings or advice.

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Long reads

Where to Invest in the AI Chip Constraint ChainDossier · $29 · 3 Mar 202646× Trail P/E 24× Fwd P/E 0.72 PEG 2027 The Equipment Super-Cycle Crests By 2027, the massive capex wave from TSMC, Samsung, Intel, and Chinese fabs translates into peak equipment revenue.
Who Owns the AI Chip Buildout?Dossier · $39 · 12 Feb 2026Intel foundry execution / talent shortage (~67K workers) / cost overruns 🇨🇳 China Largest consumer (42% of equipment spend).
Barbell Portfolio — Sizing and Rebalancing the Two LegsStrategy · 23 May 2026The temptation, after a Pattern 03 winner like INTC at +437%, is to add a second methodology — "Pattern 04 — Elon Musk Strategic Authority", "Pattern 05 — Mark Zuckerberg Capex Cycle" — and treat each as if it deserves its own budget.
Portfolio Construction — The Barbell Architecture, Why the Middle Is DecayStrategy · 23 May 2026Live cohort XIRR was +109% at the dossier's most recent print, with the headline INTC trade running +437% in seven months.
Portfolio Construction — Build a Barbell · Closelooknet Heresy IIIHeresy · 16 May 2026Headline trade: INTC +437% in seven months.
Pattern 03 — NVIDIA Strategic Authority InvestmentReport · 12 May 2026NVIDIA bought INTC common stock at $23.28 per share on September 18, 2025 — a $5 billion direct equity investment paired with x86 / RTX / data-center co-design under NVLink.
Nvidia’s Equity Stakes — Follow the Wise Men, Pattern 03 PreviewWeekly Signal · 10 May 2026Pattern 03 · Preview INTC since Sept 2025 +437% Full paper Pre-Q1 FY27 (I) The Rule Is Seven Hundred Years Old “Of two equally good solutions, the less complex one is better.” That sentence is roughly seven hundred years old.

Dailies

Megacaps — Microsoft jumps 3.6%, Meta gives back 3.7%; oil sinks 4% on Iran-deal talk, the 30-year at 5.49%Midday 10 · 25 Sept 2026Thursday's trade runs backwards at midday: Meta and Intel, bought yesterday, are sold; Arm, sold yesterday, is up 4%.
Rates — the 30-year hits its highest since 2004; Oracle and Arm sold, Meta and Intel bought, Nasdaq ends flatMorning 10 · 25 Sept 2026Underneath, the market picked sides: Meta rose 4.50%, Intel 3.91% and AMD 2.38%, while Oracle fell 3.47% after a force majeure notice on its New Mexico data-center campus, and Arm fell 7.88%.
Yields — the 10-year is back above 5% on a hot PMI and a hawkish Fed; chips fall, software is boughtMidday 10 · 23 Sept 2026Chips sold as duration: SOXX 564.77 (-1.40%), SMH (-1.09%), memory basket (-1.93%); SanDisk $1,842.32 (-2.37%), Intel (-2.24%), Broadcom (-2.13%), Micron $1,080.64 (-1.42%), Nvidia $225.64 (-1.41%), AMD $615.00 (-1.41%, about $1.00…
Nasdaq - a record close in the worst month of a midterm year, right after the bulls gave upMorning 10 · 22 Sept 2026The CPU complex led the single-stock tape: Arm +17.19% to $322.97 and about a third on the week, Intel +12.40% to $122.07, AMD +10.04% to $615.95 and within a fifth of a percent of its 52-week high, Qualcomm +9.22% to $194.12
Nasdaq — a record print at 27,272, chips extend, software sold from its highs; AMD joins the trillion clubMidday 10 · 22 Sept 2026Arm +1.6%, Qualcomm +1.0%, Intel flat, Nvidia +0.6%; the equipment names sit within half a percent either way.
Chips and Crypto — Arm +14%, Intel +13% and bitcoin at 85,700, with bonds bid and gold soldMidday 10 · 21 Sept 2026The chip complex did not rise so much as rearrange: Arm +14.2%, Intel +12.7%, AMD +9.7% and Qualcomm +6.0%, while Broadcom, Texas Instruments, Analog Devices, ON and NXP all gained under a percent.
Expiry Friday — the equipment names join at last: Applied +4.4%, Lam +5.2%, memory ETF over $58, 10-year back at 5%Midday 10 · 18 Sept 2026Software sold on the belly again: software ETF −1.4% to $104.33; Oracle −3.4% to $145.65, back under its $148.35 sold line a day after retaking it; Adobe −1.3% to $249.39, further under its $256.29 paid line; Microsoft −0.7%, Intel −1.7%
Yen — the Bank of Japan hikes and the dollar holds 157: the carry trade pays, the lines held, chips +3.4% over $505Morning 10 · 18 Sept 2026Inside chips the sort paused rather than closed: AMD +6.4%, Arm +8.6%, Micron +5.5%, Intel +7.7%, TSMC +3.0%, Nvidia +2.5% on the design side; Applied Materials +0.5%, Lam flat, KLA +1.0% on the equipment side.

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